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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland | Progressively Translated Dutch A1-B2 Books

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CHAPTERI.DowntheRabbit-Hole
Alicewas
begon
beginningtogetverytiredof
zitten
sittingbyhersisteronthe
oever
bank,andofhavingnothingto
doen
do:
onceortwiceshe
had
hadpeepedintothebookher
zuster
sisterwasreading,butit
had
hadnopicturesorconversationsinit,“andwhatistheuseof
een
abook,”thoughtAlice“withoutpictures
of
orconversations?”
Soshewas
overwoog
consideringinherownmind(as
goed
wellasshecould,forthe
hete
hotdaymadeherfeel
zeer
verysleepyandstupid),whetherthe
plezier
pleasureofmakingadaisy-chain
zou
wouldbeworththetroubleofgettingup
en
andpickingthedaisies,when
plotseling
suddenlyaWhiteRabbitwith
roze
pinkeyesrancloseby
haar
her.
Therewasnothingsoveryremarkableinthat;
noch
nordidAlicethinkitso
erg
verymuchoutofthe
weg
waytoheartheRabbit
zeggen
saytoitself,“Ohdear!
Ohdear!
Ishallbelate!”
(whenshe
dacht
thoughtitoverafterwards,itoccurredtoher
dat
thatsheoughttohave
afvragen
wonderedatthis,butatthe
moment
timeitallseemedquitenatural);
maar
butwhentheRabbitactuallytook
een
awatchoutofitswaistcoat-pocket,
en
andlookedatit,andthen
haastte
hurriedon,Alicestartedtoher
voeten
feet,foritflashedacrossher
geest
mindthatshehadneverbeforeseen
een
arabbitwitheitherawaistcoat-pocket,
of
orawatchtotake
uit
outofit,andburning
met
withcuriosity,sheranacrossthe
veld
fieldafterit,andfortunatelywas
net
justintimetoseeit
pop
popdownalargerabbit-hole
onder
underthehedge.
Inanother
moment
momentdownwentAliceafterit,
nooit
neveronceconsideringhowinthe
wereld
worldshewastoget
uit
outagain.
Therabbit-holewentstraighton
als
likeatunnelforsome
manier
way,andthendippedsuddenlydown,so
plotseling
suddenlythatAlicehadnot
een
amomenttothinkabout
stoppen
stoppingherselfbeforeshefoundherself
vallen
fallingdownaverydeepwell.
Either
de
thewellwasverydeep,
of
orshefellveryslowly,forshe
had
hadplentyoftimeasshe
ging
wentdowntolookabouther
en
andtowonderwhatwas
ging
goingtohappennext.
First,she
probeerde
triedtolookdownandmakeoutwhatshewas
kwam
comingto,butitwastoo
donker
darktoseeanything;
thenshe
keek
lookedatthesidesof
de
thewell,andnoticedthattheywerefilled
met
withcupboardsandbook-shelves;
here
en
andthereshesawmaps
en
andpictureshunguponpegs.
She
nam
tookdownajarfromoneof
de
theshelvesasshepassed;
itwaslabelled“ORANGEMARMALADE”,
maar
buttohergreatdisappointmentitwas
leeg
empty:
shedidnotliketodrop
de
thejarforfearof
doden
killingsomebodyunderneath,somanagedto
zetten
putitintooneof
de
thecupboardsasshefellpastit.
“Well!”
thoughtAlicetoherself,“aftersuchafallas
deze
this,Ishallthinknothingoftumblingdown
trap
stairs!
Howbravethey’llallthinkmeat
thuis
home!
Why,Iwouldn’tsay
niets
anythingaboutit,evenifI
vallen
felloffthetopofthehouse!”
(Whichwas
zeer
verylikelytrue.)
Down,down,down.
Zou
Wouldthefallnevercometo
een
anend?
“IwonderhowmanymilesI’ve
gevallen
fallenbythistime?”
she
zei
saidaloud.
