The croquet arch is known as a hoop. The objects used to hit the balls in croquet are called mallets.
Hedgehogs are used as croquet balls in Alice in Wonderland. However, hedgehogs are not rodents.
Hedgehogs were used as croquet balls in "Alice in Wonderland." The Queen of Hearts used flamingos as mallets to hit the hedgehogs through the croquet wickets.
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In the original Disney movie, the croquet balls were hedgehogs :D
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Croquet is a game played both as a recreational pastime and as a competitive sport which involves hitting wooden or plastic balls with a mallet through hoops embedded into the grass playing arena
In "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," croquet balls are live hedgehogs that are used as balls in the game of croquet. The Queen of Hearts insists on using live hedgehogs and flamingos as mallets in her version of the game, adding to the whimsical and nonsensical nature of Wonderland.
Croquet in French is croquet in Italian.
Alice plays a game of croquet with the Queen of Hearts. The notable feature of the game is that the balls are live flamingos and the mallets are live hedgehogs, making it a whimsical and nonsensical version of the traditional sport.
The object of croquet is to be the first player to complete the course by hitting their ball through all the designated wickets in the correct sequence and finally striking the finishing stake. Players can also strategically block or displace their opponent's balls to gain an advantage.