Inventor of Wonderland

Alice was once again feeling tired and bored. This time it wasn’t because she was in church. But this time she was in school and she was having to study some of the greatest inventions mankind had ever created. These included fire, gunpowder, the wheel and various other inventions.
Alice was almost falling asleep. She was in an all girls school which was next door to an all boys school. The teacher walked up to Alice and saw that she was sleeping. She cleared her throat in hopes that it would wake her up. But Alice was still sleeping. Her teacher got the cane out and slammed it onto Alice’s desk. This instantly woke her up and she almost fell out of her chair.
“Are you awake Miss Liddell?” asked the Teacher.
“Sorry Mrs Robinson,” replied Alice.
“You seem to be doing this more often. After school I will need to see one of your parents. Is that clear Miss Liddell?”
“Yes Mrs Robinson.”
“Good now if you fall asleep again this cane won’t be hitting your desk. It’ll be hitting you.”
Alice then gulped a little. She hated the cane. Every time she received the cane she would cry a little. She still had some marks on her hands where she had last been struck by the cane.
Alice was looking forward to Sunday. Not only because she was going to church. But because she was going to Wonderland. She hoped that at least someone there could make her feel somewhat better.
But that Friday night she was having to talk to her parents. Mr. and Mrs Liddell didn’t like their daughter falling asleep in class. Alice just sat in her chair and looked at her father. He didn’t look too happy and neither was her mother.
“What’s this I’ve been told?” asked Alice’s father.
“I’m sorry,” replied Alice.
“Do you know how much it cost your mother and I to send you to that school. If you’re just going to sleep in class you may as well leave and work in the mines with the other children.”
“I don’t want to do that.”
“You’re lucky that we have money. Think of the other families who can’t afford to send their children to school. You know what those children are doing. They’re on the streets cleaning them, cleaning chimneys and working the mines and factories. I don’t want that to happen to my daughter. But if you keep doing that you might have to do that. Now go to your room.”
Alice then left in tears and Mrs Liddell looked at her husband. He gave out a small sigh of annoyance.
“Did you have to say that?” she asked.
“I know what you’re thinking,” replied Mr. Liddell. “I had to say what needed to be said. Hopefully this will scare her into paying attention.”
“But it was a little harsh.”
“I know but if it works it was worth it.”
Upstairs Alice was crying in her room. She didn’t know what to think. She wanted to do well in school but she just couldn’t stay awake in it. After seeing everything in Wonderland the normal world seemed boring.
Eventually Sunday came and after church Alice went to the Rabbit hole and she made her way to Wonderland. She was first greeted by the doorknob. But he could tell that she wasn’t very happy.
“Is something wrong Alice?” asked the Doorknob.
“Just a few problems in school,” replied Alice. She then sipped the shrinking juice and she shrank until she was small enough to get through the door. “I’m just hoping that everything will work out.”
“I’m sure it will. Now go and enjoy yourself.”
The door then opened and Alice walked into Wonderland. It was bright and sunny like it normally was and she began to walk. But it didn’t take her too long to notice something. There was a small house.
“Strange I’ve never noticed this before,” said Alice. “I better check it out.”
She then carefully walked towards the house and she saw that the door seemed very small. She was more then heads and shoulders above it. It was a single floor house and there was a chimney at the side. Alice was easily as tall as the house.
“Looks like I didn’t shrink enough,” said Alice. She then got out the shrinking mushroom. “I don’t want to scare whoever lives here.” She then took a nibble and she shrank until she was at an ideal height. “That’s better.
She went back to the door and had a look at it. It said “Dr H. Paralelipipedo. She couldn’t pronounce Paralelipipedo so she tried to put it in the back of her mind. She thought it was a very strange name.
Alice then knocked on the door and she waited a few seconds to see if anyone came. At first she didn’t know if anyone was there. She knocked again but this time a tall man answered the door. He looked fairly young and he had brown hair and eyes. He wore a black shirt, trousers, shoes and a white lab coat.
“Hello,” he said in a thick German accent.
“Hello Dr Parale, Parale,” replied Alice. She was struggling to pronounce the name herself.
“Just call me Heinz.”
“Ok Heinz I was just curious.”
“About what?”
“How did this building get here so fast? I only came here last week and it wasn’t here at all.”
“Oh that it’s very simple. It’s my own invention.”
