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In this episode Alice talked with Mock Turtle and the Gryphon about a dance called Lobster Quadrille. Quadrille is a popular dance form in 19th century. A Lobster Quadrille will be a dance formed by lobsters, and according to the Mock Turtle it can be enjoyed by other sea animals too - what are they? Listen to this episode to find out. We will experience many of the author's word games in this chapter. For example, Lewis Carroll is making connection between the words of "purpose" and "porpoise", and "whiting" and "blacking," as well as the word "sole's" double meaning. Can you identify them? What new words you can learn from this episode that describes emotions? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lisa-ruping-cheng/message

In this episode, Alice met two new characters, the Mock Turtle and the Gryphon! The Mock Turtle was crying telling his story, and the Gryphon was not unfriendly but just a bit harsh on Alice. The three had a very interesting and witty conversation. Pay attention to some thoughts about mathematics and word games, such is the author Lewis Carroll's specialty! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lisa-ruping-cheng/message

In this episode, we first will discuss about our first story plot song "Dinah! Dinah!", and then we'll continue to see how Alice's adventure is going. She met the Duchess again at the Queen's croquet ground and found her much more pleasant this time, and she and the Duchess exchanged thoughts about "morals". In addition, you would notice that the "word play" in their conversation was plenty. Could you spot where the word play was taking place? And do you find there did exist something that "makes sense" in this part of the story? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lisa-ruping-cheng/message

~ Dinah! Dinah! ~ Hey, we are thrilled to present our new plot song Dinah! Dinah! to Wowospot Kids Podcast fans today! This song is about Alice's feelings of loneliness while she is in the Wonderland where she encounters a variety of strange things and weird characters. After she falls into the rabbit hole, trapped in a dark and unknown fantasy world, none of the places and living creatures seem to be normal or friendly. She is constantly facing challenges: her body size keeps changing; she is not able to get the help she needs; she makes no friends. And, she is REALLY wishing her cat Dinah could be with her! The song portrays Alice's delicate emotions about missing her cat Dinah. Do you have a cat that you love very much? If you were Alice who is away from home, would you miss your cat? In an effort to make this story feel more tangible we are hoping to create vivid pictures in your mind thorugh lyrics and music. We are sure you will love it :-) The sheet music of this song will be posted on our website. Please follow us to get notifications! ~~~~~~~~~~ Copyright by Wowospot Music and Media Dinah! Dinah! is composed and written by Lisa Ruping Cheng Sung by Madeleine Ford Announced by Lauren Mah --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lisa-ruping-cheng/message

The Croquet game started with all the wonders: the mallets were flamingoes; the balls were hedgehogs; and the arches were made by soldiers; and... and someone Alice met before appeared in the game! Who was it? Listen on! In the beginning of this episode, we discussed about the background of the story Alice in Wonderland, including the importance of the novel, the reasons why it has been popular for over a century, and how Wowospot Kids Podcast is inspired to write and produce plot songs around the story as we go. Remember to follow us! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lisa-ruping-cheng/message

Guess what, Alice got to see the Queen this time and atually was invited by the Queen to play croquet with her! And what's more, Alice bumped into the White Rabbit! Is the White Rabbit friendly to Alice this time? ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dear Wowospot Kids Podcast fans: Wowospot Kids Podcast is thrilled to have started producing plot songs. As we continue to tell the story of Alice in Wonderland by reciting the original literature written by Lewis Carroll, we love to see this story come to life in multi media forms. Including music in the story telling makes the story feel more dimensional, animated, and fun! We are now producing two plot songs: "Alice and Her Cat Dinah" and "The Mad Tea-Party". We can't wait to share with you! We further have plans to create special episodes talking about our plot songs including the inspirations, the production process and even a bit of harmony in the music making. Interested? Be sure to follow us! ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Our next episode will be posted on July 17. Don't forget to follow us on Spotify! Want to read the story after listening? Visit our website blog at www.wowospot.ca/blog/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lisa-ruping-cheng/message

The sleepy Dormouse was pinched to tell a story now. While he was telling the story of three sisters living in the bottom of a well, Alice interrupted many times. Alice did not believe the three sisteres could possibly live in a well and her curiosity bothered the Dormouse, the March Hare and the Hatter. Frustrated, Alice finally left the tea party. Notice when the Dormouse once said the three sisters were "well in", which meant they were settling very comfortably in a "well". Here we learn that the word "well" has two meanings. What are they? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lisa-ruping-cheng/message

Alice met the March Hare, the Hatter and the Dormouse in this "mad" tea party in front of the house in the garden and had very queer converstion with them! The Dormouse was always sleepy, the March Hare and the Hatter were not welcoming Alice; and what is more, the time here stays the same! See how the March Hare changed the lyrics of "twinkle twinkle little star" and how the Hatter explained the logics of "Time". Also, in this episode, we are featuring our theme song "Alice is Falling" with lyrics and vocal, composed by Lisa Ruping Cheng and produced by Wowospot Kids Podcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lisa-ruping-cheng/message

Alice caught the baby with some difficulty as it was a queer shaped little creature, and held out its arms and legs in all directions, “just like a star-fish,” thought Alice. The poor little thing was snorting like a steam-engine when she caught it and kept doubling itself up and straightening itself out again so… --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lisa-ruping-cheng/message

