Summary
This chapter is an adapted version of Lewis Carroll's classic novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, prescribed as supplementary reading for 7th Standard English (Term 2, Unit 1). The story follows a young girl named Alice who, on a hot, lazy afternoon, spots a White Rabbit with pink eyes carrying a pocket watch. Driven by curiosity, she follows the rabbit down its hole and tumbles into a fantastical underground world.
After a long fall, Alice finds a three-legged glass table with a tiny golden key that opens a small door leading to a beautiful garden. She is too big to pass through, but a bottle labelled "DRINK ME" shrinks her to the size of a doll, allowing her to enter the garden. However, she quickly grows bored of being tiny. The White Rabbit mistakes her for his maid and orders her to fetch his gloves and fan from his cottage. There, Alice eats a chocolate cake labelled "EAT ME" and grows so large that she fills the entire house.
The White Rabbit's magical fan then shrinks her again. Seeking help, Alice encounters a Caterpillar sitting on a mushroom who tells her that one side of the mushroom makes you big and the other makes you small. A grinning Cheshire Cat directs her towards the Mad Hatter and the March Hare. At the mad tea party, Alice endures nonsensical riddles and rude behaviour before continuing on her way.