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 Felix the Cat - Felix the Cat was animations first real superstar. Read all about the history of Felix and how he rocketed to fame, as well as general information on the mischievous feline. Browse the collection of Felix the Cat pictures and products, or send a Felix the Cat e-card.
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The Cheshire Cat is a fictitious cat created by the author Lewis Carroll in his book 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'. Read about the Cheshire Cat character and view the pictures.
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CHESHIRE CAT
In part because of its popularity with children and in part because of
the fascination it has for adults, Lewis Caroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
has become one of the most widely interpreted pieces of literature
ever produced.
Lewis Carroll begins Alice's Adventures in Wonderland with his character Alice
sitting by the bank of a stream, bored, when she
notices the White Rabbit dressed in a waistcoat scurrying along.
The
rabbit stops to pull a pocket watch out of its waistcoat pocket,
mutters to itself that it will be late for something, then scurries
off and disappears down a hole.
Alice follows the rabbit down the
hole, and suddenly finds herself in a new and unusual world follwed by many magical and surreal characters and occurances
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The Cheshire Cat first appears in the story in the kitchen with the Duchess, the
Cook, and the Baby. It has an unusual grin, as well as the strange
ability to fade into invisibility, sometimes one part at a time.
The
Cheshire Cat is one of the few animals in Wonderland that apparently
has some sympathy with Alice. He guides her on the next step of her
journey (the Mad Tea Party) and is the subject of what may be
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland's most quoted line:
"I wish you wouldn't keep appearing and vanishing so suddenly; you make
one quite giddy."
"All right," said the Cat; and this time it
vanished quite slowly, beginning with the end of the tail, and
ending with the grin, which remained some time after the rest of it
had gone.
"Well! I've often seen a cat without a grin," thought
Alice; "but a grin without a cat! It's the most curious thing I ever
saw in all my life."
The
Cat reappears and provokes an argument between the executioner and
The King of Hearts about whether one can decapitate a bodiless
character.
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