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The new creature names everything that comes along, before I can get in a protest. And always that same pretext is offered—it looks like the thing. There is the dodo, for instance. Says the moment one looks at it one sees at a glance that it "looks like a dodo." It will have to keep that name, no doubt. It wearies me to fret about it, and it does no good, anyway. Dodo! It looks no more like a dodo than I do. THE NEW CREATURE NAMES EVERYTHING THAT COMES ALONG BEFORE I CAN GET IN A PROTEST AND ALWAYS THAT SAME PRETEXT IS OFFERED IT LOOKS LIKE THE THING THERE IS THE DODO FOR INSTANCE SAYS THE MOMENT ONE LOOKS AT IT ONE SEES AT A GLANCE THAT IT LOOKS LIKE A DODO IT WILL HAVE TO KEEP THAT NAME NO DOUBT IT WEARIES ME TO FRET ABOUT IT AND IT DOES NO GOOD ANYWAY DODO IT LOOKS NO MORE LIKE A DODO THAN I DO
m the original MS. by Mark Twain [NOTE.—I translated a portion of this diary some years ago, and a friend of mine printed a few copies in an incomplete form, but the public never got them. Since then I have deciphered some more of Adam’s hieroglyphics, and think he has now become sufficiently important as a public character to justify this publication.—M. T.] Monday This new creature with the long hair is a good deal in the way. It is always hanging around and following me about. I don’t like this; I am not used to company. I wish it would stay with the other animals. Cloudy to-day, wind in the east; think we shall have rain…. Where did I get that word?… I remember now—the new creature uses it. Tuesday Been examining the great waterfall. It is the finest thing on the estate, I think. The new creature calls it Niagara Falls—why, I am sure I do not know. Says it looks like Niagara Falls. That is not a reason; it is mere waywardness and imbecility. I get no chance to name anything myself. AM'S DIARY TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT BY MARK TWAIN NOTE I TRANSLATED A PORTION OF THIS DIARY SOME YEARS AGO AND A FRIEND OF MINE PRINTED A FEW COPIES IN AN INCOMPLETE FORM BUT THE PUBLIC NEVER GOT THEM SINCE THEN I HAVE DECIPHERED SOME MORE OF ADAM'S HIEROGLYPHICS AND THINK HE HAS NOW BECOME SUFFICIENTLY IMPORTANT AS A PUBLIC CHARACTER TO JUSTIFY THIS PUBLICATION M T MONDAY THIS NEW CREATURE WITH THE LONG HAIR IS A GOOD DEAL IN THE WAY IT IS ALWAYS HANGING AROUND AND FOLLOWING ME ABOUT I DON'T LIKE THIS I'M NOT USED TO COMPANY I WISH IT WOULD STAY WITH THE OTHER ANIMALS CLOUDY TO DAY WIND IN THE EAST THINK WE SHALL HAVE RAIN WHERE DID I GET THAT WORD I REMEMBER NOW THE NEW CREATURE USES IT TUESDAY BEEN EXAMINING THE GREAT WATERFALL IT IS THE FINEST THING ON THE ESTATE I THINK THE NEW CREATURE CALLS IT NIAGARA FALLS WHY I AM SURE I DO NOT KNOW SAYS IT LOOKS LIKE NIAGARA FALLS THAT IS NOT A REASON IT IS MERE WAYWARDNESS AND IMBECILITY I GET NO CHANCE TO NAME ANYTHING MYSELF
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