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ALICE: Oh, pardon me, but mister Three, why must you paint them red? CARD PAINTERS: Huh? Oh! Well, the fact is, miss: we planted the white roses by mistake. And, the queen, she likes them red. If she saw what we said, she'd raise a fuss and each of us would quickly loose his head. ALICE: Goodness! CARD PAINTERS: Since this is the thought we dread, we're painting the roses red! ALICE: Oh dear! Then let me help you! Painting the roses red... CARD PAINTERS: We're painting the roses red. Don't tell the queen what you have seen, or say that's what we said, what, we're painting the roses red... ALICE: Yes, painting the roses red... CARD PAINTERS: Not pink, not green... ALICE: Not aquamarine... CARD PAINTERS: We're painting the roses red! CARD PAINTERS: The Queen! The Queen! ALICE: The Queen! CARD PAINTERS: The Queen! ... QUEEN: Cards, halt! Count off! CARDS: One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, Jack. ALICE: The rabbit! WHITE RABBIT: He...he... her imperial highness, he... her grace, her excellency, her royal majesty, the Queen of Hearts! And the King... QUEEN: Hum... Who's been painting my roses red? Who's been painting my roses red? Who dares to taint, with vulgar paint, the royal flower bed? For painting my roses red, someone will loose his head! THREE: Oh, no! Your majesty! Please, it's all his fault! TWO: Not me, your grace! The Ace, the Ace! QUEEN: You? ACE: No, Two! QUEEN: The Deuce you say? TWO: Not me, the Three! QUEEN: That's enough! Off with their heads! CARDS: They're going to loose their heads, for painting the roses red, it serves them right, they planted white, the roses should be red. Oh, they're going to loose their head... QUEEN: Silence! ALICE: Oh, please, please! They were only trying to... QUEEN: And who is this? KING: Uh... well, well, well, now, eh... let me see, my dear. It certainly isn't a heart... do you suppose it's a club? QUEEN: Why, it's a little girl. ALICE: Yes, and- and I was hoping... QUEEN: Look up, speak nicely, and don't twiddle your fingers! Turn out your toes. Curtsey. Open your mouth a little wider, and always say 'yes, your majesty'! ALICE: Yes, your majesty! QUEEN: Now, um, where do you come from, and where are you going? ALICE: Well, um, I'm trying to find my way home... QUEEN: Your way? All ways here are my ways! ALICE: Well, yes, I know, but I was just thinking... QUEEN: Curtsey while you're thinking, it saves time. ALICE: Yes, your majesty, but I was only going to ask... QUEEN: I'll ask the questions! Do you play croquet? ALICE: Why, yes, your majesty. QUEEN: Then let the game begin! KING: In your places, in your places, By order of the king! Hurry, hurry, hurry! QUEEN: Shuffle deck! Cards cut! Deal cards! Cards, halt! ... Silence! Off with his head! KING: Off with his head, off with his head! By order of the king. You heard what she said! QUEEN: You're next! ALICE: Oh, but...
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