Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass question

There is an author's note at the beginning of my copy of this book and it says:

"Enquiries have been so often addressed to me, as to whether any answer to the Hatter's riddle (see p.71) can be imagined, that I may as well put on record here what seems to me to be a fairly appropriate answer viz. 'Because it can produce a few notes, though they are very flat; and itis nevar put with the wrong end in front!' This however, is merely an afterthought: the Riddle, as originally invented, had no answer at all."

Hope this is helpful :)

Because Edgar Allen Poe wrote on Both. :)

I've various answers, but that's my favorite.

my favourite is Aldous Huxley thought, "Because there is a 'b' in both and an 'n' in neither." is so strange :)

because they both have long black quills?

Should be "How..."

Both hide precious treasures in their 'woods'--often turning out to be worthless junk! :)

The typical answer is that "Poe wrote on both" though I don't think the riddle was meant to have one.

Thanks, Chloe! That is very cool, and something I don't remember seeing before. :-)

I don't think the riddle was supposed to have an answer at all. At least that's what I've always thought.

I'm not sure actually.Maybe the creators made him say that,but without an answer,because the creators couldn't think of an answer.Sorry if I bored you guys or didn't say a direct answer.What do you guys think of my message?