Reading Notes: Alice In Wonderland, Part B

Reading Notes from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, British/Celtic Unit.

Reading Part B:

A Mad Tea Party

illustration by Sir John Tensile

I think instead of a table on the ground here in this story, there would be a table in a tree house. The rabbit goes up the tree into a tree house. Alice must figure out how to get up there since she is still sort of dazed by the caterpillar's candy. As the rabbit disappears out of eye sight, Alice sees a nearby river. She goes over to it to drink water. She feels much better. As she feels better minute by minute, she figures out a way to climb up the tall tree to get to where the rabbit has gone. She can hear voices, but doesn't know what's going on. As she is so curious, she finds a branch and uses it to propel herself up into the tree. She accidentally sticks a rough landing, and lands on top of the table. The Mad Hatter, which in this case will be a fox, is not happy. He leans over to eat Alice right up until the rabbit stops her. He says, "Wait!" We mustn't. She is important later on today. 

Then he gets up and scurries out of the tree house screaming, "I'm late, I'm late, for a very important date!" 

The rabbit disappears again out of Alice's sight. She must follow him. 

The Queen's Croquet-Ground

I think instead of the Queen of Hearts, she will be called the queen of diamonds. Why? Because what woman doesn't love diamonds. I understand that the original queen can control others' hearts and it is a source of power, but what about a queen of diamonds? I think she would rule over a land of diamonds and her servants are called diamonds in the rough. Ha! But anywhere, instead of roses being in the garden, too, there would be flowers that shine as much as a diamond would. The queen also kills the enemies and the ones who get in trouble with diamonds.