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Cheshire Cat: character portrait from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)

A character in Alice in Wonderland

Cheshire Cat

Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll1865

A grinning cat that appears and vanishes at will, offering Alice riddling directions and cheerful nonsense about everyone in Wonderland being mad.

Also known as: Cheshire Puss, the Cat

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Meet Cheshire Cat

The Cheshire Cat is a grinning cat Alice meets in Wonderland, where it appears and vanishes at will. It offers her riddling directions and cheerful nonsense, including the suggestion that everyone around her is mad.

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