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 (bishop) Cumberland and becoming Rector of Kirby Wiske in 1755. He was tutor to Lord Algernon Percy, the son of the Duke of Northumberland; in 1762, the Duke gave him the parish of Elsdon, Northumberland. Dodgson was elected as a fellow of the Royal Society in 1762. Rapidly promoted, he was nominated to the bishopric of Ossory on 22 June and consecrated at St. Werburgh's Church, Dublin on 11 August 1765 by William Carmichael, Archbishop of Dublin. Ten years later, he was translated to the bishopric of Elphin by letters patent on 12 April 1775. King George III congratulated him on