Guided Sleep Meditation & Sleep Hypnosis from Sleep Cove - Bedtime Story for Grown Ups 🐇 Alice in Wonderland 🕳️ Have a Sleep with Bedtime Stories | Chp 11 & 12

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Starting point is 00:02:09 support or subscribe on Apple Podcasts for the entire book. I really hope you enjoy it. Chapter 11 Who Stole the Tarts? The King and Queen of Hearts were seated on their throne when they arrived, with a great crowd assembled several little birds and beasts, as well as the whole pack of cards. The knave was standing before them, in chains, with a soldier on each side to guard him, and near the king was the white rabbit, with a trumpet in one hand and a scroll of parchment. In the very middle was a table with a large dish of tarts upon it. so good, but it made a look at them. The trial done, she thought, and hand round the refreshment. But there seemed to be no chance of this.

Starting point is 00:03:36 So she began looking at everything about her, to pass because of his great wig. The judge, by the way, was the king, and he wore his crown over the wig. He did not Certainly the Jewelry parks Thought Alice obliged to say creatures you see Because some of them were animals

Starting point is 00:04:34 And some of them were birds I suppose they are the jurors She said the last two words Two or three times Over to herself Being rather proud of it What are they doing Alice whispered to the Griffin

Starting point is 00:05:14 They can't have anything to put down yet, before the trials begun. Putting down their names, the griffin whispered in reply, for fear they should forget them before the end stupid. She stopped hastily, for the white rabbit cried anxiously round. Slates will be before the trials over for the rest of the day, and this was of very little use, as it left no mark on the slate. Harold read the accusation, said the king. Queen of hearts, she made some tarts, all on a summer's day. The knave of hearts he stole those tarts and took them.

Starting point is 00:07:40 Consider your verdict, the king said to the jury. Not yet, not yet, the rabbit hastily interrupted. There's a great deal to come before that. "'Call the first witness,' said the king. "'Of bread and butter. "'Pardon, Your Majesty,' he began, "'for bringing these in, "'but I hadn't quite finished my tea when I was sent for.'

Starting point is 00:08:27 "'You ought to have finished,' said the king. "'When did you begin?' "'Mahatta looked at the march-hair, "'who had followed him into the tenth of march, "'I think it was,' he said. "'Fifteenth, said. the much hair. Sixteenth, added the doll mouse.

Starting point is 00:08:54 Write that down to the jury, and the jury eagerly wrote down all three dates on the top. Take off your hat, the king said to the hatter. It isn't mine, said the hatter. Stolen. This did not seem to encourage the winners at all. He kept shifting from one foot to the other,

Starting point is 00:10:02 looking and easy at the queen. And in his confusion, he bit Alsatian, which puzzled her a good deal, until she made out what it was. She was beginning to grow larger again. Grow here, said the doorbells. Don't talk nonsense. Very sulkily, this time, the Queen had never left off staring at the hatter, and just as the doorbells crossed the call, she said to one of a few of her. the officers of the court.

Starting point is 00:11:43 Singers in the... Hatter trembled so, but he shook both his shoes on your majesty. The Hatter began in a trembling voice, and I hadn't begun my tea, not but her getting so thin,

Starting point is 00:12:19 and the twinkling of the tea. The twinkling of the what? said the king. It began with the tea, the hatter replied, Quinkling begins with the letter T. Go on. And most things twinkled up to see if he would just explain to this.

Starting point is 00:14:31 They slipped the head first. I can't go no lower, said the hatter. I'm on the floor as it is. Then you may sit down. The king replied. Here the other guinea pig cheered and was suppressed. I would rather finish my tea, said the hatter, with an anxious look. at the queen who was reading the list of singers.

Starting point is 00:15:42 You may go, said the king, and the hatter hurriedly left the court without shoes on. And just take his head off outside, the officers. But the hatter was out of sight before the officer could get to the door. Call the next witness, said the king, evidence, who said in her majesty, must cross-examine this witness. Well, if I must, I must, the king said, with a melancholy air, and after folding his arms and frowning at the cook till his eyes were nearly out of sight, deep voice made of.

