All About Alice: What We Did Next
C16sh1 and I are making a comic about chapter 7 which is called The Mad Tea Party. We are still making a script of the chapter. Our characters are the March Hare, the Hatter, the Doormouse, and Alice. We chose our scenes and then I typed and c16sh1 chose the script. Because our chapter has a lot of conversation, we had to cut a lot. I am including our script which is not finished but is almost finished. I got very tired of typing the quotation marks and typing “said Alice.” so for the end part I typed “MH (March Hare) It was the best butter, you know.” The scenes are in bold. Here it is:
Chapter 7-Mad Tea Party
1. Arrives at tea party
Alice arrived at the March Hare’s house. The March Hare, the Hatter and the Doormouse were having a tea party. The Hatter said there was no room at the table but she insisted.
2. Conversation about how Alice was being rude
“Have some wine,” said the March Hare. “There is none!” replied Alice. “Of course there is no wine, it’s a tea party,” said the March Hare. “Then it wasn’t very civil for you to offer it then,” said Alice in an angry tone.” “It wasn’t very civil for you to sit down at our table,” the March Hare shot back. “ You should cut your hair,” the Hatter remarked to Alice. “It’s not that nice to make personal remarks,” Alice said.
3. Riddle
The Hatter looked up at Alice and only said, “Why is a Raven like a writing desk?” “I can answer that,” said Alice. “Do you mean that you can find out the answer?” asked the March Hare. “Exactly so.” “Then you should say what you mean.” “I do. I mean at least I mean what I say. It’s the same thing, you know.” “Not at all. If so, then you might just say I see what I eat is the same thing as I eat what I see.”
4. What day of the month it is
There was a awkward moment of silence until the Hatter said, “What day of the month is it?” He took out his watch and stared at Alice. Alice thought for a minute and replied, “The fourth.” The Hatter said, “Two days wrong!”
5. Butter
“I told you the butter would not work!” said the Hatter to the March Hare. The March Hare replied, “It was the best butter,” he meekly replied. “Yes, but some crumbs got into it as well,” said the Hatter. “You shouldn’t have used a bread knife.” The March Hare took the watch and observed it and then dipped it into his tea. He said again, “It was the best butter, you know.”
6. Watch
“What a unusual watch,” said Alice. “It tells the date of the month but not what o’clock it is.” The Hatter said, “Why should it? Does your watch tell the year?” “Of course not,” said Alice. “But that’s because it stays the same year for such a long time.” “Which is just the case with mine,” said the Hatter. Alice felt very puzzled. The Hatter’s remark seemed to have no meaning, but it was still English. “I don’t quite understand,” said Alice. “Have you guessed the riddle yet?” “No I give up, what’s the answer?” asked Alice. The Hatter replied, “I don’t know.” “I think you might do something better with the time rather then wasting your time with riddles you don’t know the answer to,” said Alice.
7. Twinkle song
MH I wish it was time for dinner.
A that would be grand but the problem would be I would not be hungry.
H Not at first, but we can keep it as long as half past one as long as you like.
A is that the way you manage?
H not I. We quarrled last March just before the March Hare went mad. It was a great concert given by the Queen of Hearts and I had to sing:
8. Leaving party
9. Gets key
10. Goes to garden