Alice's Adventures in Wonderland | Gradually Hardening Danish A1

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CHAPTERI.DowntheRabbit-Hole
Alicewasbeginningto
blive
get
verytiredofsittingbyher
søster
sister
onthebank,andof
have
having
nothingtodo:
once
eller
or
twiceshehadpeepedintothe
bog
book
hersisterwasreading,
men
but
ithadnopictures
eller
or
conversationsinit,“andwhatisthe
brugen
use
ofabook,”thoughtAlice“withoutpictures
eller
or
conversations?”
Soshewasconsideringinher
eget
own
mind(aswellasshe
kunne
could
,forthehotday
lave
made
herfeelverysleepy
og
and
stupid),whetherthepleasureof
lave
making
adaisy-chainwouldbeworth
den
the
troubleofgettingup
og
and
pickingthedaisies,whensuddenly
en
a
WhiteRabbitwithpinkeyes
løb
ran
closebyher.
Therewas
noget
nothing
soveryremarkableinthat;
nordidAlice
synes
think
itsoverymuch
ud
out
ofthewayto
høre
hear
theRabbitsaytoitself,“Oh
kære
dear
!
Ohdear!
Ishallbelate!”
(whenshethoughtit
over
over
afterwards,itoccurredtoherthatsheoughtto
have
have
wonderedatthis,butatthe
tidspunkt
time
itallseemedquitenatural);
men
but
whentheRabbitactuallytookawatch
ud
out
ofitswaistcoat-pocket,andlookedatit,
og
and
thenhurriedon,Alice
begyndte
started
toherfeet,foritflashedacrossher
sind
mind
thatshehadnever
før
before
seenarabbitwith
enten
either
awaistcoat-pocket,orawatchto
tage
take
outofit,andburning
med
with
curiosity,sheranacrossthefield
efter
after
it,andfortunatelywas
lige
just
intimetoseeitpop
ned
down
alargerabbit-holeunderthehedge.
In
et andet
another
momentdownwentAlice
efter
after
it,neveronceconsidering
hvordan
how
intheworldshewasto
komme
get
outagain.
Therabbit-hole
gik
went
straightonlikeatunnelforsome
måde
way
,andthendippedsuddenly
ned
down
,sosuddenlythatAlice
havde
had
notamomentto
tænke
think
aboutstoppingherselfbeforeshe
fandt
found
herselffallingdowna
meget
very
deepwell.
Eitherthewellwas
meget
very
deep,orshefell
meget
very
slowly,forshehadplentyoftimeasshe
gik
went
downtolookabouther
og
and
towonderwhatwas
gik
going
tohappennext.
First,she
prøvede
tried
tolookdownandmakeoutwhatshewas
kom
coming
to,butitwas
for
too
darktoseeanything;
thenshelookedatthesidesofthewell,
og
and
noticedthattheywerefilled
med
with
cupboardsandbook-shelves;
here
og
and
thereshesawmaps
og
and
pictureshunguponpegs.
She
tog
took
downajarfromoneoftheshelvesasshepassed;
itwaslabelled“ORANGEMARMALADE”,
men
but
tohergreatdisappointmentitwasempty:
shedidnot
lide
like
todropthejarforfearof
dræbe
killing
somebodyunderneath,somanagedto
lægge
put
itintooneofthecupboardsasshe
faldt
fell
pastit.
“Well!”
thoughtAlicetoherself,“after
et sådant
such
afallasthis,Ishall
tænke
think
nothingoftumblingdownstairs!
Hvor
How
bravethey’llallthinkmeathome!
Why,Iwouldn’t
sige
say
anythingaboutit,evenifI
faldt
fell
offthetopofthehouse!”
(Whichwas
meget
very
likelytrue.)
Down,down,
ned
down
.
Wouldthefallnever
komme
come
toanend?
“Iwonder
hvor
how
manymilesI’vefallenbythistime?”
she
sagde
said
aloud.
