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CHAPTERI.DowntheRabbit-Hole
Alicewasbeginningtoget
sehr
very
tiredofsittingbyher
schwester
sister
onthebank,andofhaving
nichts
nothing
todo:
onceor
zweimal
twice
shehadpeepedinto
das
the
bookhersisterwasreading,
aber
but
ithadnopicturesorconversationsin
es
it
,“andwhatistheuseof
ein
a
book,”thoughtAlice“withoutpicturesorconversations?”
Soshewasconsideringinherown
verstand
mind
(aswellasshe
konnte
could
,forthehotdaymadeherfeel
sehr
very
sleepyandstupid),whetherthe
vergnügen
pleasure
ofmakingadaisy-chainwouldbe
wert
worth
thetroubleofgettingup
und
and
pickingthedaisies,when
plötzlich
suddenly
aWhiteRabbitwith
rosa
pink
eyesrancloseby
ihr
her
.
Therewasnothingsoveryremarkablein
so
that
;
nordidAlicethinkitsoverymuch
aus
out
ofthewayto
hören
hear
theRabbitsaytoitself,“Ohdear!
Ohdear!
Ishallbelate!”
(whenshethoughtitoverafterwards,itoccurredtoher
dass
that
sheoughttohavewonderedatthis,
aber
but
atthetimeitall
schien
seemed
quitenatural);
butwhenthe
Kaninchen
Rabbit
actuallytookawatch
aus
out
ofitswaistcoat-pocket,andlookedat
es
it
,andthenhurriedon,Alicestartedtoher
füße
feet
,foritflashedacrossher
verstand
mind
thatshehadneverbeforeseena
kaninchen
rabbit
witheitherawaistcoat-pocket,ora
uhr
watch
totakeoutof
es
it
,andburningwithcuriosity,sheran
über
across
thefieldafterit,
und
and
fortunatelywasjustintimeto
sehen
see
itpopdownalargerabbit-hole
unter
under
thehedge.
Inanother
augenblick
moment
downwentAliceafterit,
nie
never
onceconsideringhowin
der
the
worldshewastogetout
wieder
again
.
Therabbit-holewentstraightonlike
ein
a
tunnelforsomeway,
und
and
thendippedsuddenlydown,so
plötzlich
suddenly
thatAlicehadnot
ein
a
momenttothinkaboutstoppingherself
bevor
before
shefoundherselffalling
unten
down
averydeepwell.
Entweder
Either
thewellwasvery
tief
deep
,orshefellvery
langsam
slowly
,forshehadplentyof
zeit
time
asshewentdowntolookabouther
und
and
towonderwhatwasgoingto
passieren
happen
next.
First,shetriedto
schauen
look
downandmakeoutwhatshewascoming
zu
to
,butitwastoo
dunkel
dark
toseeanything;
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
tohergreatdisappointmentitwas
leer
empty
:
shedidnotliketo
fallen
drop
thejarforfearofkilling
jemanden
somebody
underneath,somanagedto
stecken
put
itintooneofthecupboardsasshefell
vorbei
past
it.
“Well!”
thoughtAlicetoherself,“aftersucha
sturz
fall
asthis,Ishallthinknothingoftumblingdownstairs!
How
mutig
brave
they’llallthinkmeathome!
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?”
shesaid
laut
aloud
.
“Imustbegettingsomewherenear
der
the
centreoftheearth.
Lassen
Let
mesee:
thatwouldbefourthousandmilesdown,Ithink—”
(for,you
sehen
see
,Alicehadlearntseveralthingsof
dieser
this
sortinherlessonsintheschoolroom,
und
and
thoughthiswasnota
sehr
very
goodopportunityforshowingoffher
wissen
knowledge
,astherewasnoonetolistento
ihr
her
,stillitwasgood
praxis
practice
tosayitover)“—yes,that’sabouttherightdistance—butthenIwonderwhatLatitudeorLongitudeI’vegotto?”
(Alicehadno
ahnung
idea
whatLatitudewas,orLongitude
entweder
either
,butthoughttheywerenicegrandwordstosay.)
Gegenwärtig
Presently
shebeganagain.
“Iwonder
ob
if
Ishallfallright
durch
through
theearth!
Howfunnyit’ll
scheinen
seem
tocomeoutamongthepeoplethat
laufen
walk
withtheirheadsdownward!
Die
The
Antipathies,Ithink—”
(shewas
ziemlich
rather
gladtherewasnoonelistening,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
hereAlicebegantoget
eher
rather
sleepy,andwentonsayingtoherself,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,andshejumpedupontoher
füße
feet
inamoment:
shelooked
auf
up
,butitwasall
dunkel
dark
overhead;
beforeherwasanother
lange
long
passage,andtheWhite
Kaninchen
Rabbit
wasstillinsight,hurrying
hinunter
down
it.
