Alice's Adventures in Wonderland | Gradually Hardening Finnish A1

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CHAPTERI.DowntheRabbit-Hole
Alicewasbeginningtogetverytiredof
istumaan
sitting
byhersisteronthebank,andofhaving
mitään
nothing
todo:
onceortwiceshehadpeepedintothebookhersisterwasreading,
mutta
but
ithadnopictures
tai
or
conversationsinit,“andwhatistheuseofabook,”
ajatteli
thought
Alice“withoutpicturesorconversations?”
Soshewasconsideringinherownmind
Kuin
(as
wellasshecould,forthe
kuuma
hot
daymadeherfeelverysleepyandstupid),whetherthepleasureofmakingadaisy-chainwouldbeworththetroubleof
sai
getting
upandpickingthedaisies,
kun
when
suddenlyaWhiteRabbitwithpinkeyesranclosebyher.
Therewas
mitään
nothing
soveryremarkableinthat;
nordidAlice
ajatellut
think
itsoverymuch
pois
out
ofthewayto
kuulla
hear
theRabbitsaytoitself,“Ohdear!
Ohdear!
Ishallbelate!”
Kun
(when
shethoughtitoverafterwards,itoccurredtoher
että
that
sheoughttohavewonderedat
tätä
this
,butatthetimeit
kaikki
all
seemedquitenatural);
butwhentheRabbit
itse asiassa
actually
tookawatchoutofitswaistcoat-pocket,andlookedatit,andthenhurriedon,Alicestartedtoherfeet,foritflashedacrosshermindthatshehad
koskaan
never
beforeseenarabbitwitheitherawaistcoat-pocket,
tai
or
awatchtotakeoutofit,andburningwithcuriosity,sheranacrossthefieldafterit,andfortunatelywas
juuri
just
intimetoseeitpopdownalargerabbit-hole
alle
under
thehedge.
InanothermomentdownwentAliceafter
sen
it
,neveronceconsideringhowintheworldshewastoget
ulos
out
again.
Therabbit-holewentstraighton
kuin
like
atunnelforsomeway,
ja
and
thendippedsuddenlydown,sosuddenly
että
that
Alicehadnotamomentto
ajatella
think
aboutstoppingherselfbeforeshe
löysi
found
herselffallingdownaverydeepwell.
Joko
Either
thewellwasverydeep,
tai
or
shefellveryslowly,forshe
oli
had
plentyoftimeasshewent
alas
down
tolookaboutherandtowonderwhatwasgoingto
tapahtuisi
happen
next.
First,shetriedto
katsoa
look
downandmakeoutwhatshewascomingto,
mutta
but
itwastoodarkto
nähdä
see
anything;
thenshelookedatthesidesofthewell,andnoticed
että
that
theywerefilledwithcupboardsandbook-shelves;
täällä
here
andthereshesawmaps
ja
and
pictureshunguponpegs.
She
otti
took
downajarfromoneoftheshelvesasshepassed;
itwaslabelled“ORANGEMARMALADE”,
mutta
but
tohergreatdisappointmentitwasempty:
shedidnotliketodropthejarforfearofkilling
jonkun
somebody
underneath,somanagedto
laittamaan
put
itintooneofthecupboardsasshefell
ohi
past
it.
“Well!”
thoughtAlicetoherself,“aftersuchafallasthis,Ishallthink
mitään
nothing
oftumblingdownstairs!
Miten
How
bravethey’llallthinkmeathome!
Why,Iwouldn’t
sanoisi
say
anythingaboutit,evenifIfelloffthetopofthehouse!”
(Whichwasverylikelytrue.)
Alas
Down
,down,down.
Wouldthefall
koskaan
never
cometoanend?
“IwonderhowmanymilesI’vefallenbythistime?”
she
sanoi
said
aloud.
“Imustbegettingsomewherenearthecentreofthe
maapallon
earth
.
Letmesee:
thatwouldbe
neljä
four
thousandmilesdown,Ithink—”
(for,yousee,Alicehadlearntseveralthingsof
tämä
this
sortinherlessonsintheschoolroom,and
vaikka
though
thiswasnota
kovin
very
goodopportunityforshowingoffherknowledge,astherewas
ei
no
onetolistentoher,
silti
still
itwasgoodpracticeto
sanoa
say
itover)“—yes,that’s
noin
about
therightdistance—butthenIwonderwhatLatitude
tai
or
LongitudeI’vegotto?”
(Alicehad
ei
no
ideawhatLatitudewas,
tai
or
Longitudeeither,butthoughttheywerenicegrandwordstosay.)
Presentlyshebegan
uudelleen
again
.
