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Just before Tweedledum recited “The Walrus and the Carpenter” to Alice (in “Alice Through the Looking . Glass”) . there had appeared a little ditty explaining the names of the twins, Tweedledum and Tweedledee. The truth expounded in the poem seems to make it appropriate as the theme song of some Peace Movement. Perhaps the United Nations could gather some excellent advice therefrom.
Tweedledum and Tweedledee Agreed to have a battle, For Tweedledum said Tweedledee Had spoiled his nice new rattle.
Just then flew down a monstrous
crow As black as a tar barrel, Which frightened both our heroes so They quite forgot their quarrel.
I like that ditty. Reason no. 1: "agreed to have a battle” speaks a big truth. It takes two to make a fight; and if one refuses, there can’t be a battle. Reason no. 2: “spoiled his nice new rattle” shows how plainly the two-legged human animal gets himself all riled up to the fighting point over a “thing”—to a child a
tttle is an important “thing;” after
e get older we begin to attach importance to other “things,” like oil, money, gold, iron, rubber, ivory,
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