"Often, the idea of eating coincides to make gruesome images. After the riddle ""Why is a raven like a writing-desk?"", the Hatter claims that Alice might as well say, ""I see what I eat…I eat what I see"" and so the riddle’s solution, put forward by Boe Birns, could be that ""A raven eats worms; a writing desk is worm-eaten""; this idea of food encapsulates idea of life feeding on life, for the worm is being eaten and then becomes the eater a horrific image of mortality. Nina Auerbach discusses how the novel revolves around eating and drinking which ""motivates"
"possible answers; in his preface to the 1896 edition of ""Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"", Carroll wrote: Loyd proposed a number of alternative solutions to the riddle, including ""because Poe wrote on both"" (alluding to Poe's 1845 narrative poem ""The Raven"") and ""because the notes for which they are noted are not noted for being musical notes"". The April 2017 edition of Bandersnatch, the Newsletter of the Lewis Carroll Society [Issue 172, , Apr 2017], published the following solution, proposed by puzzle expert Rick Hosburn: ""Why is a Raven like a Writing-desk?"" ""Because one is a crow with a bill, while"
"Hatter, and a sleeping Dormouse who remains asleep for most of the chapter. The other characters give Alice many riddles and stories, including the famous 'Why is a raven like a writing desk?'. The Hatter reveals that they have tea all day because time has punished him by eternally standing still at 6 pm (tea time). Alice becomes insulted and tired of being bombarded with riddles and she leaves, claiming that it was the stupidest tea party that she had ever been to. Yum cha is the Chinese equivalent of a tea party, though it is usually held in a"
"Edwina, Jack's mother, is cooking dinner for Chloe. Alice, who has just hit her head on the light of the building's service elevator, receives her children's book manuscript back from the publishers, who have coldly rejected it, saying it is too dark for children. She sadly makes a comment that Alice in Wonderland, the book Edwina had been reading to Chloe, was dark. As she lies down, she is awoken by a white rabbit who she follows down to Wonderland (""Down the Rabbit Hole""). In Wonderland, she encounters strange people and creatures who are dressed in the same dresses that"
"is repeated, slightly louder, and he realizes it is coming from his window. When he goes to investigate, a raven flutters into his chamber. Paying no attention to the man, the raven perches on a bust of Pallas above the door. Amused by the raven's comically serious disposition, the man asks that the bird tell him its name. The raven's only answer is ""Nevermore"". The narrator is surprised that the raven can talk, though at this point it has said nothing further. The narrator remarks to himself that his ""friend"" the raven will soon fly out of his life, just"
"as ""other friends have flown before"" along with his previous hopes. As if answering, the raven responds again with ""Nevermore"". The narrator reasons that the bird learned the word ""Nevermore"" from some ""unhappy master"" and that it is the only word it knows. Even so, the narrator pulls his chair directly in front of the raven, determined to learn more about it. He thinks for a moment in silence, and his mind wanders back to his lost Lenore. He thinks the air grows denser and feels the presence of angels, and wonders if God is sending him a sign that"
"reading a book with no pictures. Her sister tells her that she will understand when she grows up, but Alice thinks she is already grown up (after all, she's seven and a half). While playing with her kitten, Dinah, the White Rabbit comes running by, saying he's late. Wondering where he is going, Alice follows him and tumbles into his rabbit hole. (Unlike the book and most movie versions, this rabbit hole appears to be dark and spooky.) Alice finds herself in a hall with many doors, and all of them locked. On a table is a key which she"
"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"
"the Tower soon after World War II, a mystery that has never been solved. Another story concerns the two ravens named ""James Crow"" and ""Edgar Sopper"". James Crow was a much-loved and long-lived raven. After noticing the commotion surrounding the other raven's death, Edgar Sopper decided he could ""play dead"" in order to bring more attention to himself. His trick was so convincing that the ravenmaster fully believed that Edgar Sopper had died. When the ravenmaster picked up the ""corpse"", Edgar bit the man's finger and ""flapped off croaking huge raven laughs"". Likewise, ""Merlin"" is known for eliciting a commotion"
"Rabbit out of the house and up a hill, upon which is a desk identical to the one from her sitting room. The Rabbit crawls inside the desk drawer, which closes behind him. Alice opens the drawer to find nothing but another pair of scissors. Alice manages to crawl into the drawer, where she finds herself heading downstairs in an elevator whose windows display strange household objects on shelves as it goes down. When the elevator doors open, Alice is just in time to see the Rabbit go through a tiny door and disappear. She tries to follow, but is"
"poems. The two creatures go on to explain certain features of their world which are apparently nonsense to Alice, before Alice and the Gryphon are summoned to a criminal trial, leaving the Mock Turtle behind. Gryphon (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland) The Gryphon is a fictional character devised by Lewis Carroll in the popular book ""Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"". True to the conventional view of a griffin, he has the head, talons, and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion. The Gryphon appears to be somewhat overbearing and dismissive of the obsessions and dismays of other characters, such"
