| abstract | - What the female Rescue Rangers didn't realize was that Kitten was still walking through the forest, still carrying the basket in her hand. As she strolled through the wilderness, she admired it for its beauty. The soft grass was smooth for the bottom of her Mary Jane shoes. Then, she began to sing beautifully. Her singing voice was like it was gifted from the goddess of beauty herself, Aphrodite. One of the mini hammers had just finished bathing itself when it heard the amazing singing. It wondered who it was singing that beautiful voice. But soon noticed that it was Kitten, a friend to the Tulgey Wood creatures from Wonderland. She had came back to the forest. The mini hammer flew down to her singing along with her tune. Then more mini hammers came and sang along with her. With a loving smile, she sang along with them. One of the mini hammers sang a perfect tune and flew and perched onto her hand. She gave the hammer a kiss on the head and let it fly off. After a while, the mini hammers began to wake up the other Tulgey Wood creatures. Two went to a hollowed log and woke up a four umbrella vultures, a mirror bird, cage bird and two small birds. Two others woke up a a glasses bird. The glasses bird saw what was going on and went into a tree to wake up an accordion owl. The glasses bird then pushed the accordion owl out of his home and off the tree. The accordion owl opened his wings to land softly in Kitten's arms as she and the accordion owl sang together. Then, the broom-headed dog leapt down to her majestically and he, the accordion owl, and Kitten all sang together. Then all of the Tulgey Wood Creatures followed Kitten as she crossed a log over a ravine as she sang once more. Meanwhile, somewhere else deep in the forest, a male cat was strolling through the woods riding on a kitten. The cat has crimson fur, triangular ears, a peach muzzle and upper face, tan circles on his palms, and a small black nose. There were peach ear innards that matched his face. And his eyes were the perfect color of green. He was dressed in a white shirt, a dark green vest, and green pants. Around his neck was a green bowtie and a tan straw boater hat on his head. His name was Gideon, the young prince, and he was now 13 years old of age. The panther was a black one with a dark gray muzzle, a pink nose, and yellow eyes. His name was Bagheera. He agreed to take care of Danny and watch over him wherever he went. Well, sort of. While strolling through the forest and riding on Robespierre, Gideon heard Kitten's beautiful singing. It was faintly heard but Gideon could actually hear it. He stopped for a moment to listen to the singing. Robespierre noticed Gideon stopping and stopped as well. "What is it, Gideon?" he asked. "Do you hear that, Bagheera? Beautiful!" said Danny. "Eh, I don't hear anything. Let's just go." said Bagheera. Danny only shrugged, and then they resumed moving until he heard the singing again. Danny stopped again to listen and was more curious than ever. "What is it? Come on, let's find out" said Prince Danny. "Uh-uh! We're not going on some wild goose chase! Now come on!" said Bagheera. "Oh, come on!" said Danny. "Not a chance!" said Bagheera. Then an idea popped in Danny's mind. A sly look appeared on his face and he looked at Bagheera with a sly smile. "Would you do it for extra pieces of steak?" asked Danny with a sly look. Bagheera stopped all of a sudden and became interested. Danny began to smile more. He knew that the panther would do anything for extra pieces of steak. It worked everytime. "And a few...pork chops?" asked Danny with a sly look. Then Bagheera smiled with more interest. "Well, alright." said Bagheera, smiling. "Hup, boy!" said Danny, as he and Bagheera raced off into the forest, dodging each tree very carefully as he swerved from left to right. And now, Bagheera was huffing and puffing as he ran as fast as his four legs could carry him. In a small clearing, Danny stopped for a moment to listen for the same singing he had been hearing. "Next time,... I should... slow down... a bit" said Bagheera, trying to catch his breath. "Shhh!" shushed Danny, as he tried to listen to the singing. But there was nothing but slience right now. Bagheera started to listen in as well. Then, the