Alice meets a rather unpleasant egg in Chapter 6 of Through The Looking Glass entitled Humpty Dumpty. She finally learns the meaning of the poem Jabberwocky, while we get the lowdown on Lewis Carroll's contributions to the English language including chortle and portmanteau. Humpty introduces us to the concept of un-birthday presents. Plus, would Martin Short make a great Humpty Dumpty, or merely a very good one? We discuss. Vocabulary Words For Young Listeners cravat - noun - like a necktie, but you usually wear it inside an open necked shirt - Welshman Tom Jones looks super groovy in that cravat. chortle - verb - to chuckle and snort at the same time - The word "chortle" may be Lewis Carroll's greatest contribution to the English language. Chapter 6 Quotable Quotes "There's glory for you!" - Humpty Dumpty "You see it's like a portmanteau- there are two meanings packed up into one word." - Humpty Dumpty