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54 THE RABBIT SENDS
as she could, and soon found herself safe in a
thick wood.
“The first thing I’ve got to do,” said Alice
to herself, as she wandered about in the wood,
“is to grow to my right size again; and the
second thing is to find my way into that lovely
garden. I think that will be the best plan.”
It sounded an excellent plan, no doubt, and
very neatly and simply arranged; the only diffi¬
culty was, that she had not the smallest idea
how to set about it; and while she was peering
about anxiously among the trees, a little sharp
bark just over her head made her look up in
a great hurry.
An enormous puppy was looking down at her
with large round eyes, and feebly stretching out
one paw, trying to touch her. “ Poor little thing!”
said Alice, in a coaxing tone, and she tried hard
to whistle to it; but she was terribly frightened
all the time at the thought that it might be
hungry, in which case it would be very likely to
eat her up in spite of all her coaxing.