“Imustbegettingsomewhere
buurt
nearthecentreofthe
aarde
earth.
Letmesee:
thatwouldbefourthousandmilesdown,Ithink—”
(for,yousee,Alice
had
hadlearntseveralthingsofthis
soort
sortinherlessonsintheschoolroom,
en
andthoughthiswasnota
zeer
verygoodopportunityforshowing
af
offherknowledge,astherewasnooneto
luisteren
listentoher,stillitwas
goede
goodpracticetosayitover)“—yes,that’saboutthe
juiste
rightdistance—butthenIwonderwhatLatitude
of
orLongitudeI’vegotto?”
(Alice
had
hadnoideawhatLatitudewas,
of
orLongitudeeither,butthoughttheywerenice
grote
grandwordstosay.)
Presentlyshe
begon
beganagain.
“IwonderifIshall
vallen
fallrightthroughtheearth!
How
grappig
funnyit’llseemtocome
uit
outamongthepeoplethat
lopen
walkwiththeirheadsdownward!
De
TheAntipathies,Ithink—”
(shewas
nogal
rathergladtherewasnoone
luisterde
listening,thistime,asitdidn’tsoundatallthe
juiste
rightword)“—butIshallhaveto
vragen
askthemwhatthenameofthe
land
countryis,youknow.
Please,Ma’am,is
dit
thisNewZealandorAustralia?”
(andshe
probeerde
triedtocurtseyasshespoke—fancycurtseyingasyou’re
valt
fallingthroughtheair!
Doyou
denk
thinkyoucouldmanageit?)
“Andwhat
een
anignorantlittlegirlshe’ll
denken
thinkmeforasking!
No,it’ll
nooit
neverdotoask:
perhapsIshall
zie
seeitwrittenupsomewhere.”
Down,down,down.
Er
Therewasnothingelseto
doen
do,soAlicesoonbegan
praten
talkingagain.
“Dinah’llmissme
erg
verymuchto-night,Ishouldthink!”
(Dinahwas
de
thecat.)
“Ihopethey’ll
herinneren
rememberhersaucerofmilkattea-time.
Dinahmydear!
I
wou dat
wishyouweredownherewith
me
me!
Therearenomicein
de
theair,I’mafraid,butyou
kunnen
mightcatchabat,andthat’s
heel
verylikeamouse,you
weet
know.
Butdocatseatbats,Iwonder?”
En
AndhereAlicebeganto
krijgen
getrathersleepy,andwenton
zeggen
sayingtoherself,ina
dromerige
dreamysortofway,“Docats
eten
eatbats?
Docatseatbats?”
en
andsometimes,“Dobatseatcats?”
for,you
zie
see,asshecouldn’tanswereitherquestion,itdidn’t
veel
muchmatterwhichwaysheput
het
it.
Shefeltthatshewasdozingoff,
en
andhadjustbegunto
dromen
dreamthatshewaswalking
hand
handinhandwithDinah,
en
andsayingtoherveryearnestly,“Now,Dinah,tellmethe
waarheid
truth:
didyouevereat
een
abat?”
whensuddenly,thump!
thump!
downshe
kwam
cameuponaheapofsticks
en
anddryleaves,andthe
val
fallwasover.
Alicewasnot
een
abithurt,andshe
sprong
jumpedupontoher
voeten
feetinamoment:
she
keek
lookedup,butitwasall
donker
darkoverhead;
beforeherwas
andere
anotherlongpassage,andthe
Witte
WhiteRabbitwasstillin
zicht
sight,hurryingdownit.
Therewasnota
moment
momenttobelost:
away
ging
wentAlicelikethewind,
en
andwasjustintimeto
horen
hearitsay,asit
draaide
turnedacorner,“Ohmyears
en
andwhiskers,howlateit’sgetting!”
Shewas
dicht
closebehinditwhenshe
draaide
turnedthecorner,butthe
Konijn
Rabbitwasnolongertobe
zien
seen:
shefoundherselfin
een
along,lowhall,whichwas
verlicht
litupbyarowoflamps
hingen
hangingfromtheroof.
