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Who Stole the Tarts?

           ‘They’reputtingdowntheirnames,’theGryphonwhisperedinreply,‘forfeartheyshouldforgetthembeforetheendofthetrial.’ 

           ‘Stupidthings! Alicebeganinaloud,indignantvoice,butshestoppedhastily,fortheWhiteRabbitcriedout, ‘Silenceinthecourt! andtheKingputonhisspectaclesandlookedanxiouslyround,tomakeoutwhowastalking. 

           Alicecouldsee,aswellasifshewerelookingovertheirshoulders,thatallthejurorswerewritingdown‘stupidthings! ontheirslates,andshecouldevenmakeoutthatoneofthemdidn’tknowhowtospell‘stupid,’andthathehadtoaskhisneighbourtotellhim. ‘Anicemuddletheirslates’llbeinbeforethetrial’sover!’thoughtAlice. 

           Oneofthejurorshadapencilthatsqueaked. Thisofcourse,Alicecouldnotstand,andshewentroundthecourtandgotbehindhim,andverysoonfoundanopportunityoftakingitaway. Shediditsoquicklythatthepoorlittlejuror(itwasBill,theLizard)couldnotmakeoutatallwhathadbecomeofit; so,afterhuntingallaboutforit,hewasobligedtowritewithonefingerfortherestoftheday; andthiswasofverylittleuse,asitleftnomarkontheslate. 

           ‘Herald,readtheaccusation! saidtheKing. 

           OnthistheWhiteRabbitblewthreeblastsonthetrumpet,andthenunrolledtheparchmentscroll,andreadasfollows: 

           ‘TheQueenofHearts,shemadesometarts, 

           Allonasummerday: 

           TheKnaveofHearts,hestolethosetarts, 

           Andtookthemquiteaway!’ 

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