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,low
halle
hall
,whichwaslitupbya
reihe
row
oflampshangingfrom
die
the
roof.
Thereweredoors
alle
all
roundthehall,buttheywere
alle
all
locked;
andwhenAlicehadbeen
alle
all
thewaydownone
seite
side
anduptheother,tryingeverydoor,shewalked
traurig
sadly
downthemiddle,wonderinghowshewasevertogetout
wieder
again
.
Suddenlyshecameuponalittlethree-legged
tisch
table
,allmadeofsolid
glas
glass
;
therewasnothingonit
außer
except
atinygoldenkey,
und
and
Alice’sfirstthoughtwas
dass
that
itmightbelongtooneof
der
the
doorsofthehall;
aber
but
,alas!
eitherthelocksweretoo
groß
large
,orthekeywastoo
klein
small
,butatanyrateit
würde
would
notopenanyofthem.
Jedoch
However
,onthesecondtime
runde
round
,shecameuponalow
vorhang
curtain
shehadnotnoticedbefore,
und
and
behinditwasalittledoor
etwa
about
fifteenincheshigh:
shetried
den
the
littlegoldenkeyin
den
the
lock,andtohergreat
freude
delight
itfitted!
Aliceopened
die
the
doorandfoundthatitledinto
ein
a
smallpassage,notmuchlarger
als
than
arat-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
shutuplikea
teleskop
telescope
!
IthinkIcould,
wenn
if
Ionlyknewhowtobegin.”
For,you
sehen
see
,somanyout-of-the-waythingshad
passiert
happened
lately,thatAlicehadbegunto
denken
think
thatveryfewthings
tat
indeed
werereallyimpossible.
There
schien
seemed
tobenousein
warten
waiting
bythelittledoor,soshe
ging
went
backtothetable,
halb
half
hopingshemightfindanother
schlüssel
key
onit,oratanyrate
ein
a
bookofrulesfor
schließen
shutting
peopleupliketelescopes:
thistimeshefoundalittle
flasche
bottle
onit,(“whichcertainlywasnot
hier
here
before,”saidAlice,)androundthe
hals
neck
ofthebottlewasapaperlabel,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”;
forshehadread
mehrere
several
nicelittlehistoriesabout
kinder
children
whohadgotburnt,
und
and
eatenupbywildbeasts
und
and
otherunpleasantthings,allbecausethey
wurden
would
notrememberthesimplerulestheirfriendshadtaughtthem:
suchas,that
ein
a
red-hotpokerwillburnyou
wenn
if
youholdittoo
lange
long
;
andthatifyoucutyour
finger
finger
verydeeplywitha
messer
knife
,itusuallybleeds;
andshehad
nie
never
forgottenthat,ifyoudrink
viel
much
fromabottlemarked“poison,”itis
fast
almost
certaintodisagreewithyou,sooneror
später
later
.
However,thisbottlewasnotmarked“poison,”soAliceventuredto
geschmack
taste
it,andfindingit
sehr
very
nice,(ithad,infact,
eine
a
sortofmixedflavourofcherry-tart,custard,
ananas
pine-apple
,roastturkey,toffee,andhotbuttered
toast
toast,)
sheverysoonfinisheditoff.
“What
ein
a
curiousfeeling!”
saidAlice;
“I
muss
must
beshuttinguplike
ein
a
telescope.”
Andsoitwas
tat
indeed
:
shewasnowonly
zehn
ten
incheshigh,andher
gesicht
face
brightenedupatthethought
dass
that
shewasnowtheright
größe
size
forgoingthroughthelittledoorinto
dass
that
lovelygarden.
First,however,she
wartete
waited
forafewminutesto
sehen
see
ifshewasgoingto
schrumpfen
shrink
anyfurther:
shefelta
etwas
little
nervousaboutthis;
“forit
könnte
might
end,youknow,”saidAlicetoherself,“inmygoingoutaltogether,like
eine
a
candle.
IwonderwhatI
sollte
should
belikethen?”
Andshe
versuchte
tried
tofancywhatthe
flamme
flame
ofacandleislikeafter
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,shefoundshehad
vergessen
forgotten
thelittlegoldenkey,
und
and
whenshewentbacktothe
tisch
table
forit,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,
eher
rather
sharply;
“Iadviseyoutoleaveoffthisminute!”
Shegenerallygaveherself
sehr
very
goodadvice,(thoughshe
sehr
very
seldomfollowedit),and
manchmal
sometimes
shescoldedherselfsoseverelyastobringtearsintohereyes;
und
and
oncesherememberedtryingtoboxherownearsforhaving
betrogen
cheated
herselfinagameofcroquetshewasplaying
gegen
against
herself,forthiscurious
kind
child
wasveryfondofpretendingtobe
zwei
two
people.
