Alice in Wonderland Retold in Words of One Syllable - Mrs J C Gorham
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What happens when Alice first follows the white rabbit down the hole?
Chapter one of Alice in Wonderland Retold in words of one syllable. This is a Libervox recording. All Librivox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit Librivox dot org Recording by Matron in Houston, Texas Alice in Wonderland, Retold in Words of One Syllable by J. C. Gorham. Chapter one Down The Rabbit Hole Alice had sat on the bank by her sister till she was tired and Once or twice she had looked at the book her sister held in her hand, but there were no pictures in it. And what is the use of a book? thought Alice, without pictures. She asked herself as well as she could, for the hot day made her feel quite dull, if it would be worth while to get up and pick some daisies to make a chain.
Just then a white rabbit with pink eyes ran close by her. That was not such a strange thing, said Nor did Alice think it so much out of the way to hear the rabbit say Oh dear, oh dear, I shall be late. But when the rabbit took a watch out of its pocket, and looked at it and then ran on. Alice started to her feet, for she knew that was the first time she had seen a rabbit with a watch. She jumped up and ran to get a look at it, and was just in time to see it pop down a large rabbit hole near the hedge. As fast as she could go, Alice went down the hole after it. and did not one stop to think how in the world she was to get out. The hole went straight on for some way, and then turned down with a sharp bend, and
So sharp that Alice had no time to think to stop, till she found herself falling in what seemed a deep well. She must not have moved fast, or the well must have been quite deep. For it took her a long time to go down, and as she went, she had time to look at the strange things she passed. First she tried to look down and make out what was there. But it was too dark to see. Then she looked at the sides of the well and saw they were piled with bookshelves. Here and there she saw maps hung on pegs. She took down a jar from one of the shelves as she passed. On it was the word jam, but there was no jam in it, so she put it back on one of the shelves as she fell past it. Well, thought Alice to herself, after such a fall as this, I shall not mind a fall downstairs at all how brave they all think me at home.
Why, I wouldn't say a thing if I fell off the top of the house, which I dare say was quite true. Down, down, down. Would the fall never come to an end? I should like to know, she said, how far I have come by this time. Wouldn't it be strange if I should fall right through the earth and come out where folks walk with their feet up and their heads down? Down, down, down. Dinah will miss me tonight, Alice went on. Dina was the cat. I hope they'll think to give her her milk at tea time. Dina, my dear, I wish you were down here with me. There were no mice in the air. But you might catch a bat, and that's much like a mouse, you know. But do cats eat bats? And here Alice must have gone to sleep. For she dreamed that she walked hand in hand with Dina, and just as she asked her, Now Dina, tell me the truth, do you eat bats?
All at once Thump Thump. Down she came on a heap of sticks and dried leaves, and the long fall was over. Alice was not a bit hurt, but at once jumped to her feet. She looked up, but all was dark there. At the end of a long hall, in front of her the white rabbit was still in sight. There was no time to be lost, so off Alice went like the wind, and were just in time to hear it say, Oh my ears, how late it is. Then it was out of sight. She found she was in a long hall with a low roof from which hung a row of lighted lamps. There were doors on all sides, but when Alice had been all around and tried each one, she found they were all locked. She walked back and forth and tried to think how she was to get out.
At last she came to a stand made all of glass, and On it was the tiny key of gold, and Alice's first thought was that this might be a key to one of the doors of the hall. But when she had tried the key in each lock, she found the locks were too large, or the key was too small.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What happens when Alice first follows the white rabbit down the hole?
0:00–10:55
2
How does Alice’s size change after she drinks the “drink me” bottle?
10:55–21:23
3
Why does Alice try to use the tiny key on the small door and what does she find?
21:23–31:25
4
What does the rabbit ask Alice to fetch and how does she react?
31:25–1:01:20
5
What happens at the end of Chapter 7 and how does the story transition to Chapter 8?
1:01:20–1:17:05
6
How does the Queen’s Croquet Ground unfold in Chapter 8?
1:17:05–1:33:21
7
What is introduced at the start of Chapter 9 – the Mock Turtle?
1:33:21–1:48:38
8
How does the Mock Turtle’s tale develop before the next chapter begins?
1:48:38–1:57:10