alice in wonderland: from pillar to post by anonymous

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FANDOM: Alice in Wonderland
FIC LINK: From Pillar to Post
AUTHOR LINK: Anonymous as of now. Will edit once Yuletide authors are revealed.
RATING/WARNING(S): G
WIP?/WORD COUNT: Complete | 2,556
MAIN CHARACTERS: Cheshire Cat, Mad Hatter, March Hare, and Dormouse

FIC SUMMARY: ...In which the Hatter and the Hare meet the Cheshire Cat at Tea for the first time.

RECCER'S NOTES: It's hard to express how much I love this fic. Absolutely everything--the characterizations, the wit ♥--feels like it could easily be in the actual novel. Also, the tags for this work included puns and word play, literary references and allusions, tea, and cats. Here, have the first few lines:

“If you insist on making fun of my ears, I shall have to ration your tea,” the March Hare exclaimed rather too loudly for the Mad Hatter’s tastes.

“And if you insist on rationing my tea, I shall have to make fun of your ears,” the Mad Hatter countered.

“Aha! That was your third abuse! You shall now have to pay me interest,” the Hare declared.

They had been trading abuses (two pence each, for starters) in between cups of tea.