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The Nursery "Alice"

Chapter 19: CHRISTMAS GREETINGS.
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A lively adaptation for very young readers retells the episodic dream of a curious little girl who follows a hurried white rabbit down a rabbit hole into a topsy-turvy world. Short, illustrated chapters present fanciful, logic-bending encounters—a bottle that changes her size, a pool of tears, odd races and tea parties, a grinning cat, and a chaotic courtroom—each scene arranged for nursery attention with simplified language and bright plates. Playful wordplay, absurd situations, and visual humor invite rereading while preserving the original's imaginative atmosphere and surreal whimsy.

CHRISTMAS GREETINGS.

(FROM A FAIRY TO A CHILD.)

Lady dear, if Fairies may

For a moment lay aside

Cunning tricks and elfish play,

’Tis at happy Christmas-tide.

We have heard the children say—

Gentle children, whom we love—

Long ago, on Christmas Day,

Came a message from above.

Still, as Christmas-tide comes round,

They remember it again—

Echo still the joyful sound

“Peace on earth, good-will to men!”

Yet the hearts must childlike be

Where such heavenly guests abide:

Unto children, in their glee,

All the year is Christmas-tide!

Thus, forgetting tricks and play

For a moment, Lady dear,

We would wish you, if we may,

Merry Christmas, glad New Year!

LEWIS CARROLL