they all threw themselves to the ground on their faces, screaming, "The Jabberwock!! The Jabberwock!!." But as the monstrous black creature grew nearer, they changed to, "Snark. Snark." For indeed it was that malign mythical metamontrosity, the bastard child of the firedrake and the serpent, often mistaken for a Boojum.

"You see" said our hero, head amongst the rough weeds, next to Ursula's. "