“IwonderifIshallfallright
läpi
through
theearth!
Howfunnyit’llseemtocomeoutamongthepeoplethat
kävelevät
walk
withtheirheadsdownward!
TheAntipathies,Ithink—”
(shewasrathergladtherewas
ei
no
onelistening,thistime,asitdidn’tsoundatalltherightword)“—butIshallhaveto
kysyä
ask
themwhatthenameofthe
maan
country
is,youknow.
Please,Ma’am,is
tämä
this
NewZealandorAustralia?”
(andshe
yritti
tried
tocurtseyasshespoke—fancycurtseyingasyou’refallingthroughtheair!
Doyouthinkyoucouldmanageit?)
“Andwhatanignorantlittlegirlshe’llthinkmeforasking!
Ei
No
,it’llneverdoto
kysyä
ask
:
perhapsIshallseeitwrittenupsomewhere.”
Alas
Down
,down,down.
Therewas
mitään
nothing
elsetodo,soAlice
pian
soon
begantalkingagain.
“Dinah’ll
kaipaamaan
miss
meverymuchto-night,I
tulee
should
think!”
(Dinahwasthecat.)
“I
toivon
hope
they’llrememberhersaucerofmilkattea-time.
Dinahmydear!
Iwishyouweredown
täällä
here
withme!
Therearenomiceintheair,I’mafraid,
mutta
but
youmightcatchabat,
ja
and
that’sverylikeamouse,youknow.
Mutta
But
docatseatbats,Iwonder?”
And
tässä
here
Alicebegantogetrathersleepy,andwenton
sanomalla
saying
toherself,inadreamysortof
tavalla
way
,“Docatseatbats?
Docatseatbats?”
ja
and
sometimes,“Dobatseatcats?”
for,yousee,asshecouldn’t
vastata
answer
eitherquestion,itdidn’tmuch
väliä
matter
whichwaysheput
sen
it
.
Shefeltthatshewasdozingoff,
ja
and
hadjustbeguntodream
että
that
shewaswalkinghandinhandwithDinah,
ja
and
sayingtoherveryearnestly,“Now,Dinah,
kerro
tell
methetruth:
didyouever
syönyt
eat
abat?”
whensuddenly,thump!
thump!
downshecameuponaheapofsticksanddryleaves,andthefallwasover.
Alicewasnota
vähän
bit
hurt,andshejumped
ylös
up
ontoherfeetinamoment:
she
katsoi
looked
up,butitwasalldarkoverhead;
beforeherwas
toinen
another
longpassage,andthe
Valkoinen
White
Rabbitwasstillinsight,hurryingdownit.
Therewasnotamomenttobelost:
pois
away
wentAlicelikethewind,
ja
and
wasjustintimeto
kuulla
hear
itsay,asitturnedacorner,“Ohmyears
ja
and
whiskers,howlateit’sgetting!”
Shewas
lähellä
close
behinditwhensheturnedthecorner,
mutta
but
theRabbitwasnolongertobeseen:
shefoundherselfina
pitkään
long
,lowhall,whichwaslitupbyarowoflamps
ripustettu
hanging
fromtheroof.
Thereweredoors
kaikki
all
roundthehall,buttheywere
kaikki
all
locked;
andwhenAlice
oli
had
beenalltheway
alas
down
onesideanduptheother,tryingeverydoor,she
käveli
walked
sadlydownthemiddle,wondering
miten
how
shewasevertoget
ulos
out
again.
Suddenlyshecameupona
pieni
little
three-leggedtable,allmadeofsolidglass;
therewas
mitään
nothing
onitexceptatinygoldenkey,andAlice’s
ensimmäinen
first
thoughtwasthatit
saattaisi
might
belongtooneofthedoorsofthehall;
mutta
but
,alas!
eitherthelockswere
liian
too
large,orthekeywas
liian
too
small,butatanyrateitwouldnot
avannut
open
anyofthem.
However,onthesecondtimeround,shecameuponalowcurtainshehadnotnoticed
ennen
before
,andbehinditwasalittle
ovi
door
aboutfifteenincheshigh:
she
kokeili
tried
thelittlegoldenkeyinthelock,
ja
and
tohergreatdelightitfitted!
Alice
avasi
opened
thedoorandfound
että
that
itledintoasmallpassage,not
paljon
much
largerthanarat-hole:
shekneltdown
ja
and
lookedalongthepassageintotheloveliestgardenyoueversaw.
Kuinka
How
shelongedtoget
ulos
out
ofthatdarkhall,andwanderaboutamongthosebedsofbrightflowersandthosecoolfountains,
mutta
but
shecouldnoteven
saanut
get
herheadthroughthedoorway;
“and
vaikka
even
ifmyheadwould
menisi
go
through,”thoughtpoorAlice,“itwouldbeof
hyvin
very
littleusewithoutmyshoulders.
