She was moving them about as she spoke , but no result seemed to follow , except a little rustling among the leaves . Then she tried to bring her head down to her hands , and was delighted to find that her neck would bend about easily in every direction , like a serpent . She had just succeeded in bending it down in a beautiful zig-zag , and was going to dive in among the leaves , which she found to be the tops of the trees of the wood she had been wandering in , when a sharp hiss made her draw back : a large pigeon had flown into her face , and was violently beating her with its wings . -LSB- Illustration -RSB- `` Serpent ! '' screamed the pigeon . `` I 'm not a serpent ! '' said Alice indignantly , `` let me alone ! '' `` I 've tried every way ! '' the pigeon said desperately , with a kind of sob : `` nothing seems to suit 'em ! '' `` I have n't the least idea what you mean , '' said Alice . `` I 've tried the roots of trees , and I 've tried banks , and I 've tried hedges , '' the pigeon went on without attending to her , `` but them serpents ! There 's no pleasing 'em ! '' Alice was more and more puzzled , but she thought there was no use in saying anything till the pigeon had finished . `` As if it was n't trouble enough hatching the eggs ! '' said the pigeon , `` without being on the look out for serpents , day and night ! Why , I have n't had a wink of sleep these three weeks ! '' `` I 'm very sorry you 've been annoyed , '' said Alice , beginning to see its meaning . `` And just as I 'd taken the highest tree in the wood , '' said the pigeon raising its voice to a shriek , `` and was just thinking I was free of 'em at last , they must needs come down from the sky ! Ugh ! Serpent ! ''
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