singing came back, Bagheera listened to where it was. "It's that way!" said Bagheera, as he ran off, carrying Danny on his back. "Good hearing, Bagheera!" said Danny. As Bagheera ran into the direction of the singing, he dodged more branches, including a very large one. Suddenly, Danny crashed into the same big tree branch that Bagheera avoided. "Ahhhh!" yelled Danny, as he crashed into the tree branch and splashed into a crystal pond. Bagheera heard him yelling and walked back to him. He found the cat lying flat in the creek, and he slowly approached him. "You alright, Danny?" asked Bagheera. Then he removed the wet hat from Danny's head as the cat glared at him. That was when Bagheera realized what he did and noticed his mistake. "Oops. I was supposed to warn you that a tree branch was there, wasn't I?" asked Bagheera sheepishly. Danny just glared at him for his mistake. Then with one swipe of his hand, he struck the water, splashing water at Bagheera. Then he gave him a hard and stern look and finally spoke. "No pork chops!" said Danny. Back with Kitten, she was now picking berries of any kind like blackberries and raspberries. Two flamingoes were busy helping her pick and gather the berries and put them in her basket. And while she was being surrounded by the forest animals, Kitten began to sing. Kitten: I wonder,I wonder,I wonder why each little birdHas a someoneTo sing toSweet things toA gay little laugh melody. Several Tulgey Wood creatures followed Kitten as she walked through the forest, singing as she went. Soon enough, she reached a clearing where she could see the farms, valleys, a town, and a castle across the horizon. The castle was actually King Charming's castle and Kitten a.k.a. Princess Alice's old and true home. And she never knew that she was the daughter of the king. But yet, she continued to sing. Kitten: I wonder,I wonder,If my heart keeps singingWill my song going inTo someoneWill find meAnd bring back a love songTo me! When the song was over, Kitten deeply sighed and said to herself, "Oh, dear! Why do they still treat me like a child?" Then she walked away, leaving the Tulgey Wood creatures confused about what she meant. The accordion owl flew up in front of her. "Who?" he asked. Kitten replied to the accordion owl's question. "Why, Aunt Gadget, Aunt Tammy, and Aunt Foxglove. They never want me to meet anyone." Then she saw all of the Tulgey Wood creatures surrounding her, listening to her story. She happily laughed and said, "But you know something? I fooled 'em. I have met someone!" Then the Tulgey Wood creatures became excited by what she said. "Oh, a prince. Well, he's tall and handsome and ... and so romantic" said Kitten, telling her story. The Tulgey Wood creatures then became more excited as she told the story. One of the bluebirds chirped, and Kitten smiled and responded, "Oh we walked together, and talked together, and just before we say goodbye, he takes me in his arms..." The Tulgey Wood creatures got more excited. "And then..." said Kitten. The Tulgey Wood creatures got a lot more excited, waiting to hear what happens next. Until Kitten sadly said, "...I wake up". Then all of the Tulgey Wood creatures sadly hung their heads. "Yes, it's only in my dreams. But they say if you dream a thing more than once, It's sure to come true. And I've seen him so many times!" said Kitten. Then a pencil bird noticed something in a far off distance from up in a tree. A pair of wet clothes, a hat, and a shirt, that belong to Prince Gideon, himself were hung on a tree to dry. The pencil bird grabbed an acorn and tossed it to the accordion owl. It bonked on his head, bounced off, and bonked on one drum frog and one cymbal frog. A pencil bird grabs another acorn and threw it at the cage bird's head. It caught their attention, and they flew up to the accordion owl besides the cage bird because it walked over to them. The pencil bird motioned them to look to where it saw them. The accordion owl then got an idea and huddles them together and began planning. Then they flew off to it along with two mini hammers. When they got there, they start to take it, but stopped for a moment when Gideon began to talk. "You know, Robespierre. There was something strange about that voice. Too beautiful to