Thereweredoorsall
rond
roundthehall,buttheywerealllocked;
en
andwhenAlicehadbeen
al
allthewaydownone
kant
sideanduptheother,
proberen
tryingeverydoor,shewalkedsadlydownthe
midden
middle,wonderinghowshewasevertoget
uit
outagain.
Suddenlyshecameupon
een
alittlethree-leggedtable,all
gemaakt
madeofsolidglass;
therewas
niets
nothingonitexcepta
kleine
tinygoldenkey,andAlice’s
eerste
firstthoughtwasthatit
kunnen
mightbelongtooneofthedoorsofthehall;
maar
but,alas!
eitherthelockswere
te
toolarge,orthekeywas
te
toosmall,butatanyrateit
zou
wouldnotopenanyof
hen
them.
However,onthesecond
keer
timeround,shecameupon
een
alowcurtainshehadnot
opgemerkt
noticedbefore,andbehinditwas
een
alittledooraboutfifteeninches
hoog
high:
shetriedthelittle
gouden
goldenkeyinthelock,
en
andtohergreatdelightit
paste
fitted!
Aliceopenedthedoor
en
andfoundthatitledinto
een
asmallpassage,notmuchlarger
dan
thanarat-hole:
sheknelt
neer
downandlookedalongthepassageinto
de
theloveliestgardenyouever
gezien
saw.
Howshelongedtoget
uit
outofthatdarkhall,
en
andwanderaboutamongthosebedsof
heldere
brightflowersandthosecoolfountains,
maar
butshecouldnotevengether
hoofd
headthroughthedoorway;
“and
zelfs
evenifmyheadwouldgothrough,”
dacht
thoughtpoorAlice,“itwouldbeof
heel
verylittleusewithoutmyshoulders.
Oh,howI
wou dat
wishIcouldshutup
als
likeatelescope!
IthinkI
kunnen
could,ifIonlyknew
hoe
howtobegin.”
For,you
zie
see,somanyout-of-the-waythingshad
gebeurd
happenedlately,thatAlicehad
begonnen
beguntothinkthatvery
weinig
fewthingsindeedwerereally
onmogelijk
impossible.
Thereseemedtobe
geen
nouseinwaitingbythe
kleine
littledoor,soshewent
terug
backtothetable,half
hoop
hopingshemightfindanother
sleutel
keyonit,oratanyratea
boek
bookofrulesforshutting
mensen
peopleupliketelescopes:
this
keer
timeshefoundalittle
fles
bottleonit,(“whichcertainlywasnotherebefore,”
zei
saidAlice,)androundtheneckof
de
thebottlewasapaper
label
label,withthewords“DRINKME,”
prachtig
beautifullyprintedonitin
grote
largeletters.
Itwasall
heel
verywelltosay“Drinkme,”
maar
butthewiselittleAlicewasnotgoingto
doen
dothatinahurry.
“No,I’lllookfirst,”she
zei
said,“andseewhetherit’s
gemarkeerd
marked‘poison’ornot”;
forshehad
gelezen
readseveralnicelittlehistories
over
aboutchildrenwhohadgot
verbrand
burnt,andeatenupby
wilde
wildbeastsandotherunpleasantthings,allbecausetheywouldnot
herinneren
rememberthesimplerulestheirfriendshad
geleerd
taughtthem:
suchas,that
een
ared-hotpokerwillburnyouifyouholdit
te
toolong;
andthatifyou
snijdt
cutyourfingerverydeeply
met
withaknife,itusuallybleeds;
en
andshehadneverforgotten
dat
that,ifyoudrinkmuchfrom
een
abottlemarked“poison,”itis
bijna
almostcertaintodisagreewithyou,
vroeg
soonerorlater.
