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The Dodo couldn’t answer this question so it sat for a long time thinking while they waited in silence. At last the Dodo said: “EVERYBODY wins, and all must have prizes.”

“But who will give us the prizes?” The voices asked.

“Well, SHE, of course,” said the Dodo,pointing at Alice with one finger; and everybody cried: “Prizes! Prizes!”

Alice had no idea what to do, and indespair she put her hand into her pocket, and took out a box of comfits, (the salt water did not get into it), and gave them to everybody as prizes.

“But she must have a prize herself,” said the Mouse.

“Of course,” the Dodo answered seriously. “What else have you got in your pocket?” he asked, turning to Alice.

“only athimble”, said Alice sadly.

“Give it to me,” it said.

Then they all crowded round her again, while the Dodo gave Alice the thimble, saying “We ask you to get this elegant thimble”.

Alice thought this was very strange, but they all looked so serious that she couldn’t laugh; and shebowed, and took the thimble.

After they ate the comfits they sat down again in a circle and asked the Mouse to tell them something more.

“Youpromised to tell me your story,” said Alice, “and why you hate – C and D,” she added in a whisper.

“My tale is long and sad!” said the Mouse.

“It IS a long tail of course!” said Alice looking down at the Mouse’s tail. “But why do you call it sad?” And she continued thinking about it while the Mouse was speaking.

“You are not listening!” cried the Mouse to Alice angrily. “What are you thinking of?”