The cake tasted rather good, but when Alice looked at her hands, she saw them getting bigger and bigger. Good-by feet! she said as her feet seemed to move farther and farther away from her. The hall looked small and the ceiling very close. Oh dear! I'm so big now that I'll never be able to go into the garden! she said. Alice had turned into a giant! When she realized that she was trapped in the room and would probably never be able to get out again, Alice burst into tears. She cried and cried and, since she was now a giant, she cried giant tears. If you keep crying, we'll all down! the lock said. You would be better off thinking a little, it added. Alice listened to this good advice and, looking around, she found that there were a few drops left in the bottle. She drank them, hoping that she would return to her natural size. Very soon she had not only begun to shrink, but she was so small that the tears she had shed appeared like a salt-water ocean. I wish I hadn't cried so much! said Alice as she began swimming toward the little door. She was so small now that she was like a tiny insect on the surface of the water. Fortunately she had learnt to swim and she managed to reach the door. When Alice got to the other side of the door, she could see land. A big party of animals was standing there. She swan over to the bank and asked them if they had seen a white rabbit go by. Two fat little men came forward, saying, There isn't any White rabbit here, but we are Tweedledee and Tweedledum, at your service! Who are these two? wondered Alice. Probably twins. They look cheerful enough, but don't seem to want to listen to what I have to say. All they cared about was talking and bragging. Shall we tell her a story or a poem? Tweedledee asked. Let's have a poem. I'm sure she'll be delighted to hear our poem! Tweedledum decided. Alice was rather bored but she didn't know how to get away from them. the Walrus and the carpenter, a poem written by Tweedledee and Tweedledum and by Tweedledum and Tweedledee announced twins speaking together. I don't think I'll understand much if you talk at the same time, Alice said. How do you expect us to tell a story if you interrupt all the time Tweedledee and Tweedledum answered. Besides we both made it up, so we absolutely must say it together. One had a low voice while the other one had a very shrill voice, so there was soon a horrible noise.