Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, `and what is the use of a book,' thought Alice `without pictures or conversation?'

Just the first paragraph opens the door to a world of adventure and discovery of a curious boy. Just see the narration that only one sentence tells you the whole story, `and what is the use of a book,' thought Alice `without pictures or conversation?'