“Have You no Feelings?” said the Carrot
The air was full of carrots, and the ground was covered by them, and Linda made up her mind that if she ever got clear of them she would never meddle with a carrot again as long as she lived. She kept off their blows as long as she could, but at last she was too tired to do so any longer, and she sank down to the ground crying, “Oh, please leave off! please leave off!”
“We now have done,
But we’ve had some fun,”
said the carrot who had first spoken to her.
“Carrots, depart,” said he, waving his hand.
The last carrot had said “Good-by,” but Linda had not spoken.
She waited till she thought he had gone, and then she looked up. The carrot certainly was not there, but a large cat was sitting beside her.
“Topsy, poor Topsy!” said Linda.