Introduction

This time the Cheshire Cat vanished quite slowly. First its body went, then its legs. Then all of it vanished, and there was only its smile. 'There are a lot of cats without a smile, but a smile without a cat! Sow that's very strange! 'Alice said. One hot summer day, Alice and her sister are sitting under a tree. Alice sees a white rabbit and runs after it. The rabbit goes down a rabbit-hole and Alice follows it. Down the rabbit-hole, everything is different. Alice is in 'Wonderland'. Her si e changes all the time. !ater"illars can tal# and rabbits have watches. The $ueen wants to cut off everybody's head. When the $ueen sees the !heshire !at, she wants to cut off the !at's head too. %ut there's a "roblem. The !heshire !at hasn't got a body ... What strange things ha""en to Alice, in Wonderland & And how will she get bac# home again & !harles Dodgson was born in '()(. He went to O*ford +niversity and then he was a teacher there. He was a ,uiet man and did not tal# to "eo"le easily. He wrote Alice in onderland in '(-.. /or him, Alice in onderland was not an im"ortant boo#, so he did not use his name for the boo#. He used the name 0ewis !arroll. %ut the boo# sold very well and it was ,uic#ly very famous. At that time, children's boo#s always tried to teach something. 0ewis !arroll did not try to teach anything. He only wanted to tell a wonderful story. !arroll wrote a second story about Alice in '(1'. He died in '(2(. Today, Alice in onderland is one of the most famous children's stories in the world.

Chapter 1 Down the Rabbit-hole

Alice and her big sister sat under a tree one sunny day. Alice's sister had a boo#, but Alice had nothing with her. 3he loo#ed at her sister's boo#. There were no "ictures or conversations in it. 'Why is she reading a boo# without "ictures or conversations&' she thought. '4'm bored. 4 #now5 4'll loo# for some flowers.' Then she thought,' 6o, it's too hot for that and 4 feel slee"y' 3uddenly, a white rabbit ran "ast her. 4t too# a watch from its 7ac#et and loo#ed at it.' Oh5 Oh 5 4'm going to be late5' it said. ' That's strange5 A rabbit with a watch5' said Alice. 3he 7um"ed u" and ran after the animal. 4t ran down a large rabbit-hole, so Alice went down the hole too. 3he didn't sto" and as#,' How am 4 going to get out again &' Alice fell down and down. %ut she fell very slowly and didn't feel afraid. 'What's going to ha""en ne*t&' she wondered. 3he loo#ed round. There were cu"boards in the walls of the rabbit-hole. 3ome of the cu"boards were o"en, and there were boo#s in them. 3ometimes she saw "ictures. 3he loo#ed down, but she couldn't see any light. Down, down, down. 'When will the hole end&' she wondered. 8erha"s 4'm going to come out in Australia5 4'll have to as# the name of the country. 9 8lease, madam, is this Australia or 6ew :ealand&9 6o, 4 can't do that. They'll thin# 4'm stu"id.' 3he thought about her cat, Dinah. 'What's Dinah doing& Will they remember her mil# tonight& Oh, Dinah5 Why aren't you here with me & 8erha"s there's a mouse here and you can eat it5' 3uddenly, Alice was at the bottom of the hole. ' That didn't hurt' she said and sat u" ,uic#ly. 3he could see the White ;abbit and she ran after him again. They were in a different rabbithole now. ' Oh, my ears and nose5' the White ;abbit cried.' 4t's getting very late5' He ran faster and vanished through another hole. Alice followed him through the hole. 6ow she was in a very long room. 3he loo#ed round for the White ;abbit, but she couldn't see him anywhere. There were four doors in the room, but Alice couldn't o"en them. Also, she couldn't see the hole anywhere.' How am 4 going to get out &' she wondered. Then she saw a little table. 4t had a very small #ey on it. '

'8erha"s it will o"en one of the doors,' she thought. 3he too# the #ey and tried to o"en each door with it. %ut it was no good. The #ey was too small. ' This #ey has to o"en something,' she thought. Then she saw a very small door about <= centimeters high. The little #ey o"ened it. 3he "ut her head down and loo#ed through the door into a beautiful garden. 3he tried to wal# through it, but she was too big. 3adly, she shut the door again and "ut the #ey bac# on the table. 'Why can't 4 get smaller&' thought Alice.' This is a very strange "lace - so "erha"s 4 can.' 3he loo#ed at the table. There was a little bottle on it. ' That bottle was not on the table before,' thought Alice. The bottle had ' D;46> ?@' on it in large letters. Alice loo#ed at it carefully. ' 4s it all right to drin# &' she wondered. ' 4'll drin# a little,' she thought. 3he had some and it was very nice. 3o she had some more.' This feels strange,' said Alice.' 4'm getting smaller and smaller5' - After a short time, she was only A. centimetres high. ' 6ow 4 can go through that door,' she thought. 3he went to the door, but could not o"en it. The #ey was on the table. 3he went bac# to the table. %ut Alice was too short and she couldn't get the #ey. 3he tried to climb the table legs, but it was too difficult. The little girl sat down and cried. 'Alice5 Alice5' she said after some minutes. 'Don't cry. 4t isn't going to hel" you. 3to" now5' Then she saw a little bo* under the table. 3he o"ened it. There was a ca#e inside. On it, she saw the words,' @AT ?@'. 'Bes, 4 will eat it,'Alice said. '8erha"s 4'll get bigger and then 4 can get the #ey. Or "erha"s 4'll get smaller. Then 4 can get under the door into the garden.' 3he ate some ca#e. 'Will 4 go u" or down&' she wondered. 3he felt the to" of her head with her hand. %ut nothing ha""ened C she stayed the same si e. 3o she finished the ca#e.

