CHAPTERI.DowntheRabbit-Hole
Alicewasbeginningto
dobiti
getverytiredofsittingbyhersisteronthebank,i
andofhavingnothingtoraditi
do:onceortwiceshehadpeepedintothebookher
sestra
sisterwasreading,butithadnopicturesili
orconversationsinit,“andwhatistheuseofabook,”thoughtAlice“withoutpicturesili
orconversations?”Soshewasconsideringinherown
umu
mind(aswellasshecould,forthevrući
hotdaymadeherfeelvrlo
verysleepyandstupid),whetherthepleasureofmakingje
adaisy-chainwouldbeworththetroubleofgettingupi
andpickingthedaisies,whensuddenlyje
aWhiteRabbitwithpinkeyesranblizu
closebyher.Therewas
ništa
nothingsoveryremarkableinthat;nordidAlicethinkitso
vrlo
verymuchoutofthewaytoheartheRabbitsaytoitself,“Ohdragi
dear!Ohdear!
Ishallbelate!”
(whenshethoughtitoverafterwards,itoccurredtoherthatsheoughttohavewonderedatthis,
ali
butatthetimeitsve
allseemedquitenatural);but
kada
whentheRabbitactuallytookje
awatchoutofitswaistcoat-pocket,andlookedatga
it,andthenhurriedon,Alicestartedtoherfeet,foritflashedacrossheruma
mindthatshehadneverprije
beforeseenarabbitwitheitherje
awaistcoat-pocket,orawatchtotakeoutofga
it,andburningwithcuriosity,sheranacrossthefieldnakon
afterit,andfortunatelywassamo
justintimetoseeitpopdolje
downalargerabbit-holeunderthehedge.In
drugom
anothermomentdownwentAliceafterit,neveronceconsideringkako
howintheworldshewastogetoutopet
again.Therabbit-holewentstraighton
kao
likeatunnelforsomenačin
way,andthendippedsuddenlydolje
down,sosuddenlythatAlicehadnotje
amomenttothinkaboutstoppingherselfprije
beforeshefoundherselffallingdolje
downaverydeepwell.Eitherthewellwas
vrlo
verydeep,orshefellvrlo
veryslowly,forshehadplentyofvremena
timeasshewentdowntolookoko
aboutherandtowonderwhatwasgoingtodogoditi
happennext.First,shetriedtolook
dolje
downandmakeoutwhatshewascomingda
to,butitwastoodarktoseenešto
anything;thenshelookedatthesidesofthewell,
i
andnoticedthattheywerefilledwithcupboardsi
andbook-shelves;hereandthereshesawmaps
i
andpictureshunguponpegs.Shetookdown
je
ajarfromoneoftheshelvesasshepassed;itwaslabelled“ORANGEMARMALADE”,
ali
buttohergreatdisappointmentitwasempty:shedidnotliketodropthejarforfearofkilling
nekoga
somebodyunderneath,somanagedtoputitintojedan
oneofthecupboardsasshefellpastit.“Well!”
thoughtAlicetoherself,“aftersuch
je
afallasthis,Ishallmisliti
thinknothingoftumblingdownstairs!Kako
Howbravethey’llallthinkmeatkuće
home!Why,Iwouldn’tsay
ništa
anythingaboutit,evenifIfelloffthevrha
topofthehouse!”(Whichwas
vrlo
verylikelytrue.)Down,down,down.
Wouldthe
pad
fallnevercometoankraja
end?“IwonderhowmanymilesI’vefallenby
ovog
thistime?”shesaidaloud.
