Ancient Greek Classics

 After what felt like an eternity, James somehow managed to land on his feet.  He stumbled, but then regained his balance.   "That was some fall," James said aloud.   James had been doing homework with his older brother outside of their garden when he wandered off.  He had decided to go climb the big oak tree as he normally would, but noticed something different about it this time around.  A hole--just big enough for him to crawl through--had seemingly appeared out of nowhere from the day before.  James didn't have high hopes for the hole.  He assumed it would lead to a dead end after just a foot or two.  But the further James crawled in, the more it expanded.  After snaking around for several meters, the hole suddenly became very steep.  Before James knew it, he was tumbling down--and then free falling.   James blinked several times as his eyes began to adjust to the darkness that he found himself engulfed in....

 Poor Alice, she comes upon some peculiar gardeners.  I am sure that she was only curious; how could you not be in this fantasy world? I wonder what her state of mind is at this point.  Perhaps she has grown comfortable almost in this new setting.  Or maybe everything is unnerving.  She still does not seem afraid, so that makes me think she is kind of just exploring.  It would be extremely odd for Alice hearing this conversation, though.  They were calling each other by numbers...I would wonder if these were there names, or maybe they didn't have names and this was a more degrading way to addressed.  Besides the names, I would have been unsettled by the contents of their conversation.  Hearing about a queen that would behead people would be utterly terrifying.  Especially because you don't know anything about this queen; perhaps she does not welcome strangers.  The reason for why Seven would be beheaded is even more dreadful--bringi...

 I enjoyed reading the story Advice from a Caterpillar.  I thought that was a pretty peculiar title! One that I certainly haven't seen before.  Obviously it would be quite shocking to come face to face with a caterpillar smoking a hookah.  But I thought the dialogue between the two was fascinating as well.  The caterpillar says to Alice, "Who are YOU?" This implies that she was the one who was unusual.  Poor Alice--I can't imagine falling through a rabbit hole only to be questioned by a talking, smoking caterpillar! I like how calm she is throughout the conversation.  Even when she states she doesn't know who she is at the moment.  She is remarkably composed for not knowing where she is or even who she is! I think I would have been in a more panicked state for sure.  And I don't think the caterpillar's story would have made me feel any better.  In fact, I'm sure that it would have only made me feel more confused, if that is possible....