“Imustbe
komme
getting
somewherenearthecentreoftheearth.
Lad
Let
mesee:
thatwouldbe
fire
four
thousandmilesdown,Ithink—”
(for,you
ser
see
,Alicehadlearntseveralthingsofthissortinherlessonsintheschoolroom,
og
and
thoughthiswasnota
meget
very
goodopportunityforshowingoffherknowledge,as
der
there
wasnooneto
lytte
listen
toher,stillitwas
god
good
practicetosayitover)“—yes,that’s
om
about
therightdistance—butthenIwonderwhatLatitude
eller
or
LongitudeI’vegotto?”
(Alice
havde
had
noideawhatLatitudewas,
eller
or
Longitudeeither,butthoughttheywerenicegrandwordstosay.)
Presentlyshebegan
igen
again
.
“IwonderifIshall
falde
fall
rightthroughtheearth!
Hvor
How
funnyit’llseemto
komme
come
outamongthepeoplethat
går
walk
withtheirheadsdownward!
TheAntipathies,Ithink—”
(shewasratherglad
der
there
wasnoonelistening,
denne
this
time,asitdidn’t
lød
sound
atalltherightword)“—butIshall
nødt
have
toaskthemwhatthe
navnet
name
ofthecountryis,youknow.
Please,Ma’am,isthisNewZealand
eller
or
Australia?”
(andshetriedtocurtseyasshespoke—fancycurtseyingasyou’re
falder
falling
throughtheair!
Doyou
tror
think
youcouldmanageit?)
“Andwhat
en
an
ignorantlittlegirlshe’ll
tænke
think
meforasking!
No,it’ll
aldrig
never
dotoask:
perhapsIshall
se
see
itwrittenupsomewhere.”
Ned
Down
,down,down.
Therewas
intet
nothing
elsetodo,soAlice
snart
soon
begantalkingagain.
“Dinah’ll
savne
miss
meverymuchto-night,Ishouldthink!”
(Dinahwasthecat.)
“I
håber
hope
they’llrememberhersaucerofmilkattea-time.
Dinahmy
kære
dear
!
Iwishyouwere
nede
down
herewithme!
Thereare
ingen
no
miceintheair,I’m
bange
afraid
,butyoumightcatch
en
a
bat,andthat’svery
ligesom
like
amouse,youknow.
Men
But
docatseatbats,Iwonder?”
Og
And
hereAlicebeganto
blive
get
rathersleepy,andwentonsayingtoherself,in
en
a
dreamysortofway,“Docatseatbats?
Docats
spiser
eat
bats?”
andsometimes,“Dobatseatcats?”
for
for
,yousee,asshecouldn’t
svare
answer
eitherquestion,itdidn’tmuchmatterwhichwaysheput
det
it
.
Shefeltthatshewasdozingoff,
og
and
hadjustbegunto
drømme
dream
thatshewaswalking
hånd
hand
inhandwithDinah,
og
and
sayingtoherveryearnestly,“Now,Dinah,tellmethe
sandheden
truth
:
didyouevereat
en
a
bat?”
whensuddenly,thump!
thump!
ned
down
shecameuponaheapofsticks
og
and
dryleaves,andthe
faldet
fall
wasover.
Alicewasnota
smule
bit
hurt,andshejumped
op
up
ontoherfeetina
øjeblik
moment
:
shelookedup,butitwasalldarkoverhead;
før
before
herwasanotherlongpassage,
og
and
theWhiteRabbitwas
stadig
still
insight,hurryingdownit.
Der
There
wasnotamomenttobelost:
væk
away
wentAlicelikethewind,
og
and
wasjustintimeto
høre
hear
itsay,asitturned
et
a
corner,“Ohmyears
og
and
whiskers,howlateit’sgetting!”
