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CHAPTERI.DowntheRabbit-Hole
Alicewasbeginningtoget
sehr
very
tiredofsittingbyher
schwester
sister
onthebank,andofhaving
nichts
nothing
todo:
onceortwiceshehadpeepedinto
das
the
bookhersisterwasreading,
aber
but
ithadnopicturesorconversationsin
es
it
,“andwhatistheuseof
ein
a
book,”thoughtAlice“withoutpicturesorconversations?”
Soshewasconsideringinherown
verstand
mind
(aswellasshe
konnte
could
,forthehotdaymadeherfeel
sehr
very
sleepyandstupid),whetherthepleasureofmakingadaisy-chainwouldbeworththetroubleofgettingup
und
and
pickingthedaisies,whensuddenlyaWhiteRabbitwithpinkeyesrancloseby
ihr
her
.
Therewasnothingsoveryremarkablein
so
that
;
nordidAlicethinkitsoverymuch
aus
out
ofthewayto
hören
hear
theRabbitsaytoitself,“Ohdear!
Ohdear!
Ishallbelate!”
(whenshethoughtitoverafterwards,itoccurredtoher
dass
that
sheoughttohavewonderedatthis,
aber
but
atthetimeitallseemed
ganz
quite
natural);
butwhentheRabbit
tatsächlich
actually
tookawatchoutofitswaistcoat-pocket,
und
and
lookedatit,andthenhurriedon,Alicestartedtoherfeet,foritflashedacrossher
verstand
mind
thatshehadneverbeforeseenarabbitwith
entweder
either
awaistcoat-pocket,ora
uhr
watch
totakeoutof
es
it
,andburningwithcuriosity,sheranacrossthefield
nach
after
it,andfortunatelywas
gerade
just
intimetoseeitpopdownalargerabbit-hole
unter
under
thehedge.
Inanother
augenblick
moment
downwentAliceafterit,
nie
never
onceconsideringhowin
der
the
worldshewastogetout
wieder
again
.
Therabbit-holewentstraightonlike
ein
a
tunnelforsomeway,
und
and
thendippedsuddenlydown,sosuddenlythatAlicehadnot
ein
a
momenttothinkaboutstoppingherself
bevor
before
shefoundherselffalling
unten
down
averydeepwell.
Entweder
Either
thewellwasverydeep,orshefell
sehr
very
slowly,forshehadplentyof
zeit
time
asshewentdowntolookabouther
und
and
towonderwhatwasgoingto
passieren
happen
next.
First,shetriedto
schauen
look
downandmakeoutwhatshewascoming
zu
to
,butitwastoodarkto
sehen
see
anything;
thenshelookedat
die
the
sidesofthewell,
und
and
noticedthattheywerefilledwithcupboards
und
and
book-shelves;
hereandthereshe
sah
saw
mapsandpictureshunguponpegs.
Shetookdown
ein
a
jarfromoneof
der
the
shelvesasshepassed;
itwaslabelled“ORANGEMARMALADE”,
aber
but
tohergreatdisappointmentitwasempty:
shedidnotliketodropthejarforfearofkilling
jemanden
somebody
underneath,somanagedto
stecken
put
itintooneofthecupboardsasshefell
vorbei
past
it.
“Well!”
thoughtAlicetoherself,“aftersucha
sturz
fall
asthis,Ishallthinknothingoftumblingdownstairs!
Howbravethey’ll
alle
all
thinkmeathome!
Warum
Why
,Iwouldn’tsayanythingaboutit,
selbst
even
ifIfelloffthetopofthehouse!”
(Whichwasverylikely
wahr
true.)
Down,down,down.
Would
der
the
fallnevercometo
ein
an
end?
“Iwonderhow
viele
many
milesI’vefallenbythistime?”
shesaidaloud.
“I
muss
must
begettingsomewherenear
der
the
centreoftheearth.
Lassen
Let
mesee:
thatwouldbefourthousandmilesdown,Ithink—”
(for,you
sehen
see
,Alicehadlearntseveralthingsof
dieser
this
sortinherlessonsintheschoolroom,
und
and
thoughthiswasnota
sehr
very
goodopportunityforshowingoffherknowledge,as
da
there
wasnoonetolistento
ihr
her
,stillitwasgoodpracticetosayitover)“—yes,that’sabouttherightdistance—butthenIwonderwhatLatitudeorLongitudeI’vegotto?”
(Alicehadno
ahnung
idea
whatLatitudewas,orLongitude
entweder
either
,butthoughttheywerenicegrandwordstosay.)
Presentlyshebegan
wieder
again
.
