CHAPTERI.DowntheRabbit-Hole
Alicewasbeginningtoget
sangat
verytiredofsittingbyhersaudara
sisteronthebank,andofpunya
havingnothingtodo:once
atau
ortwiceshehadpeepedintoyang
thebookhersisterwasreading,tetapi
butithadnopicturesatau
orconversationsinit,“andwhatisyang
theuseofabook,”thoughtAlice“withoutpicturesatau
orconversations?”Soshewasconsideringinher
sendiri
ownmind(aswellasshebisa
could,forthehotdaymembuat
madeherfeelverysleepydan
andstupid),whetherthepleasureofmembuat
makingadaisy-chainwouldbeworthyang
thetroubleofgettingupdan
andpickingthedaisies,whensuddenlyaWhiteRabbitwithpinkeyesberlari
ranclosebyher.Therewasnothingso
sangat
veryremarkableinthat;nordidAlice
berpikir
thinkitsoverymuchkeluar
outofthewaytomendengar
heartheRabbitsaytoitself,“Ohsayang
dear!Ohdear!
Ishallbelate!”
(whenshethoughtitoverafterwards,itoccurredtoherthatsheoughttohavewonderedat
ini
this,butatthetimeitallseemedcukup
quitenatural);butwhentheRabbit
benar
actuallytookawatchoutofitswaistcoat-pocket,dan
andlookedatit,andthenbergegas
hurriedon,Alicestartedtoherfeet,foritflashedacrosshermindthatshehadpernah
neverbeforeseenarabbitdengan
witheitherawaistcoat-pocket,orawatchtomengambil
takeoutofit,andburningdengan
withcuriosity,sheranacrossthefieldsetelah
afterit,andfortunatelywasjustinwaktu
timetoseeitpopdownalargerabbit-holeunderthehedge.In
lain
anothermomentdownwentAliceafteritu
it,neveronceconsideringhowinthedunia
worldshewastogetkeluar
outagain.Therabbit-holewentstraighton
seperti
likeatunnelforsomecara
way,andthendippedsuddenlybawah
down,sosuddenlythatAlicememiliki
hadnotamomenttoberpikir
thinkaboutstoppingherselfbeforeshemenemukan
foundherselffallingdownasangat
verydeepwell.Eitherthe
sumur
wellwasverydeep,orshejatuh
fellveryslowly,forshememiliki
hadplentyoftimeasshewentturun
downtolookaboutherdan
andtowonderwhatwasgoingtoterjadi
happennext.First,shetriedtolook
bawah
downandmakeoutwhatshewasdatang
comingto,butitwasterlalu
toodarktoseeanything;thenshe
melihat
lookedatthesidesofthesumur
well,andnoticedthattheywerefilleddengan
withcupboardsandbook-shelves;here
dan
andthereshesawmapsdan
andpictureshunguponpegs.She
mengambil
tookdownajarfromoneoftheshelvesasshepassed;itwaslabelled“ORANGEMARMALADE”,
tapi
buttohergreatdisappointmentitwasempty:shedidnot
suka
liketodropthejarforfearofmembunuh
killingsomebodyunderneath,somanagedtoputitintooneofthecupboardsasshejatuh
fellpastit.“Well!”
thoughtAlicetoherself,“aftersucha
jatuh
fallasthis,Ishallberpikir
thinknothingoftumblingdownstairs!Betapa
Howbravethey’llallthinkmeatrumah
home!Why,Iwouldn’tsay
apa
anythingaboutit,evenifIjatuh
felloffthetopofthehouse!”(Whichwas
sangat
verylikelytrue.)Down,down,
turun
down.Wouldthefallnevercometoan
berakhir
end?“IwonderhowmanymilesI’ve
jatuh
fallenbythistime?”shesaidaloud.