3he sat down and began to cry again. %ecause she was very big, her tears were very big too. ' Alice, sto" it this minute5 Don't cry5' she said. %ut she couldn't sto" the big tears and after a time there was water everywhere.

3he heard the sound of small feet. 3he loo#ed down and there was the White ;abbit again. He had his best clothes on, and in one hand he had a white hat. ' Oh, the Duchess, the Duchess5' he said.' 3he'll be angry with me because 4'm late5' Alice wanted to as# him for hel".' 8lease, sir C ' she said very "olitely. The White ;abbit 7um"ed. He ran out of the room and his hat fell from his hands. Alice too# the hat. 'Am 4 different&' she wondered. '4 was Alice yesterday, but everything is different today. 8erha"s 4'm not me now. 3o who am 4& That's the ,uestion.' 3he began to thin# about her friends. '8erha"s 4'm one of them,' she thought.' 4'm not Ada because her hair is different to mine. 4 don't want to be my friend ?abel, because she doesn't #now very much. 4 #now more than she does.' Then she thought, ' Do 4 #now more & 0et me see. What's four and four & @ight. @ight and eight is si*teen. 3i*teen and si*teen is .. . Oh5 4 can't remember5' And she started to cry again. %ut this time her tears were small tears C she was small again5 ' Why &' she wondered. Then she understood. 3he had the White ;abbit's hat in her hand. ' 4'm smaller because 4've got the hat in my hand5' she thought. 3he "ut the hat on. 4t was the right si e for her head. Am 4 smaller than the table now &' she wondered. 3he went to the table and stood ne*t to it. 3he was smaller than the table.' 4'm getting smaller all the time5' she cried.' 4'm going to vanish5' 3he ,uic#ly too# the hat off. ' 6ow 4 can go into the garden5' thought Alice, and she started to run to the little door. %ut before she got there, she fell into some water. 3he tried to "ut her feet on the ground but she couldn't. 3he had to swim. '4'm in the sea5' she thought. %ut it wasn't the sea.The water was her tears. 3omething was in the water C Alice could hear it.' 8erha"s it's a big fish or sea animal,' she thought. 3he loo#ed round. There, very near her, was a mouse. '4'll s"ea# to it,' thought Alice. '@verything is strange here. 8erha"s it can s"ea# and understand me.' A

Chapter 2 Alice's Tears

'Oh5 What's ha""ening&' cried Alice. '4'm getting taller and taller5' 3he loo#ed down. 'Doodbye, feet5 Who will "ut your shoes on for you now& 4 can't do it5 4'll give you some new shoes for !hristmas. 4'll have to send them to you5' 4n a short time, Alice was more than three metres high. ' 4 want to go into that garden5' she thought. 3he too# the little #ey from the table. Then she went to the door and o"ened it. %ut she was too big and couldn't go through it.

' Oh ?ouse,' she said. ' Do you #now the way out of this room&' The ?ouse didn't answer. '8erha"s it doesn't understand @nglish. 8erha"s it's a /rench mouse,' Alice thought. 3he remembered some words from her schoolboo#, so she s"o#e to the mouse in /rench. ' Where is my cat &' she as#ed. The ?ouse moved ,uic#ly away from her. 'Oh, 4'm sorry,' said Alice. '4 forgot. Bou're a mouse, so you don't li#e cats.' 'Don't li#e cats5' cried the mouse. '4'm a mouse. Of course 4 don't li#e cats5' '6o,'Alice said. '6o. %ut 4 thin# you will li#e Dinah. 3he is a nice, dear thing. 3he's very ,uiet and good. 3he catches a mouse every day - Oh5 Bou're angry again5 We won't tal# about Dinah any more - ' ' e5' cried the ?ouse.' 4 never s"ea# about cats5 Our family hates cats5 4 don't want to hear any more about them.' ' 6o, no,' said Alice ,uic#ly.' 8erha"s C "erha"s you li#e dogs & There's a very nice little dog near our house. 4t li#es "laying with children but it wor#s too. 4t #ills all the m C Oh5 4'm sorry5' The ?ouse loo#ed angrily at her and swam ,uic#ly away. ' Dear ?ouse5' said Alice softly. ' !ome bac# again and we won't tal# about cats or dogs.' When the ?ouse heard this, it turned round. 4t swam slowly bac#. 'All right,' it said. '4'll tal# to you, but let's get out of the water.' They climbed out and Alice loo#ed round. There were a lot of animals and birds in the water. When they saw her, they got out of the water too.

'Who was first& Who was first&' they shouted. The Dodo had to thin# about it. He sat for a long time with his finger in his mouth. Then he said, '@verybody was first. 3o everybody can have a chocolate.' ' %ut who will give us the chocolates &' the ?ouse as#ed. ' She will,' the Dodo said and loo#ed at Alice. The birds and animals came and stood round Alice. ' !hocolates, chocolates5' they cried. ' What am 4 going to do &' thought Alice.' 4 haven't got any chocolates.' %ut then she saw a bo* of chocolates near her feet. ' Here we are,' she said, and o"ened the bo*. There was one chocolate for each bird and animal. ' %ut Alice has to have something, you #now,' said the ?ouse. ' Of course,' the Dodo answered. He turned to Alice.' What can you have &' he as#ed. ' 4 can have the bo*,' said Alice sadly. ' Dive it to me,' said the Dodo and Alice gave it to him. They all stood round Alice again, and the Dodo gave her the bo*. ' 8lease ta#e this beautiful bo*,' he said. ' This is very stu"id,' thought Alice and she wanted to laugh. %ut she didn't. 3he too# the bo* and smiled "olitely. The animals and birds ate their chocolates noisily. 3ome of them cried. The big animals and birds wanted more. %ut the chocolates were too big for the small birds, and they had to eat them very slowly. When they finished their chocolates, they sat and loo#ed at Alice. ' Oh, where is Dinah &' said Alice.' 4 want her with me.' 'And who is Dinah&' the Dodo as#ed. Alice loved to tal# about her cat.' Dinah's our cat. 3he's very nice. And very clever and fast. 3he can catch a mouse in the morning for her brea#fast and a little bird in the evening for her dinner - Oh5 4'm sorry5' 4t was too late. The birds and animals started leaving. One old bird said, '4 really have to go home. 4t gets so cold at night5' Another bird called to her children,' !ome away, my dears5 4t's time for bed5' They all s"o#e "olitely to Alice and left the room. ' Oh, why did 4 tal# about Dinah &' cried Alice.' 6obody li#es Dinah down here, but she's the best cat in the world. 8erha"s 4'll never see her again5' 3he sat down and started to cry again. After a time, she heard the sound of small feet and loo#ed u". )

