In which our heroine finally enters the little garden, where she sees some Card Tricks, threats of Mass Executions which are stymied by the Pre-Disembodied Head of the Cat, whereupon she re-encounters the Duchess in a more Pleasant though Didactic Temper, and then is introduced to a Gryphon and a Mock Turtle who share some Puns Most Terrible.
You'll need the Tenniel illustrations for this one, as one is actually mentioned in the text:
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0:40 - Botanical Dissembling |
Notice that Carroll made the Spades gardeners, the Clubs soldiers, the Diamonds courtiers, and the Hearts the royal family. There are far less subtle puns to come.
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3:32 - The Queen is a Most Jolly sort. |
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7:30 - The Flamingo dares Alice to go ahead and Try It. |
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12:11 - The difficulties of beheading a Head with no Body |
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13:39 - The surprisingly pleasant Duchess finds a Moral In That |
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19:53 - The Gryphon, for Those Unfamiliar with the term |
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21:40 - The Mock Turtle is miserable For Reasons |
Mock turtle soup often uses calf's head and calf's foot (among other brains and organ meats) to replace the turtle meat. This is, of course, why our friend here looks as he does.
And I did warn you about the puns.
All illustrations are courtesy of Lenny's Alice in Wonderland Site.
If you would like to read along, the text can be found at Project Gutenberg. No reading ahead, though!
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