Shewas
tæt
close
behinditwhensheturnedthecorner,
men
but
theRabbitwasnolongertobe
se
seen
:
shefoundherselfin
en
a
long,lowhall,whichwaslitupby
en
a
rowoflampshangingfromtheroof.
Der
There
weredoorsallroundthehall,
men
but
theywerealllocked;
og
and
whenAlicehadbeenall
den
the
waydownoneside
og
and
uptheother,trying
hver
every
door,shewalkedsadly
ned
down
themiddle,wonderinghowshewaseverto
komme
get
outagain.
Suddenlyshe
kom
came
uponalittlethree-leggedtable,
alle
all
madeofsolidglass;
therewas
intet
nothing
onitexceptatinygoldenkey,
og
and
Alice’sfirstthoughtwasthatit
kunne
might
belongtooneofthedoorsofthehall;
men
but
,alas!
eitherthelockswere
for
too
large,orthekeywas
for
too
small,butatanyrateit
ville
would
notopenanyof
dem
them
.
However,onthesecond
gang
time
round,shecameupon
en
a
lowcurtainshehadnotnoticed
før
before
,andbehinditwas
en
a
littledooraboutfifteeninches
høj
high
:
shetriedthelittlegoldenkeyinthelock,
og
and
tohergreatdelightitfitted!
Alice
åbnede
opened
thedoorandfound
at
that
itledintoa
lille
small
passage,notmuchlarger
end
than
arat-hole:
sheknelt
ned
down
andlookedalongthepassageinto
den
the
loveliestgardenyoueversaw.
Hvordan
How
shelongedtoget
ud
out
ofthatdarkhall,
og
and
wanderaboutamongthosebedsofbrightflowers
og
and
thosecoolfountains,butshe
kunne
could
notevengether
hoved
head
throughthedoorway;
“and
selv
even
ifmyheadwould
go
through,”thoughtpoorAlice,“it
ville
would
beofverylittle
brug
use
withoutmyshoulders.
Oh,
hvor
how
IwishIcouldshutup
som
like
atelescope!
IthinkI
kunne
could
,ifIonlyknew
hvordan
how
tobegin.”
For,you
ser
see
,somanyout-of-the-waythings
had
happenedlately,thatAlice
had
beguntothinkthat
meget
very
fewthingsindeedwere
virkelig
really
impossible.
Thereseemedtobe
ingen
no
useinwaitingbythe
lille
little
door,soshewent
tilbage
back
tothetable,half
håb
hoping
shemightfindanotherkeyonit,
eller
or
atanyratea
bog
book
ofrulesforshutting
folk
people
upliketelescopes:
this
gang
time
shefoundalittlebottleonit,(“whichcertainlywasnot
her
here
before,”saidAlice,)androundtheneckofthebottlewas
en
a
paperlabel,withthewords“DRINKME,”beautifullyprintedonitinlargeletters.
Itwasallvery
godt
well
tosay“Drinkme,”
men
but
thewiselittleAlicewasnotgoingto
gøre
do
thatinahurry.
“No,I’lllookfirst,”she
sagde
said
,“andseewhetherit’smarked‘poison’
eller
or
not”;
forshehad
læst
read
severalnicelittlehistories
om
about
childrenwhohadgotburnt,
og
and
eatenupbywildbeasts
og
and
otherunpleasantthings,all
fordi
because
theywouldnotrememberthesimplerulestheirfriends
havde
had
taughtthem:
suchas,
at
that
ared-hotpokerwillburnyou
hvis
if
youholdittoo
længe
long
;
andthatifyou
skærer
cut
yourfingerverydeeply
med
with
aknife,itusuallybleeds;
og
and
shehadneverforgottenthat,
hvis
if
youdrinkmuchfrom
en
a
bottlemarked“poison,”itis
næsten
almost
certaintodisagreewithyou,sooner
eller
or
later.
