Because she would not go to sleep;

I am the doll who helped you play

At going calling every day;

With frowsled hair, in tatters dressed;

I am the dolly you love best.

Your own old dolly

Whose smile is ever jolly,

Who never moaned or groaned when you would idly let her fall;

Your old, old dolly,

Your best, best dolly—

The dolly that you always thought the fairest one of all.

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"I am very happy here, indeed," said Lulu, "and I can't think of another thing to wish. I feel a little thirsty from eating so much cake."

The Queen smiled again. "There is no need to wish for a drink," said she, "for if you will only take a cup and step to the spring, I think you will find that it is made of very good lemonade."

So Lulu took her cup, stepped to the spring, and to her great surprise she dipped up a cup of what proved 156to be the very best lemonade she had ever tasted in all her life.

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"Now," said the Queen, "suppose we walk farther into the island, and see what we call our Candy Land."

So they walked on deeper into the wood, and as they did so they looked all about them, and behold! all the trees were Christmas trees, hung full of shining things—toys and books and parcels, everything most inviting in appearance. Not one Christmas tree was there, but hundreds, and every way they looked they saw still more 

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