Alice struggled to make herself big to her normal size after eating the mushroom the Caterpillar suggested, but now she spotted a small house in the beautiful garden and was fascinated by it. She decided to make herself small again in order to check the small house out!

"For a minute or two she stood looking at the house, and wondering what to do next, when suddenly a footman in livery came running out of the wood- and rapped loudly at the door with his knuckles. It was opened by another footman in livery, with a round face, and large eyes like a frog; and both footmen, Alice noticed had powdered hair that curled all over their heads. She felt very curious to know what it was all about, and crept a little way out of the wood to listen...."