Chapter 3

A Race

Alice and the birds and animals felt cold and wet. The largest bird s"o#e to Alice. ' Dood afternoon,' it said loudly.' 4 am the Dodo.' 'What is a Dodo&' thought Alice, but she smiled "olitely. ' Hello, Dodo. 4'm Alice,' she said. ' 4 have an idea,' said the Dodo.' We all want to get warm. 3o let's have a race C a !aucus race.' 'What is a !aucus race&'Alice as#ed. ' 4 can tell you,' said the Dodo,'but 4 won't. 4'll show you5 That will be easier.' He "ut the animals and birds in different "laces in the room. 4n a race, somebody usually says,' One, two, three, go5' %ut the Dodo didn't do that. @verybody started to run at different times and sto""ed at different times too. After half an hour, the Dodo cried,' @verybody sto"5' All the birds and animals sto""ed. Then they all came to the Dodo and stood round it.

' 8erha"s it's the ?ouse,' she thought.

Chapter 4 The White Rabbit's House

4t was not the ?ouse. 4t was the White ;abbit. He came slowly into the room. ' Oh, my ears and nose5' he said ,uietly.' The Duchess5 The Duchess5 3he'll be angry5 They'll cut off my head, 4 #now5 Oh, where is it & Where did it fall &' 'He's loo#ing for his hat,' thought Alice. 3he wanted to hel" him, but she couldn't see the hat anywhere. 3he loo#ed round. @verything was different now. 3he wasn't in the long room any more, and there was no table or water. 3he was outside again, in the country. The White ;abbit saw her. 'What are you doing out here, ?ary Ann &' he as#ed angrily.' ;un home this minute and bring me a hat. $uic#, now5' Alice didn't say,' 4'm not ?ary Ann.' 3he felt too afraid. 3he ran fast and after a short time, she came to a "retty little house. Above the door were the words 'w. ;A%%4T'. 3he went in and ran u" the stairs. ' This is very strange,' she thought.' 4 ho"e 4 don't meet ?ary Ann. Why am 4 bringing a rabbit his hat & 8erha"s when 4 get home, 4'll do things for Dinah. 8erha"s 4'll watch mouse-holes for her5' 3he went into a small room. There, on a table, was a hat and a little bottle. Alice too# the hat and loo#ed at the bottle. 4t didn't have the words' D;46> ?@' on it, but she dran# from it. '4 #now something interesting will ha""en,' she thought. 'When 4 eat or drin# something here, it always does. 4 ho"e 4 get bigger this time. 4 don't li#e being small.' 3he dran# half the bottle. 'Oh, 4'm getting much taller5' she cried.' Oh5' Her head hit the to" of the house and she "ut the bottle down ,uic#ly. ' Oh no5' she thought.' 4 ho"e 4 don't get taller5' 3he sat down. %ut after a very short time she was too big for the room. 3he had to "ut one arm out of the window and one foot in the fire"lace. ' 4 can't do any more,' she thought.' What will ha""en to me &' 3he waited for some time, but she didn't get bigger. 'Well, that's good,' she thought. %ut then she tried to move and couldn't. 3he didn't feel well and she was very unha""y. ' 4'm never going to get out of here,' she thought.' 4t was much nicer at home. /irst 4 get larger, then 4 get smaller, then larger ... Oh, why did 4 go down the rabbit-hole& %ut it is interesting here. 8erha"s somebody will write a boo# about this "lace C and about me5

8erha"s ! will, when 4'm bigger.' Then she remembered.' %ut 4'm bigger now5' 3he heard somebody outside.' ?ary Ann, ?ary Ann5 Where are you & %ring me my hat5' The words came from the garden, outside the window. 4t was the White ;abbit. He came inside and ran u" the stairs to the room. He tried to o"en the door. %ut he couldn't because Alice's bac# was ne*t to it. ' 4'll climb in through the window,' the ;abbit said. 'Oh no, you won't,' thought Alice. 3he waited and listened. One of her arms was outside the window. When she could hear the ;abbit outside the window, she moved her arm u" and down. There was a little cry. ' 8at, 8at, where are you & !ome here5' shouted the ;abbit. ' !oming, sir,' somebody C or something C answered. ' What's that in the window &' as#ed the ;abbit. ' 4t's an arm, sir,' 8at answered. 'Don't be stu"id5 How can it be an arm& 4t's too big5' ' 4t is very big, but it is an arm, sir.' ' Well, what's it doing u" there & Ta#e it away5' said the ;abbit angrily. Alice moved her arm again. 6ow there were two little cries. @verything was ,uiet for a short time, then something hard hit her arm. ' That hurt5' said Alice. 3omething came through the window and fell on the floor. Alice loo#ed down. 4t was a little ca#e. 'A ca#e & Why did they throw a ca#e &' she wondered. Then she thought,' 4'll eat it and "erha"s 4'll get smaller again. 4 can't get bigger5' 3o she ate the ca#e and two or three minutes later she was small again. 3he ran out of the house as ,uic#ly as she could. The White ;abbit saw her. He ran after her but Alice ran too fast for him. After some time, she came to a wood. 3he was tired because she was very small now. ' 4 have to get bigger again,' said Alice.' %ut how & 4 have to eat or drin# something, but the ,uestion is C what &' That was the ,uestion. 3he loo#ed all round her, but she couldn't see anything with '@AT ?@' or 'D;46> ?@' on it. There were some mushrooms near her. 3ome were white and some were brown.'4 eat mushrooms for dinner,' she thought. '4'll eat some mushroom and "erha"s 4'll get bigger again.' One white mushroom was as big as Alice. 3he stood u" tall and loo#ed over the to". There, on to" of the mushroom, was a large green cater"illar. <

