“It is not I who am strong,” barked the dog. “If I were, would the ox hook me with his horns?”
“Then it must be the ox who is strong,” said Tumtollo.
“The ox hooked the dog.
The dog frightened the cat.
The cat caught the mouse.
The mouse burrowed the hill.
The hill stopped the wind.
The wind uprooted the tree.
The tree threw Tumtollo to the ground.”