“ what was I saying?... Oh! yes,” said Maria, “ the most peculiar thing I met was the…you know who.”
“ I Know!” said the Leprechaun indignantly
“No!” replied Maria, she went closer towards the Leprechaun and whispered into his ear, “ I mean the C-A-T!”
“Tea?” said the Leprechaun
“ Half a cup” replied the March rabbit, the Leprechaun sliced the cup in half and poured the tea into it which spilled all over the table, and handed it to the March rabbit, who drank as if it was there.
“ How uncivil! Can’t even have a proper conversation.” Said Maria.
“ I’ll say, what a proper conversation is” replied the Leprechaun, “ what has eyes but cannot see?”
‘Riddles?’ thought Maria, ‘ come, we shall have some fun- “ I can guess that” she added aloud
“ well answer it, if you’re so smart,” said the Leprechaun.
“ That’s a very easy one, the answer is a needle,” said Maria confidently.
“ Incorrect!” remarked the Leprechaun shaking his head.
“ Very Incorrect!” followed the March rabbit.
“ Very, very Incorrect!” followed the dormouse, who was still talking in his sleep.
“Incorrect?” said Maria who seemed confused, “ but I’m afraid you must be wrong, I'm sure needle is the correct answer.”
“ NO!” replied the Leprechaun, “ and I’m not ‘wrong’ I'm a Leprechaun if you don’t know, it just proves that you are not so smart.”
“ then what is the answer?”
“ the answer my dear,… It is a blind man” replied the Leprechaun.
“ a blind man?”
“ yes, yes, a blind man,” said the March rabbit.
Then the dormouse said, “ a blind man has eyes but cannot see.”
Maria thought hard about it, “ well, it makes sense a blind man cannot see.”
“ which is just the case with mine,” said the Leprechaun.
Maria was dreadfully puzzled, the Leprechaun’s remark seemed to have no meaning in it, and yet it was certainly English.
“ Now, it’s my turn to ask,” she said
“ Uh-ah” replied the March rabbit, “ your turn is over, so as the dormouse, it’s my turn now.”
“ But I haven’t even asked yet,” said Maria
“ No, you did, you just turned around, so as the dormouse and now it’s my turn,” said the March rabbit, and he turned around.
“ My turn!” said the Leprechaun, Maria had no choice but to listen and the Leprechaun continued, “ you see a boat filled with people, yet there isn’t a single person on board. How is that possible?”
“ That makes no sense,” replied Maria, “ how can there be people, when there isn’t a single person on board.”
“ Incorrect!” remarked the Leprechaun, which was followed by ‘very incorrect!’ and ‘very, very incorrect’ by the March rabbit and the dormouse.
Maria had no better answer, so she said, “ they were ghosts?”
The Leprechaun had nothing to say but give the first remark followed by the March rabbit and the dormouse.
“ I give up, what is the answer?” said, Maria
“ Incorrect! Incorrect! Incorrect!” cried the Leprechaun, who seemed to be getting annoyed.
“ Then what’s the answer!?”
“THEY’RE ALL MARRIED!” cried the Leprechaun.
After hearing this, Maria stood up from her chair, she was bursting into anger.
“Oh! I’m done with this!” she said, “ you and your silly answers!”
The March rabbit quickly jumped and hid behind the Leprechaun-they were both shivering in fear, “ Oh! No, she’s about to go mad!” said the March rabbit.
“ I’m not mad! You are!” said Maria, “ I’ve never in my life have met such stupid creatures…and you (pointing at the Leprechaun) you said you were blind but I believe you can see clearly.”
“ Oh! No, she’s accusing me of committing a blind.” The Leprechaun said in a tiny-timid voice, he and the rabbit were still shaking, “ I’m sorry I have not committed any blind.”
“ Have a cup of tea” said the March rabbit and slowly stretched his quivering arm towards Maria and the tea inside the cup was spilling all over.
“ Have a cup of tea yourself!” said Maria and she slapped hard on the table before walking away.
Suddenly, out of the bush came out something and rushed towards Maria, she had to look at it…it was Hoggie!
“Hoggie!?” Maria cried out.
“No, Time! No, Time!” cried Hoggie as he rushed towards the gate, however, he would stop by at anything before saying “ Hello! Goodbye!” and rush again.
Maria ran towards him to catch up, though she looked back once or twice, half hoping the Leprechaun and the March rabbit would call after her: the last time she saw them, they were back together again like in the beginning and were raising their cups and singing.
“ That must be the most stupidest tea party I’ve ever had in my life.” She said as she turned and ran towards Hoggie, “ Oh! My Hoggie I need to catch up to him………Hoggie wait up!”
She ran as fast as she could, following Hoggie.
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