Chapter 5 The Caterpillar

The !ater"illar loo#ed at Alice for some time before it s"o#e. Then it said slowly,' Who are you &' 4t was a difficult ,uestion. '4 ... 4 don't really #now, sir,' Alice said. '4 was Alice when 4 got u" this morning. %ut then 4 changed C and then 4 changed again C and again.' ' What do you mean &' the !ater"illar as#ed. '4 don't #now,'Alice answered.' Bou see, 4'm not me now.' ' 4 don't understand,' said the !ater"illar. '4'll try and tell you,' said Alice.'Bou see, 4 change all the time. 4t's very difficult for me.' ' Why & 4 can change very easily.' 'Well, "erha"s it's not difficult for you, but it is for me,' . said Alice. ' /or you & Who are you &' said the !ater"illar and laughed. EAlice felt angry. '4t as#ed me that ,uestion before,' she thought. 3he stood very tall and said,' 4 will tell you, but first, you tell me. Who are you &' ' Why do 4 have to tell you &' as#ed the !ater"illar. This was another difficult ,uestion and Alice could not answer it. 'This cater"illar isn't very friendly,' she thought. 3o she wal#ed away. 'Dome bac#5' the !ater"illar called. '4 want to tell you something im"ortant.' Alice turned and came bac# again. ' Don't get angry,' said the !ater"illar. ' 4s that all& 'Alice as#ed. 3he felt very angry with the !ater"illar. ' 6o,' said the !ater"illar. 4t did not s"ea# for some minutes, then it said, '3o you're different, are you &' 'Bes, 4 am, sir,' said Alice.' 4 can't remember things, and my si e changes all the time. 3ometimes 4 get bigger and then 4 get smaller again.' '3o you can't remember things,' said the !ater"illar.'Try this. ;e"eat, 9Bou are old, /ather William.9' Alice "ut her hands behind her bac# and re"eatedF ' "ou are old, Father illiam,' the young man said, 'And your hair is now very white# So why do you often stand on your head $ %o you thin& at your age it is right ''

' "ou are old, Father illiam,' the young man said, '"ou are old and really quite fat# (ut you )um* u* and down and turn round and round, +ow what is the answer to that '' ' That is not right,' said the !ater"illar. ' 4 #now. 3ome of the words are different,' said Alice. ' 4t's wrong from beginning to end,' said the !ater"illar. 4t was ,uiet for a time. Then it as#ed,' What si e would you li#e to be &' ' 4'd li#e to be taller,' said Alice.' 3even centimetres is too small.' '3even centimetres is a very good si e,' said the !ater"illar angrily 4t stood u" very tall. ' 4t's a good si e for you, but not for me,' said Alice. And she thought,'Why does it get angry all the time&' The !ater"illar was ,uiet for some minutes. Then it climbed down the mushroom. '@at from my mushroom and you'll get bigger. @at from that brown mushroom there and you'll get smaller,' it said. 4t started to move away. A minute later, it vanished behind a flower and Alice never saw it again. Alice loo#ed at the two mushrooms and thought for a minute. Then she went to the !ater"illar's mushroom and bro#e off some of it with her right hand. 3he went to the brown mushroom and did the same with her left hand. 3he ate some of the brown mushroom. 3uddenly, her head hit her foot. ' Oh5' she cried.' 4'm really small5' 3he ,uic#ly ate a little from the white mushroom in her left hand. 3he started to get bigger. 3he ate some more, and got very tall. Then she ate some from one hand and some from the other. 4n a short time, she was her right si e again. 3he felt ,uite strange.' What shall 4 do now &' she wondered.' 4 #now5 4'll loo# for that beautiful garden.' 3he began to wal# through the wood. After some time, she came to a little house. 4t was about one metre high. ' 4 can't go inside, 4'm too big,' Alice thought.' The "eo"le in the house will be afraid of me. 4 #now5 4'll eat some of the brown mushroom.' When she was '( centimetres high, she wal#ed to the house. 3he o"ened the door and went in.

