The Mock Turtle's Song The Mock Turtle's Song "The Mock Turtle's Song", also known as the "Lobster Quadrille", is a song recited by the Mock Turtle in "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland", accompanied by a dance. It was taught to him at school by his teacher called Tortoise. "The Lobster Quadrille" is a song written by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (Lewis Carroll). It is a parody of "The Spider and the Fly" by Mary Botham Howitt. It appeared in Chapter 10 of Carroll's book, "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland", and was sung by a character in the book, the Mock Turtle. The poem is very similar to
Charles Dodgson (priest) "Fanny" Lutwidge and was thereby required to give up his college position. He was appointed to a college living as Perpetual Curate of All Saints' Church, Daresbury. Ten of their eleven children, including Charles Lutwidge, were born here. The living was not a wealthy one and Dodgson ran a school in the village to supplement his income. In 1836 he was additionally appointed Examining Chaplain to Charles Longley, the newly created Bishop of Ripon. During this period he and his wife educated all their children at home. The headmaster of Warrington School, Thomas Vere Bayne, who had studied at Jesus