Starting point is 00:17:06 Pepper mostly, said the cook, Tricle, said her sleepy voice behind her. Collar that dormouse, behead the dormouse. Behead the door mouse, turn that door mouse out of court, suppress him, pinch him off with his whiskers. For some minutes the whole court was in confusion, getting the door mouse turned out and by the time they had settled down again, the cook had disappeared. Never mind, said the king with an air of great relief. Call the next witness. my dear, you must cross-examine the next witness. It quite makes my fore-halt proceed, said the king in a very grave voice, until all the jurymen are back in their proper places.

Starting point is 00:20:27 I should think it would be used in the trial, one way up, do anything, but sit with its mouth open, gazing up, what do you know about this business? The king said to Alice Nothing, said Alice Nothing whatever said Alice Very important

Starting point is 00:21:24 The king said turning to the jewellery They were just beginning to write this down on their slates When the white rabbit interrupted Unimportant Your Majesty means of course He said in a very respectful tone but frowning and making faces at him as he spoke.

Starting point is 00:21:47 Unimportant. Of course I meant that. The king hastily said and went on to himself in an undertone, important, as if he were trying which word sounded best. Some of the jewellery wrote it down, important and some unimportant. Alice could see this, but it doesn't matter a bit, she thought to herself. At this moment, busily writing in his notebook, 42, besides, said the king, then it ought to be number one, said Alice. The king turned pale and shut his notebook hastily.

Starting point is 00:23:31 Consider your verdict, he said to the jury, in a low, trembling voice. There's more evidence to come yet, please your majesty, said the White Rabbit, jumping up in a great hurry. This paper has just been picked up in it. I haven't opened it yet, said the White Rabbit, but it seems to be a letter written by the prisoner too to somebody to have been that,

Starting point is 00:24:09 unless it was written to nobody, which isn't usual, you know. Who was it directed to? said one of the jurymen. It isn't directed at all, said the white rabbit. Are they in the prisoner's handwriting of the jury man? No, they're not. Sign it, said the king. But it was a general clapping of hands at this.

Starting point is 00:25:40 It was the first really clever. thing the king had said that day, so's guilt, said the queen. It proves nothing of the sort, said Alice. Why, you don't even know what read them, said the king, because. Where shall I begin, please, your majesty?

Starting point is 00:26:08 He asked. Begin at the beginning. The king said gravely, and go on till you come to the end. Then stop. Versus the white rabbit, Remort me you Her good character, but said I could not swim.

Starting point is 00:26:41 She should push too. He gave us thro. When was that thought she had this fit? Let him know. But a piece of evidence we've heard yet, said the king rubbing his hands. So now, let the jury... If any one of them can explain it,

Starting point is 00:27:52 said Alice interrupting. She had grown so large in the last few minutes that she wasn't a bit afraid of interrupting him. I'll give him a safe if there's no meaning in it, said the king. That saves a world of trouble. You know, as we needn't, try to find any, spreading out.

Starting point is 00:28:50 I could not swim and can you? He added, too, he said, which he certainly did. not being made. Nothing can be clearer than that. Then again, before she had this fit, never had fits, my dear, I think, he said to the Queen, never, said the Queen, furiously, throwing an inkstand at the lizard as he spoke. Fortunate little Bill had left of writing on his slate with one finger as he found it.

Starting point is 00:30:22 to make no mark. But he now, hastily, began again, using the ink that was trickling down his face. Words don't fit you, said the king, looking around the court with a smile, everybody laughed. Let the jury consider their verdict. The king said,

Starting point is 00:31:00 the twentieth time man to the air, and her sister, why what had a curious dream said Alice as she told her sister as well as she could remember them all these strange adventures of hers that you have just been reading about she was finished her sister kissed her and she was a curious dream dear certainly clamour of the busy farmyard

Guided Sleep Meditation & Sleep Hypnosis from Sleep Cove - Bedtime Story for Grown Ups 🐇 Alice in Wonderland 🕳️ Have a Sleep with Bedtime Stories | Chp 11 & 12

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