Chapter 6

The Duchess an the Cheshire Cat

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4nside, a large, ugly woman sat with a baby in her arms. There was a coo# by the fire and there was food on the table. 6ear the fire, there was a large cat with a big smile. This smile went from ear to ear on its face. '4 thin# that woman is the Duchess,' thought Alice.' !an girls s"ea# to Duchesses &' she wondered. %ut the Duchess did not say anything to her, so Alice as#ed, ' 8lease, why is your cat smiling &' ' %ecause it's a !heshire !at, that's why,' said the Duchess. ' 3o !heshire !ats can smile. 4 didn't #now that,' said Alice. ' Bou don't #now much,' said the Duchess. ' That's not very "olite,' thought Alice. 3he started to say something. 3uddenly, the coo# threw a "late at the Duchess. The Duchess didn't move. The coo# threw more things - "lates, cu"s, s"oons. 3ome of them hit the Duchess and the baby. The Duchess did nothing, but the baby started to cry. ' Oh, don't throw things at the baby5' cried Alice.' Bou'll hit its "retty nose5' ' Bou be ,uiet, it isn't your baby5' the Duchess shouted. 3he began to sing to it. These were the words of the songF (e angry with your little boy, And hit him when he cries, -e has to &now that he's a child, -e's really not your si.e! The coo# sang the song too. When they finished, they sang it again. The Duchess started to throw the baby u" and down. At the end of the song, she threw the baby to Alice. 'Here, you can have it now,' she said. '4 have to get ready. 4'm going to see the $ueen.' The coo# threw another "late at the Duchess. 4t didn't hit her, but she left the room ,uic#ly. Alice loo#ed at the baby. 4t was a strange little thing and not very "retty. 3he too# it outside.' 4'll have to ta#e this child away from here, or they'll #ill it5' she thought. The baby made a strange little sound and she loo#ed at it again. ' 4ts nose is changing5' she cried. 3he loo#ed at it very carefully. ' 4ts face is changing, everything is changing5 Oh5 4t's not a baby any more, it's a "ig5' 4t was very strange, but the baby was now a "ig. ' What am 4 going to do with it &' Alice thought. The "ig made another, louder sound. Alice "ut the little animal down and it ran ha""ily away into the wood.

'4t wasn't a "retty baby, but it's ,uite a "retty "ig,' thought Alice. 3he loo#ed round her and 7um"ed. The !heshire !at was u" in one of the trees. The !at smiled at Alice. ' 4t loo#s #ind, but "erha"s it will get angry. They all get angry in this "lace,' thought Alice. 3o she s"o#e to it very "olitely. ' !heshire !at, dear,' she said. The !at's smile got bigger. '8lease, can you hel" me& 4 want to go somewhere new,' said Alice. 'Where do you want to go &' as#ed the !at. ' 3omewhere different,' Alice said. '3omewhere different,' re"eated the !at. 4t thought for a minute or two. Then it said, 'Wal# that way and you'll come to a house. A man lives there. He ma#es hats and he's very strange. We call him the 9?ad Hatter9.' ' %ut 4 don't want to meet a strange man,' said Alice. The cat didn't answer her. 4t said,' Wal# this way and you'll find the ?arch Hare. He's strange too.' '%ut 4 told you, 4 don't want to meet strange animals.' 'Oh, you can't hel" that,' said the cat. 'We're all strange here. 4'm strange. Bou're strange.' ' How do you #now 4'm strange &' as#ed Alice. ' Of course you are,' the !at said. '@verybody's strange here. 4'm very strange. 4 laugh when 4'm sad, and 4 cry when 4'm ha""y. That's strange. Are you going to see the $ueen today&3he's ,uite strange too.' '4'd li#e to see the $ueen,'Alice said, 'but 4 haven't got an invitation.' 'Bou'll see me in the $ueen's garden,' said the !heshire !at, and vanished. 'That's strange, but not very strange,' thought Alice. 3he waited for two minutes, and the !at came bac# again. ' What ha""ened to the baby &' it as#ed. ' 4t changed into a "ig,' Alice said. ' 4 #new it5' said the !at and vanished again. Alice stayed under the tree for a short time. ' 8erha"s it will come bac# again,' she thought. %ut it didn't. ' 4 thin# 4'll go and visit the ?arch Hare,' said Alice. 3he started to wal# to his home. After some minutes, she heard a sound. 3he loo#ed u", and there was the !heshire !at in a tree C a different tree. -

' Did you say 9 "ig 9 &' as#ed the !at. 'Bes,' Alice answered. Then she said, '!heshire !at, one minute you vanish and the ne*t minute you're there again. 4 don't li#e it.' ' 4 #now,' said the cat. And this time it vanished ,uite slowly. /irst its body went, then its legs. Then all of it vanished, and there was only its smile. ' There are a lot of cats without a smile, but a smile without a cat5 6ow that's very strange5'Alice said. 3lowly, the !heshire !at's smile vanished too, and Alice began to wal# again. 3he saw the ?arch Hare's house through the trees. 4t was bigger than the Duchess's house. Alice ate some of the white mushrooms. 3he got bigger again. 4n a short time she was about -= centimetres high. 3he felt afraid, but wal#ed to the house. ' 4 ho"e the ?arch Hare isn't too strange,' she thought.

Chapter ! A Tea "art#

There was a tree in front of the house. +nder the tree was a big table with a lot of chairs round it. %ut there were only three at the tableF the ?ad Hatter, the ?arch Hare and a large brown mouse. The ?ouse sat between the ?ad Hatter and the ?arch Hare. 4t was aslee", so they tal#ed over its head. When they saw Alice, they cried,' 6o, no, you can't sit here5 There isn't a "lace for you5' 'There are a lot of "laces,'Alice said. 3he sat down in a chair at one end of the table. ' Have some wine,' the ?ad Hatter said "olitely. Alice loo#ed round the table but there was only tea. ' 4 don't see any wine,' she answered. ' There isn't any,' said the ?arch Hare. 'Then why did you say, 9Have some wine9& 4t wasn't very "olite of you,' Alice said angrily. ' We didn't invite you to tea, but you came. That wasn't very "olite of you,' said the ?arch Hare. '6o, it wasn't. !ut your hair5' said the ?ad Hatter. ' Oh, be ,uiet,' said Alice. The ?ad Hatter o"ened his eyes very wide, but he said nothing. Then he too# out his watch and loo#ed at it. 'What day is it&'he as#ed. Alice thought for a little.' Wednesday, 4 thin#,' she said. ' ?y watch says ?onday,' the ?ad Hatter said.' Bou see, 4 was right. %utter isn't good for a watch.' He loo#ed angrily at the ?arch Hare. ' %ut it was the best butter,' answered the ?arch Hare.