Alice struggled to make herself big to her normal size after eating the mushroom the Caterpillar suggested, but now she spotted a small house in the beautiful garden and was fascinated by it. She decided to make herself small again in order to check the small house out! "For a minute or two she stood looking at the house, and wondering what to do next, when suddenly a footman in livery came running out of the wood- and rapped loudly at the door with his knuckles. It was opened by another footman in livery, with a round face, and large eyes like a frog; and both footmen, Alice noticed had powdered hair that curled all over their heads. She felt very curious to know what it was all about, and crept a little way out of the wood to listen...." --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lisa-ruping-cheng/message

Alice managed to figure out how eating mushroom could help her control her size. However she became so weired looking and met an angry Pigeon... In this episode, Wowospot Kids will present/launch our new theme music: Alice is Falling, composed by pianist Lisa Ruping Cheng. Can you identify it?? Enjoy the story! The theme song "Alice is Falling" will soon be availabe on SheetMusicPlus. Please follow us to get notification! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lisa-ruping-cheng/message

The Caterpillar and Alice looked at each other for some time in silence: at last the Caterpillar took the hookah out of its mouth, and addressed her in a languid, sleepy voice. "Who are you?" said the Caterpillar. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lisa-ruping-cheng/message

She drew her foot as far down the chimney as she could, and waited till she heard a little animal (she couldn't guess of what sort it was) scratching and scrambling about in the chimney close above her: then, saying to herself "This is Bill", she gave one sharp kick, and waited to see what would happen next. Trailer https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/chFC0NAzxyb --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lisa-ruping-cheng/message

It was the White Rabbit, trotting slowly back again and looking anxiously about as it went, as if it had lost something; and she heard it muttering to itself, "The Duchess! The Duchess! Oh my dear paws! Oh my fur and whiskers! She'll get me executed, as sure as ferrets are ferrets! Where can I have dropped them, I wonder?" Alice guessed in a moment that it was looking for the fan and the pair of white kid-gloves, and she very good-naturedly began hunting about for them, but they were nowhere to be seen - everything seemed to have changed since her swim in the pool; and the great hall, with the glass table and the little door, had vanished completely. #aliceinwonderland Trailer https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/chFC0NAzxyb --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lisa-ruping-cheng/message

Alice in Wonderland #5 | A Queer Party:  Meeting and Caucus Race  After Alice swam with the whole party of animals to the bank they held a meeting, trying to figure out a way to get dry. Was Alice able to convince the Mouse to tell his long story? Was the Mouse finally becoming friendly to Alice? Let's find out. Trailer https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/chFC0NAzxyb --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lisa-ruping-cheng/message

In the last episode we talked about Alice became small again after using the Rabbit's fan to fan herself. Oh dear, now she is so small and she slipped into her own pool of tears! (Remember how much she cried when whe was nine feel tall?) Let's see what happened after she slipped into the sea of salt water! Trailer https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/chFC0NAzxyb --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lisa-ruping-cheng/message

"Goodbye, feet! Oh my poor little feet, I wonder who will put on your shoes and stockings for you now, dears? I'm sure I shall not be able! I shall be a great deal too far off to trouble myself about you: you must manage the best way you can -- but I must be kind to them," thought Alice, "or perhaps they won't walk the way I want to go! Let me see. I'll give them a new pair of boots every Christmas." Apparently after Alice ate the cake, she became very, vary large.... How is Alice going to handle the pool of her tears? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lisa-ruping-cheng/message

It was all very well to say "Drink me," but the wise little Alice was not going to do that in a hurry. "No, I'll look first", she said, and see whether it's marked "poison" or not; for she had read several nice little histories about children who had got burnt, and eaten up by wild beasts and other unpleasant things, all because they would not rememner the simple rules their friends had taught them: such as, that a red-hot poker will bur you if you hold it too long; and that if you cut your finger very deeply with a knife, it usually bleeds; and she had never forgotten that, if you drink much from a botthle marked "poison", it is almost certain to disagree with you. What will happen after Alice drank the "DRINK ME" bottle? Listen to episode #2 on Alice in Wonderland! This episode is also available as a blog post: http://wowospot.ca/2022/12/15/alice-in-wonderland-2-chapter-1-alice-finding-the-door/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lisa-ruping-cheng/message

Is there a better way to celebrate Christmas time than telling and sharing a good story? Parents and children, we are thrilled to announce that we have just launched our new series of literary episodes: ALICE IN WONDERLAND. Down. Down. Down. What did Alice see and  do after falling into the rabbit hole? This episode is also available as a blog post: http://wowospot.ca/2022/12/13/alice-in-wonderland-down-the-rabbit-hole/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lisa-ruping-cheng/message

Hey, smart kids and parents! Have you always wanted to know what the famous story Alice in Wonderland is all about? We're now into our 2nd season reciting the original texts of the story written by English author Lewis Carroll. Now we're also embracing lyrics and music to bring the story to life. Look for our special episode to listen to our first plot song Dinah! Dinah! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lisa-ruping-cheng/message