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Alice Couldn’t Go Back to Yesterday

September 17, 2024 3 Comments

By Andreas Flögel

Alice was sitting under a tall tree all by herself, when suddenly a White Rabbit ran close by her.

The Rabbit took a watch out of its waistcoat-pocket and hurried on, saying to itself, “Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be late!”

In a hurry, the White Rabbit ran onto the road without looking around and was hit and killed by a car.

“Curiouser and curiouser!” cried Alice, wondering why the Rabbit used a genuine pocket watch instead of a smartphone like any other being.

She thought there ought to be a moral in this occurrence but could not find it.

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  1. Kevin says

    September 17, 2024 at 7:16 am

    An entertaining twist on a classic gem. Kudos.

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  2. Ed Kratz says

    September 18, 2024 at 1:24 pm

    Great twist and humor. Well done.

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  3. Bud says

    September 18, 2024 at 1:29 pm

    Funny reimagining of a classic.

    Reply

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