Which character in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland recites the poem which begins Twinkle, twinkle, little bat! How I wonder what you’re at! Up above the world you fly, Like a tea tray in the sky?
"Wonderland.<br> The Cheshire Cat: a mysterious grinning cat whom Alice asks for directions.<br> Mad Hatter, March Hare & Dormouse: three characters whom Alice encounters having a tea party.<br> Caterpillar: an exotic insect who gives Alice a piece of hallucinogenic mushroom to eat. 28 February 2011: In late 2017, Wheeldon's Royal Opera House production has been added to the repertoire of The Australian Ballet, with seasons in Melbourne and Sydney Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (ballet) Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is a ballet in three acts by Christopher Wheeldon with a scenario by Nicholas Wright. It was commissioned by The Royal Ballet,"
"muchness. He later appears, equally sleepy, at the Knave of Hearts' trial and voices resentment at Alice for growing, and his last interaction with any character is his being ""suppressed"" (amongst other things) by the Queen for shouting out that tarts are made of treacle. The character also appears in Disney's ""Alice in Wonderland"". As in the book, he is sleepy and lazy, but unlike in the book, he sings ""Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Bat"" instead of telling his story about mouse sisters to entertain the tea-party participants. He panics at the mention of the word ""cat"", much like The Mouse"
"How Doth the Little Crocodile ""How Doth the Little Crocodile"" is a poem by Lewis Carroll which appears in his novel, ""Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"". It is recited by Alice in Chapter 2. It describes a crafty crocodile which lures fish into its mouth with a welcoming smile. This poem is performed by Richard Haydn in ""Alice in Wonderland"" (1951) and by Fiona Fullerton in the film ""Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"" (1972). ""How Doth the Little Crocodile"" is a parody of the moralistic poem """" by Isaac Watts, which is what Alice was originally trying to recite. Watts' poem begins"
"Pat (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland) Pat is a fictional character in Lewis Carroll’s ""Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"". He appears in the chapter ""The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill."" He works for the White Rabbit like his friend Bill the Lizard. Carroll never gives any description of the character other than being a gardener, and his species has been widely debated, with evidence showing he is likely to be a monkey or a guinea pig. When the White Rabbit mistakes Alice for his maid, Mary Ann, she drinks from a bottle that makes her grow. The Rabbit thinks she is"
"Caterpillar (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland) The Caterpillar (also known as the Hookah-Smoking Caterpillar) is a fictional character appearing in Lewis Carroll's book ""Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"". Introduced in Chapter Four (""Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill"") and the main center of interest of Chapter V (""Advice from a Caterpillar""), the Caterpillar is a hookah-smoking caterpillar exactly three inches high (a height, the virtues of which, he defends against Alice's complaint). Alice does not like the Caterpillar when they first meet, because he does not immediately talk to her and when he does, it is usually in short, rather rude sentences,"
"""How doth the little busy bee ..."" and uses the bee as a model of hard work. In Carroll's parody, the crocodile's corresponding ""virtues"" are deception and predation, themes which recur throughout Alice's adventures in both books, and especially in the poems. How Doth the Little Crocodile ""How Doth the Little Crocodile"" is a poem by Lewis Carroll which appears in his novel, ""Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"". It is recited by Alice in Chapter 2. It describes a crafty crocodile which lures fish into its mouth with a welcoming smile. This poem is performed by Richard Haydn in ""Alice in"
"You Are Old, Father William ""You Are Old, Father William"" is a poem by Lewis Carroll that appears in his book ""Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"" (1865). It is recited by Alice in Chapter 5, """" (Chapter 3 in the original manuscript, ""Alice's Adventures in Wonderland""). Alice informs the Caterpillar that she has previously tried to repeat """" and has had it all come wrong as ""How Doth the Little Crocodile"". The Caterpillar asks her to repeat """"You Are Old, Father William"""", and she recites. <poem> ""You are old, Father William,"" the young man said, ""And your hair has become very"
"of the real Alice's name: Alice Pleasance Liddell. <poem style=""margin-left: 2em""> A boat, beneath a sunny sky Lingering onward dreamily In an evening of July - Children three that nestle near, Eager eye and willing ear, Pleased a simple tale to hear - Long has paled that sunny sky: Echoes fade and memories die: Autumn frosts have slain July. Still she haunts me, phantomwise, Alice moving under skies Never seen by waking eyes. Children yet, the tale to hear, Eager eye and willing ear, Lovingly shall nestle near. In a Wonderland they lie, Dreaming as the days go by, Dreaming"
