FOREWORD A note to the reader A classic story rests in your hands The characters are famous The tale is timeless This Junior Classic edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland has been carefully condensed and adapted from the original version which you really must read when you're ready for every detail We kept the well known phrases for you We kept Lewis Carroll's style And we kept the important imagery and heart of the tale Literature is terrific fun It encourages you to think It helps you dream It is full of heroes and villains suspense and humor adventure and wonder and new ideas It introduces you to writers who reach out across time to say Do you want to hear a story I wrote Curl up and enjoy
CONTENTS 1 Down the Rabbit Hole 2 The Pool of Tears 3 A Caucus Race and a Long Tale 4 The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill 5 Advice from a Caterpillar 6 Pig and Pepper 7 A Mad Tea Party 8 The Queen's Croquet Ground 9 The Mock Turtle's Story 10 The Lobster Quadrille 11 Who Stole the Tarts 12 Alice's Evidence About the Author
CHARACTERS ALICE a young girl with a mind of her own in a world not her own ALICE'S SISTER an older sensible young lady who is reading to Alice DINAH Alice's cat THE WHITE RABBIT a well dressed rabbit who is running a bit late THE MOUSE a new friend in the pool of tears who would rather not hear of cats DUCK DODO LORY EAGLET CRAB MAGPIE CANARY animals caught in the pool of tears BILL a poor fellow who is sent down and kicked out of a chimney THE CATERPILLAR a three inch mushroom sitter who gives advice FISH FOOTMAN a footman for the Queen FROG FOOTMAN a footman for the Duchess THE DUCHESS a rather rude woman who is fond of morals the Duchess's grinning cat THE CHESHIRE CAT who tends to disappear
CHARACTERS THE COOK the Duchess's cook who makes pepper soup the host of a tea party THE MARCH HARE outside his house THE MAD HATTER an odd tea party guest who does not do well with keeping Time DORMOUSE a sleepy guest at the tea party three royal gardeners TWO SEVEN AND FIVE who are truly cards THE QUEEN OF HEARTS the ruler of the croquet game and everyone's head THE KING OF HEARTS the Queen's patient and rather dull husband a royal servant who THE KNAVE OF HEARTS may have stolen some tarts THE GRYPHON a droll creature who introduces Alice to the Mock Turtle THE MOCK TURTLE a very sad and tearful teller of tales
