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
ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND
CHAPTER ONE Down the Rabbit Hole Alice was beginning to get tired of sitting by her sister on the riverbank with nothing to do Once or twice she had peered into the book her sister was reading but it had no pictures or conversations conversations in it and what good is a book thought Alice without pictures or conversations She thought about making a daisy chain but didn't feel like getting up and picking the daisies so she laid her head in her sister's lap and watched the clouds Suddenly a White Rabbit with pink eyes ran by Oh dear Oh dear I will be late the White Rabbit said
