January 9, 2023, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story that includes rabbits. Is it a family? A strange planet? Some crazy bunny person’s pets? Who are they and what are they doing? Go where the prompt leads!
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Alice in wonderland was perhaps one of the first classic books that I read. I think I was in grade 6. This book belonged to my late mother. John Tenniel wood-engraved 42 illustrations for the book.
The rabbit with his pocket watch and waistcoat was one of the first sketches that captured my imagination.
This Victorian-era book made me fall in love with classic literature and my love of reading deepened. We always had lots of books in our library and many classics resided there. I’m glad that my passion for reading was passed on to my daughters, and grandchildren.
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In response to 99 Word Story, hosted by Charli Mills
#Keepitalive
#99WordStory
Keep it alive 
🙂 Not bad at all, Sadje.
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Thanks Renard
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🙂 You are welcome, Sadje.
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🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
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A lovely story and such a gift to pass on your love of reading Sadje! 💞
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Thanks Cindy. The edition we had was pretty old, the illustrations were exactly like the first edition.
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Very cool to have both!!! 💗
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Indeed, it was. ❤️💖💕
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Oh I can imagine! 💞
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❤️💕❤️
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Alice in Wonderland is the perfect start to a love for reading, I agree, my friend. And the illustrations fueled the imagination.
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Very true Suzette. It was. Then I read, through the looking glass too. And I was fully hooked on reading.
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Awesomeness! Ah the gift of reading classical literature, healing for the mind and soul.
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Indeed, it’s the best start a teenager can have toward reading journey.
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Absolutely!!
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Wonderful, Sadje. 💕
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Thanks Grace
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💕🙏💕
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A great book it is! I loved it too when I first read it!
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Very right. It was the first book written just for the fun of writing and reading.
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Alice in wonderland is one of my favorite one
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Thanks Tuba.
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I’m glad you had that book from your mother. What beautiful illustrations.
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I am too. She was fond of reading and baking. So I have her books and recipes too.
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Such a wonderful book.
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It indeed is. Thanks
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You’re welcome, my friend. Always.
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❤️❤️❤️
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I liked Alice in Wonderland, too. That crazy rabbit made me laugh as a kid. 🧡
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Same here. It was, too me a grown up book at that time and I found it fascinating that it was made up of so much frivolous and nonsense anecdotes.
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LOL! I know exactly what you mean. 😀
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Love it. Prompted me to submit an old piece for this challenge 😊
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That’s great. Thanks 🙏🏼
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It was a great book 🙂
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Yes it is. I do hope that we have that edition somewhere in my father’s house!
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You made smile now, good memories. I’ve seen make draws of this rabbit, but in this one he is very elegant.
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Thanks Elizabeth. Yes it was from the original book.
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Who doesn’t recognize the White Rabbit?! What a fantastic book to dive into for kids and adults alike!
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Thanks Dora. You’re absolutely right that this book held fascination both for kids and adults.
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It is STILL one of my favorite books. I can recite whole piece of it and of its sequel, “Through the Looking Glass.”
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Wow! That’s impressive
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Mostly, poems. I used to know several of them by heart. These days, I remember chunks, but not the whole thing.
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I knew a few too, but a very long time ago
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We think we’ll never forget, but we forget. Time will have its way with us.
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Oh yes, very true. Even when we are putting away something important and tell ourselves that we will remember this place, we forget the next day.
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Hello
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How are you doing ?
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Thanks 🙏🏼
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Where are chatting from?
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Love the memories and the beautiful sketch, always loved that book 💞💞💞
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Thanks Dawn 💕
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I hope kids are still reading Alice In Wonderland. It is timeless in my eyes.
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Oh yes it is. And if they hadn’t made that Johnny Depp movie, it would have been even better
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One of my favorites too. I also like Baum (Oz books) and Pinocchio – the books not the films.
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The movies sort of spoil the story.
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Screen writers have a tough time having to keep the story in a shorter time frame and or having to add and subtract things the reader might miss…
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Very true. But some writers just change the story so much that it’s not the same anymore
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Yes, most of the time.
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I think I have that same book, which I read back in the 60’s! Rereading now, there’s a whole ‘nother layer of meaning. ❤
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That’s cool.
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Fun when literature & art brings people together!
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Absolutely. 💝
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I’ve always loved this story. I actually read it again recently with one of my tutoring clients for her reading practice.
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I should do it too. I wonder where my mom’s book is?
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