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Reading Week 12: Alice in Wonderland, Part B

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(Mad Tea Party: Wikipedia )   A Mad Tea-Party There was a table set out under a tree where the March Hare and the Hatter were having tea. The table was very crowded but they encouraged Alice to join for these was plenty of room. They offered her wine even though there wasn't any and then the Hatter made personal comments about Alice's appearance like her hair. Alice found this to be rude but the Hatter completely ignored her feelings and began to talk in riddles.  There was bantering back and forth until silence fell upon them. Then the Hatter checked his pocket watch  to check what year it was. This puzzled Alice greatly. A Mad Tea-Party (cont.) The dormouse was asleep at the table and the Hatter poured tea on its nose. Then the Hatter asked Alice if she had guessed the riddle which she hadn't and had given up. She told them their riddles were a waste of time and they were confused. She said she beats time when she learns music and the Hatter said he kept time by being o...

Reading Week 12: Alice in Wonderland, Part A

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  (The White Rabbit: Wikipedia ) Down the Rabbit-Hole Alice was very tired siting with her sister on the bank with having nothing to do. She was reading a book without any pictures or conversations. She was pondering the book in her own mind when suddenly a white rabbit ran by. There was something remarkable about the rabbit for she heard him say he was very late as he took out a pocket watch from his coat pocket. She saw him pop down a large rabbit-hole under a hedge and Alice went down after it, falling deep into a dark hole. The sides of the tunnel were filled with pictures, maps, cupboards, and book shelves. She began to think she was falling through the earth and her mind began to race with an endless amount of thoughts! Down the Rabbit-Hole (cont.) Alice continued to fall down, down, down and her mind was racing with thoughts about the earth above like her cat, when suddenly she came down upon a heap of sticks and dry leaves with a thump. She got to her feet and saw the rabbi...