“I
mora
mustbegettingsomewherenearthecentreoftheearth.Letmesee:
to
thatwouldbefourthousandmilesdolje
down,Ithink—”(for,yousee,Alicehadlearntseveralthingsof
ovo
thissortinherlessonsintheschoolroom,i
andthoughthiswasnotje
averygoodopportunityforshowingoffherknowledge,astherewasnoonetolistentoher,stillitwasdobra
goodpracticetosayitover)“—yes,that’so
abouttherightdistance—butthenIwonderwhatLatitudeili
orLongitudeI’vegotto?”(Alicehadno
pojma
ideawhatLatitudewas,orLongitudeeither,ali
butthoughttheywerenicegrandwordstosay.)Presentlyshebegan
opet
again.“IwonderifIshall
pasti
fallrightthroughtheearth!Kako
Howfunnyit’llseemtocomeoutamongthepeoplekoji
thatwalkwiththeirheadsdownward!TheAntipathies,Ithink—”
(shewasrathergladtherewasnoonelistening,
ovaj
thistime,asitdidn’tsoundatalltherightword)“—butIshallhavetopitati
askthemwhatthenameofthecountryis,youknow.Please,Ma’am,is
ovo
thisNewZealandorAustralia?”(andshetriedtocurtseyasshespoke—fancycurtseyingasyou’refalling
kroz
throughtheair!Doyouthinkyoucouldmanage
to
it?)“Andwhatanignorantlittlegirlshe’ll
misliti
thinkmeforasking!No,it’ll
nikada
neverdotoask:perhapsIshall
vidjeti
seeitwrittenupsomewhere.”Down,down,down.
Therewas
ništa
nothingelsetodo,soAliceubrzo
soonbegantalkingagain.“Dinah’llmissme
jako
verymuchto-night,Ishouldthink!”(Dinahwasthecat.)
“Ihopethey’ll
sjetiti
rememberhersaucerofmilkattea-time.Dinahmy
draga
dear!Iwishyouwere
dolje
downherewithme!Thereare
nema
nomiceintheair,I’mafraid,ali
butyoumightcatchabat,a
andthat’sverylikeamouse,youknow.Ali
Butdocatseatbats,Iwonder?”I
AndhereAlicebegantodobiti
getrathersleepy,andwentonsayingtoherself,inje
adreamysortofway,“Docatsjedu
eatbats?Docatseatbats?”
a
andsometimes,“Dobatseatcats?”for,yousee,asshecouldn’t
odgovoriti
answereitherquestion,itdidn’tmuchmatterkoji
whichwaysheputit.Shefeltthatshewasdozingoff,
i
andhadjustbeguntosanjati
dreamthatshewaswalkingruku
handinhandwithDinah,i
andsayingtoherveryearnestly,“Now,Dinah,tellmethetruth:didyouevereatabat?”
kada
whensuddenly,thump!thump!
downshecameupon
je
aheapofsticksanddryleaves,i
andthefallwasover.Alicewasnot
je
abithurt,andshejumpedupontoherfeetinje
amoment:shelookedup,
ali
butitwasalldarkoverhead;prije
beforeherwasanotherlongpassage,a
andtheWhiteRabbitwasstillinsight,hurryingdolje
downit.Therewasnotamomenttobelost:
awaywentAlicelike
na
thewind,andwasjustinvrijeme
timetohearitsay,asitturnedje
acorner,“Ohmyearsi
andwhiskers,howlateit’sgetting!”Shewas
blizu
closebehinditwhensheturnedthecorner,ali
buttheRabbitwasnolongertobeseen:shefoundherselfin
je
along,lowhall,whichwaslitupbyje
arowoflampshangingfromtheroof.Thereweredoors
sve
allroundthehall,buttheyweresve
alllocked;andwhenAlicehadbeen
sve
allthewaydownonesidei
anduptheother,tryingsvaka
everydoor,shewalkedsadlyniz
downthemiddle,wonderinghowshewasevertogetoutopet
again.Suddenlyshecameupon
je
alittlethree-leggedtable,allmadeofsolidglass;therewas
ništa
nothingonitexceptatinygoldenkey,i
andAlice’sfirstthoughtwasthatitmightbelongtooneofthedoorsofthehall;ali
but,alas!eitherthelocksweretoolarge,orthekeywastoosmall,
ali
butatanyrateitwouldnotopenanyofnjih
them.However,onthesecond
put
timeround,shecameuponje
alowcurtainshehadnotnoticedprije
before,andbehinditwasje
