Jabberwocky

Are you familiar with the poem Jabberwocky by Lewis Carrol? I think he may have been sniffing mushrooms while writing, but that's beside the point. The point is, that it's really crazy, full of non-sensical words and Hootis has to memorize it for school by Wednesday! I found this amazing rendition on the internet for her to listen to while practicing. Now if she can only get some spooooky background music and a smashing english accent, she'll blow them away.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLBjOIVIGqY

'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.

"Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!"

He took his vorpal sword in hand:
Long time the manxome foe he sought—
So rested he by the Tumtum tree,
And stood awhile in thought.

And, as in uffish thought he stood,
The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
And burbled as it came!

One, two! One, two! And through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back.

"And hast thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!"
He chortled in his joy.

'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe

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remember that old alice in wonderland ?? where there was an actual jabberwocky at the end of the movie. it wasn't a cartoon but real people

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