“You’re an inventor.”
“Yes I am. Come inside and see.”
Alice went inside the small house and she was amazed to see how big it was on the inside. She took a step back outside and she looked around the house. It was still small. But when she went back inside it still seemed huge. She was amazed by it all and Heinz was giggling a little.
“Behold the incredibly spacious house,” said Heinz. “One of my greatest inventions. And to date the only good one.”
Alice looked around a little more and she saw a lot of different types of things. She had never seen them before. She felt like a child in a sweet shop with almost unlimited amount of money.
“What does this do?” asked Alice picking up a small glass thing.
“That my dear might be my greatest invention of all,” replied Heinz. “I give to you the light bulb.”
“Light bulb?”
“Yes it lights up a room.”
“Like a candle?”
“No more powerful then any mere candle. One of these could light up an entire room. The only downside is that I can’t power it up.”
“What I mean is I can’t power it up. I need something to make it light up. But I can’t come up with anything yet.”
“I’m sure you will do.”
“But I have to make it fast the Inventor’s Fair is tomorrow and the Queen of Hearts herself will be deciding who wins.”
“Not her.”
“I know she really gets on my nerves sometimes. But she’s nice enough to let me show her a few of my inventions.”
“Did she keep any of them?”
“Well they were all to be desirable.”
Alice then looked around and she eventually saw something with four wheels. She was very curious at this thing. It looked a little like a carriage but there were no horses to pull it. It was made out of metal but the tyres were rubber.
“I see you’re admiring my car,” said Heinz.
“Your car?” replied Alice.
“Yes another of my great inventions. It will make carriages and walking obsolete overnight. It can take you almost anywhere you want.”
“Anywhere?”
“Yes I’ll show you.”
“But there’s not much room.”
“Believe me there’s plenty of room.”
Heinz then got into the car. Alice did the same and he turned the engine on. He giggled a little to himself.
“Don’t forget to put your seatbelt on,” said Heinz.
“My what?” replied Alice.
“This is.”
He then showed her the seatbelt. She pulled her own and put it into place. Heinz got ready to start the car.
“Are you ready for the greatest experience in your life?” asked Heinz. He was still giggling.
“I guess so,” replied Alice.
“Then hold on tight.”
He then began to move the car. Alice had expected them to go extremely fast and hit the wall. But instead it was moving extremely slowly. The wheels were turning but they were hardly moving.
“This is it?” asked Alice.
“I admit it’s a little slow for now,” replied Heinz.
“Even a tortoise is faster then this.”
“Yeah you’re probably right. But it’s a start. I guarantee you that one day there’ll be one of these that can go faster then the speed of sound.”
Eventually Heinz stopped his invention and they both got out. Heinz did want to show Alice just one more thing. He took her to an underground part of the building. There they saw another vehicle. But this one had wings. She was amazed by it like the other inventions. She looked at the propeller at the front.
“What’s this then?” asked Alice.
“This is what I call an Aeroplane,” replied Heinz. “It’s suppose to fly but I can’t get it off the ground yet. If I could start in the air then it should stay there until I try to land it. If I could do that this would truly be my greatest invention.”
Alice then began to think a little. She had an idea and she looked over to Heinz. He was still looking at the aeroplane.
“Maybe I can help,” said Alice.
“What can you do?” replied Heinz.
“I can grow into a giant. I could hold your aeroplane in the air and when I let go you should be able to fly it.”
“That could work but can you really become a giant?”
“Yes trust me.”
“Alright if it works I will be Dr Heinz Parale, Parale,” he kept stuttering at his name. “Whatever the greatest inventor of Wonderland.”
A few minutes later Heinz had been able to get his Aeroplane outside. He put some goggles on and a leather hat. He then got into the aeroplane and he started it up. He then looked towards Alice.
“Ok Alice do your thing,” said Heinz.
“Right,” replied Alice. She then took the growing mushroom out of her pocket and she took a bite out of it. This made her grow taller then the trees. She then quickly picked up the aeroplane and waited for Heinz’s instructions.
“Alice throw me as straight as you can,” said Heinz.
“I’ll try,” replied Alice. “But I must warn you of something.”
“What?”
“I throw like a girl.”
Alice then threw the aeroplane as far and straight as she could. She expected it to go all over the place. But instead it stayed in the air. Heinz was piloting and he was laughing with joy.