alittledooraboutfifteenincheshigh:shetried
na
thelittlegoldenkeyinna
thelock,andtohergreatdelightitfitted!Aliceopenedthe
vrata
doorandfoundthatitledintoje
asmallpassage,notmuchlargerod
thanarat-hole:shekneltdown
i
andlookedalongthepassageintotheloveliestgardenyoueversaw.Kako
Howshelongedtogetoutofthatdarkhall,i
andwanderaboutamongthosebedsofbrightflowersi
andthosecoolfountains,butshecouldnotni
evengetherheadthroughthedoorway;“and
čak
evenifmyheadwouldgothrough,”thoughtjadna
poorAlice,“itwouldbeofvrlo
verylittleusewithoutmyshoulders.Oh,
kako
howIwishIcouldshutupkao
likeatelescope!IthinkIcould,ifI
samo
onlyknewhowtobegin.”For,yousee,somanyout-of-the-waythingshadhappenedlately,thatAlicehadbegunto
misliti
thinkthatveryfewthingsindeedwerereallyimpossible.Thereseemedtobe
nema
nouseinwaitingbythemala
littledoor,soshewentbacktothetable,napola
halfhopingshemightfindjoš jedan
anotherkeyonit,oratanyrateabookofrulesforshuttingljudi
peopleupliketelescopes:this
put
timeshefoundalittlebottleonit,(“whichcertainlywasnotovdje
herebefore,”saidAlice,)androundtheneckofthebottlewasje
apaperlabel,withthewords“DRINKME,”beautifullyprintedonitinlargeletters.Itwasall
vrlo
verywelltosay“Drinkme,”ali
butthewiselittleAlicewasnotgoingtoučiniti
dothatinahurry.“No,I’lllookfirst,”shesaid,“and
vidjeti
seewhetherit’smarked‘poison’ili
ornot”;forshehadreadseveralnicelittlehistories
o
aboutchildrenwhohadgotburnt,i
andeatenupbywildbeastsi
andotherunpleasantthings,allbecausetheywouldnotrememberthesimplerulestheirfriendshadtaughtih
them:suchas,thatared-hotpoker
će
willburnyouifyouholdittoolong;i
andthatifyoucutyourfingervrlo
verydeeplywithaknife,itusuallybleeds;i
andshehadneverforgottenthat,ako
ifyoudrinkmuchfromabottlemarked“poison,”itisgotovo
almostcertaintodisagreewithyou,soonerili
orlater.However,thisbottlewasnotmarked“poison,”soAliceventuredtotasteit,
i
andfindingitverynice,(ithad,instvari
fact,asortofmixedflavourofcherry-tart,custard,pine-apple,roastturkey,toffee,i
andhotbutteredtoast,)shevrlo
verysoonfinisheditoff.“Whatacuriousfeeling!”
saidAlice;
“I
mora
mustbeshuttinguplikeatelescope.”I
Andsoitwasindeed:shewas
sada
nowonlytenincheshigh,a
andherfacebrightenedupatthethoughtthatshewassada
nowtherightsizeforgoingkroz
throughthelittledoorintothatlovelygarden.Prvo
First,however,shewaitedforje
afewminutestoseeifshewasgoingtoshrinkanyfurther:shefelt
je
alittlenervousaboutthis;“foritmight
završiti
end,youknow,”saidAlicetoherself,“inmygoingoutaltogether,kao
likeacandle.IwonderwhatIshouldbelikethen?”
I
Andshetriedtofancywhattheflameofacandleislikenakon
afterthecandleisblownout,forshecouldnotsjetiti
remembereverhavingseensuchastvar
thing.Afterawhile,finding
da
thatnothingmorehappened,shedecidedongoingintothegardenatonce;ali
but,alasforpoorAlice!kad
whenshegottothevrata
door,shefoundshehadforgottenthemali
littlegoldenkey,andwhenshewentbacktothetableforga
it,shefoundshecouldnotpossiblyreachga
it:shecouldseeit
sasvim
quiteplainlythroughtheglass,i
andshetriedherbesttoclimbupjednu
oneofthelegsofna
thetable,butitwaspreviše
tooslippery;andwhenshehadtiredherselfoutwithtrying,the
jadna
poorlittlethingsatdownandcried.“Come,there’s
nema
nouseincryinglikethat!”saidAlicetoherself,rathersharply;
“Iadviseyoutoleaveoffthisminute!”