“IwonderifIshall
fallen
fall
rightthroughtheearth!
Howfunnyit’llseemtocomeoutamongthepeoplethat
laufen
walk
withtheirheadsdownward!
Die
The
Antipathies,Ithink—”
(shewasratherglad
da
there
wasnoonelistening,thistime,asitdidn’tsoundatall
das
the
rightword)“—butIshallhaveto
fragen
ask
themwhatthenameof
das
the
countryis,youknow.
Bitte
Please
,Ma’am,isthisNewZealandorAustralia?”
(andshe
versuchte
tried
tocurtseyasshespoke—fancycurtseyingasyou’refalling
durch
through
theair!
Doyou
glaubst
think
youcouldmanageit?)
“Andwhatanignorantlittle
mädchen
girl
she’llthinkmefor
frage
asking
!
No,it’llneverdoto
fragen
ask
:
perhapsIshallseeitwrittenupsomewhere.”
Unten
Down
,down,down.
Therewas
nichts
nothing
elsetodo,soAlice
bald
soon
begantalkingagain.
“Dinah’ll
vermissen
miss
meverymuchto-night,Ishouldthink!”
(Dinahwas
die
the
cat.)
“Ihopethey’llrememberhersaucerofmilkattea-time.
Dinahmy
liebe
dear
!
Iwishyouwere
unten
down
herewithme!
Therearenomiceinthe
luft
air
,I’mafraid,butyou
könnte
might
catchabat,andthat’s
sehr
very
likeamouse,you
wissen
know
.
Butdocatseatbats,Iwonder?”
Und
And
hereAlicebegantogetrathersleepy,
und
and
wentonsayingtoherself,inadreamysortofway,“Docatseatbats?
Docatseatbats?”
und
and
sometimes,“Dobatseatcats?”
for,you
sehen
see
,asshecouldn’tanswereitherquestion,itdidn’tmuchmatter
der
which
waysheputit.
She
fühlte
felt
thatshewasdozingoff,
und
and
hadjustbegunto
träumen
dream
thatshewaswalking
hand
hand
inhandwithDinah,
und
and
sayingtoherveryearnestly,“Now,Dinah,
sagte
tell
methetruth:
didyouevereat
eine
a
bat?”
whensuddenly,thump!
thump!
downshe
stieß
came
uponaheapofsticks
und
and
dryleaves,andthe
fall
fall
wasover.
Alicewasnot
ein
a
bithurt,andshejumpedupontoherfeetin
ein
a
moment:
shelookedup,
aber
but
itwasalldarkoverhead;
vor
before
herwasanotherlongpassage,
und
and
theWhiteRabbitwas
immer noch
still
insight,hurryingdownit.
Therewasnota
moment
moment
tobelost:
away
ging
went
Alicelikethewind,
und
and
wasjustintimeto
hören
hear
itsay,asitturned
eine
a
corner,“Ohmyears
und
and
whiskers,howlateit’sgetting!”
Shewasclosebehindit
als
when
sheturnedthecorner,
aber
but
theRabbitwasnolongertobe
sehen
seen
:
shefoundherselfinalong,lowhall,whichwaslitupbyarowoflampshangingfrom
die
the
roof.
Thereweredoors
alle
all
roundthehall,buttheywere
alle
all
locked;
andwhenAlicehadbeen
alle
all
thewaydownone
seite
side
anduptheother,tryingeverydoor,shewalkedsadlydownthemiddle,wonderinghowshewasevertogetout
wieder
again
.
Suddenlyshecameuponalittlethree-leggedtable,allmadeofsolidglass;
therewas
nichts
nothing
onitexceptatinygoldenkey,
und
and
Alice’sfirstthoughtwas
dass
that
itmightbelongtooneof
der
the
doorsofthehall;
aber
but
,alas!
eitherthelocksweretoolarge,orthekeywastoo
klein
small
,butatanyrateit
würde
would
notopenanyofthem.
However,onthesecondtimeround,she
kam
came
uponalowcurtainshehadnotnoticedbefore,
und
and
behinditwasalittledoor
etwa
about
fifteenincheshigh:
shetried
den
the
littlegoldenkeyin
den
the
lock,andtohergreatdelightitfitted!
Alice
öffnete
opened
thedoorandfound
dass
that
itledintoasmallpassage,not
viel
much
largerthanarat-hole:
shekneltdown
und
and
lookedalongthepassageinto
den
the
loveliestgardenyouever
gesehen
saw
.
