Transcript
Narrator
Hello. This is the story of an ordinary girl called Alice. Our story begins on an ordinary summer's day. Let's meet Alice: here she is, sitting next to the river with her sister on a very hot summer's afternoon. Her sister is reading a book, and with no-one to talk to, Alice is bored… and a bit sleepy. Soon, she'll be in a Wonderland full of strange and wonderful adventures… but Alice doesn't know that yet…
Alice
Ohh… There's nothing to do… except lie on the grass and pick daisies. Shall I make a daisy chain for my dear little Dinah? Oh… I don't know… it's sooo hot…
White Rabbit
Oh dear! Oh dear! I'm late! I'm so very late! Oh dear oh dear!
Alice
A white rabbit! A talking white rabbit? Perhaps. But a rabbit with a pocket-watch? A rabbit with pockets? I must see where he's going!
Narrator
Alice had never seen a rabbit with a pocket, or a waistcoat, or a pocket-watch before. So, she ran after the rabbit as fast as she could, and when the rabbit jumped down a large rabbit hole, Alice jumped straight after him.
Alice
Oohhhh… Either this hole is very deep or I'm falling very slowly. And what a curious rabbit-hole! Who would think a rabbit-hole would have bookshelves… and books… and maps… and jars of marmalade?
Narrator
Alice fell down, down, down. She fell for so long that she began to think about Dinah, her cat.
Alice
Dinah will miss me tonight! I hope they'll remember her milk at tea-time. Dinah, my dear, I wish you were down here with me!
Narrator
Alice was beginning to feel quite sleepy when suddenly, her fall was over and she found herself sitting on a pile of leaves and grass.
Alice
Ouch! Who's there?
White Rabbit
Oh, my ears and whiskers! How late it's getting!!
Alice
Wait! Please sir, wait a moment!
Narrator
The White Rabbit ran down a long tunnel. Alice ran after him. But when she reached the end of the tunnel she found only a long hall with doors all the way round. Alice tried to open the doors – but they were all locked. Then she saw a table with a tiny key on it.
Alice
These doors are all too big. There must be a smaller door somewhere. I wonder… hmmm, let me look behind this little curtain… ooh! a tiny little door! Let me try the key… What a beautiful garden! But how can I visit it? The door is so tiny – I can't even fit my head through! Oh! It's no use. I wish I could fold up like a telescope! Wait a minute… what's this? It certainly wasn't here before. A bottle – I wonder what it is? Let me see the label. Hmmm: Drink me… Oh! Oh! Ohhhhhh!!!! What a curious feeling! I'm folding up like a telescope!
Narrator
And so she was! Alice got smaller and smaller until she was small enough to fit through the door. But she'd forgotten something …
Alice
The key!
Narrator
Alice was too small to reach the key on the table. She tried and tried to climb up the table leg but it was too slippery. When she had tired herself out with trying, poor little Alice sat down and cried.
Alice
It's no use. I can't reach the key, so I can't get into the garden and that's that. There's no use crying like that! Alice! I advise you to stop this minute! Oohh… what's this? A little glass box… with cake inside! Ooh: and there's a note. Eat me. Hmmm. I wonder if it will make me grow...? If I grow, I will be able to reach the key. But what if makes me even smaller? Well, if it makes me smaller, I will be able to creep under the door.
Narrator
And Alice began to eat the cake. Did she grow big enough to reach the key? Or perhaps the cake made her small enough to creep under the door and into her beautiful garden. I'll tell you what happened next time. Goodbye.
🌿 Symbolism & Metaphor
1. What could the White Rabbit symbolize?
Does he represent curiosity, time, anxiety, or something else entirely? Why is Alice so drawn to follow him?
2. What might the fall down the rabbit hole represent in real life?
Is it a metaphor for growing up, losing control, entering a new state of mind?
3. The bottle says “Drink me” and the cake says “Eat me.”
What do these commands say about Alice’s attitude toward risk and obedience?
Could this represent the way children are taught to follow rules without questioning?
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🧠 Psychological & Emotional Insight
4. Why does Alice talk to herself so often?
What does this show about her emotional state or her need for connection?
5. Alice gives herself advice: “Alice! I advise you to stop this minute!”
What does this moment tell us about how she sees herself or manages her emotions?
6. Do you think Alice feels empowered or helpless in this new world?
Find moments in the text that support your answer.
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🧩 Interpretation & Ambiguity
7. Is Wonderland a dream, a fantasy, or a reflection of Alice’s inner world?
What clues from the text support your theory?
8. Why is Alice so determined to enter the garden?
Could the garden represent more than just a pretty place? What might it symbolize?
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🌍 Connection to Real Life
9. Can you think of a moment in your own life when you felt like you had ‘fallen down a rabbit hole’?
What does that expression mean to you after reading this?
10. What does this story say about how we deal with the unknown or the absurd?
Is it better to be curious and brave, like Alice? Why or why not?
Vocabulary
curious
wanting to know everything about everything
daisies (singular: daisy)
small garden flowers that are white with yellow centres
marmalade
a kind of jam made from oranges
telescope
a metal tube with glass at the end that you use to see things that are very far away. Some telescopes are made from several tubes of different sizes that can fit inside each other
creep
to move very carefully and secretly so that nobody sees you
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