'Bes, but you "ut it in with the bread #nife. 8erha"s some bread got in.' The ?arch Hare too# the watch from the ?ad Hatter and loo#ed at it sadly. Then he "ut it in his tea. He too# it out and loo#ed at it again.' 4t was the best butter, you #now,' he re"eated. Alice loo#ed at the watch.' 4t's a strange watch5' she said.' 4t tells you the day, but it doesn't tell you the time.' ' ' 3o & Does your watch tell you the year &' as#ed the ?ad Hatter. ' 6o,'Alice answered,' but it's the same year for a very long time.' 'And my watch doesn't tell the time because it's always tea-time.'Alice thought about that.' 4 don't really understand you,' she said "olitely. 3he loo#ed round the table. There were a lot of teacu"s on the table. 'We move from "lace to "lace,' said the ?ad Hatter. ' Don't you wash the cu"s &' as#ed Alice. ' 6o, we don't have time,' said the ?ad Hatter. ' Why not &' as#ed Alice. ' 4t's a long story,' said the ?ad Hatter.' Time was my friend, you see. %ut he and 4 aren't friends now. 3o he doesn't do anything for me. And 4 don't have time for anything.' '4 see,' said Alice and smiled "olitely. %ut she didn't really understand.

' Oh, loo#5 The ?ouse is aslee" again,' said the ?ad Hatter. He too# his teacu" and "ut a little hot tea on the ?ouse's nose. 4t wo#e u" and started to sing. ' %e ,uiet5' the ?ad Hatter said very loudly, and the ?ouse sto""ed singing. ' Have some more tea,' the ?arch Hare said to Alice. ' Than# you, but 4 haven't got any tea. 3o how can 4 have some more &' ' Bou can have more,' the ?ad Hatter said.' Bou can have more than nothing.' ' 4 don't thin# C ' Alice began. ' Then don't s"ea#,' the ?ad Hatter said. Alice got u" angrily and wal#ed away from the table into the woods. ' 8erha"s they'll call me bac#,' she thought. 'And then they'll be nice to me and give me some tea and bread-and-butter.' %ut they didn't say anything. When she loo#ed bac#, the ?ouse was aslee" with its head on its "late. '4'll never go there again,' Alice said. 'That was a stu"id - tea "arty5' 3he loo#ed round and saw a door in one of the trees. 'A door in a tree & That's strange5' she 1

thought. And she o"ened the door and went inside. ' Oh, good5' she cried. 3he was bac# in the long room, near the little table5 '4'm small now. 4 can get through the little door into the garden.' The #ey was on the table. 3he too# it and o"ened the little door. Then she ate some of the brown mushroom. 3he started to get smaller. When she was about )= centimetres high, she wal#ed through the door into the garden.

Chapter $ %nsi e the &ar en

6ear Alice was a small tree with flowers on it. There were three gardeners by the tree. ' %e careful, /ive5' one of them said. ' 4'm always careful, 3even,' answered /ive. Alice went to them.' What are you doing &' she as#ed. ' We're ma#ing the flowers red,' one of the gardeners said. ' That's strange5' thought Alice.' Why &' she as#ed. The three men loo#ed unha""y. ' Bou tell her, 3even,' /ive said. ' 6o,' said 3even,' Bou tell her,Two.' 'Well, ?iss, the $ueen wanted trees with red flowers on them. %ut this tree's got white flowers5 We don't want the $ueen to see it. 3he'll be very angry and cut off our heads. 3o we're ma#ing the flowers red before she sees them.' ' Oh no5' /ive shouted suddenly.' The $ueen5 The $ueen5' The three gardeners fell to the ground, with their faces down. Alice heard the sound of many feet and turned round. ' Oh good5' she thought.' 6ow 4'll see the $ueen.' /irst, ten men with clubs in their hands came into the garden. 6e*t came the >ing's men. There were ten of them, and they had red diamonds on their clothes. The children of the >ing and $ueen came ne*t, all with red hearts. After them there were a lot more "eo"le. ?ost of them were >ings and $ueens. The White ;abbit was there, but he didn't see Alice. The >nave of Hearts came ne*t. 0ast of all were the >ing and $ueen of Hearts. When these "eo"le saw Alice, they all sto""ed. The $ueen said to the >nave of Hearts,'Who is this&' The >nave of Hearts didn't #now. 3o he smiled and said nothing. ' 3tu"id man5' shouted the $ueen. 3he turned to Alice and said,' What's your name, child &' ' ?y name is Alice, ?adam,' Alice answered.

