Inviting the oysters out for a walk, their protest that they need to rest, and also that they should not be eaten, the walrus saying that it would be a shame to play such a trick, saying he weeps for them and sympathizes... and then you find out they have all been eaten.
The Walrus and the Carpenter is a poem by Lewis Carroll featured in "Through the Looking-Glass." It tells the story of a walrus and a carpenter who trick a group of innocent oysters to leave their home and then eat them. The poem explores themes of deception and manipulation.
The speaker of "The Walrus and the Carpenter" is the Walrus.
The phonetic transcription of "the walrus and the carpenter" is /ðə ˈwɔl.rəs ənd ðə ˈkɑrpəntər/.
The Walrus and the Carpenter from Lewis Carroll's book, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, ate oysters on the beach that had been tricked by the Walrus to come out of the sea.
The Walrus and the Carpenter ate bread and oysters:"A loaf of bread," the Walrus said,"Is what we chiefly need:Pepper and vinegar besidesAre very good indeed --Now if you're ready Oysters dear,We can begin to feed."
Lewis Carroll
Bhago ither
The Walrus and the Carpenter
The Carpenter's friend in "Through the Looking Glass" is the Walrus. They appear together in the poem "The Walrus and the Carpenter," which is recited by Tweedledee and Tweedledum to Alice in the novel.
The Walrus was the oyster eater in the Lewis Carroll verse "The Walrus and the Carpenter," which is found in the book "Through the Looking-Glass."
The poem "The Walrus and the Carpenter" appears in Lewis Carroll's "Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There." It describes a walrus and a carpenter who lure young oysters to their dinner with promises of a pleasant walk.
The Carpenter
In the original poem the Walrus and the Carpenter trick and eat a lot of hapless oysters. In Disney's 1951 animation the Walrus eats ALL of them while the Carpenter isn't looking. However, while his actions are morally questionable, there is no suggestion that the Walrus has actually committed a crime.