CHAPTER V. Advice from a Caterpillar 🔊

The Caterpillar and Alice looked at each other for some time in silence: 🔊

at last the Caterpillar took the hookah out of its mouth, and addressed

her in a languid, sleepy voice. 🔊

‘Who are you?’ said the Caterpillar. 🔊

This was not an encouraging opening for a conversation. 🔊 Alice replied,

rather shyly, ‘I--I hardly know, sir, just at present-- 🔊at least I know

who I was when I got up this morning, but I think I must have been

changed several times since then.’ 🔊

‘What do you mean by that?’ said the Caterpillar sternly. ‘Explain

yourself!’ 🔊

‘I can’t explain myself, I’m afraid, sir’ said Alice, ‘because I’m not

myself, you see.’ 🔊

‘I don’t see,’ said the Caterpillar. 🔊

‘I’m afraid I can’t put it more clearly,’ Alice replied very politely,

‘for I can’t understand it myself to begin with; 🔊 and being so many

different sizes in a day is very confusing.’ 🔊