And , perhaps , that is the very reason why the place is called Nice , because there are so many nice things in the sea there : at least , if it is not , it ought to be . Now little Tom watched all these sweet things given away , till his mouth watered , and his eyes grew as round as an owl 's . For he hoped that his turn would come at last ; and so it did . For the lady called him up , and held out her fingers with something in them , and popped it into his mouth ; and , lo and behold , it was a nasty cold hard pebble . `` You are a very cruel woman , '' said he , and began to whimper . `` And you are a very cruel boy ; who puts pebbles into the sea - anemones ' mouths , to take them in , and make them fancy that they had caught a good dinner ! As you did to them , so I must do to you . '' `` Who told you that ? '' said Tom . `` You did yourself , this very minute . '' Tom had never opened his lips ; so he was very much taken aback indeed . `` Yes ; every one tells me exactly what they have done wrong ; and that without knowing it themselves . So there is no use trying to hide anything from me . Now go , and be a good boy , and I will put no more pebbles in your mouth , if you put none in other creatures ' . '' `` I did not know there was any harm in it , '' said Tom . `` Then you know now . People continually say that to me : but I tell them , if you do n't know that fire burns , that is no reason that it should not burn you ; and if you do n't know that dirt breeds fever , that is no reason why the fevers should not kill you . The lobster did not know that there was any harm in getting into the lobster - pot ; but it caught him all the same . '' `` Dear me , '' thought Tom , `` she knows everything ! '' And so she did , indeed .
`` And so , XXXXX you do not know that things are wrong that is no reason why you should not be punished for them ; though not as much , not as much , my little man '' -LRB- and the lady looked very kindly , after all -RRB- , `` as if you did know . ''
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