Dodgson told these tales to three little girls , ( whom one of them was named Alice ) , and one day , Alice asked Dodgson to write the ` Alice ' tales down as a storybook . During the trip the Reverend Dodgson told the girls a story that featured a bored little girl named Alice who goes looking for an adventure . The girls loved it , and Alice Liddell asked Dodgson to write it down for her .