However,thisbottlewasnotmarked“poison,”soAliceventuredtotaste
det
it
,andfindingitverynice,
Det
(it
had,infact,a
slags
sort
ofmixedflavourofcherry-tart,custard,pine-apple,roastturkey,toffee,
og
and
hotbutteredtoast,)she
meget
very
soonfinisheditoff.
“Whatacuriousfeeling!”
sagde
said
Alice;
“Imustbe
lukke
shutting
uplikeatelescope.”
Og
And
soitwasindeed:
shewas
nu
now
onlytenincheshigh,
og
and
herfacebrightenedupat
den
the
thoughtthatshewas
nu
now
therightsizefor
going
throughthelittledoorinto
at
that
lovelygarden.
First,however,she
ventede
waited
forafewminutesto
se
see
ifshewasgoingtoshrinkanyfurther:
shefelta
lidt
little
nervousaboutthis;
“forit
kan
might
end,youknow,”saidAlicetoherself,“inmy
går
going
outaltogether,likeacandle.
IwonderwhatI
skulle
should
belikethen?”
Andshe
prøvede
tried
tofancywhattheflameofacandleis
som
like
afterthecandleisblown
ud
out
,forshecouldnot
huske
remember
everhavingseensucha
ting
thing
.
Afterawhile,findingthatnothing
mere
more
happened,shedecidedon
going
intothegardenatonce;
men
but
,alasforpoorAlice!
da
when
shegottothe
døren
door
,shefoundshehadforgottenthe
lille
little
goldenkey,andwhenshe
gik
went
backtothetableforit,shefoundshe
kunne
could
notpossiblyreachit:
she
kunne
could
seeitquiteplainly
gennem
through
theglass,andshe
prøvede
tried
herbesttoclimb
op
up
oneofthelegsofthetable,
men
but
itwastooslippery;
og
and
whenshehadtiredherselfoutwith
forsøge
trying
,thepoorlittlethingsat
ned
down
andcried.
“Come,there’s
ikke
no
useincryinglikethat!”
saidAlicetoherself,rathersharply;
“Iadviseyouto
forlade
leave
offthisminute!”
Shegenerally
gav
gave
herselfverygoodadvice,
Selv
(though
sheveryseldomfollowedit),
og
and
sometimesshescoldedherselfsoseverelyasto
bringe
bring
tearsintohereyes;
og
and
oncesherememberedtryingtoboxher
egne
own
earsforhavingcheatedherselfina
spil
game
ofcroquetshewasplaying
mod
against
herself,forthiscurious
barn
child
wasveryfondofpretendingtobe
to
two
people.
“Butit’snousenow,”
tænkte
thought
poorAlice,“topretendtobe
to
two
people!
Why,there’shardly
nok
enough
ofmeleftto
gøre
make
onerespectableperson!”
Soonhereye
faldt
fell
onalittleglassbox
der
that
waslyingunderthetable:
she
åbnede
opened
it,andfoundinit
en
a
verysmallcake,onwhichthewords“EATME”werebeautifullymarkedincurrants.
“Well,I’ll
spise
eat
it,”saidAlice,“and
hvis
if
itmakesmegrowlarger,I
kan
can
reachthekey;
and
hvis
if
itmakesmegrowsmaller,I
kan
can
creepunderthedoor;
soeitherwayI’ll
kommer
get
intothegarden,andIdon’tcare
der
which
happens!”
Sheatea
lidt
little
bit,andsaidanxiouslytoherself,“Which
vej
way
?
Whichway?”,holdingher
hånd
hand
onthetopofher
hoved
head
tofeelwhichwayitwasgrowing,
og
and
shewasquitesurprisedto
finde
find
thatsheremainedthe
samme
same
size:
tobesure,
dette
this
generallyhappenswhenone
spiser
eats
cake,butAlicehadgotso
meget
much
intothewayofexpecting
intet
nothing
butout-of-the-waythingstohappen,thatitseemed
ret
quite
dullandstupidforlifeto
go
oninthecommonway.
