There was a table set out under a tree in front of the house, and the March Hare and the Hatter were having tea at it: a Dormouse was sitting between them, fast asleep, and the other two were using it as a cushion, resting their elbows on it, and talking over its head.

…Here the Dormouse shook itself, and began singing in its sleep, ‘Twinkle, twinkle twinkle, twinkle-’ and went on so long that they had to pinch it to make it stop.

…the Dormouse fell asleep instantly, and neither of the others took the least notice of her going, though she looked back once or twice, half hoping that they would call after her: the last time she saw them, they were trying to put the Dormouse in the teapot.

Alice in Wonderland- Lewis Carroll