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Introduction

ThistimetheCheshireCatvanishedquiteslowly.Firstitsbodywent,thenitslegs.Thenallofitvanished,andtherewasonlyitssmile.

'Therearealotofcatswithoutasmile,butasmilewithoutacat!

Sowthat'sverystrange!

'Alicesaid.

Onehotsummerday,Aliceandhersisteraresittingunderatree.Aliceseesawhiterabbitandrunsafterit.Therabbitgoesdownarabbit-holeandAlicefollowsit.

Downtherabbit-hole,everythingisdifferent.Aliceisin'Wonderland'.Hersizechangesallthetime.Caterpillarscantalkandrabbitshavewatches.TheQueenwantstocutoffeverybody'shead.WhentheQueenseestheCheshireCat,shewantstocutofftheCat'sheadtoo.Butthere'saproblem.TheCheshireCathasn'tgotabody...WhatstrangethingshappentoAlice,inWonderland?

Andhowwillshegetbackhomeagain?

CharlesDodgsonwasbornin1838.HewenttoOxfordUniversityandthenhewasateacherthere.Hewasaquietmananddidnottalktopeopleeasily.

HewroteAliceinWonderlandin1865.Forhim,AliceinWonderlandwasnotanimportantbook,sohedidnotusehisnameforthebook.HeusedthenameLewisCarroll.Butthebooksoldverywellanditwasquicklyveryfamous.Atthattime,children'sbooksalwaystriedtoteachsomething.LewisCarrolldidnottrytoteachanything.Heonlywantedtotellawonderfulstory.

CarrollwroteasecondstoryaboutAlicein1871.Hediedin1898.Today,AliceinWonderlandisoneofthemostfamouschildren'sstoriesintheworld.

Chapter1DowntheRabbit-hole

Aliceandherbigsistersatunderatreeonesunnyday.Alice'ssisterhadabook,butAlicehadnothingwithher.Shelookedathersister'sbook.Therewerenopicturesorconversationsinit.

'Whyisshereadingabookwithoutpicturesorconversations?

'shethought.'I'mbored.Iknow!

I'lllookforsomeflowers.'Thenshethought,'No,it'stoohotforthatandIfeelsleepy'

Suddenly,awhiterabbitranpasther.Ittookawatchfromitsjacketandlookedatit.'Oh!

Oh!

I'mgoingtobelate!

'itsaid.

'That'sstrange!

Arabbitwithawatch!

'saidAlice.

Shejumpedupandranaftertheanimal.Itrandownalargerabbit-hole,soAlicewentdowntheholetoo.Shedidn'tstopandask,'HowamIgoingtogetoutagain?

'

Alicefelldownanddown.Butshefellveryslowlyanddidn'tfeelafraid.'What'sgoingtohappennext?

'shewondered.

Shelookedround.Therewerecupboardsinthewallsoftherabbit-hole.Someofthecupboardswereopen,andtherewerebooksinthem.Sometimesshesawpictures.Shelookeddown,butshecouldn'tseeanylight.

Down,down,down.'Whenwilltheholeend?

'shewondered.PerhapsI'mgoingtocomeoutinAustralia!

I'llhavetoaskthenameofthecountry."Please,madam,isthisAustraliaorNewZealand?

"No,Ican'tdothat.They'llthinkI'mstupid.'

Shethoughtabouthercat,Dinah.'What'sDinahdoing?

Willtheyrememberhermilktonight?

Oh,Dinah!

Whyaren'tyouherewithme?

Perhapsthere'samousehereandyoucaneatit!

'

♦

Suddenly,Alicewasatthebottomofthehole.'Thatdidn'thurt'shesaidandsatupquickly.ShecouldseetheWhiteRabbitandsheranafterhimagain.Theywereinadifferentrabbit-holenow.

'Oh,myearsandnose!

'theWhiteRabbitcried.'It'sgetting

verylate!

