There are two cats in Alice in Wonderland.
Alice's pet cat is called Dinah, she stays in the real world and doesn't go to Wonderland with Alice. Alice frequently talks about her which frightens the animals she meets there.
The other cat is the Cheshire Cat, who Alice meets in Wonderland. It is famous for appearing and disappearing, leaving just its enormous grin. It isn't Alice's, it belongs to the Duchess and doesn't have a name, it is simply known as the Cheshire Cat.
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There are two cats in Alice in Wonderland.
The best known is The Cheshire Cat, who Alice meets in Wonderland. It is famous for disappearing into thin air leaving only its large grin. It doesn't have a name, it is simply known as the Cheshire Cat. In Disney's 1951 animated film it has pink and purple stripes. In Tim Burton's 2010 movie, the Cheshire Cat has been named Chessur.
The other cat belongs to Alice and does not go with her to Wonderland. Her name is Dinah.
In the book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson), the name of Alice's cat in the real world is Dinah. She accidentally uses stories about Dinah to frighten away the first group of Wonderland characters she meets.
There are two cats in the original Alice in Wonderland.
The best known is The Cheshire Cat, who Alice meets in Wonderland. It is famous for disappearing into thin air leaving only its large grin. It doesn't have a name, it is simply known as the Cheshire Cat.
In Disney's 1951 animated film, the Cheshire Cat has pink and purple stripes.
In Tim Burton's 2010 movie, the Cheshire Cat has been named Chessur and is played by Stephen Fry.
The other cat belongs to Alice and does not go with her to Wonderland. Her name is Dinah.
There are two important cats in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
In the "Real World" her pet kitten is named "Dinah"
In Wonderland, the curious feline is called "The Cheshire Cat"
If you were wondering about Alice's pet cat, her name is Dinah. If you were talking about the cat in Wonderland, his name is Cheshire Cat.
the cheshire cat
No, they're similar though aren't they? The cat in Alice in Wonderland was the Cheshire cat.. it was purple, could talk and disappear. The evil stepmother's cat couldn't do that.
The Cheshire Cat
He is called the Cheshire Cat.
The Cheshire Cat