"bottle marked drink me, which Alice does. She shrinks rapidly and tries the garden door again, but it is locked. In vain she tries to climb up the table leg to reach the golden key. Reflecting on her loneliness she tries to recite an old song, Issac Watts's Against Idleness and Mischief, but instead ends up reciting a bizarre parody, How Doth the Little Crocodile. After seeing the crocodile from the poem appear, a startled Alice falls into a pool of her own tears, where she meets a mouse who is offended by both cats and dogs. Despite being afraid"
"Mouse (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland) The Mouse is a fictional character in ""Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"" by Lewis Carroll. He appears in Chapter II ""The Pool of Tears"" and Chapter III ""A Caucus-Race and a Long Tale"" . Alice, the eponymous heroine in the book, first talks to the mouse when she is floating in a pool of her own tears, having shrunk in size: With no response from the mouse, Alice fears that it may not speak English and attempts to speak French. Upon mentioning the French word for cat, ""chatte"", the mouse panics. This leads to a discussion"
"imperious insect with her oratory skills in ""The Mariner's Tale"", a dark poem more akin to How Doth the Little Crocodile than the You Are Old, Father William poem she quoted for the Caterpillar in Carroll's original book. The Caterpillar gives his earnest (if somewhat slanted) critique of her recital in the 5th verse (""The Subjective Review"") before taking flight on mechanical wings (as depicted in the accompanying illustration). The 5th verse finds Alice in familiar company once again with ""The Cook, the Pig, the Cat & His Duchess"", as the Cheshire Cat tells her the tale of the conflict"
"a lot of his lines came from improvisation. March Hare The March Hare (called Haigha in ""Through the Looking-Glass"") is a character most famous for appearing in the tea party scene in Lewis Carroll's ""Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"". The main character, Alice, hypothesizes, ""Mad as a March hare"" is a common British English phrase, both now and in Carroll's time, and appears in John Heywood's collection of proverbs published in 1546. It is reported in ""The Annotated Alice"" by Martin Gardner that this proverb is based on popular belief about hares' behaviour at the beginning of the long breeding season,"
"recurring characters in stories for children throughout the modern era. Lewis Carroll's ""Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"" (1865) contains the poem ""How Doth the Little Crocodile"", a parody of a moralising poem by Isaac Watts, """". In J. M. Barrie's novel ""Peter and Wendy"" (1911), the character Captain Hook has lost his arm to the crocodile. Hook fears the crocodile, but is warned of its approach by the ticking of a clock which it has swallowed. In Rudyard Kipling's ""Just So Stories"" (1902), the Elephant's Child acquires his trunk by having his (short) nose pulled very hard by the Crocodile ""on"
"is now mostly forgotten, and only the parody is remembered. Carroll's parody ""undermines the pious didacticism of Southey's original and gives Father William an eccentric vitality that rebounds upon his idiot questioner"". Martin Gardner calls it ""one of the undisputed masterpieces of nonsense verse"". Since then, it has been parodied further, including more than 20 versions by 1886 a version by Charles Larcom Graves, a writer for ""Punch"" in 1889, and ""You are young, Kaiser William"". In the Walt Disney animated film ""Alice in Wonderland"" (1951) the first stanza of the poem is recited by Tweedledee and Tweedledum as a"
"Mouse claims that the ""tale"" will explain why he hates cats and dogs, the only villain in the poem is a dog; there is no actual explanation for the Mouse's animosity toward cats. However, ""Alice's Adventures Under Ground"", the original version of Alice in Wonderland, contains a different poem at this point in the story (which begins, ""We lived beneath the mat,/ Warm and snug and fat./ But one woe, that/ Was the cat!"") which includes both cats and dogs as the enemies of the mice. That poem is also concrete poetry in the shape of a tail. ""Fury said"
"Though she seems to distract him from composition, she is also serving as muse, for the doll's fantastic hairstyle is just such as, judging from the pattern of lines on his manuscript, Anstey went on to describe in the poem: “To a cap like a bat / (Which was once my cravat) / Part gracefully patted and pinn’d is, / Part stuck upon gauze/ Resembles mackaws/ And all the fine birds of the Indies. It was this episode too, featuring Madge Inkle as she confects a hair ornament from the purloined tail feathers of the rooster, that Anstey's friend Coplestone"
