Down the Rabbit Hole
One sunny day, Alice sat by a river with her sister. Then she heard a sound. She looked up and saw a white rabbit in a coat passing by.
“Oh, dear! I'll be late!”said the rabbit. It took a watch out of its pocket and looked at the time.
How amazing! Alice stood up and ran across the field after the rabbit. The rabbit jumped down a big hole. Alice did not want to let the rabbit get away, so she jumped down the hole too.
Down, down, down. Alice fell for a long time, and then she hit the ground. She found herself in a long, low hall. There were doors all around, but they were all locked. Alice saw a small key on a table, but it did not fit any of the doors.
Then Alice noticed a small door and put the key into it. The door opened! She could see a lovely garden on the other side. Alice tried to go through the door, but she was too big.
Gulliver in Lilliput
After our ship crashed against the rocks, I swam as far as I could. By the time I finally felt the land under my feet, I was tired out. I fell down on the beach and went to sleep.
I woke up as the sun was rising, but I found I could not move. My arms, legs and hair were tied to the ground!
Then I felt something on my leg. It moved up over my stomach and neck until it was standing near my face. I looked down and saw a very small man. He was the same size as my little finger! Where was I? Who was this tiny person?
Soon more small men started climbing all over me. There were around 40 of them. I shouted at them— the loud noise made them all fall over. However, they soon got up again and continued moving across my body.
One of these small men began talking to me, but I could not understand him. I did not know what to say either. I tried to pull one hand free and finally managed to break the ropes. When I lifted my left hand into the air, the small men began to shout. I looked down and saw a huge army of tiny people. They were coming straight towards me. “I must run away from them,” I thought, but I did not know how to get away.