“It works I’m flying,” said Heinz.
“That’s great Heinz,” replied Alice.
He then gulped a little. “I’ve just remembered something.”
“What’s that?”
“I’m afraid of heights.”
He then looked down and he began to panic. The aeroplane was flying fast away from Alice and she tried to run towards it. But it seemed to be getting further and further away from her.
“It’s too fast,” she said to herself. “The only way I can catch it is to make myself bigger again.”
She then took another bite of the growing mushroom and her height doubled in mere seconds. But when she looked she couldn’t see Heinz’s aeroplane. She began to get very worried.
“Oh dear I hope nothing bad has happened to him.”
She walked towards where she last saw Heinz. She was getting very worried because she could see for miles and she didn’t see a sign of him. She remembered that no one could get killed in Wonderland but they could still feel pain and he was in for a world of pain.
Eventually Alice reached the Mad Hatter and the March Hare. They were having a tea party again. But this time she didn’t come here to have tea with them. She needed their help.
At first they didn’t notice the giant size Alice but eventually after taking a sip of his tea the March Hare noticed Hare noticed her.
“Hello there Alice,” said the March Hare. “Want some tea?”
“I’m sorry but I don’t have time,” replied Alice. “I’m looking for Heinz. He was in an aeroplane.”
“Oh really?”
“What’s an aeroplane?” asked the Mad Hatter.
“It’s a flying machine,” replied Alice. “It flew over here a few minutes ago did you see anything?”
“A flying machine you say? Well if you have some tea we might tell you if we’ve seen anything.”
“Ok but just a small one please.”
The March Hare then poured Alice a cup of tea. She drank it quickly due to the fact she was in a hurry and her giant size.
“Well done,” said the Mad Hatter. “I’ve never seen anyone drink a cup of tea that quickly.”
“Now please tell me where you saw the aeroplane.”
“It went that way.” He then pointed to a certain direction.
“Thank you.”
“No he went that way,” replied the March hare pointing to the complete opposite direction.”
“It was definitely this way,” said the March Hare.
Alice stood there and listened to them arguing. She was getting quite impatient and she was getting annoyed.
“Can you please make up your minds,” said Alice.
This caught them by surprise. The both pointed to a certain direction that was in-between the other two they had pointed out.
“Thank you.”
Alice then began to walk towards where the March Hare and Mad Hatter had pointed out. She was hoping that Heinz was alright. She could only imagine what he was doing right now.
But eventually she could hear something. It sounded like someone’s voice. But they weren’t speaking English. She couldn’t understand what it was saying but she could pick a couple of words out.
“That’s German.”
Alice followed the voice and in no time at all she found Heinz and his aeroplane. It had crashed and he was still in the pilot’s seat. He was groaning a little and Alice helped him out.
“Are you alright?” asked Alice.
“I’m in absolute agony,” replied Heinz.
“Where does it hurt?”
“My eye.”
“Ok.”
Alice then brought Heinz close to her won eye so that she could look at him better. There didn’t seem to be anything wrong with his eye.
“I think you’ll be fine,” said Alice.
“Good but my invention is a complete failure.”
“I don’t think it’s all that bad. You actually flew. I’ve only dreamed of things like. All you really need to work on is the taking off and landing. If you did that your invention might revolutionise the world.”
“You really think so?”
“I know it will.”
“Then help me take this back to my lab.”
“With pleasure.”
Alice then picked up the wreckage of the plane and she began to walk towards Heinz’s lab. Due to her size the journey didn’t take too long. On the way she was able to thank the Mad Hatter and March Hare. She probably wouldn’t have been able to find Heinz without their help.
When they got back to Heinz’s lab Alice put the aeroplane wreckage on the ground. Heinz began to look at it a little.
“Do you think you can rebuild it?” asked Alice.
“I think I can,” replied Heinz. “But first I need to read the paper.”
A newspaper then came out of nowhere and hit Heinz in the back of the head. He just turned around and picked up the paper. He then opened it up and began to look through it.
“Oh my,” he said.
“What’s wrong?” replied Alice.
“There’s a sale on at Randy’s. I really should go.”
Alice then gave out a sigh. Since she didn’t need to be a giant anymore she took a bite out of the shrinking mushroom. This made her shrink until she was her normal size. She herself began to look at the aeroplane. She was amazed by how it was put together. She was amazed that it even flew.
