Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Summary

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It was a warm day in summer. Alice was sat in the sunshine and she was reading a book with her sister. The book was terribly boring and Alice began to feel sleepy. Suddenly, a small, white rabbit raced past. The rabbit was wearing clothes! He pulled a watch from his pocket to check the time. He cried, “Oh dear! Oh no! I'm late! I’m late!” The rabbit shook his head and then disappeared down a rabbit hole. Alice followed the rabbit to the hole. She peered through the entrance but she could no longer see the rabbit. She squeezed her head and shoulders into the hole. Then, she wriggled her body a little further… Suddenly, Alice felt herself falling. For a long time, she tumbled down the rabbit hole. Finally, she landed with a bump in a long hallway which had a tiny door at the end of it. “I'm far too big to fit through such a little door,” Alice said to herself. Nearby, on a three-legged table, she found a small bottle. The bottle had a label on it which read ‘drink me’. Alice quickly drank from the bottle. Alice shrank until she was as small as a doll. She opened the door and quickly ran through it. “Oh, I'll never get back to the right size,” Alice cried. She began to look for help. ...