“Imustbegettingsomewherenearthecentreofthe
bumi
earth.Letmesee:
that
akan
wouldbefourthousandmilesbawah
down,Ithink—”(for,you
lihat
see,Alicehadlearntseveralthingsofini
thissortinherlessonsinyang
theschoolroom,andthoughthiswasnotasangat
verygoodopportunityforshowingoffherknowledge,asada
therewasnoonetomendengarkan
listentoher,stillitwasgoodpracticetomengatakan
sayitover)“—yes,that’stentang
abouttherightdistance—butthenIwonderwhatLatitudeatau
orLongitudeI’vegotto?”(Alicehad
tidak
noideawhatLatitudewas,atau
orLongitudeeither,butthoughttheywerebagus
nicegrandwordstosay.)Presentlyshebegan
lagi
again.“IwonderifIshall
jatuh
fallrightthroughtheearth!Betapa
Howfunnyit’llseemtocomekeluar
outamongthepeoplethatberjalan
walkwiththeirheadsdownward!TheAntipathies,Ithink—”
(shewasratherglad
ada
therewasnoonelistening,ini
thistime,asitdidn’tterdengar
soundatalltherightkata
word)“—butIshallhavetobertanya
askthemwhatthenameofyang
thecountryis,youknow.Tolong
Please,Ma’am,isthisNewZealandatau
orAustralia?”(andshetriedtocurtseyasshespoke—fancycurtseyingasyou’re
jatuh
fallingthroughtheair!Doyou
pikir
thinkyoucouldmanageit?)“Andwhatanignorant
kecil
littlegirlshe’llthinkmeforbertanya
asking!No,it’llneverdoto
bertanya
ask:perhapsIshallseeitwrittenupsomewhere.”
Turun
Down,down,down.Therewasnothingelsetodo,soAlice
segera
soonbegantalkingagain.“Dinah’llmissme
sangat
verymuchto-night,Ishouldthink!”(Dinahwasthecat.)
“I
harap
hopethey’llrememberhersaucerofmilkattea-time.Dinahmydear!
Iwishyouweredown
sini
herewithme!Thereare
tidak
nomiceintheair,I’mtakut
afraid,butyoumightcatchabat,dan
andthat’sverylikeamouse,youtahu
know.Butdocatseatbats,Iwonder?”
Dan
AndhereAlicebegantomendapatkan
getrathersleepy,andwentonmengatakan
sayingtoherself,inadreamysortofcara
way,“Docatseatbats?Apakah
Docatseatbats?”and
kadang
sometimes,“Dobatseatcats?”for,you
lihat
see,asshecouldn’tanswereitherpertanyaan
question,itdidn’tmuchmatterwhichwaysheputitu
it.Shefeltthatshewasdozingoff,
dan
andhadjustbeguntobermimpi
dreamthatshewaswalkingtangan
handinhandwithDinah,dan
andsayingtoherveryearnestly,“Now,Dinah,mengatakan
tellmethetruth:didyouever
makan
eatabat?”whensuddenly,thump!
thump!
turun
downshecameuponaheapofsticksdan
anddryleaves,andthemusim gugur
fallwasover.Alicewasnota
sedikit
bithurt,andshejumpedupontoherfeetinamoment:she
melihat
lookedup,butitwassemua
alldarkoverhead;beforeherwasanother
panjang
longpassage,andtheWhiteRabbitwasmasih
stillinsight,hurryingdownitu
it.Therewasnotamomenttobelost:
pergi
awaywentAlicelikethewind,dan
andwasjustintimetohearitmengatakan
say,asitturnedacorner,“Ohmyearsdan
andwhiskers,howlateit’sgetting!”Shewas
dekat
closebehinditwhensheturnedthecorner,tetapi
buttheRabbitwasnolongertobeseen:she
menemukan
foundherselfinalong,lowhall,whichwaslitupbysebuah
arowoflampshangingfromtheroof.Ada
Thereweredoorsallroundthehall,tapi
buttheywerealllocked;dan
andwhenAlicehadbeensemua
allthewaydownonesisi
sideanduptheother,mencoba
tryingeverydoor,shewalkedsadlybawah
downthemiddle,wonderinghowshewasevertogetkeluar
outagain.Suddenlyshecameupona
kecil
littlethree-leggedtable,allmadeofsolidglass;ada
therewasnothingonitexceptatinygoldenkey,dan
andAlice’sfirstthoughtwasthatitmightbelongtooneofthedoorsofthehall;tapi
but,alas!eitherthelockswere
terlalu
toolarge,orthekeywasterlalu
toosmall,butatanyrateitakan
wouldnotopenanyofmereka
them.However,onthesecondtimeround,she
datang
cameuponalowcurtainshehadnotnoticedsebelumnya