"Raven paradox The raven paradox, also known as Hempel's paradox, Hempel's ravens, or paradox of indoor ornithology, is a paradox arising from the question of what constitutes evidence for a statement. Observing objects that are neither black nor ravens may formally increase the likelihood that all ravens are black even though, intuitively, these observations are unrelated. This problem was proposed by the logician Carl Gustav Hempel in the 1940s to illustrate a contradiction between inductive logic and intuition. Hempel describes the paradox in terms of the hypothesis: Via contraposition, this statement is equivalent to: In all circumstances where (2) is"
"Gryphon (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland) The Gryphon is a fictional character devised by Lewis Carroll in the popular book ""Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"". True to the conventional view of a griffin, he has the head, talons, and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion. The Gryphon appears to be somewhat overbearing and dismissive of the obsessions and dismays of other characters, such as the Mock Turtle's sorrow and the Queen of Hearts' executions, neither of which (according to the Gryphon) have any basis in fact. He speaks with a slightly ungrammatical Cockney-like accent and makes demands of"
"window with books. When the books refuse, the two Aunts rips out their pages and stuff them in the gaps. They never let Rosa in their office, and when Rosa puts a drug in a mushroom dish to make them sleep, Rosa finds that they are draining the auma of books. Gadzooks Gadzooks ('Zookie') is David's powerful writing dragon. His power is that he can write the future on his notepad. However, Gadzooks is only mentioned as a minor character, and does not use his powers. Eliza makes it for David out of clay, like when Liz makes it for"
"The Sheep The Sheep is a character, created by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, a.k.a. Lewis Carroll. It appeared in Dodgson's book, ""Through the Looking-Glass"", the sequel to his book ""Alice's Adventures in Wonderland."" The Sheep is first mentioned in the fifth chapter of ""Through the Looking-Glass"", ""Wool and Water"". The White Queen is talking to Alice, when she suddenly starts ""baa-ing"" and then seems to 'wrap herself in wool'. Alice figures out she is in a shop, and that The White Queen has turned into a sheep. The Sheep sits in her chair knitting as Alice looks around the shop. She"
"he is to forget Lenore. The bird again replies in the negative, suggesting that he can never be free of his memories. The narrator becomes angry, calling the raven a ""thing of evil"" and a ""prophet"". Finally, he asks the raven whether he will be reunited with Lenore in Heaven. When the raven responds with its typical ""Nevermore"", he is enraged, and, calling it a liar, commands the bird to return to the ""Plutonian shore""—but it does not move. Presumably at the time of the poem's recitation by the narrator, the raven ""still is sitting"" on the bust of Pallas."
"Cast Members have referred to it as Cinderella's as well as in various Disney publications. Cinderella has been depicted as riding a horse in various pieces of collectable sculpture and artwork, such as a 2001 Limited Edition lithograph. However, in an interview with Isle Voght, a park employee responsible for restoring the carousel along with John Hench, she gives her own reasons for doubting the veracity of the Cinderella's Horse story, namely that Cinderella would not have one on an inner row, and that it would be decorated much more elaborately than the others. Also, she states that Cinderella never"
"Liddell and her sisters (daughters of Dr Liddell, Dean of Christ Church) on the river, returning from a picnic. In the boat was his friend Lewis Carroll who related for the first time his story which became ""Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"". Robinson was immortalized as the Duck in the Jury Box and the Duck in the Pool of Tears in the book. From 1870 to 1906 Duckworth was the incumbent of St. Mark's Church in Hamilton Terrace, in London's Maida Vale. Duckworth was appointed Canon of Westminster in 1875 and later was also appointed Sub-Dean. He was Chaplain-in-Ordinary to Queen"
"based on the classic study by Antti Aarne. The basic form of this riddle is 'White field, black seeds', where the field is a page and the seeds are letters. An example is the eighth- or ninth-century Veronese Riddle: Here, the oxen are the scribe's finger(s) and thumb, and the plough is the pen. Among literary riddles, riddles on the pen and other writing equipment are particularly widespread. This type is found across Eurasia. For example, a riddle in the Sanskrit ""Rig Veda"" describes a 'twelve-spoked wheel, upon which stand 720 sons of one birth' (i.e. the twelve months of"
"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,"
"Noah had left in the Ark the species of which there were seven pairs, and sent one of which there were only two. If the angel of heat or cold had smitten the raven, the world would have been missing the raven's kind. Similarly, interpreting the words, ""and it went forth to and fro"" in Rabbi Judan said in the name of Rabbi Judah ben Rabbi Simon that the raven began arguing with Noah. The raven asked Noah why of all the birds that Noah had in the Ark Noah sent none but the raven. Noah retorted that the world"