3he didn't feel very afraid of the $ueen.' They're only cards', she thought. The $ueen loo#ed at the gardeners. They were on the ground and she couldn't see their faces.'Who are these men&' she as#ed. 'Don't as# me/ 4 don't #now,' answered Alice, not very "olitely. The $ueen's face got redder and redder. 3he loo#ed at Alice and shouted,' !ut off her head5 !ut -' ' Oh, be ,uiet5' said Alice. The $ueen sto""ed shouting. The >ing "ut his hand on her arm. He said ,uietly,'Don't be angry, my dear. 3he's only a child.' The $ueen turned away from him angrily.' Turn those men over5' she said to the >nave of Hearts. The >nave did this very carefully, with one foot. ' Det u"5' the $ueen shouted. The three gardeners 7um"ed u". The $ueen turned to the little tree and loo#ed at it carefully. 'What's wrong with these flowers &' she as#ed the gardeners. ' Well, you see, ? C ? C ?adam,' said Two.' They were white, and C and C' The $ueen loo#ed from the flowers to the men.' 4 see,' she said.' !ut off their heads5' @verybody started wal#ing again. The gardeners ran to Alice. 'Hel" us5' they cried. Alice "ut them behind some trees. 'Don't be afraid,' she said. 'They're not going to cut off your heads.' The >ing's men loo#ed for the gardeners but couldn't find them.' Are their heads off&' shouted the $ueen. 'Bes, ?adam,' shouted the >ing's men. ' Dood5' shouted the $ueen. @verybody started wal#ing again and Alice wal#ed with them. ' 4t's a very fine day,' somebody said. Alice turned round and there was the White ;abbit ne*t to her. ' Gery,' said Alice.' Where's the Duchess &' ' $uiet5' said the ;abbit and loo#ed all round him. Then he "ut his mouth near to Alice's ear. 'They're going to cut off her head5' he said. ' Why &' as#ed Alice. ' Did you say,9 Oh no59 &' as#ed the White ;abbit. ' 6o, 4 didn't. 4 said,9 Why & 9' ' 3he hit the $ueen,' the ;abbit said. Alice started to laugh. ' $uiet5' said the ;abbit again. ' The $ueen will hear you, she hears everything. Bou see, the Duchess came late. When she arrived, the $ueen said C' (

3uddenly, the $ueen shouted very loudly' !ut off their heads5' 'Who's going to lose their head now&'Alice wondered. 3he began to feel afraid.' The $ueen isn't angry with me now,' she thought.' %ut it will ha""en. 4 would li#e to s"ea# to somebody about it.' 3he loo#ed round. The White ;abbit wasn't there. 3he loo#ed u". There was something above her head. ' What is it &' she wondered. 3he watched for a minute or two. 4t was a smile5 ' 4t's the !heshire !at,' she thought.' 6ow 4 can tal# to somebody.' ' How are you &' the !heshire !at as#ed. Alice waited. 3he thought,' 4 won't s"ea# to it before it has its ears - or "erha"s one ear.' 4n another minute, she could see its ears and eyes. ' Do you li#e the $ueen &' the !at as#ed. ' 4 don't,' said Alice. %ut then she saw the $ueen. 3he was very near Alice.' 3he's wonderful,' said Alice. The $ueen smiled and moved away. %ut the >ing saw the !at's head and came to Alice. ' Who are you tal#ing to &' he as#ed. ' 4t's a friend C a !heshire !at,' answered Alice. The >ing loo#ed carefully at the !at.' 4 don't li#e it,' said the >ing. 'Well, ! don't li#e you' said the !at. ' That's not "olite,' said the >ing and got behind Alice. Alice said, 'A cat can loo# at a >ing. 4 read that in a boo#, 4 thin#.' 'Well, this cat has to go,' said the >ing. He called to the $ueen,' ?y dear, 4 don't li#e this cat.' The $ueen had only one answer to "roblems.' !ut off its head5' she shouted loudly. 3he didn't loo# at the !at. The >ing smiled ha""ily After a short time, there were a lot of "eo"le round the !at. There was the >ing and $ueen, and a man with a very long #nife in his hand. 'How can 4 cut off its head&' as#ed the man with the #nife. '4 can't do it and 4'm not going to.' ' Oh yes you are,' said the >ing.' 4t's got a head, so you can cut it off.' 'Do something now, or 4'll cut off everybody's head5' said the $ueen angrily. ' What do you thin# &' the >ing as#ed Alice. Alice thought for a minute. Then she said,' 4t's the Duchess's !at. As# her about it.'

' %ring the Duchess here,' the $ueen said. Then the !heshire !at's head started to vanish. 3omebody came bac# with the Duchess. %ut now there was nothing above Alice's head C not an eye or an ear or a smile. The >ing loo#ed for the !at for some time, but he couldn't find it anywhere.

' !ome for a wal#, you dear thing,' the Duchess said to Alice. 3he "ut her arm through Alice's and they wal#ed through the garden. ' 3he's very friendly to me,' thought Alice.' 8erha"s when the coo# isn't there, she's nice. When !'m a Duchess, 4'm going to be &ind to my children.' 'Are you thin&ing'' as#ed the Duchess. 'Bou have to tal# to me, you #now.' 'All right,' said Alice. 3he could hear the $ueen at the other end of the garden. ' !ut off her head5 !ut off his head5' she shouted, every two or three minutes. 'Will they cut off your head&'Alice as#ed the Duchess. ' Oh no, they never cut off anybody's head. The $ueen li#es saying it, but she never does it.' Alice wanted to as# more ,uestions but they heard a cryF ' The trial is beginning5' ' What trial is it &' Alice as#ed. The Duchess didn't answer and started to run. Her arm was in Alice's, so Alice ran too.