CHAPTERII.ThePoolofTears
“Curiouser
og
and
curiouser!”
criedAlice(shewasso
meget
much
surprised,thatforthe
øjeblik
moment
shequiteforgothowto
taler
speak
goodEnglish);
“nowI’m
åbner
opening
outlikethelargesttelescope
der
that
everwas!
Good-bye,feet!”
(for
da
when
shelookeddownatherfeet,theyseemedtobe
næsten
almost
outofsight,theywere
komme
getting
sofaroff).
“Oh,my
stakkels
poor
littlefeet,Iwonderwho
vil
will
putonyourshoes
og
and
stockingsforyounow,dears?
I’m
sikker
sure
Ishan’tbeable!
Ishallbeagreatdeal
for
too
farofftotroublemyself
om
about
you:
youmustmanagethebest
vej
way
youcan;—butImustbekindtothem,”
tænkte
thought
Alice,“orperhapstheywon’twalkthe
vej
way
Iwanttogo!
Lad
Let
mesee:
I’llgivethem
et
a
newpairofboots
hver
every
Christmas.”
Andshewenton
planlægge
planning
toherselfhowshe
ville
would
manageit.
“Theymust
go
bythecarrier,”she
tænkte
thought
;
“andhowfunnyit’llseem,
sende
sending
presentstoone’sownfeet!
Og
And
howoddthedirections
vil
will
look!
Ohdear,whatnonsenseI’mtalking!”
Lige
Just
thenherheadstruck
mod
against
theroofofthehall:
in
faktisk
fact
shewasnowmore
end
than
ninefeethigh,andsheatonce
tog
took
upthelittlegoldenkey
og
and
hurriedofftothegarden
dør
door
.
PoorAlice!
Itwasas
meget
much
asshecoulddo,lying
ned
down
ononeside,to
se
look
throughintothegarden
med
with
oneeye;
butto
komme
get
throughwasmorehopeless
end
than
ever:
shesatdown
og
and
begantocryagain.
“Yououghttobeashamedofyourself,”saidAlice,“a
stor
great
girllikeyou,”(she
kunne
might
wellsaythis),“togooncryingin
denne
this
way!
Stopthismoment,I
siger
tell
you!”
Butshewenton
alle
all
thesame,sheddinggallonsoftears,
indtil
until
therewasalargepool
alle
all
roundher,aboutfourinchesdeep
og
and
reachinghalfdownthehall.
Efter
After
atimesheheard
en
a
littlepatteringoffeetin
det
the
distance,andshehastilydriedhereyesto
se
see
whatwascoming.
ItwastheWhiteRabbitreturning,splendidlydressed,
med
with
apairofwhite
kid
kid
glovesinonehand
og
and
alargefaninthe
anden
other
:
hecametrottingalongina
stor
great
hurry,mutteringtohimselfashe
kom
came
,“Oh!
theDuchess,theDuchess!
Oh!
won’tshebesavage
hvis
if
I’vekeptherwaiting!”
Alice
følte
felt
sodesperatethatshewas
klar
ready
toaskhelpof
nogen
any
one;
so,whentheRabbit
kom
came
nearher,shebegan,in
en
a
low,timidvoice,“Ifyouplease,sir—”
De
The
Rabbitstartedviolently,dropped
de
the
whitekidglovesand
de
the
fan,andskurriedawayinto
de
the
darknessashardashe
kunne
could
go.
Alicetookupthefan
og
and
gloves,and,asthehallwas
meget
very
hot,shekeptfanningherselfallthe
tiden
time
shewentontalking:
“Dear,
kære
dear
!
Howqueereverythingisto-day!
Og
And
yesterdaythingswentonjustasusual.
IwonderifI’vebeenchangedinthe
natten
night
?
Letmethink:
wasI
den
the
samewhenIgotupthismorning?
I
næsten
almost
thinkIcanremember
følte
feeling
alittledifferent.
