*All in this golden afternoon,*
*The sun was oh so hot.*
*So some stay fully dressed and warm,*
*And others, gladly not.*
*The Red Queen had just begun,*
*When the Knave began to swoon.*
*In Wonderland some stay too long,*
*And others come to soon.*
**Chapter 1: Down the Hole**
The sun shimmered off the water’s gently flowing surface, directly into Alice’s eyes. She sat next to her sister along the bank of the river, the forest doing an excellent job of being green and perfect, and it was absolutely boring Alice.
“Nothing ever seems to happen here,” she sighed, falling dramatically backwards and staring up at the sky. Even that was a perfect blue. “Everything’s always green and blue and perfect.”
Her sister kept her nose buried in the book she was reading. Even still, Alice could hear a small amount of exasperation in her voice. “Oh, Alice. I’ve never heard anyone complain about anything being perfect.”
“Well it is,” she insisted, taking another bite of bread and jam. “And just once I would like something exciting to happen.”
“Mmmhmm,” came the reply.