"song. ""Father William"" was played by Sammy Davis, Jr. in the 1985 film. They Might Be Giants recorded a song using the lyrics of the poem for the compilation album ""Almost Alice"" for the 2010 film, ""Alice in Wonderland"". You Are Old, Father William ""You Are Old, Father William"" is a poem by Lewis Carroll that appears in his book ""Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"" (1865). It is recited by Alice in Chapter 5, """" (Chapter 3 in the original manuscript, ""Alice's Adventures in Wonderland""). Alice informs the Caterpillar that she has previously tried to repeat """" and has had it"
"original song by Jefferson Airplane has also been used in German Techno DJ Paul Kalkbrenner's Feed Your Head. The Dormouse The Dormouse is a character in ""A Mad Tea-Party"", Chapter VII from ""Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"" by Lewis Carroll. The Dormouse sat between the March Hare and the Mad Hatter. They were using him, while he slept, as a cushion when Alice arrives at the start of the chapter. The Dormouse is always falling asleep during the scene, waking up every so often, for example to say: He also tells a story about three young girls who live in a"
"Lewis Carroll was readying ""Alice's Adventures Under Ground"" for publication he replaced a parody he had made of a negro minstrel song with a parody of Howitt's poem. ""The Mock Turtle's Song"", in Lewis Carroll's ""Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"", is a parody of Howitt's poem; it mimics the meter and rhyme scheme, and parodies the first line, but not the subject matter, of the original. The Spider and the Fly (poem) The Spider and the Fly is a poem by Mary Howitt (1799–1888), published in 1828. The first line of the poem is ""'Will you walk into my parlour?' said"
"March Hare The March Hare (called Haigha in ""Through the Looking-Glass"") is a character most famous for appearing in the tea party scene in Lewis Carroll's ""Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"". The main character, Alice, hypothesizes, ""Mad as a March hare"" is a common British English phrase, both now and in Carroll's time, and appears in John Heywood's collection of proverbs published in 1546. It is reported in ""The Annotated Alice"" by Martin Gardner that this proverb is based on popular belief about hares' behaviour at the beginning of the long breeding season, which lasts from February to September in Britain."
"her urgent attention. He isn't seen again for the rest of the film but makes a cameo in the credits. This was also his final film performance and the film is dedicated in his memory. Caterpillar (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland) The Caterpillar (also known as the Hookah-Smoking Caterpillar) is a fictional character appearing in Lewis Carroll's book ""Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"". Introduced in Chapter Four (""Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill"") and the main center of interest of Chapter V (""Advice from a Caterpillar""), the Caterpillar is a hookah-smoking caterpillar exactly three inches high (a height, the virtues of which,"
"his lost friendship with time and sings a little of the recitation he sang at the concert, which is a distorted parody of a popular nursery rhyme (""Twinkle, Twinkle, little bat..."") The March Hare suggests the subject be changed and the Hatter votes for a story. After pinching and pulling the sleepy Dormouse awake, the March Hare and Hatter beg for a story, whilst Alice asks politely. The Dormouse tells a bizarre tale of three sisters who lived in a well and drew treacle from it. A curious Alice questions the logic of the story and is insulted by the"
"opens a tiny door leading to what she believes is the most beautiful garden she could have ever imagined. In the distance, Alice spots a very curious sort of race, a caucus race, and watches the animals cheer as a small snail defeats the other animals. During her day in Wonderland, Alice questions all of the interesting characters she meets, including the Duchess and her Cheshire Cat about the beautiful garden and how to get there. The girl attends a very extraordinary tea party with two very unusual characters, the Mad Hatter and the March Hare, and is finally invited"
"last name: Liddell. It thrice mentions the word little and plays off the fact that the pronunciation of both was quite similar. This poem depicts the story of how, during the summer of 1862 and in the company of the three Liddell sisters and one Reverend Robinson Duckworth, Lewis Carroll composed ""Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"". It is from the first-hand accounts of those summer days that the background for this poem becomes clearer. Alice Pleasance Liddell was age 10 at the time that Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) first breathed life into Wonderland. Alice and her two sisters spent much"
"it could be more fun than being read to, Alice decides to follow the white rabbit into his rabbit hole. Alice soon finds herself falling down what seems like an endless underground tunnel, and when she reaches the other side, she finds herself in Wonderland, where she meets all sorts of interesting and mad characters. She joins the Mad Hatter and the March Hare for an unusual tea party, plays an unfair game of croquet with the Queen of Hearts and attends the trial of the Knave of Hearts who has been accused of stealing the Queen's tarts, all on"