But
hvis
if
I’mnotthesame,the
næste
next
questionis,Whointheworldam
Jeg
I
?
Ah,that’sthegreatpuzzle!”
Og
And
shebeganthinkingover
alle
all
thechildrensheknewthatwereof
de
the
sameageasherself,to
se
see
ifshecouldhavebeen
ændret
changed
foranyofthem.
“I’m
sikker
sure
I’mnotAda,”she
sagde
said
,“forherhairgoesinsuchlongringlets,
og
and
minedoesn’tgoinringletsatall;
og
and
I’msureIcan’tbeMabel,forI
ved
know
allsortsofthings,
og
and
she,oh!
sheknowssucha
meget
very
little!
Besides,she’sshe,
og
and
I’mI,and—ohdear,
hvor
how
puzzlingitallis!
I’ll
prøve
try
ifIknowall
de
the
thingsIusedtoknow.
Lad
Let
mesee:
fourtimes
fem
five
istwelve,andfourtimes
seks
six
isthirteen,andfourtimessevenis—ohdear!
Ishall
aldrig
never
gettotwentyatthatrate!
However,theMultiplicationTabledoesn’tsignify:
let’s
prøve
try
Geography.
LondonisthecapitalofParis,
og
and
ParisisthecapitalofRome,
og
and
Rome—no,that’sallwrong,I’mcertain!
I
must
havebeenchangedforMabel!
I’ll
prøve
try
andsay‘Howdoththelittle—’”
og
and
shecrossedherhandsonherlapasifsheweresayinglessons,
og
and
begantorepeatit,
men
but
hervoicesoundedhoarse
og
and
strange,andthewordsdidnot
kom
come
thesameasthey
plejede
used
todo:—.
“Howdoth
den
the
littlecrocodileImprovehisshiningtail,
Og
And
pourthewatersof
den
the
NileOneverygoldenscale!
“Howcheerfullyheseemstogrin,
Hvor
How
neatlyspreadhisclaws,
Og
And
welcomelittlefishesin
Med
With
gentlysmilingjaws!”
“I’m
sikker
sure
thosearenotthe
rigtige
right
words,”saidpoorAlice,
og
and
hereyesfilledwithtears
igen
again
asshewenton,“ImustbeMabelafter
alt
all
,andIshallhaveto
go
andliveinthatpoky
lille
little
house,andhavenexttonotoysto
lege
play
with,andoh!
everso
mange
many
lessonstolearn!
No,I’vemadeupmymindabout
det
it
;
ifI’mMabel,I’llstaydownhere!
It’llbe
ikke
no
usetheirputtingtheirheads
ned
down
andsaying‘Comeup
igen
again
,dear!’Ishallonly
se
look
upandsay‘WhoamIthen?
Sig
Tell
methatfirst,andthen,
hvis
if
Ilikebeingthat
person
person
,I’llcomeup:
ifnot,I’llstay
nede
down
heretillI’msomebodyelse’—but,ohdear!”
criedAlice,
med
with
asuddenburstoftears,“Ido
ønske
wish
theywouldputtheirheads
ned
down
!
Iamsoverytiredofbeingall
alene
alone
here!”
Asshesaid
dette
this
shelookeddownatherhands,
og
and
wassurprisedtoseethatshe
havde
had
putononeoftheRabbit’s
små
little
whitekidgloveswhileshewas
talte
talking
.
“HowcanIhave
gjort
done
that?”
shethought.
“I
must
begrowingsmallagain.”
Shegotup
og
and
wenttothetabletomeasureherselfbyit,
og
and
foundthat,asnearlyasshe
kunne
could
guess,shewasnow
omkring
about
twofeethigh,andwas
gik
going
onshrinkingrapidly:
she
snart
soon
foundoutthatthecauseof
dette
this
wasthefanshewas
holdt
holding
,andshedroppedithastily,
lige
just
intimetoavoidshrinking
væk
away
altogether.
“Thatwasanarrowescape!”