'

Heranfasterandvanishedthroughanotherhole.Alicefollowedhimthroughthehole.Nowshewasinaverylongroom.ShelookedroundfortheWhiteRabbit,butshecouldn'tseehimanywhere.

Therewerefourdoorsintheroom,butAlicecouldn'topenthem.Also,shecouldn'tseetheholeanywhere.'HowamIgoingtogetout?

'shewondered.

Thenshesawalittletable.Ithadaverysmallkeyonit.

'Perhapsitwillopenoneofthedoors,'shethought.Shetookthekeyandtriedtoopeneachdoorwithit.Butitwasnogood.Thekeywastoosmall.

'Thiskeyhastoopensomething,'shethought.

Thenshesawaverysmalldoorabout40centimetershigh.Thelittlekeyopenedit.Sheputherheaddownandlookedthroughthedoorintoabeautifulgarden.Shetriedtowalkthroughit,butshewastoobig.Sadly,sheshutthedooragainandputthekeybackonthetable.

'Whycan'tIgetsmaller?

'thoughtAlice.'Thisisaverystrangeplace-soperhapsIcan.'

Shelookedatthetable.Therewasalittlebottleonit.

'Thatbottlewasnotonthetablebefore,'thoughtAlice.

Thebottlehad'DRINKME'onitinlargeletters.Alicelookedatitcarefully.

'Isitallrighttodrink?

'shewondered.

'I'lldrinkalittle,'shethought.Shehadsomeanditwasverynice.Soshehadsomemore.'Thisfeelsstrange,'saidAlice.'I'mgettingsmallerandsmaller!

'-Afterashorttime,shewasonly25centimetreshigh.

'NowIcangothroughthatdoor,'shethought.Shewenttothedoor,butcouldnotopenit.Thekeywasonthetable.Shewentbacktothetable.ButAlicewastooshortandshecouldn'tgetthekey.Shetriedtoclimbthetablelegs,butitwastoodifficult.Thelittlegirlsatdownandcried.

'Alice!

Alice!

'shesaidaftersomeminutes.'Don'tcry.Itisn'tgoingtohelpyou.Stopnow!

'

Thenshesawalittleboxunderthetable.Sheopenedit.Therewasacakeinside.Onit,shesawthewords,'EATME'.

'Yes,Iwilleatit,'Alicesaid.'PerhapsI'llgetbiggerandthenIcangetthekey.OrperhapsI'llgetsmaller.ThenIcangetunderthedoorintothegarden.'

Sheatesomecake.

'WillIgoupordown?

'shewondered.Shefeltthetopofherheadwithherhand.Butnothinghappened—shestayedthesamesize.Soshefinishedthecake.

Chapter2Alice'sTears

'Oh!

What'shappening?

'criedAlice.'I'mgettingtallerandtaller!

'Shelookeddown.'Goodbye,feet!

Whowillputyourshoesonforyounow?

Ican'tdoit!

I'llgiveyousomenewshoesforChristmas.I'llhavetosendthemtoyou!

'

Inashorttime,Alicewasmorethanthreemetreshigh.

'Iwanttogointothatgarden!

'shethought.Shetookthelittlekeyfromthetable.Thenshewenttothedoorandopenedit.Butshewastoobigandcouldn'tgothroughit.

Shesatdownandbegantocryagain.Becauseshewasverybig,hertearswereverybigtoo.

'Alice,stopitthisminute!

Don'tcry!

'shesaid.

Butshecouldn'tstopthebigtearsandafteratimetherewaswatereverywhere.

♦

Sheheardthesoundofsmallfeet.ShelookeddownandtherewastheWhiteRabbitagain.Hehadhisbestclotheson,andinonehandhehadawhitehat.

'Oh,theDuchess,theDuchess!

'hesaid.'She'llbeangrywithmebecauseI'mlate!

'

Alicewantedtoaskhimforhelp.'Please,sir—'shesaidverypolitely.