However,this
fles
bottlewasnotmarked“poison,”soAliceventuredto
proeven
tasteit,andfindingit
heel
verynice,(ithad,infact,
een
asortofmixedflavourofcherry-tart,
custard
custard,pine-apple,roastturkey,toffee,
en
andhotbutteredtoast,)she
heel
verysoonfinisheditoff.
“What
een
acuriousfeeling!”
saidAlice;
“I
moet
mustbeshuttinguplike
een
atelescope.”
Andsoitwas
inderdaad
indeed:
shewasnowonly
tien
tenincheshigh,andher
gezicht
facebrightenedupatthethoughtthatshewas
nu
nowtherightsizefor
gaan
goingthroughthelittledoorintothat
mooie
lovelygarden.
First,however,she
wachtte
waitedforafewminutesto
zien
seeifshewasgoingto
krimpen
shrinkanyfurther:
shefelt
een
alittlenervousaboutthis;
“forit
kunnen
mightend,youknow,”saidAlicetoherself,“inmygoingoutaltogether,
als
likeacandle.
IwonderwhatI
moeten
shouldbelikethen?”
Andshe
probeerde
triedtofancywhatthe
vlam
flameofacandleis
als
likeafterthecandleis
geblazen
blownout,forshecouldnot
herinneren
remembereverhavingseensuch
een
athing.
Afterawhile,finding
dat
thatnothingmorehappened,she
besloot
decidedongoingintothe
tuin
gardenatonce;
but,alasfor
arme
poorAlice!
whenshegotto
de
thedoor,shefoundshe
had
hadforgottenthelittlegolden
sleutel
key,andwhenshewentbackto
de
thetableforit,shefoundshe
kon
couldnotpossiblyreachit:
she
kon
couldseeitquiteplainly
door
throughtheglass,andshe
probeerde
triedherbesttoclimbup
een
oneofthelegsofthe
tafel
table,butitwastoo
glibberig
slippery;
andwhenshehad
moe
tiredherselfoutwithtrying,
het
thepoorlittlethingsatdown
en
andcried.
“Come,there’snousein
huilen
cryinglikethat!”
saidAlicetoherself,
nogal
rathersharply;
“Iadviseyouto
vertrekken
leaveoffthisminute!”
She
algemeen
generallygaveherselfverygoodadvice,(thoughshe
zeer
veryseldomfollowedit),and
soms
sometimesshescoldedherselfsoseverelyasto
bracht
bringtearsintohereyes;
en
andoncesherememberedtryingtoboxher
eigen
ownearsforhavingcheatedherselfin
een
agameofcroquetshewas
speelde
playingagainstherself,forthiscurious
kind
childwasveryfondofpretendingtobe
twee
twopeople.
“Butit’snousenow,”
dacht
thoughtpoorAlice,“topretendtobe
twee
twopeople!
Why,there’shardly
genoeg
enoughofmeleftto
maken
makeonerespectableperson!”
Soonher
oog
eyefellonalittle
glazen
glassboxthatwaslying
onder
underthetable:
sheopenedit,
en
andfoundinita
zeer
verysmallcake,onwhichthewords“EATME”were
prachtig
beautifullymarkedincurrants.
“Well,I’lleatit,”
zei
saidAlice,“andifit
maakt
makesmegrowlarger,I
kan
canreachthekey;
and
als
ifitmakesmegrowsmaller,I
kan
cancreepunderthedoor;
soeitherwayI’llgetintothe
tuin
garden,andIdon’tcarewhichhappens!”
She
at
atealittlebit,and
zei
saidanxiouslytoherself,“Whichway?
Whichway?”,
hield
holdingherhandonthetopofher
hoofd
headtofeelwhichwayitwas
groeide
growing,andshewasquite
verbaasd
surprisedtofindthatshe
bleef
remainedthesamesize:
tobe
zeker
sure,thisgenerallyhappenswhen
men
oneeatscake,butAlice
had
hadgotsomuchintothewayof
verwachten
expectingnothingbutout-of-the-waythingsto
gebeuren
happen,thatitseemedquite
saai
dullandstupidforlifeto
gaan
gooninthecommonway.
