How they all came
out of it Alice couldn't guess. It was just like a conjuring-trick,
she thought.
The Lion had joined them while this was going on: he looked very
tired and sleepy, and his eyes were half shut. `What's this!' he
said, blinking lazily at Alice, and speaking in a deep hollow tone
that sounded like the tolling of a great bell.
`Ah, what IS it, now?' the Unicorn cried eagerly. `You'll never
guess! _I_ couldn't.'
The Lion looked at Alice wearily. `Are you animal -- vegetable --
or mineral?' he said, yawning at every other word.
`It's a fabulous monster!' the Unicorn cried out, before Alice
could reply.
`Then hand round the plum-cake, Monster,' the Lion said, lying down
and putting his chin on this paws. `And sit down, both of you,' (to
the King and the Unicorn): `fair play with the cake, you know!'
The King was evidently very uncomfortable at laving to sit down
between the two great creatures; but there was no other place for
him.
`What a fight we might have for the crown, NOW!' the Unicorn said,
looking slyly up at the crown, which the poor King was nearly shaking
off his head, he trembled so much.
`I should win easy,' said the Lion.
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