This is presumably with the aim that the birds' blunt beaks should strike, but, as Alice observes, it is complicated by the fact that they keep looking back up at the players- as well as the hedgehogs' tendency to scuttle away without waiting to be hit.
One of the Queen's hobbies – besides ordering executions – is croquet, however it is Wonderland croquet, where the balls are live hedgehogs and the mallets are flamingoes.
She is deterred by her comparatively moderate husband by being reminded that Alice is only a child. The Queen then becomes frustrated and commands that her head be severed. When the Queen arrives and asks Alice who is lying on the ground (since the backs of all playing cards look alike), Alice tells her that she does not know. They drop to the ground face down at the approach of the Queen of Hearts, whom Alice has never met. Appearance Personality Overview Īlice observes three playing cards painting white roses red.
