The Lion looked at Alice wearily. 'Are you animal – or vegetable – or mineral?' he said, yawning at every word.
'It's a fabulous monster!' the Unicorn cried out, before Alice could reply.
'Then hand round the plum-cake, Monster, the Lion said, lying down and putting his chin on his paws. 'And sit down, both of you,' (to the King and the Unicorn): 'fair play with the cake, you know!'
The King was evidently very uncomfortable at having to sit down between the two great creatures; but there was no other place for him.
'What a fight we might have for the crown, now!' the Unicorn said, looking slyly up at the crown,
