1 JABBERWOCKY 2 3`Twas brillig, and the slithy toves 4 Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: 5All mimsy were the borogoves, 6 And the mome raths outgrabe. 7 8"Beware the Jabberwock, my son! 9 The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! 10Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun 11 The frumious Bandersnatch!" 12 13He took his vorpal sword in hand: 14 Long time the manxome foe he sought -- 15So rested he by the Tumtum tree, 16 And stood awhile in thought. 17 18And, as in uffish thought he stood, 19 The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame, 20Came whiffling through the tulgey wood, 21 And burbled as it came! 22 23One, two! One, two! And through and through 24 The vorpal blade went snicker-snack! 25He left it dead, and with its head 26 He went galumphing back. 27 28"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? 29 Come to my arms, my beamish boy! 30O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' 31 He chortled in his joy. 32 33`Twas brillig, and the slithy toves 34 Did gyre and gimble in the wabe; 35All mimsy were the borogoves, 36 And the mome raths outgrabe. 37