Oh,howIwishI
voisin
could
shutuplikeatelescope!
IthinkI
voisin
could
,ifIonlyknew
miten
how
tobegin.”
For,you
näette
see
,somanyout-of-the-waythingshad
tapahtunut
happened
lately,thatAlicehadbegunto
ajatella
think
thatveryfewthingsindeedwerereallyimpossible.
Thereseemedtobe
ei
no
useinwaitingbythelittle
oven
door
,soshewentbacktothetable,half
toivoen
hoping
shemightfindanotherkeyonit,
tai
or
atanyrateabookofrulesforshuttingpeopleup
kuin
like
telescopes:
thistimeshe
löysi
found
alittlebottleonit,(“whichcertainlywasnot
täällä
here
before,”saidAlice,)androundtheneckofthebottlewasapaperlabel,withthewords“DRINKME,”beautifullyprintedonitinlargeletters.
Itwas
kaikki
all
verywelltosay“Drinkme,”
mutta
but
thewiselittleAlicewasnotgoingto
tehdä
do
thatinahurry.
“No,I’ll
katson
look
first,”shesaid,“and
katson
see
whetherit’smarked‘poison’ornot”;
forshehadreadseveralnicelittlehistoriesaboutchildren
jotka
who
hadgotburnt,and
olivat syöneet
eaten
upbywildbeasts
ja
and
otherunpleasantthings,all
sillä
because
theywouldnotrememberthesimplerulestheirfriendshadtaught
heille
them
:
suchas,thatared-hotpokerwillburnyou
jos
if
youholdittoo
kauan
long
;
andthatifyoucutyourfinger
hyvin
very
deeplywithaknife,itusuallybleeds;
ja
and
shehadneverforgotten
että
that
,ifyoudrinkmuchfromabottlemarked“poison,”itis
melkein
almost
certaintodisagreewithyou,sooner
tai
or
later.
However,thisbottlewasnotmarked“poison,”soAliceventuredtotasteit,andfindingit
hyvin
very
nice,(ithad,in
itse asiassa
fact
,asortofmixedflavourofcherry-tart,custard,pine-apple,roastturkey,toffee,andhotbutteredtoast,)she
hyvin
very
soonfinisheditoff.
“Whatacuriousfeeling!”
sanoi
said
Alice;
“Imustbeshuttingup
kuin
like
atelescope.”
Andsoitwasindeed:
shewas
nyt
now
onlytenincheshigh,
ja
and
herfacebrightenedupatthe
ajatteli
thought
thatshewasnowtherightsizefor
mennä
going
throughthelittledoorinto
että
that
lovelygarden.
First,however,she
odotti
waited
forafewminutestoseeifshewasgoingtoshrinkanyfurther:
shefeltalittlenervousabout
tästä
this
;
“foritmightend,youknow,”
sanoi
said
Alicetoherself,“inmygoingoutaltogether,
kuin
like
acandle.
IwonderwhatI
pitäisi
should
belikethen?”
Andshe
yritti
tried
tofancywhattheflameofacandleislike
kun
after
thecandleisblownout,forshecouldnot
muistanut
remember
everhavingseensuchathing.
Afterawhile,findingthat
mitään
nothing
morehappened,shedecidedon
mennä
going
intothegardenatonce;
mutta
but
,alasforpoorAlice!
kun
when
shegottothe
ovelle
door
,shefoundshehadforgottenthelittlegoldenkey,
ja
and
whenshewentbacktothetableforit,shefoundshecouldnotpossiblyreachit:
shecould
näki
see
itquiteplainlythroughtheglass,andshe
yritti
tried
herbesttoclimbuponeofthelegsofthetable,
mutta
but
itwastooslippery;
ja
and
whenshehadtiredherselfoutwithtrying,thepoor
pikku
little
thingsatdownandcried.
“Come,there’s
ei
no
useincryinglikethat!”
saidAlicetoherself,rathersharply;
“Iadviseyoutoleaveoffthisminute!”
Shegenerally
antoi
gave
herselfverygoodadvice,(thoughsheveryseldomfollowedit),
ja
and
sometimesshescoldedherselfsoseverelyastobringtearsintohereyes;
andonceshe
muisti
remembered
tryingtoboxherownearsfor
oli
having
cheatedherselfinagameofcroquetshewas
pelasi
playing
againstherself,forthiscurious
lapsi
child
wasveryfondofpretendingtobe
kaksi
two
people.
