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Date Posted: 12:11:55 10/14/04 Thu
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In reply to: Lewis Carroll 's message, "the white rabbit" on 15:30:43 09/23/04 Thu

>Once upon a time, there was a little girl called
>Alice: and she had a very curious dream.
>
>Would you like to hear about what it was that she
>dreamed about?
>
>Well, this was the first thing that happened. A White
>Rabbit came running by, in a great hurry; and, just as
>it passed Alice, it stopped and took its watch out of
>its pocket.
>
>Wasn't that a funny thing? Did you ever see a Rabbit
>that had a watch, and a pocket to put it in? Of
>course, when a Rabbit has a watch, it must have a
>pocket to put it in: it would never do to carry it
>about in its mouthÑand it wants its hands sometimes,
>to run about with.
>
>Hasn't it got pretty pink eyes (I think all White
>Rabbits have pink eyes); and pink ears; and a nice
>brown coat; and you can just see its red pocket-
>handkerchief peeping out of its coat pocket: and, what
>with its blue neck-tie and its yellow waistcoat, it
>really is very nicely dressed.
>
>"Oh dear, oh dear!" said the Rabbit. "I shall be to
>late!" What would it be too late for, I wonder? Well,
>you see, it had to go and visit the Duchess (you'll
>see a picture of the Duchess, soon, sitting in her
>kitchen): and the Duchess was a very cross old lady:
>and the Rabbit knew she'd be very angry indeed if he
>kept her waiting. So the poor thing was as frightened
>as frightened could be (Don't you see how he's
>trembling? Just shake the book a little, from side to
>side, and you'll soon see him tremble), because he
>thought the Duchess would have his head cut off, for a
>punishment. That was what the Queen of Hearts used to
>do, when she was angry with people (you'll see a
>picture of her, soon): at least she used to order
>their heads to be cut off, and she always thought it
>was done, though they never really did it.
>
>And so, when the White Rabbit ran away, Alice wanted
>to see what would happen to it: so she ran after it:
>and she ran, and she ran, till she tumbled right down
>the rabbit-hole.
>
>And then she had a very long fall indeed. Down, and
>down, and down, till she began to wonder if she was
>going right through the World, so as to come out on
>the other side!
>
>It was just like a very deep well: only there was no
>water in it. If anybody really had such a fall as
>that, it would kill them, most likely: but you know it
>doesn't hurt a bit to fall in a dream, because, you
>really are lying somewhere, safe and sound, and fast
>asleep!
>
>However, this terrible fall came to an end at last,
>and down came Alice on a heap of sticks and dry
>leaves. But she wasn't a bit hurt, and up she jumped,
>and ran after the Rabbit again.
>
>And so that was the beginning of Alice's curious
>dream. And, next time you see a White Rabbit, try and
>fancy you're going to have a curious dream, just like
>dear little Alice.

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  • One of my favorite stories! -- William S., 12:57:23 10/14/04 Thu (172.155.218.11)
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