"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 dish-cover the riddle?"
"Take a minute to think about it, and then guess," said the Red Queen. "Meanwhile, we'll drink your health—Queen Alice's health!" she screamed at the top of her voice, and all the guests began drinking it directly, and very queerly they managed it: some of them put their glasses upon their heads like extinguishers, and drank all that trickled down their faces; others upset the decanters, and drank the wine as it ran off the edges of the table; and three of them (who looked like kangaroos) scrambled into the dish of roast mutton, and began eagerly lapping up the gravy, "just like pigs in a trough!" thought Alice.
"You ought to return thanks in a