“Butit’snousenow,”
ajatteli
thought
poorAlice,“topretendtobe
kaksi
two
people!
Why,there’shardly
tarpeeksi
enough
ofmeleftto
tehdä
make
onerespectableperson!”
Soonhereyefellona
pieni
little
glassboxthatwaslyingunderthetable:
she
avasi
opened
it,andfoundinita
hyvin
very
smallcake,onwhichthewords“EATME”werebeautifullymarkedincurrants.
“Well,I’ll
syön
eat
it,”saidAlice,“and
jos
if
itmakesmegrowlarger,I
voin
can
reachthekey;
and
jos
if
itmakesmegrowsmaller,I
voin
can
creepunderthedoor;
soeitherwayI’llgetintothegarden,
ja
and
Idon’tcarewhichhappens!”
She
söi
ate
alittlebit,and
sanoi
said
anxiouslytoherself,“Whichway?
Whichway?”,holdingherhandonthetopofher
päänsä
head
tofeelwhichwayitwasgrowing,andshewas
aivan
quite
surprisedtofindthatsheremainedthe
saman
same
size:
tobesure,
tämä
this
generallyhappenswhenone
syö
eats
cake,butAlicehadgotso
paljon
much
intothewayofexpecting
mitään
nothing
butout-of-the-waythingsto
tapahtuu
happen
,thatitseemedquitedullandstupidforlifetogooninthecommon
tavalla
way
.
CHAPTERII.ThePoolofTears
“Curiouser
ja
and
curiouser!”
criedAlice(shewassomuchsurprised,
että
that
forthemomentshe
melko
quite
forgothowtospeak
hyvää
good
English);
“nowI’mopeningout
kuin
like
thelargesttelescopethateverwas!
Good-bye,feet!”
(for
kun
when
shelookeddownatherfeet,theyseemedtobe
melkein
almost
outofsight,theyweregettingso
kaukana
far
off).
“Oh,mypoor
pikku
little
feet,Iwonderwhowill
laittaa
put
onyourshoesandstockingsforyou
nyt
now
,dears?
I’msureIshan’tbeable!
Ishallbeagreatdeal
liian
too
farofftotroublemyselfaboutyou:
you
täytyy
must
managethebestwayyoucan;—butI
täytyy
must
bekindtothem,”
ajatteli
thought
Alice,“orperhapstheywon’t
kävele
walk
thewayIwanttogo!
Anna
Let
mesee:
I’llgivethema
uudet
new
pairofbootseveryChristmas.”
Ja
And
shewentonplanningtoherself
miten
how
shewouldmanageit.
“They
on
must
gobythecarrier,”she
ajatteli
thought
;
“andhowfunnyit’llseem,
lähettää
sending
presentstoone’sownfeet!
Ja
And
howoddthedirectionswilllook!
Ohdear,whatnonsenseI’mtalking!”
Juuri
Just
thenherheadstruck
vastaan
against
theroofofthehall:
in
itse asiassa
fact
shewasnowmorethanninefeet
korkea
high
,andsheatonce
otti
took
upthelittlegoldenkey
ja
and
hurriedofftothegarden
ovelle
door
.
PoorAlice!
Itwasas
paljon
much
asshecoulddo,lyingdownonone
puolella
side
,tolookthroughintothegardenwithoneeye;
mutta
but
togetthroughwasmorehopeless
kuin
than
ever:
shesatdown
ja
and
begantocryagain.
“Yououghttobeashamedofyourself,”saidAlice,“a
suuri
great
girllikeyou,”(she
saattoi
might
wellsaythis),“togooncryingin
tällä
this
way!
Stopthismoment,I
sanon
tell
you!”
Butshewentonallthesame,sheddinggallonsoftears,
kunnes
until
therewasalargepoolallround
hänen
her
,aboutfourinchesdeepandreachinghalfdownthehall.
Aftera
ajan
time
sheheardalittlepatteringoffeetinthedistance,andshehastilydriedhereyestoseewhatwascoming.
Itwasthe
Valkoinen
White
Rabbitreturning,splendidlydressed,withapairof
valkoinen
white
kidglovesinone
kädessä
hand
andalargefanintheother:
he
tuli
came
trottingalonginagreathurry,mutteringtohimselfashe
tuli
came
,“Oh!
theDuchess,theDuchess!
Oh!
won’tshebesavage
jos
if
I’vekeptherwaiting!”
Alice
tunsi
felt
sodesperatethatshewas
valmis
ready
toaskhelpof
tahansa
any
one;
so,whentheRabbit
tuli
came
nearher,shebegan,inalow,timidvoice,“Ifyouplease,sir—”
TheRabbitstartedviolently,droppedthewhitekidgloves
ja
and
thefan,andskurriedawayintothedarknessas
kovaa
hard
ashecouldgo.