Heinz just stood there reading the paper. He was reading the article about the inventor’s fair. He couldn’t wait to go and win. For years he had always come up short and he wanted to win it this year.
“This’ll be my year,” said Heinz.
“How many years have you been entering?” replied Alice.
“I can’t remember but it’s definitely been a while.”
“Then maybe you’ll win it this year.”
“Maybe but Doctor Perry always wins. His inventions are always useful. But mine never work.”
“If you think like that you’re always going to fail. But if you believe you’ll succeed then you will succeed.”
“Yeah you’re right.” He then put his hand on his chest. “I Doctor Heinz Parale, Parale whatever will vow to win this years inventors fair even if it kills me. Although technically in Wonderland I can’t die.”
“That’s the spirit.”
“Now if you don’t mind I need to work. Come back in an hour or two and I’ll have this thing completed.”
“Ok I’ll stay out of your way.”
Alice then walked into the woods. She could hear Heinz working away at his aeroplane. She wondered what it would be like when it was all finished. She had seen it before but to see it taking off and landing without her help would be marvellous.
The sun was still shining as Alice walked. But after all the excitement she was feeling a little tired. She sat down on a rock and she hummed a little to herself. But she didn’t know that she wasn’t alone.
“Why do bees hum?” asked a Voice.
“Who said that?” replied Alice.
“I did.” The Cheshire Cat then appeared. This made her jump a little but she was used to it by now. “Do you know the answer?”
“What answer?”
“Why do bees hum?”
“I don’t know tell me.”
“Because they don’t know the words.” He then began to laugh a little. “It’s like asking why do I keep earwigs?”
“I don’t know why?”
“Because my ears are bald.”
“These are stupid jokes.”
“But they’re still funny.” He then began to laugh a little more. “Life isn’t worth living if you can’t laugh every once in a while.”
“If you don’t mind me asking is there any reason you’re here to see me?”
“Well I just wanted to say hi. And that your hair is out of place.”
“What was that?” snapped Alice.
“Nothing.”
“But you just said my hair was out of place.”
“I did not.”
“Yes you did.”
“No I didn’t times ten.”
“Yes you did times one hundred.”
“No I didn’t plus one to the highest number you can say.” He then laughed a little more after that. “Got you.”
“I don’t you should make personal remarks. It’s very rude.”
“I know other ruder things.”
“I don’t want to know.”
“Here’s something that you might like to know. What the prize is for the inventors fair tomorrow.”
“Ok what is the prize?”
“I have no idea.” He then laughed a little and then he disappeared. Alice was annoyed at him.
“Useless.”
She then got up and she felt like doing a little more walking before going back to see Heinz. But before she knew it she had reached the coast. There she could a walrus and a man with a hammer seemingly making something. She recognised them almost instantly and she walked over to them.
“Do you think this is too long?” asked the man.
“No it’s perfect,” replied the Walrus.
“Excuse me,” said Alice. They both turned around and looked at her. She tried to smile at them. “Are you the Walrus and the Carpenter?”
“Yes we are,” replied the Walrus. “But how did you know. We’ve never met you before.”
“I heard a story about you and the oysters.”
“Don’t remind me,” replied the Carpenter.
“What are you building anyway?”
“A little something for the Inventors fair.”
“Oh really what is it?”
“That my dear is a surprise,” replied the Walrus. “Will you be attending this years fair by any chance?”
“Yes but I’ll be helping out Heinz,” answered Alice.
“He’s going to need all the help he can get,” laughed the Carpenter. “Nothing he makes ever works.”
“But some of them do.”
“What do you mean the pencil sharpener fused at the top of a pencil? Or even the post box without an opening to put your letters in.”
“I guess they were a little useless. But he’s working on something that could change the world.”
“I doubt it.”
“Then we’ll just see what happens at the fair tomorrow.”
Alice then stormed off as she heard the Walrus and the Carpenter laughing at her. She was very annoyed. She just walked off back into the woods. Although they didn’t have faith in Heinz’s inventions she did. If he could get the kinks out of the aeroplane he would win for sure.
Eventually Alice wasn’t really looking where she was going and she fell down what seemed to be a hole. She quickly got back up to her feet and she looked at it. It was extremely large and had a funny shape. It almost seemed to be like a footprint. She then realised what it was.