Chapter ' Who Too( the Tarts)

Alice and the Duchess followed everybody into a house with one very large room. The >ing and $ueen were there. They sat on big chairs above all the animals and birds. All the cards were there too. 6ear the >ing was the White ;abbit. He had a "a"er in his hand and loo#ed very im"ortant. The >nave of Hearts stood in front of the >ing and $ueen. He stood between two men and his head was down. 4t was his trial. 4n the middle of the room was a table with a large "late of tarts on it. Alice found a "lace and sat down. 3he loo#ed round. ' 4 #now a lot of the animals and birds here,' she thought. 3he loo#ed hungrily at the tarts. ' 4 ho"e they finish the trial ,uic#ly' she thought.' Then we can eat the tarts.' 3uddenly, the White ;abbit cried,' $uiet "lease5' The >ing loo#ed round the room.' ;ead the "a"er5' he said. The White ;abbit stood u" and read from a very long "a"erF The 0ueen of -earts, she made some tarts, 1ne lovely sunny day# The 2nave of -earts, he too& those tarts, -e too& them all away. 2

'!ut off his head5' cried the $ueen. '6o, no,' said the ;abbit. 'We have to call "eo"le into the room, and as# them ,uestions.' 'All right then. !all the ?ad Hatter5' said the >ing. The ?ad Hatter came into the room. He had a teacu" in one hand, and some bread-andbutter in the other hand. ' Why did you call me & 4 wanted to finish my tea,' he said. ' When did you begin your tea &' as#ed the >ing. The ?ad Hatter thought for a minute. The ?arch Hare and the ?ouse were ,uite near him and he loo#ed at them for ideas. Then he said,' ?arch the fourteenth - 4 thin#.' ' /ifteenth,' said the ?arch Hare. ' 3i*teenth,' said the ?ouse. ' Write that down,' said the >ing to the White ;abbit. Then he said to the ?ad Hatter,'Ta#e off your hat.' ' 4t isn't mine,' said the ?ad Hatter. ' Oh, so you too# it from somebody, you bad man,' said the >ing. ' 6o, no5 4 sell hats. 4'm a Hatter,' answered the ?ad Hatter. He loo#ed very afraid. 'Don't be afraid or 4'll cut off your head5' said the >ing. ' 4'm not a bad man5' the ?ad Hatter cried.' %ut the ?arch Hare told me C' ' 4 didn't5' the ?arch Hare said ,uic#ly. 'Well, the ?ouse said ...' The ?ad Hatter sto""ed and loo#ed at the ?ouse. %ut the ?ouse didn't say anything, because he was aslee". 'After that,' said the ?ad Hatter,' 4 cut some more bread-and-butter.' ' %ut what did the ?ouse say &' as#ed the >ing. ' 4 can't remember,' the ?ad Hatter said. 'Bou have to remember,' the >ing said, 'or 4'll cut off your head.' ' 4'm a good man, 3ir ...' the unha""y ?ad Hatter began. %ut the >ing wasn't interested now. ' Bou can go,' he said to the ?ad Hatter. The ?ad Hatter ran out of the room. 'Ta#e his head off outside5' shouted the $ueen. Two men ran after him. %ut the ?ad Hatter ran very fast and they could not catch him. Alice did not feel very well. 'What's wrong with me&' she wondered. And then she understood.' 4'm getting bigger again,' she thought. 3he was between the Duchess and the ?ouse.' Bou're hurting me,' the Duchess said. ' 4 can't do anything,' said Alice.' 4'm getting bigger.' ' Bou can't get bigger here', said the ?ouse. 'Bes, 4 can,' said Alice. 'Bou're getting bigger too.'

'Bes, but not as fast as you,' said the ?ouse. He got u" and sat in a different "lace. ' !all the ne*t "erson5' said the >ing. The ne*t "erson came in. 4t was the Duchess's coo#. The >ing loo#ed at her. 'What do you #now about these tarts &' he as#ed. The coo# didn't answer. ' 3"ea#5' said the >ing. ' 6o5' said the coo#. 'As# her some ,uestions,' the White ;abbit said to the >ing. 'All right, all right,' said the >ing.' What was in those tarts &' ' /ish,' said the coo#. ' Don't be stu"id,' said the >ing.' !all the ne*t "erson 5' Alice loo#ed round. 'Who can it be&' she wondered. The White ;abbit loo#ed at his "a"er and read the ne*t nameF 'Alice5'

Chapter 1* The +n o, the Trial

' Here5' cried Alice and stood u" ,uic#ly. %ut she was tall now, and chairs, tables and "eo"le fell here, there and everywhere. ' 8ut everything and everybody bac#5' said the >ing loudly. Alice "ut them all bac# in their "laces. Then the >ing as#ed, ' What do you #now about these tarts &' ' 6othing,' answered Alice. ' That's very im"ortant,' said the >ing. ' Bou mean, unim"ortant, 3ir,' said the White ;abbit. ' +nim"ortant C of course,' said the >ing. ' 4m"ortant C unim"ortant C im"ortant C unim"ortant,' he re"eated. He loo#ed at Alice carefully. He too# a boo# and read from it. 'Alice is more than a #ilometre high. 3o she has to leave the room5' he said. ' 4'm not more than a #ilometre high C'Alice began. ' Bou are,' said the >ing. ' ?ore than two #ilometres high,' said the $ueen. 'Well, 4'm not leaving this room,' said Alice. The >ing's face went white. '!ut off her head5' shouted the $ueen. 6obody moved. ' Bou stu"id woman,' said Alice. 3he was very large now and she wasn't afraid of anybody. ' !ut off her head5' shouted the $ueen. '=

'Don't be stu"id5' Alice said. 'Who's afraid of you& !'m not. Bou're only cards5' The cards C all fifty-two of them C came down on to" of Alice. 3he felt afraid and angry and started to fight them. Then she o"ened her eyes ...

3he saw a tree, a big old tree. 3he was under it, ne*t to her sister. Her sister's hand was on her hair. 'Wa#e u", Alice dear,' her sister said. 'Bou sle"t for a long time5' ' Oh5' said Alice, and then she understood. 3he sat u" and told her sister about the White ;abbit and the rabbit-hole. When she finished her story, her sister laughed. ' 0et's go home to tea,' she said.' 4t's getting late.' 'Oh yes5 4'd li#e some tea5' cried Alice. And she got u" and ran home.

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