Hoofdstuk
CHAPTERII.ThePoolofTears
“Curiouser
en
andcuriouser!”
criedAlice(shewassomuch
verbaasd
surprised,thatforthemomentshe
helemaal
quiteforgothowtospeak
goed
goodEnglish);
“nowI’mopeningout
als
likethelargesttelescopethateverwas!
Good-bye,feet!”
(for
toen
whenshelookeddownather
voeten
feet,theyseemedtobe
bijna
almostoutofsight,theyweregettingso
ver
faroff).
“Oh,mypoor
kleine
littlefeet,Iwonderwho
zal
willputonyourshoes
en
andstockingsforyounow,dears?
I’m
zeker
sureIshan’tbeable!
Ishallbeagreatdealtoofarofftotroublemyself
over
aboutyou:
youmustmanage
de
thebestwayyoucan;—butI
moet
mustbekindtothem,”
dacht
thoughtAlice,“orperhapstheywon’twalk
de
thewayIwantto
gaan
go!
Letmesee:
I’ll
geef
givethemanewpairofboots
elk
everyChristmas.”
Andshewenton
plannen
planningtoherselfhowshe
zou
wouldmanageit.
“Theymustgoby
de
thecarrier,”shethought;
“and
hoe
howfunnyit’llseem,sendingpresentstoone’s
eigen
ownfeet!
Andhowodd
de
thedirectionswilllook!
Ohdear,what
onzin
nonsenseI’mtalking!”
Justthenher
hoofd
headstruckagainsttheroofofthehall:
infactshewas
nu
nowmorethanninefeet
hoog
high,andsheatonce
nam
tookupthelittlegolden
sleutel
keyandhurriedoffto
de
thegardendoor.
PoorAlice!
Itwasas
veel
muchasshecoulddo,
liggen
lyingdownononeside,to
kijken
lookthroughintothegarden
met
withoneeye;
buttogetthroughwasmore
hopeloos
hopelessthanever:
shesatdown
en
andbegantocryagain.
“Yououghttobeashamedofyourself,”
zei
saidAlice,“agreatgirl
als
likeyou,”(shemightwell
zei
saythis),“togoon
huilen
cryinginthisway!
Stop
dit
thismoment,Itellyou!”
Maar
Butshewentonallthe
dezelfde
same,sheddinggallonsoftears,
totdat
untiltherewasalarge
zwembad
poolallroundher,about
vier
fourinchesdeepandreaching
helft
halfdownthehall.
After
een
atimeshehearda
beetje
littlepatteringoffeetin
de
thedistance,andshehastily
droogde
driedhereyestoseewhatwas
kwam
coming.
ItwastheWhite
Konijn
Rabbitreturning,splendidlydressed,witha
paar
pairofwhitekidglovesinone
hand
handandalargefaninthe
andere
other:
hecametrottingalongin
een
agreathurry,mutteringtohimselfashe
kwam
came,“Oh!
theDuchess,the
Hertogin
Duchess!
Oh!
won’tshebesavage
als
ifI’vekeptherwaiting!”
Alice
voelde
feltsodesperatethatshewas
klaar
readytoaskhelpofanyone;
so,
toen
whentheRabbitcamenear
haar
her,shebegan,ina
lage
low,timidvoice,“Ifyouplease,sir—”
The
Konijn
Rabbitstartedviolently,droppedthe
witte
whitekidglovesandthe
ventilator
fan,andskurriedawayintothe
duisternis
darknessashardashe
kon
couldgo.
Alicetookupthe
ventilator
fanandgloves,and,asthehallwas
erg
veryhot,shekeptfanningherselfallthe
tijd
timeshewentontalking:
“Dear,dear!
Hoe
Howqueereverythingisto-day!
En
Andyesterdaythingswentonjustas
gewoonlijk
usual.
IwonderifI’vebeen
veranderd
changedinthenight?
Letmethink:
wasIthe
hetzelfde
samewhenIgotupthismorning?