“Butit’snousenow,”
dachte
thought
poorAlice,“topretendtobetwo
menschen
people
!
Why,there’shardlyenoughofmeleftto
machen
make
onerespectableperson!”
Soonher
auge
eye
fellonalittleglassboxthatwas
lag
lying
underthetable:
she
öffnete
opened
it,andfoundinita
sehr
very
smallcake,onwhich
die
the
words“EATME”werebeautifully
markiert
marked
incurrants.
“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
thatsheremainedthesame
größe
size
:
tobesure,thisgenerally
geschieht
happens
whenoneeatscake,
aber
but
Alicehadgotso
viel
much
intothewayofexpecting
nichts
nothing
butout-of-the-waythingsto
geschieht
happen
,thatitseemedquite
langweilig
dull
andstupidforlifetogooninthecommonway.
Kapitel
CHAPTER
II.ThePoolofTears
“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
shelookeddownather
füße
feet
,theyseemedtobe
fast
almost
outofsight,theyweregettingsofaroff).
“Oh,mypoorlittle
füße
feet
,Iwonderwhowillputonyour
schuhe
shoes
andstockingsforyou
jetzt
now
,dears?
I’msureIshan’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’sown
füße
feet
!
Andhowoddthedirections
werden
will
look!
Ohdear,what
unsinn
nonsense
I’mtalking!”
Justthenher
kopf
head
struckagainsttheroofofthe
halle
hall
:
infactshewas
jetzt
now
morethanninefeethigh,
und
and
sheatoncetookup
den
the
littlegoldenkeyandhurriedoffto
den
the
gardendoor.
PoorAlice!
Itwasas
viel
much
asshecoulddo,
liegen
lying
downononeside,to
schauen
look
throughintothegardenwithone
auge
eye
;
buttogetthroughwasmorehopeless
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,untiltherewasalarge
pool
pool
allroundher,about
vier
four
inchesdeepandreaching
hälfte
half
downthehall.
After
ein
a
timesheheardalittlepatteringoffeetin
der
the
distance,andshehastily
trocknete
dried
hereyestoseewhatwascoming.
ItwastheWhite
Kaninchen
Rabbit
returning,splendidlydressed,witha
paar
pair
ofwhitekidglovesin
einem
one
handandalarge
ventilator
fan
intheother:
he
kam
came
trottingalonginagreat
eile
hurry
,mutteringtohimselfashe
kam
came
,“Oh!
theDuchess,the
Herzogin
Duchess
!
Oh!
won’tshebesavage
wenn
if
I’vekeptherwaiting!”
Alice
fühlte
felt
sodesperatethatshewas
bereit
ready
toaskhelpofanyone;
so,
als
when
theRabbitcamenearher,she
begann
began
,inalow,timid
stimme
voice
,“Ifyouplease,sir—”
The
Kaninchen
Rabbit
startedviolently,droppedthewhitekidgloves
und
and
thefan,andskurried
weg
away
intothedarknessas
hart
hard
ashecouldgo.
Alicetookupthefan
und
and
gloves,and,asthe
halle
hall
wasveryhot,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!”
Andshe
begann
began
thinkingoverallthe
kinder
children
sheknewthatwereof
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,andfourtimes
sieben
seven
is—ohdear!
Ishall
nie
never
gettotwentyatthat
geschwindigkeit
rate
!
However,theMultiplicationTabledoesn’tsignify:
let’s
versuchen
try
Geography.
Londonisthe
hauptstadt
capital
ofParis,andParisisthe
hauptstadt
capital
ofRome,andRome—no,that’sall
falsch
wrong
,I’mcertain!
Imust
haben
have
beenchangedforMabel!
I’ll
versuchen
try
andsay‘Howdoth
die
the
little—’”andshecrossedherhandsonher
schoß
lap
asifsheweresayinglessons,
und
and
begantorepeatit,
aber
but
hervoicesoundedhoarse
und
and
strange,andthewordsdidnotcome
die
the
sameastheyusedtodo:—.
“Howdoth
das
the
littlecrocodileImprovehisshining
schwanz
tail
,Andpourthewatersof
das
the
NileOneverygoldenscale!
“Howcheerfullyhe
scheint
seems
togrin,Howneatlyspreadhisclaws,
Und
And
welcomelittlefishesinWith
sanft
gently
smilingjaws!”
“I’msurethosearenottherightwords,”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
wenttothetableto
messen
measure
herselfbyit,andfoundthat,asnearlyasshe
konnte
could
guess,shewasnow
etwa
about
twofeethigh,andwas
ging
going
onshrinkingrapidly:
she
bald
soon
foundoutthatthe
ursache
cause
ofthiswasthe
ventilator
fan
shewasholding,andshedroppedithastily,
gerade
just
intimetoavoidshrinkingawayaltogether.
“Thatwas
eine
a
narrowescape!”