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The Walrus and The Carpenter by Lewis Carroll

The Walrus and the Carpenter is a poem about a walrus and carpenter who trick young oysters into going for a walk with them along the shore. During the walk, the walrus convinces the oysters to come with flattering words. At the end of the walk, the walrus and carpenter eat the oysters. The poem follows the oysters being convinced to go with the walrus and carpenter and ends with the two predators consuming all of the oysters.

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The Walrus and The Carpenter by Lewis Carroll

The Walrus and the Carpenter is a poem about a walrus and carpenter who trick young oysters into going for a walk with them along the shore. During the walk, the walrus convinces the oysters to come with flattering words. At the end of the walk, the walrus and carpenter eat the oysters. The poem follows the oysters being convinced to go with the walrus and carpenter and ends with the two predators consuming all of the oysters.

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The Walrus and the Carpenter by Lewis Carroll

Summary: The Walrus and the Carpenter by Lewis Carroll is a poem about a walrus and a carpenter who trick young oysters into being eaten after a "walk" on a shoreline Characters: Walrus - The carpenter's friend that does much of the talking and convincing to get the young oysters to follow them on the shore and get eaten Carpenter - The walrus' friend who at the end shows a bit of eagerness in the eating session of the young oysters Eldest Oyster - Wisely does not leave the oyster-bed Young Oysters - "Eager" to "walk" on the shore with the walrus and the carpenter which ultimately leads to their doom Stanza 1: Even though it was the "middle of the night" the sun was shining the very best that it could The sun trying to shine at night was "odd" Stanza 2: The moon was sad that the sun was present for the moon thought that he shouldn't be there The moon thought the sun was "rude" and was "spoiling" the fun Stanza 3: The author tells us that "the sea was wet as wet could be" and that the sands on the shore were "dry" The sky was clear even of birds and clouds Stanza 4: As the walrus and the carpenter walked on the shore they "wept" for the quantity of sand and wished for it to be "cleared away" Stanza 5: The walrus asked if "seven maids with seven mops" swept all the sand for six months that it would be cleared The carpenter did not think so while he "shed a bitter tear" Stanza 6: The walrus begs the oysters to come with the walrus and the carpenter on a walk on the "briny beach" The walrus tries to convince the oysters by telling them that they would have a "pleasant" walk and talk One per had the walrus told the oysters Stanza 7: The eldest oyster was too wise to leave the oyster-bed

The eldest oyster told the walrus that he would not go, not with words, but with a shake of his head and a wink of his eye Stanza 8: Four young oyster "hurried" to go on the walk The four young oysters tidied themselves up including their shoes even though they had no feet Stanza 9: At first four more oysters came to follow on the walk Then many oysters joined them on the walk, "scrambling to the shore" Stanza 10: The walrus and the carpenter walked about a mile and rested on a low rock The oysters "waited in a row" Stanza 11: The walrus told the oysters that it was time to talk about "things" Among the things that the walrus told them it was time to talk about it was "cabbages", "kings" and "whether pigs have wings" Stanza 12: The oysters thanked the carpenter for giving them a chance to rest for the oysters were all "fat" Stanza 13: The walrus told the oysters it was time to "feed" with the assistance of pepper, vinegar and "'a loaf of bread'" Stanza 14: The walrus asked the oysters if they "admired the view" as the oysters turned "blue" The oysters could not believe after "such kindness" that the walrus would eat them but the walrus just said that "the night is fine" Stanza 15: The walrus thanks the oysters for coming and said they were "nice" The carpenter asked the walrus to cut them more bread and scolded the walrus for having to be told twice to do so Stanza 16: The walrus was apologetic that the walrus and the carpenter had brought the oysters so far for a "trick" The carpenter just complained that there was too much butter on the bread Stanza 17: The walrus cried into his "pocket-handkerchief" while sorting the oysters by the "largest size" The walrus told the oysters that he sympathized with them Stanza 18: The carpenter ends the poem by asking the oysters if they had a "pleasant run" There are no more oysters to talk to because the walrus and the carpenter had eaten them all

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