Tea party Hatter, and a sleeping Dormouse who remains asleep for most of the chapter. The other characters give Alice many riddles and stories, including the famous 'Why is a raven like a writing desk?'. The Hatter reveals that they have tea all day because time has punished him by eternally standing still at 6 pm (tea time). Alice becomes insulted and tired of being bombarded with riddles and she leaves, claiming that it was the stupidest tea party that she had ever been to. Yum cha is the Chinese equivalent of a tea party, though it is usually held in a
Bargueño desk Bargueño desk In cabinetry, the bargueño (or vargueño, ; meaning "from Bargas") is a form of portable desk, made up of two chests, the bottom one usually having drawers (called a "taquillón") and the top one having a hinged desk surface which also serves as a side mounted lid. It is basically a chest or box with one of the side panels, rather than the top panel, serving as a fold-out writing surface. The interior of the desk is equipped with small drawers, pigeonholes, etc., for storing papers and supplies. The bargueño has also been used for sewing or as