“I must have made this when I was a giant,” said Alice. She then looked forward and saw more of them. “I hope no one minds.”
Alice felt a little embarrassed about this and she kept on walking. It was a little difficult for her to not fall into her own shoeprints. If it happened again it would be too weird for her.
“I didn’t realise I made this many,” she said to herself. “I better be more careful when I’m a giant in future.”
“Eureka!” shouted a voice.
Alice then hurried her pace back to Heinz’s house. She wasn’t too far away so it didn’t take her too long to get there. She was a little breathless after all of the running. But when she got there she saw Heinz outside the house. But there was no sign of his aeroplane. But he seemed to be jumping in excitement.
“I’ve done it,” he said.
“What have you done?” replied Alice.
“I fixed the aeroplane.”
“Good.” She then looked around and she still couldn’t see anything. “So where is it then?”
“Right here.” He then showed Alice the aeroplane. But now it was the size of a model. She looked at it a little and at first was speechless. “What do you think then? Pretty good isn’t it?”
“How do you fit inside?”
“Well I…” He then began to think a little. “I can’t fit in.”
“I know you can’t. But what are you going to do about it now?”
“I don’t know. I can show my face with this. If I can’t build a full size one I’ll be the laughing stock of Wonderland.”
“Maybe there’s one last thing I can do for you.”
“What’s that?”
“Not only can I make myself bigger I can also make myself smaller.”
“Small enough to pilot my aeroplane?”
“Yes.”
“That could work.” He then began to jump up a little in excitement once again. “I’ll win for sure.”
“Well we’ll see about that. I need to learn how to fly this thing.”
“Oh that’s easy.”
A couple of minutes later Alice had shrunk herself until she was the right size to fly the aeroplane. Heinz had put it in an open part of the woods. Alice even had some tiny size goggles so that she wouldn’t get anything in her eyes.
“Ok how do I start this thing?” asked Alice.
“Press the green button,” replied Heinz.
“Ok.” Alice then pushed the green button and the propeller at the front began to spin. The aeroplane began to roll forwards. “What now.”
“Pull the stick in front of you down.”
Alice then grabbed what Heinz had told her and pulled it back. The aeroplane then began to rise up. It eventually went up into the air and Alice was amazed when she looked down.
“I’m flying,” she said. “This is the most magical feeling I’ve ever had. I’m feeling like a bird.”
“Speaking of birds watch out,” replied Heinz.
“For what?”
“Bird.”
Alice then looked and saw a bird coming towards her. She had to do a sharp right turn just to avoid it. She gave out a sigh of relief. She didn’t want to crash this plane so soon after it had been made.
“That was close.”
“Now what about the other one?”
Alice then saw a flock of birds coming her way. She tried to turn around and move away from them. But they were extremely fast and in no time whatsoever they were hitting the aeroplane. She tried to keep it up as best as she could. But it was very difficult she needed some guidance.
“Heinz a little help here,” said Alice.
“Sorry you’re on your own,” replied Heinz.
Alice began to panic a little as she tried to dodge the birds. But there were so many of them that it was like being in a black cloud. She hoped that the plane wouldn’t get damaged.
She instinctively went down and she eventually came out of the flock. She gave out a sigh of relief. But then she realised that she was too low to the ground and she began to pull herself up. Thankfully she had just missed the ground and the birds had gone.
No sooner had all this happened Alice safely landed the aeroplane and she got out. She took a bite out of the growing mushroom and she grew up to her normal Wonderland size.
“You did it,” said Heinz.
“You just left me there,” replied Alice.
“I had good reason. But the other inventors are going to be in for a big surprise tomorrow.”
“I can’t get here tomorrow.”
“What why not?”
“I have school.”
“Well actually you don’t because it’ll still be Sunday.”
“What are you talking about today is Sunday.”
“I can’t explain. So I’ll let him do it instead.”
Suddenly a man appeared in a silver outfit. He was surrounded by dancers and music began to play.
“Take it Jeff,” said Heinz.
“Alright you see,” sang Jeff. “Whenever you’re in Wonderland time in the real world practically stands still. What a wonderful event don’t you think. But when you go back to the real world time goes ahead. As if nothing as ever had ever happened great isn’t it.”
The dancers then began to dance around. They went near Alice and Heinz and they began to sing towards the song.
“This song might not be very good,” sang the Dancers. “But its explained everything you want to know.”