"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (commonly shortened to Alice in Wonderland) is an 1865 novel written by English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. It tells of a girl named Alice falling through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world populated by peculiar, anthropomorphic creatures. The tale plays with logic, giving the story lasting popularity with adults as well as with children. It is considered to be one of the best examples of the literary nonsense genre. Its narrative course, structure, characters, and imagery have been enormously influential in both popular culture and literature,"
"she stop being so quarrelsome so that they may get to the execution. Annoyed, Alice eats the tarts, which causes her head to shapeshift into that of other characters. The frustrated Queen demands that ""all"" her heads be cut off, and the Rabbit advances toward her with his scissors. Abruptly, Alice wakes up in the sitting room where she began to tell the story. All around the room are the various household objects that populated her dream: socks (the Caterpillar) in a sewing basket, playing cards scattered on a table. The glass case that formerly contained the taxadermic rabbit is"
"in Robert Louis Stevenson's novel ""Treasure Island"" (1883). Her habitual refrain: ""Pieces of eight! Pieces of eight!"" In the narrative poem ""The Raven"" by Edgar Allan Poe the titular bird famously recites the word ""Nevermore"" throughout. Talking ravens are a notable element in the series ""A Song of Ice and Fire"" by author George R. R. Martin. One in particular has the ability to say ""Corn!"" when hungry, but many say ""Snow!"" as well. The 2017 ""Doctor Who"" episode ""The Eaters of Light"" depicts talking crows in Scotland at the time of the Picts' wars against the Romans. It further"
"The Raven (Brothers Grimm) ""The Raven"" is a fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm, number 93 in their collections. It is Aarne–Thompson type 401, the girl transformed into an animal. A queen wished her naughty daughter would turn into a raven and fly away, so she could have some peace, and her wish was instantly fulfilled. She flew away to a forest. In the forest, a man heard a raven tell him she was an enchanted princess, and he could deliver her if he went to a certain cottage and accepted no food from the old woman there. The"
"resource. At this point Blackwing revealed that he could talk, but chose not to do so because of Vaarsuvius' earlier bad attitude. Since then, Blackwing has been in every strip that Vaarsuvius has been in, usually perched on the shoulder. Ironically, while in early strips Vaarsuvius had to be reminded of Blackwing's existence (usually by Haley, who gave the raven his name), the group now seems to not recognize Blackwing's existence, apparently as a result of magical obfuscation. Blackwing has also begun acting as a confidant and counselor to Vaarsuvius, except when he is distracted by baubles and dangly things."
"the mythology of the Changeling Clan in ""The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents"" the Death of Rats is known as the Bone Rat. A talking raven. He hangs around with the Death of Rats. He was named Quoth by his previous owner, a wizard with no sense of humour who was attempting to make a joke by referencing the famous line in ""The Raven"" by Edgar Allan Poe. Quoth refuses to give in to this stereotype by saying ""the N word"" (""Nevermore""). At times he acts as steed and interpreter for the Death of Rats. He has a constant"
"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."
"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,"
"and tells her she has no right to grow at such a rapid pace and take up all the air. Alice scoffs and calls the dormouse's accusation ridiculous because everyone grows and she cannot help it. Meanwhile, witnesses at the trial include the Hatter, who displeases and frustrates the King through his indirect answers to the questioning, and the Duchess's cook. Chapter Twelve – Alice's Evidence: Alice is then called up as a witness. She accidentally knocks over the jury box with the animals inside them and the King orders the animals be placed back into their seats before the"
"named Sam. Sam says that the rats have not noticed them, and Reader responds that he is pretty happy about it. As the Dreamship continues its voyage, Reader looks into his binoculars, saying, ""Bouncing bunnies, check out the stars!"" Sam, excited, grabs the binoculars from Reader and responds, ""Roaring Raspberries! Oh, my favorite: Leo the Lion-o, and his pal, Rabbit-o!"" Reader tries to tell Sam that there is no such thing as a Rabbit-o and that he needs his binoculars back. He gets his binoculars back, but when he looks into them again, he sees that the stars have disappeared."
"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,"
"The Raven ""The Raven"" is a narrative poem by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. First published in January 1845, the poem is often noted for its musicality, stylized language, and supernatural atmosphere. It tells of a talking raven's mysterious visit to a distraught lover, tracing the man's slow fall into madness. The lover, often identified as being a student, is lamenting the loss of his love, Lenore. Sitting on a bust of Pallas, the raven seems to further distress the protagonist with its constant repetition of the word ""Nevermore"". The poem makes use of folk, mythological, religious, and classical references."