Hi kids! It's me, Ms. Booksy!
And it's Story Time here at Cool School!
I think we should check back in with Alice, don't you?
After ALL her adventures in Wonderland,
I'd like to see what she's up to!
Okay, this is Through the Looking Glass, chapter 1,
Cool School style, of course!
Here we are, 6 months after her trip to Wonderland.
Alice was playing in the parlor.
That was her favorite room in the house!
The parlor was where I studied books,
and poems
and maps.
And it's where I would play chess with my 2 best pals, Kitty and Snowball!
Meow!
BOOKSY: Alice had just called check mate.
That means I'm about to win Kitty!
I'm very sorry, but, you just aren't playing very well!
Have you been practicing?
Meow!
Really?
EVERY night you practice?
I don't believe you!
And Snowball, you aren't even paying attention!
Meeeooow!
Oh sure, just play with your yarn!
[sighs] Why are you so naughty?
I ought to toss you through the looking glass.
Meow?
What's a looking glass?
It's a mirror, silly cat!
BOOKSY: Alice showed her kittens the giant mirror.
See? There's another world in there.
I think everything is backwards over there...
but nobody really knows for sure!
No one has ever even gone through!
BOOKSY: Snowball bopped her ball of yarn,
and it went rolling through the looking glass!
Snowball, go get it!
Meow!
You kittens are so adorable but, not very good at tricks.
I guess I'll just have to go get it myself!
Whoa!
Cool!
I'm here! Ha!
Look! Snowball! Kitty!
I'm through the looking glass!
... I guess they can't hear me.
I suppose I never DID hear anything from the other side before...
Now, where's that yarn?
It's funny...
I would've expected it to look the same over here!
...But it doesn't!
Hey!
It's summer here!
On the other side, it was winter.
There's a chessboard, just like mine!
Are the pieces.... moving??
They're talking!
Look! The red queen piece is yelling at the white king!
You lost my kitten, you rat!
I did nooo such thing!
Oh, she has a kitten too!
It must be the tiniest kitten!
I should help!
KING & QUEEN: Aaaah!
Giant!
BOTH: Put us down!!
Shh, I won't hurt you!
I wanna help you find your kitten!
BOOKSY: But Alice didn't realize that because she was so BIG
her voice sounded quite scary to the little king and queen!
What they heard was:
ALICE: [deep voice] I won't hurt yooouuu!
Aaaah!
What??
Let go of us!!
Oh...
Ok!
QUEEN: Aaaah!
Jeez, I was only trying to help.
They didn't even say thank you!
BOOKSY: Then, Alice saw a great big book.
This!
Ya-ba-d-d-d-d-ja!
Huh?
Oh!
It's backwards!
Because everything looks backwards in mirrors,
I'll just hold it up to the looking glass. Then I'll be able to read it!
Jabberwocky??
What's that?
I wonder what a Jubjub bird looks like!
And what the heck is a Bandersnatch??
I bet a Tumtum tree has all kinds of yummy things inside!
And growls when it's hungry!
Mmm! Snicker-snack!
"Oh frabjous day"?? Who says that!
Um... I think that was a very good poem!
But I'm not sure I understood it...
But I am positive that I would not like to meet and jabberwockies!
Actually... I should definitely--PROBABLY--go back to my side of the looking glass...
No jabberwockies there.
But then again, maybe I should explore a little?
It DOES look like a really nice day outside!
BOOKSY: Alice started for the stairs,
and then realized she wasn't walking,
but floating down them!
Cool!
BOOKSY: She floated down the stairs and to the door.
Okay, this DEFINITELY never happened on the other side of the looking glass!
And that's the end of chapter 1.
Kids, we must see what's through the door!
Let's go read chapter 2 right now!
Click right here to come with me, or click below!
Come on!