The Mad Tea Party

On a path just past the Duchess’ house lies an architectural curiosity. The design of the March Hare’s house resembles a rabbit, with long, ear-shaped chimneys, and it is thatched in fur.

A large table stands in front of the house, set for evening tea. This tea is presided over by a short, large-nosed man who wears an out-sized hat. He clearly suffers from some type of mania, as evidenced by his nearly incoherent verbal output.

Another unusual circumstance here: it is perpetually six o’clock in the evening and so always tea-time. The aforementioned manic Hatter was once a singer, but performed so poorly that he was accused of murdering time. Time will now not have any dealings with him, and so has locked him into this early evening hour.

The tea party is in constant motion. As it is always tea time, but never time to wash up afterwards, new place settings are not available, so the party must shift from one part of the long table to another. The timing of these shifts is as unpredictable as the host himself.

The entertainment at the tea party revolves around the asking of riddles, most of which seem to have no answer. There is also the telling of tales, but due to the host’s mania, it is very rare that one of these tales moves very far before it is interrupted and forgotten. One may also participate in dormouse dunking. 

The host is also notable for his rudeness, and party attendees are cautioned to be ready for personal remarks on their appearance or intelligence.

Those who leave the tea party, and it nearly impossible to stay for more than a few minutes and remain sane, will soon find themselves on the Queen’s croquet grounds.