Учебно-методическое пособие по работе с книгой Л. Кэрролла "Приключения Алисы в Стране Чудес". Дедова С.А. - 16 стр.

      4) How is the behavior of these characters a source of confu-                  • Take care of the sense and the sounds will take care of them-
sion for Alice (examples: word-games, riddles, rhymes, and poems)?            selves.
Comment on the following information.                                                • Birds of a feather flock together.
       Despite her unfamiliar surroundings, Alice attempts to interpret              • The more there is of mine, the less there is of yours.
everything around her from a logical point of view. However, her natu-               • Be what you seem to be.
ral childishness consistently offsets the sensibility and maturity that she          2. Who is Mock Turtle? What does it look like? What is Mock
tries so hard to show. Throughout Alice's Adventures in Wonderland,           Turtle soup? If you don’t know read the following text.
Lewis Carroll constantly emphasizes the conflict between Alice's desire
to be sensible and grow up and her natural childish impulses. Alice                                      Mock Turtle Soup
thinks that she has grown up, but only physically – the concept of ma-
turity never seems to cross her mind. When Alice describes «growing                   I'm happy for the turtles – but miss the extraordinary turtle soup
up», she uses terms based on size and not maturity. Why?                      I ate in my youth at the little grill across from Reading Terminal in
                                                                              Philadelphia. Now that sea turtle meat is prohibited by law, this recipe
      5) What are the differences of the croquet game in Wonder-              makes a fair substitute. Interestingly, even when turtle meat was legal,
land and in reality? What is L.Carrolls’s aim in depicting the game           it was terribly expensive. As a cheap substitute in the 18th century,
in such a way? Read the following piece of information to help you.           therefore, recipes appeared in England that recommended the use of
       The Queen brings a new meaning to the game of croquet. Tradi-          calf's head or even veal as being similar in taste and consistency.
tionally croquet is a lawn game played by knocking wooden balls               American cooks turned to beef or oxtails, when they couldn't get na-
through metal arches with mallets. It is typically a calm and civilized       tive turtle meat, and followed the British seasonings of allspice, sherry,
game. However, the equipment with which the Queen’s game is                   and hardcooked eggs. Serve this meaty American version hot as a rich
played consists of live animals used on a lawn of ridges and furrows.         first course to 4–6 people, with little cruets of sherry on the side.
Hedgehogs are the balls, flamingos are the mallets, and soldiers are the
arches. Alone, the use of such equipment on such a terrain makes the           1 large onion, finely chopped       1 Tablespoon flour
game difficult. The hedgehogs crawl away. The flamingos move their             1 Tablespoon butter and 2 Ta-       3 cups hot water
necks. The soldiers walk off to other parts of the croquet-ground. The         blespoons olive oil                 3 cups chicken stock
game is chaotic – everyone plays simultaneously, quarrelling. No one           2 lbs. meaty oxtails                1 cup chopped peeled tomatoes
follows any set of rules. The game is not fair. The Queen shouts, «Off         1 garlic clove, mashed              salt and pepper
with his head!» or, «Off with her head!» until the only players left are       3 whole cloves                      1/2 thin-skinned lemon, chopped
herself, the King, and Alice. However, by then the Queen has sen-              1/4 teaspoon thyme                  (rind and all)
tenced so many to be beheaded that there are no soldiers left to act as        1 bay leaf                          1 Tablespoon parsley
the arches. The game is over. Such a game of madness could only be             1/4 teaspoon allspice               2 hard boiled eggs
found in Wonderland.
                                                                                     Brown onion in the butter and oil, add the oxtails and brown
      Chapter IX. THE MOCK TURTLE'S STORY                                     slightly. Add the spices and herbs, then stir in the flour until it bubbles,
                                                                              adding more butter and oil as needed. Pour in the hot water and stock
       1. Discuss some of the Duchess’s morals. How do they charac-           and bring to a boil. Add the remaining ingredients, except the egg and
terize her?                                                                   sherry. Simmer for 2 hours. Remove the oxtail, cut the meat and mar-
      • This love that makes the world go round.                              row away – add back to the soup and discard the bones. When ready to
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