Alice
Why are you paintingthose roses?
Gardeners
Because we planteda white rose tree bymistake and the Queenwill cut off our headsif they are not red.
C.f. "The Queen's Croquet-Ground," ch. 6 of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (London: Macmillan and Co., 1866), p. 114. Lines altered from the original.
