Who said to alice who are you

Which brought them back again to the beginning of the conversation. Alice felt a little irritated at the Caterpillar's making such very short remarks, and she drew herself up and said, very gravely, 'I think, you out to tell me who you are, first. Here was another puzzling question; and as Alice could not think of any good reason, and as the Caterpillar seemed to be in a very unpleasant state of mind, she turned away.

Alice thought she might as well wait, as she had nothing else to do, and perhaps after all it might tell her something worth hearing. For some minutes it puffed away without speaking, but at last it unfolded its arms, took the hookah out of its mouth again, and said, 'So you think you're changed, do you? Alice folded her hands, and began: — 'You are old, Father William,' the young man said, 'And your hair has become very white; And yet you incessantly stand on your head — Do you think, at your age, it is right?

Do you think I can listen all day to such stuff? Be off, or I'll kick you down stairs! Alice said nothing: she had never been so much contradicted in her life before, and she felt that she was losing her temper. And she thought of herself, 'I wish the creatures wouldn't be so easily offended! Join Goodreads. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read.

Error rating book. Refresh and try again. See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. As the rulers of Wonderland, the King and the Queen of Hearts issue decrees and commands on a whim. Perhaps what Carroll was trying to tell his audience about the madness of power and government still holds true today.

Lastly, we have quotes from a few more of the many singular characters who help Alice clearly see herself and the real world even while she is still in Wonderland. He told the youngest daughter, Alice, a story as they rowed along and she begged him to write it down.

When he got home that evening he began straight away. The book, and its sequel Through The Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, have been translated into at least 65 languages, including Cornish and Latin, and countless film and theatre adaptations have been made.