Howshelongedtoget
aus
out
ofthatdarkhall,
und
and
wanderaboutamongthosebedsofbrightflowers
und
and
thosecoolfountains,butshe
konnte
could
notevengether
kopf
head
throughthedoorway;
“and
selbst
even
ifmyheadwouldgothrough,”
dachte
thought
poorAlice,“itwouldbeof
sehr
very
littleusewithoutmyshoulders.
Oh,howIwishI
könnte
could
shutuplikeatelescope!
I
glaube
think
Icould,ifI
nur
only
knewhowtobegin.”
For,you
sehen
see
,somanyout-of-the-waythingshad
passiert
happened
lately,thatAlicehadbegunto
denken
think
thatveryfewthingsindeedwere
wirklich
really
impossible.
Thereseemedtobenousein
warten
waiting
bythelittledoor,soshe
ging
went
backtothetable,
halb
half
hopingshemightfindanotherkeyon
es
it
,oratanyrate
ein
a
bookofrulesfor
schließen
shutting
peopleupliketelescopes:
thistimeshefoundalittlebottleonit,(“whichcertainlywasnot
hier
here
before,”saidAlice,)androundtheneckofthebottlewasapaperlabel,withthewords“DRINKME,”beautifullyprintedonitinlargeletters.
Itwasall
sehr
very
welltosay“Drinkme,”
aber
but
thewiselittleAlicewasnotgoingto
tun
do
thatinahurry.
“No,I’lllookfirst,”shesaid,“and
sehen
see
whetherit’smarked‘poison’ornot”;
forshehadreadseveralnicelittlehistories
über
about
childrenwhohadgotburnt,
und
and
eatenupbywildbeasts
und
and
otherunpleasantthings,allbecausethey
wurden
would
notrememberthesimplerulestheirfriendshadtaughtthem:
suchas,that
ein
a
red-hotpokerwillburnyou
wenn
if
youholdittoo
lange
long
;
andthatifyoucutyourfinger
sehr
very
deeplywithaknife,itusuallybleeds;
und
and
shehadneverforgotten
dass
that
,ifyoudrinkmuchfromabottlemarked“poison,”itis
fast
almost
certaintodisagreewithyou,sooneror
später
later
.
However,thisbottlewasnotmarked“poison,”soAliceventuredtotasteit,
und
and
findingitverynice,(ithad,infact,
eine
a
sortofmixedflavourofcherry-tart,custard,pine-apple,roastturkey,toffee,
und
and
hotbutteredtoast,)she
sehr
very
soonfinisheditoff.
“What
ein
a
curiousfeeling!”
saidAlice;
“I
muss
must
beshuttinguplike
ein
a
telescope.”
Andsoitwasindeed:
shewas
jetzt
now
onlytenincheshigh,
und
and
herfacebrightenedupat
die
the
thoughtthatshewas
jetzt
now
therightsizefor
gehen
going
throughthelittledoorinto
dass
that
lovelygarden.
First,however,she
wartete
waited
forafewminutesto
sehen
see
ifshewasgoingtoshrinkanyfurther:
she
fühlte
felt
alittlenervousaboutthis;
“forit
könnte
might
end,youknow,”saidAlicetoherself,“inmygoingoutaltogether,like
eine
a
candle.
IwonderwhatI
sollte
should
belikethen?”
Andshe
versuchte
tried
tofancywhattheflameofacandleislikeafter
die
the
candleisblownout,forshe
konnte
could
notremembereverhaving
gesehen
seen
suchathing.
Aftera
weile
while
,findingthatnothingmore
passiert
happened
,shedecidedongoinginto
den
the
gardenatonce;
but,alasforpoorAlice!
als
when
shegottothedoor,shefoundshehadforgottenthelittlegoldenkey,
und
and
whenshewentbacktothetableforit,shefoundshe
konnte
could
notpossiblyreachit:
she
konnte
could
seeitquiteplainly
durch
through
theglass,andshe
versuchte
tried
herbesttoclimbuponeofthelegsofthetable,
aber
but
itwastooslippery;
und
and
whenshehadtiredherselfoutwithtrying,
das
the
poorlittlethingsatdown
und
and
cried.
“Come,there’snouseincryinglikethat!”
saidAlicetoherself,rathersharply;
“Iadviseyoutoleaveoffthisminute!”
Shegenerallygaveherself
sehr
very
goodadvice,(thoughshe
sehr
very
seldomfollowedit),and
manchmal
sometimes
shescoldedherselfsoseverelyastobringtearsintohereyes;
und
and
oncesherememberedtryingtoboxherownearsforhavingcheatedherselfina
spiel
game
ofcroquetshewasplaying
gegen
against
herself,forthiscurious
kind
child
wasveryfondofpretendingtobe
zwei
two
people.
