Alice in Wonderland (23)

Alice in Wonderland (23)

" Well, I should like to be a little larger, sir, if wouldn't mind, " said Alice, " Three inches is such a wretched height to be. "

The Caterpillar drew itself up to its full height, which was exactly three inches tall.
" It is very good height indeed ! "said the Caterpillar angrily.

In a minute or two the Caterpillar took the hookah out of its mouth and yawned once or twice, and shook itself.

Then it got down off the mushroom, and crawled away into the grass.

As it went, the Caterpillar remarked,
" One side will make you grow taller and the other side will make you grow shorter. "

" One side of what ? The other side of what ? " asked Alice.

" Of the mushroom, " said the Caterpillar and a moment later it was out of sight.

Alice looked thoughtfully at the big mashroom for a minute, trying to make out which were the two side of it.

At last she she stretched her arms round it, and broke off a bit of the edge with each hand.

A morsel from the left hand sent her shooting upwards.

When she looked down, all she could see was  an immense length of neek, which seemed to rise like a stalk out of a sea of green leaves that lay far down below her.

" What can all that green stuff be ? " said Alice.

She was just bending her long neck when a large pigeon flown into her face, and was beating her violently with iits wings.



" Serpent ! " screamed the Pigeon.

" i'm not  a serpent ! " said Alice, " Let me alone ! "

" Serpent, I say again. " repeated the Pigion.

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