Alice
otti
took
upthefanandgloves,
ja
and
,asthehallwas
hyvin
very
hot,shekeptfanningherselfallthe
ajan
time
shewentontalking:
“Dear,
rakas
dear
!
Howqueereverythingisto-day!
Andyesterdaythingswentonjustasusual.
IwonderifI’vebeen
muutettu
changed
inthenight?
Letmethink:
wasIthe
sama
same
whenIgotupthis
aamuna
morning
?
IalmostthinkIcanremember
tunsin
feeling
alittledifferent.
But
jos
if
I’mnotthesame,the
seuraava
next
questionis,WhointheworldamI?
Ah,that’sthe
suuri
great
puzzle!”
Andshebeganthinkingoverallthechildrenshe
tunsi
knew
thatwereofthesameageasherself,to
katsomaan
see
ifshecouldhavebeen
vaihtaa
changed
foranyofthem.
“I’m
varma
sure
I’mnotAda,”she
sanoi
said
,“forherhairgoesin
niin
such
longringlets,andminedoesn’tgoinringletsatall;
andI’m
varma
sure
Ican’tbeMabel,forI
tiedän
know
allsortsofthings,andshe,oh!
she
tietää
knows
suchaverylittle!
Besides,she’s
hän
she
,andI’mI,and—ohdear,
miten
how
puzzlingitallis!
I’ll
yritän
try
ifIknowallthethingsIusedtoknow.
Anna
Let
mesee:
fourtimes
viisi
five
istwelve,andfourtimes
kuusi
six
isthirteen,andfourtimessevenis—ohdear!
Ishall
koskaan
never
gettotwentyatthatrate!
However,theMultiplicationTabledoesn’tsignify:
let’s
kokeillaan
try
Geography.
LondonisthecapitalofParis,andParisisthecapitalofRome,andRome—no,that’sall
väärin
wrong
,I’mcertain!
Imusthavebeen
vaihdettu
changed
forMabel!
I’lltry
ja
and
say‘Howdoththelittle—’”
ja
and
shecrossedherhandsonherlapasifshewere
sanoa
saying
lessons,andbegantorepeatit,
mutta
but
hervoicesoundedhoarse
ja
and
strange,andthewordsdidnotcomethe
samalla
same
astheyusedtodo:—.
“Howdoththe
pieni
little
crocodileImprovehisshiningtail,AndpourthewatersoftheNileOneverygoldenscale!
“Howcheerfullyheseemstogrin,
Kuinka
How
neatlyspreadhisclaws,
Ja
And
welcomelittlefishesinWithgentlysmilingjaws!”
“I’m
varma
sure
thosearenottherightwords,”
sanoi
said
poorAlice,andhereyesfilledwithtears
taas
again
asshewenton,“ImustbeMabel
kun
after
all,andIshallhaveto
mennä
go
andliveinthatpokylittlehouse,
ja
and
havenexttonotoysto
leikkiä
play
with,andoh!
eversomanylessonstolearn!
Ei
No
,I’vemadeupmymindabout
sen
it
;
ifI’mMabel,I’ll
jään
stay
downhere!
It’llbenousetheirputtingtheirheads
alas
down
andsaying‘Comeupagain,dear!’Ishall
vain
only
lookupandsay‘WhoamIthen?
Kerro
Tell
methatfirst,andthen,
jos
if
Ilikebeingthatperson,I’ll
tulen
come
up:
ifnot,I’ll
jään
stay
downheretillI’m
joku
somebody
else’—but,ohdear!”
criedAlice,withasuddenburstoftears,“Idowishtheywould
laittaisivat
put
theirheadsdown!
Iamsoverytiredofbeingall
yksin
alone
here!”
Asshesaidthisshelookeddownatherhands,andwassurprisedto
näin
see
thatshehadputononeoftheRabbit’slittlewhitekidgloves
kun
while
shewastalking.
“How
voisin
can
Ihavedonethat?”
she
ajatteli
thought
.
“Imustbegrowingsmallagain.”
Shegot
ylös
up
andwenttothetabletomeasureherselfbyit,
ja
and
foundthat,asnearlyasshecould
arvata
guess
,shewasnowabouttwofeet
korkea
high
,andwasgoingonshrinkingrapidly:
she
pian
soon
foundoutthatthecauseofthiswasthefanshewas
piti
holding
,andshedroppedithastily,
juuri
just
intimetoavoidshrinkingawayaltogether.
“Thatwasanarrowescape!”