Alice in Wonderland part 6: Pig and Pepper

Narrator: Hello. Alice is in the woods.

She's trying to find her

way back to the beautiful garden

that she saw when she first arrived in

Wonderland. Here she is, outside a little

house. She's wondering who lives there.

Alice: I wonder who could live

in such a little house!

Narrator: Before she had the chance

to wonder for very long, a fish ran out of

the woods and knocked on the door.

The fish was wearing a footman's

uniform. Another footman opened

the door. Alice was near enough

to hear what the fish said.

Footman: the Queen. An invitation

for the Duchess to play croquet.

Alice: The Duchess?!

Narrator: Alice was so curious she went

to knock on the door.

But there was no use knocking,

because it was so noisy inside the house

that no-one could possibly hear

her little knock.

Alice was even more curious now

so she opened the door ...

Alice: Hello?

Narrator: And she found herself in a noisy,

smoky kitchen. A cook was cooking a pan of

soup over the fire and the Duchess

was holding a crying baby.

There was also a big cat who was sitting

above the fire and smiling from ear to ear.

Everyone was sneezing except the

cook and the cat.

Alice: There's too much pepper in that soup!

Please would you tell me why

your cat grins like that?

The Duchess: It's a Cheshire-Cat,

and that's why.

Alice: I didn't know Cheshire-Cats grinned

In fact, I didn't know that cats could grin.

The Duchess: You don't know much,

and that's a fact.

Narrator: Just then, the cook took the pan

of soup off the fire, and started throwing

pots and pans and plates and dishes

all around the kitchen.

Some of them hit the Duchess,

but she didn't seem to notice.

Some of them hit the baby,

who was crying anyway.

Alice: Oh please! The baby! Be careful!

The Duchess: Here! You hold it if you like!

Narrator: And the Duchess threw the baby

at Alice who just managed to catch it.

Alice: Ohh!

The Duchess: I must go and get ready

to play croquet with the Queen.

Narrator: And, with that, The Duchess left.

Alice held the baby and wondered

what to do with it.

Alice: What am I going to do with you?

You're a strange shape ... Oh!

You're a not a baby.

You're a... you're a pig!

Narrator: It was easy to decide what to do

with a pig. Alice took it outside and let

it go into the woods. The Cheshire-Cat sat

in a tree and watched her.

Alice: Cheshire-Cat, could you tell me

which way I should go?

Cheshire-Cat: A Hatter lives over here,

and a March Hare lives over there.

They're both mad.

Alice: But I don't want to meet mad people.

Cheshire-Cat: Oh, we're all mad here.

Are you playing croquet with the Queen today?

Alice: I'd love to play croquet with

the Queen - but she hasn't invited me.

Cheshire-Cat: You'll see me there ...

Narrator: The cat disappeared.

Alice set off in the direction

of the March Hare's house and soon

she came to a house. Outside the house

she saw a tea-party quite unlike any

tea-party she had ever seen before.

Next time, I'll tell you about

the Tea Party and what happened

when Alice met the March Hare and the Hatter.

Goodbye.