STORYTELLING WITH ANTO

A Mad Tea Party Illustration by Sir John Tenniel There was a table set in front of a house where the March Hare and the Hatter were having tea with a a sleeping Dormouse sleeping inbetween them. They were all crowded at a corner and claimed there was no room, but there was more than enough. They offered her winde but there wasn't any which she said was not civil to offer but they thought it was uncivil for her to sit with them when she had not been invited. The Hatter then asked why a raven was like a writing-desk, which caused a discussion for a while until he asked what day of the month it was. Alice said it was the fourth, to which Hatter said their watch was two days off and so they repaired it with butter and tea. Alice felt puzzled throughout the conversation and finally said, as politely a possible, that she could not understand a thing.  Story source: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (1865).

Down the Rabbit-Hole Illustration by Sir John Tenniel Alice was with her sister who was reading a book, but she began feeling very tired and sleepy, when at of nowhere she saw a white rabbit. She then heard the rabbit say to itself "oh dear! I shall be late" as it pulled a watch out of its waistpocket, which filled her with curiosity. She followed the rabbit and saw it jump in a rabbit-hole, and so she decided to also go into it. She fell through the hole which seemed to go on forever and was lined with cupboards and shelves. She finally fell unto a room surrounded by doors, but they were all locked. She then saw a table where there was a tiny key, but all the doors were too big for it except for a tiny little door only fidteen inches high. She opened the door but saw no use in waiting by it so she returned to the table where she found a bottle labeled "drink me". When she had drank the liquid she shrunk to be only ten inches high, just the right size to fit ...