I
bijna
almostthinkIcanremember
voelde
feelingalittledifferent.
But
als
ifI’mnotthesame,
de
thenextquestionis,Whoin
de
theworldamI?
Ah,that’s
de
thegreatpuzzle!”
Andshe
begon
beganthinkingoverallthe
kinderen
childrensheknewthatwereofthe
dezelfde
sameageasherself,to
zien
seeifshecouldhavebeen
veranderd
changedforanyofthem.
“I’m
zeker
sureI’mnotAda,”she
zei
said,“forherhairgoesin
zulke
suchlongringlets,andminedoesn’tgoinringletsatall;
en
andI’msureIcan’tbeMabel,forI
weet
knowallsortsofthings,
en
andshe,oh!
sheknowssuchavery
weinig
little!
Besides,she’sshe,andI’m
Ik
I,and—ohdear,howpuzzlingitall
is
is!
I’lltryifI
weet
knowallthethingsIusedto
weet
know.
Letmesee:
fourtimes
vijf
fiveistwelve,andfourtimes
zes
sixisthirteen,andfourtimes
zeven
sevenis—ohdear!
Ishall
nooit
nevergettotwentyat
dat
thatrate!
However,theMultiplicationTabledoesn’tsignify:
let’s
proberen
tryGeography.
Londonisthe
hoofdstad
capitalofParis,andParisis
de
thecapitalofRome,andRome—no,that’sall
verkeerd
wrong,I’mcertain!
Imusthavebeen
veranderd
changedforMabel!
I’lltry
en
andsay‘Howdoththelittle—’”
en
andshecrossedherhandsonher
schoot
lapasifsheweresayinglessons,
en
andbegantorepeatit,
maar
buthervoicesoundedhoarse
en
andstrange,andthewordsdidnot
kwamen
comethesameastheyusedtodo:—.
“Howdoththe
kleine
littlecrocodileImprovehisshining
staart
tail,AndpourthewatersoftheNileOn
elke
everygoldenscale!
“Howcheerfullyhe
lijkt
seemstogrin,Howneatly
spreidt
spreadhisclaws,Andwelcome
kleine
littlefishesinWithgently
glimlachen
smilingjaws!”
“I’msurethosearenot
de
therightwords,”saidpoorAlice,
en
andhereyesfilledwithtears
weer
againasshewenton,“ImustbeMabelafterall,
en
andIshallhaveto
gaan
goandliveinthatpoky
kleine
littlehouse,andhavenextto
geen
notoystoplaywith,
en
andoh!
eversomanylessonsto
leren
learn!
No,I’vemadeupmymind
over
aboutit;
ifI’mMabel,I’ll
blijf
staydownhere!
It’llbe
geen
nousetheirputtingtheirheadsdown
en
andsaying‘Comeupagain,dear!’Ishall
alleen
onlylookupandsay‘WhoamIthen?
Zeg
Tellmethatfirst,andthen,ifIlikebeingthat
persoon
person,I’llcomeup:
ifnot,I’ll
blijf
staydownheretillI’m
iemand
somebodyelse’—but,ohdear!”
criedAlice,
met
withasuddenburstoftears,“Ido
wou dat
wishtheywouldputtheirheadsdown!
Iamsovery
moe
tiredofbeingallalonehere!”
Asshe
zei
saidthisshelookeddownatherhands,
en
andwassurprisedtosee
dat
thatshehadputon
een
oneoftheRabbit’slittle
witte
whitekidgloveswhileshewas
sprak
talking.
“HowcanIhavedonethat?”
she
dacht
thought.
“Imustbegrowing
klein
smallagain.”
Shegotup
en
andwenttothetableto
meten
measureherselfbyit,and
vond
foundthat,asnearlyasshe
kon
couldguess,shewasnow
ongeveer
abouttwofeethigh,andwas
ging
goingonshrinkingrapidly:
she
snel
soonfoundoutthatthe
oorzaak
causeofthiswasthefanshewasholding,
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