` Look on the branch above your head , ' said the Gnat , ` and there you 'll find a snap-dragon-fly . Its body is made of plum-pudding , its wings of holly-leaves , and its head is a raisin burning in brandy . ' ` And what does it live on ? ' ` Frumenty and mince pie , ' the Gnat replied ; ` and it makes its nest in a Christmas box . ' ` And then there 's the Butterfly , ' Alice went on , after she had taken a good look at the insect with its head on fire , and had thought to herself , ' I wonder if that 's the reason insects are so fond of flying into candles -- because they want to turn into Snap-dragon-flies ! ' ` Crawling at your feet , ' said the Gnat -LRB- Alice drew her feet back in some alarm -RRB- , ` you may observe a Bread-and-Butterfly . Its wings are thin slices of Bread-and-butter , its body is a crust , and its head is a lump of sugar . ' ` And what does IT live on ? ' ` Weak tea with cream in it . ' A new difficulty came into Alice 's head . ` Supposing it could n't find any ? ' she suggested . ` Then it would die , of course . ' ` But that must happen very often , ' Alice remarked thoughtfully . ` It always happens , ' said the Gnat . After this , Alice was silent for a minute or two , pondering . The Gnat amused itself meanwhile by humming round and round her head : at last it settled again and remarked , ' I suppose you do n't want to lose your name ? ' ` No , indeed , ' Alice said , a little anxiously . ` And yet I do n't know , ' the Gnat went on in a careless tone : ` only think how convenient it would be if you could manage to go home without it ! For instance , if the governess wanted to call you to your lessons , she would call out `` come here -- , '' and there she would have to leave off , because there would n't be any name for her to call , and of course you would n't have to go , you know . '
` That would never do , I 'm sure , ' XXXXX Alice : ` the governess would never think of excusing me lessons for that .
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