'If I'd been the whiting,' said Alice, whose thoughts were still running on the song, 'I'd have said to the porpoise, "Keep back, please: we don't want you with us!"'
--Si yo hubiera sido una pescadilla, le hubiera dicho al delfín: "Haga el favor de marcharse, porque no deseamos estar con usted".-- dijo Alicia pensando en una estrofa de la canción.