before,andbehinditwasakecil
littledooraboutfifteeninchestinggi
high:shetriedthelittlegoldenkeyin
yang
thelock,andtoherbesar
greatdelightitfitted!Alice
membuka
openedthedoorandfoundthatitledintoakecil
smallpassage,notmuchlargerdari
thanarat-hole:shekneltdown
dan
andlookedalongthepassageintoyang
theloveliestgardenyoueversaw.Bagaimana
Howshelongedtogetkeluar
outofthatdarkhall,dan
andwanderaboutamongthosebedsofbrightflowersdan
andthosecoolfountains,butshebisa
couldnotevengetherheadmelalui
throughthedoorway;“andeven
jika
ifmyheadwouldgothrough,”thoughtmiskin
poorAlice,“itwouldbeofsangat
verylittleusewithoutmyshoulders.Oh,
betapa
howIwishIcouldshutupseperti
likeatelescope!IthinkI
bisa
could,ifIonlyknewbagaimana
howtobegin.”For,you
lihat
see,somanyout-of-the-waythingshadterjadi
happenedlately,thatAlicehadbeguntoberpikir
thinkthatveryfewthingsindeedwerereallyimpossible.Ada
Thereseemedtobenouseinmenunggu
waitingbythelittledoor,soshewentkembali
backtothetable,halfberharap
hopingshemightfindanotherkeyonit,atau
oratanyrateabuku
bookofrulesforshuttingorang
peopleupliketelescopes:this
kali
timeshefoundalittlebottleonitu
it,(“whichcertainlywasnotsini
herebefore,”saidAlice,)androundtheneckofthebottlewasapaperlabel,dengan
withthewords“DRINKME,”beautifullyprintedonitinlargeletters.Itwas
semua
allverywelltosay“Drinkme,”tapi
butthewiselittleAlicewasnotgoingtomelakukan
dothatinahurry.“No,I’lllookfirst,”shesaid,“andseewhetherit’smarked‘poison’
atau
ornot”;forshehad
membaca
readseveralnicelittlehistoriestentang
aboutchildrenwhohadgotburnt,dan
andeatenupbywildbeastsdan
andotherunpleasantthings,allkarena
becausetheywouldnotrememberthesimplerulestheirfriendshadtaughtthem:suchas,
bahwa
thatared-hotpokerwillburnyoujika
ifyouholdittoolama
long;andthatifyou
memotong
cutyourfingerverydeeplydengan
withaknife,itusuallybleeds;dan
andshehadneverforgottenthat,jika
ifyoudrinkmuchfromabottlemarked“poison,”itishampir
almostcertaintodisagreewithyou,sooneratau
orlater.However,thisbottlewasnotmarked“poison,”soAliceventuredtotaste
itu
it,andfindingitverybagus
nice,(ithad,infact,asemacam
sortofmixedflavourofcherry-tart,custard,pine-apple,roastturkey,toffee,dan
andhotbutteredtoast,)shesangat
verysoonfinisheditoff.“Whatacuriousfeeling!”
saidAlice;
“Imustbe
menutup
shuttinguplikeatelescope.”Dan
Andsoitwasindeed:shewas
sekarang
nowonlytenincheshigh,dan
andherfacebrightenedupatthethoughtthatshewassekarang
nowtherightsizeforpergi
goingthroughthelittledoorintothatlovelygarden.Pertama
First,however,shewaitedforabeberapa
fewminutestoseeifshewasgoingtoshrinkanyfurther:she
merasa
feltalittlenervousaboutini
this;“foritmightend,youknow,”saidAlicetoherself,“inmy
pergi
goingoutaltogether,likeacandle.IwonderwhatIshouldbe
seperti
likethen?”Andshetriedtofancywhattheflameofacandleislike
setelah
afterthecandleisblownout,forshecouldnotingat
remembereverhavingseensuchahal
thing.Afterawhile,findingthatnothing
lagi
morehappened,shedecidedonpergi
goingintothegardenatonce;tapi
but,alasforpoorAlice!ketika
whenshegottothepintu
door,shefoundshehadmelupakan
forgottenthelittlegoldenkey,dan
andwhenshewentbacktothetableforitu
it,shefoundshecouldnotpossiblyreachitu
it:shecouldseeit
cukup
quiteplainlythroughtheglass,dan
andshetriedherbesttoclimbuponeofyang
thelegsofthetable,tapi
butitwastooslippery;dan
andwhenshehadtiredherselfoutdengan
withtrying,thepoorlittlehal
thingsatdownandcried.“Come,there’s
tidak
nouseincryinglikethat!”saidAlicetoherself,rathersharply;
