27. Alice in wonderland爱丽丝漫游仙境（下）

Thecaterpillar could not help her, so Alice walked on.

Next, shemet a Cheshire cat sitting on a tree. The cat had a fixed smile on his face.Alice greeted him and asked him if he had seen the white rabbit.

The Cheshirecat smiled a bit more and said, ‘Try looking for him in the Queen of Heart’spalace. Go left from here till you find a huge tree with a door. That is thepalace!’

Alice thankedthe cat and went looking for the huge tree with a door. Suddenly, she found it!The door was open. It was the garden of the Queen of Hearts. A gardener waspainting the white roses red! ‘Why are you painting the roses?’ asked Alice.

‘Becausethe queen likes only red roses.’ The gardener replied.

Alice wentin further and saw the queen of hearts playing croquet. She was using aflamingo as mallet and a hedgehog as a ball. The card soldiers were doubled upas rings for the ball to go through.

The queencommanded Alice to play the game with her or she would be punished. Alice triedplaying, but she was so scared that her flamingo mallet flew off! The queen ofhearts was upset indeed!

Alice ranfrom there and entered the palace. The queen of hearts followed her, shouting ‘offwith her head!’ The card soldiers caught Alice and took her to the royal court.Alice saw the white rabbit!

He wassitting with the queen to judge the prisoners. Alice was amused and shouted, ‘Thisseems to be a mad-house!’ The card soldiers jumped at her.

Alicescreamed and ran for her life until she found herself back at the place whereshe had first seen the white rabbit! ’Ah!’, sighed the little girl, ‘It wasjust a dream!’