The Dormouse facts for kids
Quick facts for kids The Dormouse |
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The Hatter with the Dormouse asleep on the left. Illustration by John Tenniel.
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| First appearance | Alice's Adventures in Wonderland |
| Created by | Lewis Carroll |
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| Species | Dormouse |
| Gender | Male |
| Nationality | Wonderland |
The Dormouse is a fun character from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, a famous book written by Lewis Carroll in 1865. You'll find the Dormouse in Chapter VII, during the "Mad Tea-Party." He's known for being very sleepy and often falling asleep right in the middle of conversations!
The Dormouse in Disney's Alice in Wonderland (1951)
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| First appearance | Alice in Wonderland (1951) |
| Created by | Lewis Carroll |
| Voiced by | Jimmy MacDonald |
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| Species | Dormouse |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Mad tea party entertainer |
| Nationality | Wonderland |
The Dormouse also appears in Disney's animated movie Alice in Wonderland. Just like in the book, he is very sleepy and a bit lazy. However, in the movie, he sings Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Bat to entertain everyone at the tea party. In the book, he tells a story about three mouse sisters.
This Dormouse gets very scared when someone mentions the word "cat." He reacts a lot like the Mouse character from the original book. To calm him down, the Mad Hatter and March Hare have to spread jam on his nose! This happens when Alice talks about her own cat, Dinah.
Later in the movie, the Dormouse is a witness at Alice's trial. When the Queen of Hearts hears the word "cat" again, the Dormouse panics. The March Hare, the Mad Hatter, and even the King of Hearts all try to catch him, which leads to some funny moments.
You can also see the Disney version of the Dormouse in other shows like House of Mouse and Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse.
The Dormouse in Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland (2010)
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| First appearance | Alice in Wonderland (2010) |
| Created by | Lewis Carroll Tim Burton |
| Voiced by | Barbara Windsor |
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| Nickname(s) | Mally |
| Species | Mouse |
| Gender | Female |
| Occupation | Swordfighter |
| Nationality | Underland/Wonderland |
In Tim Burton's 2010 movie Alice in Wonderland, the Dormouse is a small, brave female mouse named Mallymkun. She is very different from the sleepy character in the book. Mallymkun is an active fighter, similar to the character Reepicheep from The Chronicles of Narnia. She is voiced by actress Barbara Windsor.
Mallymkun first appears with the group Alice meets in Wonderland. She bravely saves Alice from the scary Bandersnatch by pulling out its eye! You see her again at the March Hare's tea party, enjoying tea with the March Hare and the Mad Hatter.
She also helps rescue the Hatter from the Red Queen. At the end of the movie, she is seen fighting against the Red Queen's army. Mallymkun also shows up in the movie's 2016 sequel. In the sequel, she, the Hatter, and the March Hare are having a tea party when Time travels back to the past.
The Dormouse in Other Stories and Games
The Dormouse has appeared in many other movies, TV shows, and video games:
- In the 1985 TV movie Alice in Wonderland, Arte Johnson plays the Dormouse. Alice first thinks he's a stuffed animal because he doesn't move much at the tea party.
- The Dormouse is in the live-action TV series Adventures in Wonderland. He is voiced by John Lovelady. In this show, he isn't sleepy and often pops out of his teapot.
- He appears in the video game American McGee's Alice. Here, he and the March Hare are held captive by the Mad Hatter. The Dormouse keeps falling asleep because of the Hatter's strange medicines.
- The Dormouse returns in the 2011 sequel, Alice: Madness Returns. In this game, he and the March Hare get revenge on the Mad Hatter.
- In the Syfy TV Miniseries Alice, the Dormouse is a helper to the Hatter.
- Mallymkun the Dormouse is a character you can play in the video game based on Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland movie.
- The Dormouse is part of the Mad T Party band at Disneyland's California Adventure Park. He plays lead guitar and is very energetic on stage.
- Dudley Moore played the Dormouse in the 1972 British musical film Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
- The Dormouse was mentioned in the TV series Once Upon a Time in Wonderland. The White Rabbit tricked Alice by saying he learned information from the Dormouse at a tea party.