be real. Maybe it was that beautiful squirrel Tammy, the goddess of music. But she hadn't been seen for ten years ..." said Gideon. Just as suddenly as it had come, he saw the Tulgey Wood creatures running off with the hat and shirt. "Gideon! Look!" said Robespierre and pointed to where they are. Gideon saw them as well. "Hey! Stop!" said Gideon when he watched his clothes being taken. Then the accordion owl dressed in Gideon's hat and shirt approached Kitten, acting all royal and magnificent. While Kitten hummed tune, the accordion owl whistled to her. The blonde-haired human girl saw the accordion owl dressed like a prince. She knew that it was only an accordion owl in clothing, but it was very sweet and adorable. "Oh, why, it's my dream prince! Your highness!" laughed Kitten. Then she walked up to it and it held her as she said, "You know, I'm really not supposed to speak to strangers. But we've met before!" Then she danced with her dream prince while singing. Kitten: I know youI walked with youOnce upon a dreamI know youThe gleam in your eyesIs so familiar a gleam At that moment, Kitten and Robespierre approached the scene, but they hide behind a tree. Gideon was amazed and in awe. He has never seen a beautiful blonde-haired human girl that can amazingly sing so well. Then a great feeling began to fill in him. The feeling of Love. He and and Robespierre looked at each other and back at Kitten dancing and singing. Kitten: And I know it's trueThat visions are seldom all they seemBut if I know youI know what you'll doYou'll love me at onceThe way you didOnce upon a dream And while Kitten danced, hummed, and turned around, Gideon tackled the disguised Tulgey Wood creatures quietly from behind and placed himself in its place instead. But Kitten still couldn't see him and sang once more. Kitten: But if I know youI know what you'll doYou'll love me at once Then Gideon joined her in her singing. Both: The way you did Kitten immediately stopped singing when she heard someone sing, but Gideon kept continuing. Gideon: Once upon a dream Kitten looked to see the Tulgey Wood creatures dressed in the prince's clothing get up after being tackled, and the accordion owl hooted dreamily. Kitten turned around and saw Gideon, surprising her. "Oh!" said Kitten. She tried halfheartedly to run off, but she was held back by Gideon. "I'm awfully sorry. I didn't mean to frighten you." said Gideon. "Oh it wasn't that. It's just that you're a...a ..." said Kitten. "A stranger?" asked Gideon. "Mm-hmm." said Kitten. "But don't you remember? We've met before!" said Gideon. "We..we have?" asked Kitten. "Of course, You said so yourself: Once upon a dream!" said Gideon with a lovingly smile. Then he began to sing... Gideon: I know youI walked with youOnce upon a dreamI know youThe gleam in your eyesIs so familiar a gleam Then Kitten couldn't help but begin to fall in love with the male crimson cat. Perhaps he is her "dream prince". Then they took each other's hands and stood on their legs, and they began waltzing across a lake. Chorus: And I know it's trueThat visions are seldom all they seemBut if I know youI know what you'll doYou'll love me at onceThe way you didOnce upon a dream Then they stopped dancing and they walked over to the clearing where King Charming's castle was on the horizon. Gideon placed his arm around Kitten as she rested her head on him. They were silent for a moment, until the male cat spoke. "Who are you? What's your name?" asked Gideon. "Hmm? Oh, my name. Why, it's, it's..." said Kitten. The Tulgey Wood creatures were eager to hear Kitten's real name. "...Oh no, no, I can't, I ... Goodbye!" said Kitten. And she ran off, leaving the Tulgey Wood creatures in shock that Kitten did not tell Gideon her original name. "But when will I see you again?" asked Gideon, chasing after her. "Oh never, never!" said Kitten. "Never?" asked a confused Gideon. "Well, maybe someday." said Kitten. "When, tomorrow?" asked Gideon. "Oh no, this evening." said Kitten. "Where?" asked Gideon. "At the cottage, in the glen." responded Kitten. So sadly, Gideon watched the blonde-haired girl as she ran off into the forest without knowing that she was actually Princess Alice Liddell herself.
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