"Answer to the White Queen's Riddle"

"The White Queen's Riddle"

By: Lewis Carroll

"First, the fish must be caught."

That is easy: a baby, I think, could have caught it.

"Next, the fish must be bought."

That is easy: a penny, I think, would have bought it.

"Now cook me the fish!"

That is easy, and will not take more than a minute.

"Let it lie in a dish!"

That is easy, because it is already in it.

"Bring it here, let me sup!"

It is easy to set such a dish on the table.

"Take the dish-cover up!"

Ah, that is so hard that I fear I'm unable!

For it holds it like glue---

Holds the lid to the dish, while it lies in the middle:

Which is easiest to do,

Un-dish-cover the fish, or dishcover the riddle?

Answer to Riddle: A Oyster

List one of two "ironic, unexpected twists" in "The Walrus and the Carpenter."

In the beginning, Twiddle Dee and Twiddle Dum sang a song saying that,

“The sun was shining on the sea

Shining with all his might

He did his very best to make

The billows smooth and bright

And this was odd because it was

The middle of the night.”

I noticed that this section was a bit ironic because it can’t be sunny in the middle of the night. Also when I saw the “R” pop out of the calendar during the video, out of my curiosity, I looked it up and found that there is a “The “R” Myth” stating that “that oysters should be eaten only in months with "r's" in them—September, October, etc.; the idea probably comes from the fact that oysters in England brood their young during these "r-less" months, which often makes the oysters harvested during those months less tasty than they are throughout the rest of the year, according to Salish Seafoods” (Morgan). So the “Mother Oyster” knew that the Walrus was about to eat her children because of her knowledge.

Fact: When I was young, I was really scared of the Walrus when I would watch Alice in Wonderland.

Morgan, Lee. "Myths About Oysters | EHow.com." EHow | How To Do Just About Everything. Web. 30 Mar. 2011. .