and a most curious country it was. There were a number of tiny little brooks running straight across it from side to side, and the ground between was divided up into squares by a number of little green hedges, that reached from brook to brook.I declare it's marked out just like a large chessboard!' Alice said at last. 'There ought to be some men moving about somewhere--and so there are!' she added in a tone of delight, and her heart began to beat quick with excitement as she went on. 'It's a great huge game of chess that's being played--all over the world--if this is the world at all, you know. Oh, what fun it is!
In her exploration of a most curious country, Alice observes numerous tiny streams crossing the land and a grid of green hedges dividing the ground into square sections, resembling a giant chessboard. She finds the landscape fascinating and notes its unique design.
She then notices that there are indeed people moving around, which leads her to realize that what she is witnessing is like a massive game of chess played out on a global scale, making her quite excited about the extraordinary scene ahead.