“Iadviseyouto
meninggalkan
leaveoffthisminute!”Shegenerallygaveherself
sangat
verygoodadvice,(thoughshesangat
veryseldomfollowedit),andkadang
sometimesshescoldedherselfsoseverelyastomembawa
bringtearsintohereyes;dan
andoncesherememberedtryingtoboxhersendiri
ownearsforhavingcheatedherselfinapermainan
gameofcroquetshewasbermain
playingagainstherself,forthiscuriousanak
childwasveryfondofpretendingtobedua
twopeople.“Butit’snousenow,”thought
malang
poorAlice,“topretendtobedua
twopeople!Why,there’shardly
cukup
enoughofmelefttomembuat
makeonerespectableperson!”Soonhereye
jatuh
fellonalittleglassboxthatwaslyingbawah
underthetable:sheopenedit,
dan
andfoundinitasangat
verysmallcake,onwhichthewords“EATME”werebeautifullymarkedincurrants.“Well,I’lleatit,”saidAlice,“and
jika
ifitmakesmegrowlarger,Ibisa
canreachthekey;and
jika
ifitmakesmegrowsmaller,Ibisa
cancreepunderthedoor;so
entah
eitherwayI’llgetintothegarden,dan
andIdon’tcarewhichhappens!”She
makan
atealittlebit,andsaidanxiouslytoherself,“Whichway?Whichway?”,
memegang
holdingherhandontheatas
topofherheadtofeelwhichwayitwasgrowing,dan
andshewasquitesurprisedtomenemukan
findthatsheremainedthesama
samesize:tobesure,
ini
thisgenerallyhappenswhenonemakan
eatscake,butAlicehadmendapatkan
gotsomuchintothewayofexpectingapa
nothingbutout-of-the-waythingstoterjadi
happen,thatitseemedquitedulldan
andstupidforlifetopergi
gooninthecommonway.CHAPTERII.ThePoolofTears
“Curiouser
dan
andcuriouser!”criedAlice(shewassomuchsurprised,thatforthe
saat
momentshequiteforgothowtoberbicara
speakgoodEnglish);“nowI’m
membuka
openingoutlikethelargesttelescopethateverwas!Good-bye,feet!”
(for
ketika
whenshelookeddownatherfeet,theyseemedtobehampir
almostoutofsight,theyweremendapatkan
gettingsofaroff).“Oh,my
malang
poorlittlefeet,Iwonderwhoakan
willputonyourshoesdan
andstockingsforyounow,dears?I’m
yakin
sureIshan’tbeable!Ishallbeagreatdeal
terlalu
toofarofftotroublemyselftentang
aboutyou:youmustmanage
yang
thebestwayyoucan;—butIharus
mustbekindtothem,”thoughtAlice,“ormungkin
perhapstheywon’twalkthewayIingin
wanttogo!Letme
lihat
see:I’llgivethema
baru
newpairofbootseveryChristmas.”Dan
Andshewentonplanningtoherselfbagaimana
howshewouldmanageit.“They
harus
mustgobythecarrier,”shethought;“and
betapa
howfunnyit’llseem,sendingpresentstoone’ssendiri
ownfeet!Andhowoddthedirections
akan
willlook!Ohdear,whatnonsenseI’mtalking!”
Justthenherheadstruckagainsttheroofofthehall:
in
bahkan
factshewasnowmoredari
thanninefeethigh,andsheatoncemengambil
tookupthelittlegoldenkeydan
andhurriedofftothegardenpintu
door.PoorAlice!
Itwasasmuchasshe
bisa
coulddo,lyingdownonsatu
oneside,tolookthroughintoyang
thegardenwithoneeye;tapi
buttogetthroughwaslebih
morehopelessthanever:she
duduk
satdownandbegantocrylagi
again.“Yououghttobeashamedofyourself,”
mengatakan
saidAlice,“agreatgirllikeyou,”(shemightwellmengatakan
saythis),“togooncryinginini
thisway!Stopthismoment,Itellyou!”
Tapi
Butshewentonallyang
thesame,sheddinggallonsoftears,sampai
untiltherewasalargepoolsemua
allroundher,aboutfourinchesdeepdan
andreachinghalfdownthehall.Setelah
Afteratimesheheardasedikit
littlepatteringoffeetinyang
thedistance,andshehastilydriedhereyestomelihat
seewhatwascoming.Itwas
yang
theWhiteRabbitreturning,splendidlydressed,dengan
withapairofwhiteanak
kidglovesinonehanddan
andalargefaninyang
theother:hecametrottingalonginagreat
gesa
hurry,mutteringtohimselfashedatang
came,“Oh!theDuchess,theDuchess!