Shegenerallygaveherself
vrlo
verygoodadvice,(thoughshevrlo
veryseldomfollowedit),andponekad
sometimesshescoldedherselfsoseverelyastobringtearsintohereyes;i
andoncesherememberedtryingtoboxherownearsforhavingcheatedherselfinje
agameofcroquetshewasplayingprotiv
againstherself,forthiscuriousdijete
childwasveryfondofpretendingtobedvoje
twopeople.“Butit’snousenow,”thought
jadna
poorAlice,“topretendtobedvije
twopeople!Why,there’shardly
dovoljno
enoughofmelefttomakejednu
onerespectableperson!”Soonhereyefellon
je
alittleglassboxthatwaslyingispod
underthetable:sheopened
ga
it,andfoundinitje
averysmallcake,onkojoj
whichthewords“EATME”werebeautifullymarkedincurrants.“Well,I’lleatit,”saidAlice,“and
ako
ifitmakesmegrowlarger,Imogu
canreachthekey;and
ako
ifitmakesmegrowsmaller,Imogu
cancreepunderthedoor;soeitherwayI’llgetintothegarden,
i
andIdon’tcarewhichhappens!”Sheate
je
alittlebit,andsaidanxiouslytoherself,“Whichway?Whichway?”,holdingher
ruku
handonthetopofherheadtofeelwhichwayitwasgrowing,a
andshewasquitesurprisedtofindthatsheremainedtheiste
samesize:tobesure,thisgenerallyhappens
kad
whenoneeatscake,butAlicehadgotsomuchintothenačin
wayofexpectingnothingbutout-of-the-waythingstohappen,thatitseemedprilično
quitedullandstupidforživot
lifetogooninthecommonnačin
way.CHAPTERII.ThePoolofTears
“Curiouser
i
andcuriouser!”criedAlice(shewassomuchsurprised,thatforthe
trenutak
momentshequiteforgothowtogovoriti
speakgoodEnglish);“nowI’mopeningout
kao
likethelargesttelescopethateverwas!Good-bye,feet!”
(for
kad
whenshelookeddownatherfeet,theyseemedtobegotovo
almostoutofsight,theyweregettingsofaroff).“Oh,mypoorlittlefeet,Iwonder
tko
whowillputonyourshoesi
andstockingsforyounow,dears?I’m
siguran
sureIshan’tbeable!Ishallbeagreatdeal
previše
toofarofftotroublemyselfo
aboutyou:youmustmanagethebestwayyoucan;—butImustbekindtothem,”thoughtAlice,“or
možda
perhapstheywon’twalkthewayIželim
wanttogo!Letmesee:
I’llgivethema
novi
newpairofbootseveryChristmas.”I
Andshewentonplanningtoherselfkako
howshewouldmanageit.“Theymust
ići
gobythecarrier,”shethought;“and
kako
howfunnyit’llseem,sendingpresentstoone’sownfeet!I
Andhowoddthedirectionsće
willlook!Ohdear,whatnonsenseI’mtalking!”
Upravo
Justthenherheadstruckagainsttheroofofthehall:in
stvari
factshewasnowmorethanninefeethigh,andsheatoncetookupthemali
littlegoldenkeyandhurriedofftothegardenvrata
door.PoorAlice!
Itwasasmuchasshecould
učiniti
do,lyingdownononestrani
side,tolookthroughintothegardens
withoneeye;buttogetthroughwas
više
morehopelessthanever:shesatdown
i
andbegantocryagain.“Yououghttobeashamedofyourself,”saidAlice,“agreat
djevojka
girllikeyou,”(shemightwellsayovaj
this),“togooncryinginovaj
thisway!Stopthismoment,I
kažem
tellyou!”Butshewentonallthesame,sheddinggallonsoftears,
dok
untiltherewasalargepoolallroundher,oko
aboutfourinchesdeepandreachingpola
halfdownthehall.After
je
atimesheheardamalo
littlepatteringoffeetinthedistance,a
andshehastilydriedhereyestovidi
seewhatwascoming.Itwasthe
Bijeli
WhiteRabbitreturning,splendidlydressed,s
withapairofwhitekidglovesinoneruci
handandalargefanintheother:hecametrottingalongin
je
agreathurry,mutteringtohimselfashecame,“Oh!theDuchess,theDuchess!
