Alice goes to a tea party

The March Hare and the Hatter were sitting at a big table under a tree in front of the house. They were having tea. A dormouse was sitting between them. He was asleep.

There were many empty places at the table but when the Hatter and the Hare saw Alice, they shouted, ‘No room! No room!’

'There’s a lot of room,’ Alice said, and she chose an armchair at the top of the table.

‘Have some wine!’ the March Hare said.

‘I can’t see any wine on the table,’ Alice replied.

‘There isn't any,’ the Hare said.

‘Well, it’s rude of you to offer me some,’ Alice said, a little angrily.

‘It’s rude of you to sit down without being invited,’ the Hare answered.

‘I didn't know it was your table. There are lots of empty places,’ Alice said.

Vocabulary notes:

hare- iepure de câmp

empty- liber

shout- a striga

room- loc

wine- vin

reply- a răspunde

rude- nepoliticos

The Hatter poured some tea on the Dormouse’s nose.

‘Wake up, Dormouse!’

It opened its eyes slowly.

‘I wasn't asleep,’ it said.

‘Tell us a story!’ the Hatter and the Hare shouted together.

‘Yes, please do!’ Alice said.

‘And be quick! Don’t fall asleep again!’ the Hatter said.

The Dormouse began. ‘Once upon a time there were three little sisters. Their names were Elsie, Lacie and Tillie. They lived at the bottom of a well. The three little sisters were learning to draw.’

‘What were they learning to draw?’ Alice asked.

‘They were learning to draw – ‘the Dormouse yawned sleepily. ‘Everything beginning with the letter M like mousetrap, the moon, memory...‘

Vocabulary notes:

pour- a turna

well - fântână

draw- a desena

yawn- a căsca

mousetrap- capcană pentru șoricei