“Butit’snousenow,”
dachte
thought
poorAlice,“topretendtobetwo
menschen
people
!
Why,there’shardlyenoughofmeleftto
machen
make
onerespectableperson!”
Soonhereyefellon
eine
a
littleglassboxthatwas
lag
lying
underthetable:
she
öffnete
opened
it,andfoundinita
sehr
very
smallcake,onwhich
die
the
words“EATME”werebeautifullymarkedincurrants.
“Well,I’lleatit,”saidAlice,“and
wenn
if
itmakesmegrowlarger,I
kann
can
reachthekey;
and
wenn
if
itmakesmegrowsmaller,I
kann
can
creepunderthedoor;
soeitherwayI’llgetinto
den
the
garden,andIdon’tcare
was
which
happens!”
Sheatea
wenig
little
bit,andsaidanxiouslytoherself,“Which
weg
way
?
Whichway?”,holdingher
hand
hand
onthetopofherheadto
fühlen
feel
whichwayitwasgrowing,
und
and
shewasquitesurprisedto
finden
find
thatsheremainedthesamesize:
tobe
sicher
sure
,thisgenerallyhappenswhenoneeatscake,
aber
but
Alicehadgotso
viel
much
intothewayofexpecting
nichts
nothing
butout-of-the-waythingsto
geschieht
happen
,thatitseemedquitedull
und
and
stupidforlifetogooninthecommonway.
CHAPTERII.
Der
The
PoolofTears
“Curiouser
und
and
curiouser!”
criedAlice(shewasso
sehr
much
surprised,thatforthe
moment
moment
shequiteforgothowtospeak
gut
good
English);
“nowI’mopeningoutlike
das
the
largesttelescopethateverwas!
Good-bye,feet!”
(for
als
when
shelookeddownatherfeet,theyseemedtobe
fast
almost
outofsight,theyweregettingsofaroff).
“Oh,mypoorlittlefeet,Iwonderwho
wird
will
putonyourshoes
und
and
stockingsforyounow,dears?
I’m
sicher
sure
Ishan’tbeable!
Ishallbeagreatdealtoofarofftotroublemyselfaboutyou:
you
muss
must
managethebestwayyoucan;—butI
muss
must
bekindtothem,”
dachte
thought
Alice,“orperhapstheywon’twalk
den
the
wayIwanttogo!
Lassen
Let
mesee:
I’llgivethem
ein
a
newpairofbootseveryChristmas.”
Und
And
shewentonplanningtoherselfhowshe
würde
would
manageit.
“Theymustgobythecarrier,”she
dachte
thought
;
“andhowfunnyit’llseem,
schicken
sending
presentstoone’sownfeet!
Und
And
howoddthedirections
werden
will
look!
Ohdear,whatnonsenseI’mtalking!”
Gerade
Just
thenherheadstruck
gegen
against
theroofofthehall:
infactshewas
jetzt
now
morethanninefeethigh,
und
and
sheatoncetookup
den
the
littlegoldenkeyandhurriedoffto
den
the
gardendoor.
PoorAlice!
Itwasas
viel
much
asshecoulddo,
liegen
lying
downononeside,to
schauen
look
throughintothegardenwithoneeye;
aber
but
togetthroughwasmorehopeless
als
than
ever:
shesatdown
und
and
begantocryagain.
“Yououghttobeashamedofyourself,”saidAlice,“agreat
mädchen
girl
likeyou,”(shemightwellsay
diese
this)
,“togooncryingin
diese
this
way!
Stopthismoment,I
sage
tell
you!”
Butshewenton
alle
all
thesame,sheddinggallonsoftears,untiltherewasalargepool
alle
all
roundher,aboutfourinchesdeep
und
and
reachinghalfdownthehall.
Nach
After
atimesheheard
ein
a
littlepatteringoffeetin
der
the
distance,andshehastilydriedhereyesto
sehen
see
whatwascoming.
ItwastheWhiteRabbitreturning,splendidlydressed,withapairofwhitekidglovesin
einem
one
handandalargefanintheother:
he
kam
came
trottingalonginagreat
eile
hurry
,mutteringtohimselfashe
kam
came
,“Oh!
theDuchess,theDuchess!
Oh!
won’tshebesavage
wenn
if
I’vekeptherwaiting!”
Alice
fühlte
felt
sodesperatethatshewas
bereit
ready
toaskhelpofanyone;
so,
als
when
theRabbitcamenearher,shebegan,inalow,timidvoice,“Ifyouplease,sir—”
TheRabbitstartedviolently,droppedthewhitekidgloves
und
and
thefan,andskurried
weg
away
intothedarknessas
hart
hard
ashecouldgo.
