said Stickly-Prickly Hedgehog . ` Are you quite sure ? Perhaps she said that when you uncoil a Tortoise you must shell him out the water with a scoop , and when you paw a Hedgehog you must drop him on the shell . ' ` Are you sure of what your Mummy told you ? ' said Slow-and-Solid Tortoise . ` Are you quite sure ? Perhaps she said that when you water a Hedgehog you must drop him into your paw , and when you meet a Tortoise you must shell him till he uncoils . ' ' I do n't think it was at all like that , ' said Painted Jaguar , but he felt a little puzzled ; ` but , please , say it again more distinctly . ' ` When you scoop water with your paw you uncoil it with a Hedgehog , ' said Stickly-Prickly . ` Remember that , because it 's important . ' ` But , ' said the Tortoise , ` when you paw your meat you drop it into a Tortoise with a scoop . Why ca n't you understand ? ' ` You are making my spots ache , ' said Painted Jaguar ; ` and besides , I did n't want your advice at all . I only wanted to know which of you is Hedgehog and which is Tortoise . ' ' I sha n't tell you , ' said Stickly-Prickly , ` but you can scoop me out of my shell if you like . ' ` Aha ! ' said Painted Jaguar . ` Now I know you 're Tortoise . You thought I would n't ! Now I will . '
Painted Jaguar darted out his paddy-paw just as Stickly-Prickly curled himself up , and of course XXXXX 's paddy-paw was just filled with prickles .
Aha Hedgehog Jaguar Mummy Stickly-Prickly Tortoise advice meat scoop shell