The first verse of the poem on page 9 means that the crocodile is taking a bath, because he really needs one. Alice follows the rabbit because she is very curious, because she has never seen a rabbit that carried a pocket watch. The story on page 17 is written like it is because it is a metaphor for a tale tail. The caucus race is different from a regular race because they can start and stop whenever they want, and everyone pretty much wins!