»Es waren einmal drei kleine Schwestern,« fing das Murmelthier eilig an, »die hießen Else, Lacie und Tillie, und sie lebten tief unten in einem Brunnen -«
'Once upon a time there were three little sisters,' the Dormouse began in a great hurry; 'and their names were Elsie, Lacie, and Tillie; and they lived at the bottom of a well--'