said the mouse , turning to Alice as it spoke . `` As wet as ever , '' said poor Alice , `` it does n't seem to dry me at all . '' `` In that case , '' said the Dodo solemnly , rising to his feet , `` I move that the meeting adjourn , for the immediate adoption of more energetic remedies -- '' `` Speak English ! '' said the Duck , `` I do n't know the meaning of half those long words , and what 's more , I do n't believe you do either ! '' And the Duck quacked a comfortable laugh to itself . Some of the other birds tittered audibly . `` I only meant to say , '' said the Dodo in a rather offended tone , `` that I know of a house near here , where we could get the young lady and the rest of the party dried , and then we could listen comfortably to the story which I think you were good enough to promise to tell us , '' bowing gravely to the mouse . The mouse made no objection to this , and the whole party moved along the river bank , -LRB- for the pool had by this time began to flow out of the hall , and the edge of it was fringed with rushes and forget-me-nots , -RRB- in a slow procession , the Dodo leading the way . After a time the Dodo became impatient , and , leaving the Duck to bring up the rest of the party , moved on at a quicker pace with Alice , the Lory , and the Eaglet , and soon brought them to a little cottage , and there they sat snugly by the fire , wrapped up in blankets , until the rest of the party had arrived , and they were all dry again . Then they all sat down again in a large ring on the bank , and begged the mouse to begin his story . `` Mine is a long and a sad tale ! '' said the mouse , turning to Alice , and sighing . `` It is a long tail , certainly , '' said Alice , looking down with wonder at the mouse 's tail , which was coiled nearly all round the party , `` but why do you call it sad ? '' and she went on puzzling about this as the mouse went on speaking , so that her idea of the tale was something like this : We lived beneath the mat Warm and snug and fat But one woe , & that Was the cat ! To our joys a clog , In our eyes a fog , On our hearts a log Was the dog ! When the cat 's away , Then the mice will play , But , alas ! one day , -LRB- So they say -RRB- Came the dog and cat , Hunting for a rat , Crushed the mice all flat ; Each one as he sat . U n d e r n e a t h t h e m a t , m r a W g u n s & t a f & T h i n k ? o f t h a t ! `` You are not attending ! ''
said the mouse to XXXXX severely , `` what are you thinking of ? ''
Alice Dodo Duck Eaglet English Lory adjourn day fire forget-me-nots