Just then Jeff and the dancers all disappeared. Alice was left there with no idea what had just happened. She looked towards Heinz.
“What just happened?” she asked.
“Do you really want to know?” replied Heinz.
“Not really.”
“Then why ask.”
“But where am I suppose to spend the night.”
“I can find somewhere for you.”
“Where?”
“I’m not sure yet.”
Alice got a little annoyed but she was able to keep her temper in check. The last thing she wanted to do was lose it. She tried to breathe a little to try and calm herself down. It seemed to be working.
“Maybe there’s somewhere in my workshop you can sleep,” said Heinz. “Would you like that?”
“That would be very nice thank you.”
They both went inside and Heinz began to look for a place for Alice to sleep. But there was some much stuff that he couldn’t find any room. But eventually Alice found what seemed to be an old doll house. She looked inside and it seemed to be just like a real house.
“Maybe I can sleep in here,” said Alice.
“In my daughter’s old Dollhouse?” replied Heinz.
“Yes I can shrink myself remember.”
“Oh yeah. Well I guess you can stay in there.”
“Thank you.”
Alice then shrank herself and went into the house. She was amazed to see how life like it was. But she just went upstairs and into the bedroom. She sat on the bed and it felt like it had a real mattress.
“The dolls here must sleep better then some people,” she said. She then yawned. “Guess I better go to sleep now.”
Alice then lay on the bed and in almost no time at all she was fast asleep. She didn’t realise just how quickly it all happened.
The next day Alice was awoken by the call of a cow. She slowly got up and she stretched herself.
“That was a nice sleep,” she said. She then felt her stomach growl. “Looks like I could do with some breakfast.”
Alice then went down to the kitchen to see if there was any food. She could see fruit and she went to take a bite out of it. But then she realised that they didn’t taste right. She looked at it and she could tell that it was made out of wax. She instantly spat out the fruit she had bitten.
“It’s all wax,” she said. She then remembered that she was in a dollhouse. “Silly me.” She then giggled a little.
Alice then quickly left the house and she ate some of the growing mushroom and she grew up to her Wonderland height. She could hear someone snoring. Not too far away she could see Heinz still sleeping.
“Doctor Heinz,” she said. There was no response. “Heinz.” But now there was still no response. “Wake up.”
Heinz then shot up awake. “I' m, das nicht geht, zur Schule heute zu gehen,” he replied quickly.
“What was that?”
“Oh sorry about that.”
“Alright but remember the inventors fair is today.”
“The inventors fair?” He then got out of bed. “What am I going to use. I can’t lose to Perry again.”
“You have your aeroplane.”
“My aeroplane.” He then began to remember about his invention. “Yes my aeroplane. That’ll win it without a shadow of a doubt.”
“When is the fair?”
“At around ten o’clock.”
“And what time is it now?”
“Ten to ten.”
“Then don’t you think we should make a move on?”
“I’ll start up the car.”
“Actually let me deal with how we’re getting there.”
A couple of minutes later Alice and Heinz had reached the fair. Alice had to become a giant and carry Heinz and the aeroplane. She could see many other inventors there. A few of them she recognised. These included the Walrus and the Carpenter, The Mad Hatter and the March Hare and the White Rabbit was there as well.
Alice put Heinz down in his little cubical and she took a very large bite out of the shrinking mushroom and she shrank right from giant size to doll size. When it all finished Alice felt a little dizzy.
“Remind me not to do that too often,” said Alice.
But then Heinz saw someone he recognised. It was a green platypus who was human size and standing upright.
“Perry,” he said.
“That’s who keeps beating you?” replied Alice.
“Yes year after year he beats me. But not this year.” He then held up the aeroplane. “Behold the aeroplaneinator.”
“Aeroplane will do nicely.”
“Yes.”
Eventually the judges came over to Heinz’s cubical. He was very excited to show off his invention. One of the judges happened to be the Queen of Hearts. Alice wanted to stay out of sight of her just in case anything happened.
“And what is this you have here?” asked the Queen of Hearts.
“Your majesty I give to you Wonderland’s first ever flying machine,” replied Heinz. “Let me show you.”
Alice then started the plane up and it began to take off. Everyone was amazed to see it. Heinz could see himself getting first prize. He jumped up in excitement as Alice seemed to do tricks. But in reality it wasn’t because she was trying to show off talent. She was losing control of the plane.
