Carrots in literature

Edward Lear - (English artist, writer; known for his 'literary nonsense' & limericks (1812-1888) - "There was an Old Person in gray, Whose feelings were tinged with dismay; She purchased two parrots, and fed them with carrots, Which pleased that Old Person in gray."

And more, at the World Carrot Museum in our Work Avoidance Hall of Fame.