Alice Meets the Queen of Hearts

Alice Meets the Queen of Hearts After leaving the tea party, Alice carefully walked out of the forest. She entered a large garden. The garden looked like a maze. The ground was covered with red rose vines. But something was strange. She saw card soldiers painting white roses red. "Why are you painting the roses red?" Alice asked quietly. One of the soldiers whispered, "Shh! The Queen hates white roses! If she finds out, we’ll be in big trouble!" Just then, a loud bell rang in the distance. The soldiers stood up straight. The Queen of Hearts was coming. She wore a red dress with black decorations. A golden crown sparkled on her head. Her eyes were sharp, and everyone looked nervous. The Queen shouted, "Who planted white roses here?!" Everyone bowed their heads. Alice stepped back and stayed silent. Then the Queen looked right at Alice. "You! I’ve never seen you before. What’s your name?" "I’m Alice," she answered caref...