Oh!
won’tshebesavage
ako
ifI’vekeptherwaiting!”Alicefeltsodesperatethatshewasreadyto
pitati
askhelpofanyone;so,
kada
whentheRabbitcamenearjoj
her,shebegan,inalow,timidvoice,“Ifyouplease,sir—”TheRabbitstartedviolently,droppedthewhitekidgloves
i
andthefan,andskurrieddaleko
awayintothedarknessasteško
hardashecouldgo.Alicetookupthefan
i
andgloves,and,asthehallwasvrlo
veryhot,shekeptfanningherselfsve
allthetimeshewentontalking:“Dear,
draga
dear!Howqueereverythingis
danas
to-day!Andyesterdaythingswentonjustasusual.
IwonderifI’vebeenchangedinthe
noći
night?Letmethink:
wasIthe
isti
samewhenIgotupthismorning?I
skoro
almostthinkIcanrememberfeelingamalo
littledifferent.ButifI’mnot
na
thesame,thenextquestionje
is,WhointheworldamI?Ah,that’sthegreatpuzzle!”
I
Andshebeganthinkingoversvim
allthechildrensheknewthatwereofthesameageasherself,toseeifshecouldsu
havebeenchangedforanyofnjih
them.“I’msureI’mnotAda,”shesaid,“forher
kosa
hairgoesinsuchlongringlets,a
andminedoesn’tgoinringletsatall;andI’m
siguran
sureIcan’tbeMabel,forIznam
knowallsortsofthings,andona
she,oh!sheknowssucha
vrlo
verylittle!Besides,she’sshe,andI’mI,and—ohdear,
kako
howpuzzlingitallis!I’lltry
ako
ifIknowallthethingsIusedtoznam
know.Letmesee:
fourtimes
pet
fiveistwelve,andfourtimesšest
sixisthirteen,andfourtimessevenis—ohdear!Ishallnevergettotwentyatthatrate!
However,theMultiplicationTabledoesn’tsignify:
let’stryGeography.
LondonisthecapitalofParis,
a
andParisisthecapitalofRome,a
andRome—no,that’sallwrong,I’mcertain!I
mora
musthavebeenchangedforMabel!I’lltryand
reći
say‘Howdoththelittle—’”andshecrossedherhandsonherlapasifsheweresayinglessons,andbegantorepeatto
it,buthervoicesoundedhoarseandstrange,andthewordsdidnotcometheisto
sameastheyusedtodo:—.“Howdoththe
mali
littlecrocodileImprovehisshiningtail,I
AndpourthewatersoftheNileOnsvaku
everygoldenscale!“Howcheerfullyheseemstogrin,
Kako
Howneatlyspreadhisclaws,I
AndwelcomelittlefishesinS
Withgentlysmilingjaws!”“I’msurethosearenottherightwords,”said
jadna
poorAlice,andhereyesfilleds
withtearsagainasshewenton,“ImustbeMabelnakon
afterall,andIshallhavetoići
goandliveinthatpokylittlekući
house,andhavenexttonotoystoigrati
playwith,andoh!eversomanylessonsto
naučiti
learn!No,I’vemadeupmymindabout
to
it;ifI’mMabel,I’llstay
dolje
downhere!It’llbenousetheirputtingtheirheadsdown
i
andsaying‘Comeupagain,dear!’Ishallsamo
onlylookupandsay‘WhoamIthen?Tellme
to
thatfirst,andthen,ifIsviđa
likebeingthatperson,I’lldoći
comeup:ifnot,I’llstaydown
ovdje
heretillI’msomebodyelse’—but,ohdear!”criedAlice,
s
withasuddenburstoftears,“Idowishtheywouldstaviti
puttheirheadsdown!Iamsoverytiredofbeingall
sama
alonehere!”Asshesaidthisshelooked
dolje
downatherhands,andwassurprisedtoseethatshehadputonjednu
oneoftheRabbit’slittlewhitekidglovesdok
whileshewastalking.“HowcanIhavedonethat?”
shethought.
“Imustbegrowingsmallagain.”
Shegotup
i
andwenttothetabletomeasureherselfbyit,i
andfoundthat,asnearlyasshecouldguess,shewassada
nowabouttwofeethigh,i
andwasgoingonshrinkingrapidly:she
ubrzo
soonfoundoutthattheuzrok
causeofthiswasthefanshewasholding,i
andshedroppedithastily,baš
justintimetoavoidshrinkingawayaltogether.“Thatwas
je
anarrowescape!”