Oh!
won’tshebesavage
jika
ifI’vekeptherwaiting!”Alice
merasa
feltsodesperatethatshewassiap
readytoaskhelpofanyone;so,
ketika
whentheRabbitcamenearher,shebegan,inalow,timidvoice,“Ifyouplease,sir—”Yang
TheRabbitstartedviolently,droppedyang
thewhitekidglovesandyang
thefan,andskurriedawayintoyang
thedarknessashardashebisa
couldgo.Alicetookupthefan
dan
andgloves,and,asthehallwassangat
veryhot,shekeptfanningherselfsemua
allthetimeshewentonberbicara
talking:“Dear,dear!
Howqueer
semuanya
everythingisto-day!Andyesterdaythingswentonjustasusual.
IwonderifI’vebeen
berubah
changedinthenight?Letme
berpikir
think:wasIthesame
ketika
whenIgotupthispagi
morning?IalmostthinkI
bisa
canrememberfeelingalittleberbeda
different.ButifI’mnotthe
sama
same,thenextquestionis,Siapa
WhointheworldamAku
I?Ah,that’sthegreatpuzzle!”
Dan
Andshebeganthinkingoversemua
allthechildrensheknewthatwereofthesama
sameageasherself,tomelihat
seeifshecouldhavebeenberubah
changedforanyofthem.“I’m
yakin
sureI’mnotAda,”shesaid,“forherhairgoesinsuchpanjang
longringlets,andminedoesn’tgoinringletsatall;dan
andI’msureIcan’tbeMabel,forItahu
knowallsortsofthings,dan
andshe,oh!sheknowssucha
sangat
verylittle!Besides,she’sshe,
dan
andI’mI,and—ohdear,betapa
howpuzzlingitallis!I’ll
mencoba
tryifIknowallyang
thethingsIusedtotahu
know.Letmesee:
fourtimes
lima
fiveistwelve,andfourtimesenam
sixisthirteen,andfourtimessevenis—ohsayang
dear!Ishallnevergettotwentyat
itu
thatrate!However,theMultiplicationTabledoesn’tsignify:
let’s
coba
tryGeography.LondonisthecapitalofParis,
dan
andParisisthecapitalofRome,dan
andRome—no,that’sallwrong,I’mcertain!Imust
telah
havebeenchangedforMabel!I’ll
mencoba
tryandsay‘Howdothyang
thelittle—’”andshecrossedherhandsonherlapasifsheweremengatakan
sayinglessons,andbegantorepeatitu
it,buthervoicesoundedhoarsedan
andstrange,andthewordsdidnotdatang
comethesameastheyusedtodo:—.“Howdoth
yang
thelittlecrocodileImprovehisshiningtail,Dan
Andpourthewatersofyang
theNileOneverygoldenscale!“Howcheerfullyheseemstogrin,
Bagaimana
Howneatlyspreadhisclaws,Dan
AndwelcomelittlefishesinDengan
Withgentlysmilingjaws!”“I’m
yakin
surethosearenottherightwords,”saidmalang
poorAlice,andhereyesfilleddengan
withtearsagainasshepergi
wenton,“ImustbeMabelsetelah
afterall,andIshallmemiliki
havetogoandliveinthatpokykecil
littlehouse,andhavenexttotidak
notoystoplaywith,dan
andoh!eversomanylessonstolearn!
Tidak
No,I’vemadeupmymindtentang
aboutit;ifI’mMabel,I’ll
tinggal
staydownhere!It’llbe
tidak
nousetheirputtingtheirheadsbawah
downandsaying‘Comeuplagi
again,dear!’Ishallonlymelihat
lookupandsay‘WhoamIthen?Katakan
Tellmethatfirst,andthen,jika
ifIlikebeingthatorang
person,I’llcomeup:ifnot,I’ll
tinggal
staydownheretillI’msomebodyelse’—but,ohdear!”criedAlice,
dengan
withasuddenburstoftears,“Idoberharap
wishtheywouldputtheirheadsbawah
down!Iamsoverytiredofbeingall
sendirian
alonehere!”Asshesaid
ini
thisshelookeddownatherhands,dan
andwassurprisedtoseebahwa
thatshehadputononeoftheRabbit’skecil
littlewhitekidgloveswhileshewasberbicara
talking.“HowcanIhave
melakukan
donethat?”shethought.
“Imustbegrowing
kecil
smallagain.”Shegotup
dan
andwenttothetabletomeasureherselfbyit,dan
andfoundthat,asnearlyasshebisa
couldguess,shewasnowsekitar
abouttwofeethigh,andwaspergi
goingonshrinkingrapidly:she
segera
soonfoundoutthatthecauseofthiswasthefanshewaspegang
holding,andshedroppedithastily,justintimetoavoidshrinkingawayaltogether.“Thatwasanarrowescape!”