Oh I shall be very gentle! I promise! [Alice followed along dutifully but at the sight of the lion she hurried over to him, Dinah still in her arms. She was tiny in comparison already, but next to the lion she might as well have been a pixie.] Hello, Kitty Cat. [She offered the lion and curtsy too and introduces herself before promptly giving the great beast a one armed hug. She strokes, gently as promised, his mane.]

Look at your beautiful mane! And your fur is absolutely golden and lovely! [Her arms couldn't even reach around the creature but she wasn't going to set Dinah down.]