TheWhiteRabbitjumped.Heranoutoftheroomandhishatfellfromhishands.Alicetookthehat.

'AmIdifferent?

'shewondered.'IwasAliceyesterday,buteverythingisdifferenttoday.PerhapsI'mnotmenow.SowhoamI?

That'sthequestion.'

Shebegantothinkaboutherfriends.'PerhapsI'moneofthem,'shethought.'I'mnotAdabecauseherhairisdifferenttomine.Idon'twanttobemyfriendMabel,becauseshedoesn'tknowverymuch.Iknowmorethanshedoes.'Thenshethought,'DoIknowmore?

Letmesee.What'sfourandfour?

Eight.Eightandeightissixteen.Sixteenandsixteenis...Oh!

Ican'tremember!

'Andshestartedtocryagain.

Butthistimehertearsweresmalltears—shewassmallagain!

'Why?

'shewondered.Thensheunderstood.ShehadtheWhiteRabbit'shatinherhand.

'I'msmallerbecauseI'vegotthehatinmyhand!

'shethought.

Sheputthehaton.Itwastherightsizeforherhead.

AmIsmallerthanthetablenow?

'shewondered.Shewenttothetableandstoodnexttoit.Shewassmallerthanthetable.'I'mgettingsmallerallthetime!

'shecried.'I'mgoingtovanish!

'Shequicklytookthehatoff.

'NowIcangointothegarden!

'thoughtAlice,andshestartedtoruntothelittledoor.Butbeforeshegotthere,shefellintosomewater.Shetriedtoputherfeetonthegroundbutshecouldn't.Shehadtoswim.

'I'minthesea!

'shethought.Butitwasn'tthesea.Thewaterwashertears.

♦

Somethingwasinthewater—Alicecouldhearit.'Perhapsit'sabigfishorseaanimal,'shethought.Shelookedround.There,verynearher,wasamouse.

'I'llspeaktoit,'thoughtAlice.'Everythingisstrangehere.Perhapsitcanspeakandunderstandme.'

'OhMouse,'shesaid.'Doyouknowthewayoutofthisroom?

'TheMousedidn'tanswer.

'Perhapsitdoesn'tunderstandEnglish.Perhapsit'saFrenchmouse,'Alicethought.Sherememberedsomewordsfromherschoolbook,soshespoketothemouseinFrench.

'Whereismycat?

'sheasked.

TheMousemovedquicklyawayfromher.

'Oh,I'msorry,'saidAlice.'Iforgot.You'reamouse,soyoudon'tlikecats.'

'Don'tlikecats!

'criedthemouse.'I'mamouse.OfcourseIdon'tlikecats!

'

'No,'Alicesaid.'No.ButIthinkyouwilllikeDinah.Sheisanice,dearthing.She'sveryquietandgood.Shecatchesamouseeveryday-Oh!

You'reangryagain!

Wewon'ttalkaboutDinahanymore-'

'We!

'criedtheMouse.'Ineverspeakaboutcats!

Ourfamilyhatescats!

Idon'twanttohearanymoreaboutthem.'

'No,no,'saidAlicequickly.'Perhaps—perhapsyoulikedogs?

There'saverynicelittledognearourhouse.Itlikesplayingwithchildrenbutitworkstoo.Itkillsallthem—Oh!

I'msorry!

'

TheMouselookedangrilyatherandswamquicklyaway.'DearMouse!

'saidAlicesoftly.'Comebackagainandwewon'ttalkaboutcatsordogs.'

WhentheMouseheardthis,itturnedround.Itswamslowlyback.'Allright,'itsaid.'I'lltalktoyou,butlet'sgetoutofthe

water.'

TheyclimbedoutandAlicelookedround.Therewerealotofanimalsandbirdsinthewater.Whentheysawher,theygotoutofthewatertoo.

Chapter3ARace

Aliceandthebirdsandanimalsfeltcoldandwet.The