Переведите данные предложения на российский язык, используя литературные нормы художественного

Переведите данные предложения на российский язык, используя литературные нормы художественного перевода.

The next thing was to eat the comfits: this caused some noise and confusion, as the large birds complained that they could not taste theirs, and the small ones choked and had to be patted on the back. However, it was over at last, and they sat down again in a ring, and begged the Mouse to tell them something more.

'You promised to tell me your history, you know,' saidAlice, 'and why it is you hate-C and D,' she added in a whisper, half afraid that it would be offended again.

'Mine is a long and a sad tale!' said the Mouse, turning toAlice, and sighing.

'It IS a long tail, certainly,' saidAlice, looking down with wonder at the Mouse's tail' 'but why do you call it sad?'