“Someone help me,” she cried.
Everyone ducked down as Alice came overhead. She tried to get the aeroplane back under control. But she accidentally ripped out the control stick. She looked at it a little and she gulped.
“This isn’t good,” said Heinz.
Alice tried everything to bring the aeroplane under control. But this was very hard since she had no control stick.
“I’ll have to stop it,” she said.
Alice then pressed the off button. The propeller at then began to stop. But now Alice needed to find somewhere to land or else she would crash and Heinz wouldn’t win the fair.
“Heinz!” shouted Alice.
“Don’t worry I’ve got you,” replied Heinz.
He then ran after Alice. He had to run through a couple of cubicles and he jumped to try and catch Alice. She was somewhat screaming for her life When Heinz grabbed the aeroplane. But he came crashing to the ground.
“That could have been worse,” he said.
“You know you won’t win,” replied one of the Judges.
“Ok now its worst.”
From their cubical The Mad Hatter and March Hare watched and tuttered a little at what they had seen.
“Who’s ever going to need one of those?” asked the Mad Hatter.
“But they’ll always need a tea making machine,” replied the March Hare. He then took a drink out of his tea. “Terrible. But it is tea.” He then sipped the rest of the tea and he almost keeled over.
“Was it any good?”
“It has a certain kick to it.”
“Remind me to add more shoes next time.”
Back with Heinz he was upset with losing once again. Alice had grown back up to her Wonderland size. She patted Heinz on the back.
“There, there,” she said. “There’s always next year.”
“I always say that to myself. There’s always next year. But this year was suppose to be my year.”
“Maybe there’s still a way for you to win.”
“How can that happen?”
“Well if everyone else’s inventions were to go wrong.”
“That’ll never happen.”
“Well its Wonderland. Anything can happen.”
Just then the Queen screamed. She was at Perry’s invention and she had pie all over her face. She looked like she was going to explode with rage and she readied herself for the famous line.
“OFF WITH HIS HEAD!” she shouted.
Perry then growled a little as he was taken away. Many of the other inventors were a little scared.
“Will any other inventions put pie in my face?” asked the Queen.
“No not at all,” replied the other Inventors.
“Good.”
As the Queen went to the other inventions one by one they all malfunctioned. The tea machine was spewing tea everywhere. The Walrus and the Carpenter’s invention just broke down the moment they tried to operate it. The Queen was getting a little impatient at this moment in time.
“Hopeless.”
After seeing several other inventions the Queen could see that they were also useless inventions. She was getting impatient and when this happened heads would literally roll. She couldn’t see anything that was worthy of the top prize.
“Is any invention any good here?” asked The Queen of Hearts. “If no one can proves that there invention is good everyone will have their heads off!”
“Your majesty,” replied a voice.
The Queen looked and she saw Alice. She had forgotten about her but she still didn’t recognise her. This was probably for the best for both of them. The Queen gave out a small grunt.
“What is it?” she asked.
“I believe that Dr Heinz has the best invention here,” replied Alice.
“And what makes you say that little Girl?”
“Well imagine being like a bird able to fly across Wonderland. You can see everyone below you.”
“I’m listening.”
“This invention is truly fit for royalty like yourself. Not only can you do something that others can only dream about but you can also travel a lot faster than any other kind of transport.”
“Yes.”
“And finally if Dr Heinz makes one for you, you can say that you’re the only person in Wonderland to own this magnificent invention.”
The Queen began to smile. This was the first time Alice had seen her smile at something that was benefiting her.
“Very well,” said the Queen. “I declare that Dr. Heinz Parali, Parali.”
“Never mind,” replied Heinz.
“Invention is this year’s winner.”
Everyone began to clap and Heinz was given a trophy. He held it up and cried out in joy.
“Speech!” shouted everyone.
“Well ok,” replied Heinz. He then cleared his throat. “I’ve been dreaming of this moment ever since I was a wee boy back in the Old Country.” He then sniffled a little. “I’d like to thank the Queen obviously for giving me this award. But I’d also like to thank Alice.” Everyone looked at Alice. “Yes come up here.” She slowly went to Heinz and she was a little shy. “Without her help I wouldn’t have been able to pull this off. She deserves this as much as I do.”
“Thank you Heinz,” replied Alice.
