` You said she said something quite different . ' ` Well , suppose you say that I said that she said something quite different , I do n't see that it makes any difference ; because if she said what you said I said she said , it 's just the same as if I said what she said she said . On the other hand , if you think she said that you were to uncoil me with a scoop , instead of pawing me into drops with a shell , I ca n't help that , can I ? ' ` But you said you wanted to be scooped out of your shell with my paw , ' said Painted Jaguar . ` If you 'll think again you 'll find that I did n't say anything of the kind . I said that your mother said that you were to scoop me out of my shell , ' said Slow-and-Solid . ` What will happen if I do ? ' said the Jaguar most sniffily and most cautious . ' I do n't know , because I 've never been scooped out of my shell before ; but I tell you truly , if you want to see me swim away you 've only got to drop me into the water . ' I do n't believe it , ' said Painted Jaguar . ` You 've mixed up all the things my mother told me to do with the things that you asked me whether I was sure that she did n't say , till I do n't know whether I 'm on my head or my painted tail ; and now you come and tell me something I can understand , and it makes me more mixy than before . My mother told me that I was to drop one of you two into the water , and as you seem so anxious to be dropped I think you do n't want to be dropped . So jump into the turbid Amazon and be quick about it . ' ' I warn you that your Mummy wo n't be pleased . Do n't tell her I did n't tell you , ' said Slow-Solid . ` If you say another word about what my mother said -- ' the Jaguar answered , but he had not finished the sentence before Slow-and-Solid quietly dived into the turbid Amazon , swam under water for a long way , and came out on the bank where Stickly-Prickly was waiting for him . ` That was a very narrow escape , ' said Stickly-Prickly . ' I do n't rib Painted Jaguar . What did you tell him that you were ? ' ' I told him truthfully that I was a truthful Tortoise , but he would n't believe it , and he made me jump into the river to see if I was , and I was , and he is surprised .
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Amazon Jaguar Mummy Painted Slow-Solid Slow-and-Solid Stickly-Prickly Tortoise escape shell