Mine is a long and a sad tale!' said the Mouse, turning to Alice, and sighing. 'It is a long tail, certainly,' said Alice, looking down with wonder at the Mouse's tail; 'but why do you call it sad?
"Mine is a long and a sad tale!" exclaimed the Mouse to Alice, expressing its feelings about its story. The Mouse seemed to be lamenting or feeling sorrowful about what it had to share.
Alice was curious and looked down at the Mouse’s tail, commenting on how it was indeed long. She didn’t understand why the Mouse described its tale as sad, but it showed that the Mouse viewed its story as a difficult or sorrowful experience to recount.
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