“Now let’s have a drink.”
“Hurray!”
“Tea anyone?” asked the Mad Hatter holding a tea cup up.
Everyone then began to drink some tea from their invention. But as before it tasted terrible. Alice couldn’t drink it. But everyone else still drunk it regardless. She found this a little odd but she knew that it was Wonderland and not much did make sense here after all.
“Curiouser and curiouser.”
“You’re not half right,” replied the Mad Hatter.
The tea drinking lasted a few more minutes. But eventually they all stopped suddenly as if they were in some kind of act. Most of the people left and within seconds there was only Alice and Heinz left. The fair was gone and all that was left of it was Heinz’s aeroplane.
“Well what now?” asked Alice.
“I have the sudden urge to be high in the sky,” replied Heinz. “You wouldn’t mind growing an giving me a ride back home?”
“OK.” She then took a bite out of the growing mushroom and she shot up to giant size. She put her hand on the ground right next to Heinz. “Hop on.”
“With pleasure.”
Heinz then climbed onto Alice’s huge hand and then she brought him up. He could almost see all of Wonderland from where he was. He could see his house and he pointed it out.
“I can see my house from here,” said Heinz.
“That is one thing you can see from being so high,” replied Alice.
“Its amazing being able to be any size you wish.”
“It can get a little confusing but it is pretty nice after all.”
Alice then walked towards Heinz’s house. Due to her size the journey didn’t really take her long to get there. When she did she put Heinz back on the ground and she shrank down to her Wonderland size.
“Thank you for that Alice,” said Heinz.
“I was nothing really,” replied Alice.
“I’ll have to make it up to you one of the days.”
“That would be nice.”
“But for now I need to work on next year’s fair. Maybe I can invent something that can produce light without needing a flame.”
“Yeah you work on that.”
Heinz then walked into his house and Alice was amazed to see that it was fading away. She went to touch the door but her hand went straight through. She was shocked by this. But before she could do anything else the house had completely disappeared. She could hear Heinz for a few seconds longer before that eventually faded.
“So that’s why I never seen this house until yesterday,” said Alice. “It had to be something like this.”
She then smiled a little to herself as she made her way to the door out of Wonderland. This was the longest she had ever stayed for one visit. She didn’t mind going home right now.
When she opened the door she was instantly greeted by the doorknob. It seemed that he had just woken up from a long snooze.
“Hello Alice you were in there a while,” said the Doorknob.
“Well I did have to compete in the inventors fair,” replied Alice.
“What did you invent?”
“Well technically I didn’t invent anything. I was merely the assistant of Dr Heinz. He won.”
“Good for him.”
“But now it’s best I get back home. I’m already in trouble with my parents and at school.” She then sighed. “Sometimes I wish I could just stay in Wonderland.”
“You could do. But you would know it wasn’t the right thing to do. You can’t run away from your problems.”
“Ok.”
Alice then ate a little of the growing biscuit. She grew a little but not tall enough to get to the real world. She ate a little more and grew too tall. She was the height of an average adult woman but for her that was too tall for now. She drank a little of the shrinking juice and she shrank to an ideal size.
Alice then quickly went out of the room and went down the corridor. Once again when she got to the journey up she found a biscuit in her pocket that made her float all the way up to the top. She then crawled through the tunnel and she eventually saw sunlight. She was glad to see the real world.
But not too far from Alice her father watched her get out of the Rabbit hole. He quickly went over to her to investigate. She was very surprised to see him and she jumped a little at his sudden appearance.
“Father,” she said.
“What’s all this then Alice?” replied her father.
“I was just.” She then began to think of a way out of this. “I saw the cutest little rabbit. I just wanted to give it a little pat. But I lost the little thing.”
“Well you really shouldn’t be doing things like that. I can be dangerous and you also ruin your beautiful dress.”
“I’ll keep that in mind.”
“Good now we better hurry. It’s almost tea time.”
“Ok.”
Alice then followed her father back home. She couldn’t wait for a cup of tea and she was looking forward to school a little. Since meeting a real life inventor she could probably answer a couple of questions that the others couldn’t answer. But she wouldn’t tell them how she knew the answer.
She also wondered if she would ever see any of Heinz’s inventions in the real world. She didn’t really think so. She didn’t think anyone would try to drive a car or fly an aeroplane. But like in Wonderland anything could happen.