Mock Turtle's Story from "summary" of ALICE IN WONDERLAND by BPI
In this story, a turtle describes how his world has been turned upside down by a series of strange events. He recounts his adventures filled with odd characters and surreal experiences, all while looking for a way to restore his life to normal.- One day, story goes, the Mock Turtle was meditating in water under accompaniment of sounds from curiosity bird, when he decided to take a dive and explore down below.
- A fanciful narrative unfolded as the turtle spoke of becoming an expert at shrinking himself to small size through candle flames. This enabled him to explore far away places which had unique presidence over normal objects.
- Mock Turtle told a fantastical, dream-like story that captivated the audience. He narrated about being in school of thought and learning various things such as drawing crocodiles and disappearing into the sea.
- Upon finishing the story, the Mock Turtle started talking in broken sentences peppered with sighs of resignation. He felt a disconnection between what he had been promised and what he actually experienced as the narrator revealed a longing for simpler times turmoil-free.
- As the diver descended underwater, he witness an unfurling of drastically altered landscape with gardens of twinkling starfishes swaying amidst meadows of seaweeds.
- An unusual tale was recounted where there were different lamentations regarding withdrawal from semesters among a group of peculiar characters who lived around lunar shores.
- Suddenly the mockingbird commanded his attention and sang of mysterious creatures living in the caves of Emerald Ocean. They could talk, sing, count from 1 to 10 or even recite poetry.
- The speaker grew increasingly animated as he recounted how quickly time passes by once one reaches adulthood. His childhood experiences seemed distant memories now punctuated by deep sadness and tears of the present reality.