Alicetookupthefan
und
and
gloves,and,asthehallwas
sehr
very
hot,shekeptfanningherselfallthe
zeit
time
shewentontalking:
“Dear,
liebe
dear
!
Howqueereverythingis
heute
to-day
!
Andyesterdaythingswentonjustasusual.
Iwonder
ob
if
I’vebeenchangedin
der
the
night?
Letmethink:
wasIthe
derselbe
same
whenIgotupthis
morgen
morning
?
IalmostthinkIcanremember
gefühlt
feeling
alittledifferent.
But
wenn
if
I’mnotthesame,the
nächste
next
questionis,Whointhe
welt
world
amI?
Ah,that’s
das
the
greatpuzzle!”
Andshebeganthinking
über
over
allthechildrensheknewthatwereof
die
the
sameageasherself,to
sehen
see
ifshecouldhavebeenchangedforanyofthem.
“I’m
sicher
sure
I’mnotAda,”shesaid,“forher
haare
hair
goesinsuchlongringlets,
und
and
minedoesn’tgoinringletsatall;
und
and
I’msureIcan’tbeMabel,forIknow
alle
all
sortsofthings,andshe,oh!
sheknowssucha
sehr
very
little!
Besides,she’sshe,
und
and
I’mI,and—ohdear,howpuzzlingitallis!
I’ll
versuchen
try
ifIknowall
die
the
thingsIusedtoknow.
Lassen
Let
mesee:
fourtimes
fünf
five
istwelve,andfourtimes
sechs
six
isthirteen,andfourtimessevenis—ohdear!
Ishall
nie
never
gettotwentyatthatrate!
However,
die
the
MultiplicationTabledoesn’tsignify:
let’s
versuchen
try
Geography.
LondonisthecapitalofParis,
und
and
ParisisthecapitalofRome,
und
and
Rome—no,that’sallwrong,I’mcertain!
I
muss
must
havebeenchangedforMabel!
I’ll
versuchen
try
andsay‘Howdoth
die
the
little—’”andshecrossedherhandsonherlapasifsheweresayinglessons,
und
and
begantorepeatit,
aber
but
hervoicesoundedhoarse
und
and
strange,andthewordsdidnotcome
die
the
sameastheyusedtodo:—.
“Howdoth
das
the
littlecrocodileImprovehisshiningtail,
Und
And
pourthewatersof
das
the
NileOneverygoldenscale!
“Howcheerfullyheseemstogrin,Howneatlyspreadhisclaws,
Und
And
welcomelittlefishesinWithgentlysmilingjaws!”
“I’m
sicher
sure
thosearenottherightwords,”saidpoorAlice,
und
and
hereyesfilledwithtears
wieder
again
asshewenton,“I
muss
must
beMabelafterall,
und
and
Ishallhaveto
gehen
go
andliveinthatpokylittle
haus
house
,andhavenexttonotoysto
spielen
play
with,andoh!
everso
viele
many
lessonstolearn!
No,I’vemadeupmymindaboutit;
wenn
if
I’mMabel,I’llstay
unten
down
here!
It’llbenousetheirputtingtheirheadsdown
und
and
saying‘Comeupagain,dear!’Ishall
nur
only
lookupandsay‘WhoamIthen?
Sagen
Tell
methatfirst,andthen,
wenn
if
Ilikebeingthat
person
person
,I’llcomeup:
ifnot,I’ll
bleibe
stay
downheretillI’m
jemand
somebody
else’—but,ohdear!”
criedAlice,withasuddenburstoftears,“Idowishthey
würden
would
puttheirheadsdown!
Iamsoverytiredofbeingall
allein
alone
here!”
Asshesaidthisshelookeddownatherhands,
und
and
wassurprisedtosee
dass
that
shehadputononeoftheRabbit’slittlewhitekidgloves
während
while
shewastalking.
“How
konnte
can
Ihavedonethat?”
she
dachte
thought
.
“Imustbegrowing
klein
small
again.”
Shegotup
und
and
wenttothetabletomeasureherselfbyit,
und
and
foundthat,asnearlyasshe
konnte
could
guess,shewasnow
etwa
about
twofeethigh,andwas
ging
going
onshrinkingrapidly:
she
bald
soon
foundoutthatthe
ursache
cause
ofthiswasthefanshewas
hielt
holding
,andshedroppedithastily,
gerade
just
intimetoavoidshrinkingawayaltogether.
“Thatwas
eine
a
narrowescape!”