"and had inserted an additional ""pas de deux"" for Alice and the knave. Oxford Characters <br> Alice: the original protagonist in Lewis Carroll's novel, in which she is a child; in the ballet she is a teenager beginning her first romance.<br> Henry Liddell and his wife: Alice's parents; her father is the vice-chancellor of Oxford.<br> Lewis Carroll: the author of ""Alice's Adventures in Wonderland""<br> Lorina and Edith: Alice's two sisters.<br> Jack: the gardener's boy who is sent away after being accused of stealing a jam tart. Wonderland Characters <br> The Queen of Hearts: a homicidal monarch wearing blood red and"
"dined on the shore"". The 12th verse, ""In the Garden of Hearts"", returns Alice to Wonderland, ""where the trial (of the Knave of Hearts) is about to begin!"" In the 13th verse (""The Trial Begins"") the King of Hearts presides over the court just as he did in Chapters 11 & 12 of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, with the Queen at his side, and the White Rabbit in the role of the court reporter, reading the now famous single stanza verse the Queen of Hearts (a second stanza has been added that only further accentuates the absurdity of the charge"
"""Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"" by Lewis Carroll, Alice's fictional cat Dinah is based on one of two real kittens, Willikins and Dinah, owned by Alice's namesake Alice Liddell and her sister. Alfie Bass: the Cockney actor and comedian made a 1960 recording of ""Villikins and his Dinah"", which includes much of the music hall patter that traditionally accompanied performance. Owen Brannigan and Ernest Lush: ""Songs You Know & Love"" EMI - MFP 1014 Kenneth McKellar also recorded the song with slightly altered wording from the above. Villikins and his Dinah ""Villikins and his Dinah"" (Laws M31A/B, Roud 271) is a"
"White Rabbit The White Rabbit is a fictional character in Lewis Carroll's book ""Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"". He appears at the very beginning of the book, in chapter one, wearing a waistcoat, and muttering ""Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be too late!"" Alice follows him down the rabbit hole into Wonderland. Alice encounters him again when he mistakes her for his housemaid Mary Ann and she becomes trapped in his house after growing too large. The Rabbit shows up again in the last few chapters, as a herald-like servant of the King and Queen of Hearts. In his article"
"from the Queen's captivity. After her failure there, Bayard leads Alice to the White Queen's castle, while she rides the Bandersnatch. Bayard returns in the 2016 sequel, ""Alice Through the Looking Glass"", again voiced by Spall. The young version of the character is voiced by Kyle Hebert. Puppy (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland) The Puppy is a fictional character in Lewis Carroll's ""Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"". He appears in the chapter ""The Rabbit Sends a Little Bill"". In the book, when Alice shrinks to a tiny size, and escapes into the White Rabbit's garden, she finds the Puppy (now apparently enormous"
"his wish to die. Knave of Hearts (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland) The Knave of Hearts is a character from the book ""Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"" by Lewis Carroll. The Knave of Hearts is mentioned first in chapter 8, and later in chapters 11 and 12, which deal with his trial for a tart burglary in which the King of Hearts presides as judge. Alice eventually defends the Knave after the evidence becomes increasingly absurd and she is called as a witness. The White Rabbit announces the charges as: ""The Queen of Hearts, she made some tarts,"" ""The Knave of Hearts,"
"half of a child's visit to William Blake's Inn. Inhabited by such creatures as the Rabbit, the Rat, the Wise Cow, the King of Cats, the Tiger, the Man in the Marmalade Hat, and of course William Blake himself, it is a place of wonder and magic. Poems Willard's poetry is metrical and rhyming, simple in many ways but never simplistic. Hints of a larger universe or magical forces at work are never far from the surface. In the central ""Blake Leads a Walk on the Milky Way"", most of the characters express wonder and awe at the eternal beauty"
"upon an earth and so forth. As of December 2018, a version of the songs uploaded to YouTube by the channel ""Super Simple Songs - Kids Songs"" has received over 1.0 billion views. A version using synonyms from Roget's Thesaurus exists. The song can also be played as a singing game. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star ""Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"" is a popular English lullaby. The lyrics are from an early-19th-century English poem by Jane Taylor, ""The Star"". The poem, which is in couplet form, was first published in 1806 in ""Rhymes for the Nursery"", a collection of poems by Taylor"