CHAPTERI.DowntheRabbit-Hole
Alicewas
mulai
beginningtogetverytiredofduduk
sittingbyhersisteronthetepi
bank,andofhavingnothingtodo:sekali
onceortwiceshehadpeepedintoyang
thebookhersisterwasreading,tetapi
butithadnopicturesatau
orconversationsinit,“andwhatisyang
theuseofabook,”thoughtAlice“withoutpicturesatau
orconversations?”Soshewas
mempertimbangkan
consideringinherownmind(aswellasshebisa
could,forthehotdaymembuat
madeherfeelverysleepydan
andstupid),whetherthepleasureofmembuat
makingadaisy-chainwouldbelayak
worththetroubleofgettingupdan
andpickingthedaisies,whensuddenlyaWhiteRabbitwithmerah muda
pinkeyesranclosebyher.Ada
Therewasnothingsoveryluar biasa
remarkableinthat;nordidAlice
berpikir
thinkitsoverymuchkeluar
outofthewaytomendengar
heartheRabbitsaytoitself,“Ohsayang
dear!Ohdear!
Ishallbelate!”
(whenshethoughtitover
setelahnya
afterwards,itoccurredtoherthatsheoughttohavetanya
wonderedatthis,butatthetimeitalltampak
seemedquitenatural);butwhentheRabbit
benar
actuallytookawatchoutofitswaistcoat-pocket,dan
andlookedatit,andthenbergegas
hurriedon,Alicestartedtoherfeet,foritflashedacrosshermindthatshehadpernah
neverbeforeseenarabbitdengan
witheitherawaistcoat-pocket,orawatchtomengambil
takeoutofit,andburningdengan
withcuriosity,sheranacrossthelapangan
fieldafterit,andfortunatelywasjustinwaktu
timetoseeitpopdownabesar
largerabbit-holeunderthehedge.In
lain
anothermomentdownwentAliceafteritu
it,neveronceconsideringhowinthedunia
worldshewastogetkeluar
outagain.Therabbit-holewent
lurus
straightonlikeatunnelforbeberapa
someway,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
tookdownajarfromoneoftheshelvesasshemelewati
passed;itwaslabelled“ORANGEMARMALADE”,
tapi
buttohergreatdisappointmentitwaskosong
empty:shedidnotliketo
menjatuhkan
dropthejarforfearofmembunuh
killingsomebodyunderneath,somanagedtoputitintooneofthecupboardsasshejatuh
fellpastit.“Well!”
thoughtAlicetoherself,“aftersucha
jatuh
fallasthis,Ishallberpikir
thinknothingoftumblingdowntangga
stairs!Howbravethey’llall
berpikir
thinkmeathome!Why,Iwouldn’t
mengatakan
sayanythingaboutit,evenjika
ifIfellofftheatas
topofthehouse!”(Whichwas
sangat
verylikelytrue.)Down,down,
turun
down.Wouldthefallnevercometoan
berakhir
end?“IwonderhowmanymilesI’ve
jatuh
fallenbythistime?”shesaidaloud.
“Imustbegettingsomewhere
dekat
nearthecentreofthebumi
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—butthenItanya
wonderwhatLatitudeorLongitudeI’vegotto?”(Alicehad
tidak
noideawhatLatitudewas,atau
orLongitudeeither,butthoughttheywerebagus
nicegrandwordstosay.)Presentlyshe
mulai
beganagain.“IwonderifIshall
jatuh
fallrightthroughtheearth!Betapa
Howfunnyit’llseemtocomekeluar
outamongthepeoplethatberjalan
walkwiththeirheadsdownward!TheAntipathies,Ithink—”
(shewas
agak
rathergladtherewasnoonemendengarkan
listening,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’llrememberhersaucerofsusu
milkattea-time.Dinahmydear!
Iwishyouweredown
sini
herewithme!Thereare
tidak
nomiceintheair,I’mtakut
afraid,butyoumightcatchakelelawar
bat,andthat’sverylikeatikus
mouse,youknow.Butdocats
memakan
eatbats,Iwonder?”And
sini
hereAlicebegantogetagak
rathersleepy,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
awaywentAliceliketheangin
wind,andwasjustintimetohearitmengatakan
say,asitturnedasudut
corner,“Ohmyearsandwhiskers,bagaimana
howlateit’sgetting!”Shewas
dekat
closebehinditwhensheturnedthesudut
corner,buttheRabbitwastidak
nolongertobeseen:she
menemukan
foundherselfinalong,rendah
lowhall,whichwaslitupbysebuah
arowoflampshangingfromtheatap
roof.Thereweredoorsallroundthe
aula
hall,buttheywerealllocked;dan
andwhenAlicehadbeensemua
allthewaydownonesisi
sideanduptheother,mencoba
tryingeverydoor,shewalkedsadlybawah
downthemiddle,wonderinghowshewasevertogetkeluar
outagain.Suddenlyshecameupona
kecil
littlethree-leggedtable,allmadeofpadat
solidglass;therewasnothingonit
kecuali
exceptatinygoldenkey,dan
andAlice’sfirstthoughtwasthatitmightmilik
belongtooneofthedoorsoftheaula
hall;but,alas!
eitherthelockswere
terlalu
toolarge,orthekeywasterlalu
toosmall,butatanyrateitakan
wouldnotopenanyofmereka
them.However,onthesecondtime
putaran
round,shecameuponarendah
lowcurtainshehadnotmemperhatikan
noticedbefore,andbehinditwasakecil
littledooraboutfifteeninchestinggi
high:shetriedthelittle
emas
goldenkeyinthelock,dan
andtohergreatdelightitfitted!Alice
membuka
openedthedoorandfoundthatitledintoakecil
smallpassage,notmuchlargerdari
thanarat-hole:shekneltdown
dan
andlookedalongthepassageintoyang
theloveliestgardenyoueversaw.Bagaimana
Howshelongedtogetkeluar
outofthatdarkhall,dan
andwanderaboutamongthosebedsofcerah
brightflowersandthosecoolfountains,tapi
butshecouldnotevengetherheadmelalui
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,thatAlicehadmulai
beguntothinkthatverysedikit
fewthingsindeedwerereallyimpossible.Ada
Thereseemedtobenouseinmenunggu
waitingbythelittledoor,soshewentkembali
backtothetable,halfberharap
hopingshemightfindanotherkunci
keyonit,oratanyrateabuku
bookofrulesforshuttingorang
peopleupliketelescopes:this
kali
timeshefoundalittlebotol
bottleonit,(“whichcertainlywasnotsini
herebefore,”saidAlice,)androundtheleher
neckofthebottlewasakertas
paperlabel,withthewords“DRINKME,”beautifullyprintedonitinbesar
largeletters.Itwasall
sangat
verywelltosay“Drinkme,”tapi
butthewiselittleAlicewasnotgoingtomelakukan
dothatinahurry.“No,I’lllookfirst,”shesaid,“andsee
apakah
whetherit’smarked‘poison’ornot”;forshehad
membaca
readseveralnicelittlehistoriestentang
aboutchildrenwhohadgotburnt,dan
andeatenupbywildbeastsdan
andotherunpleasantthings,allkarena
becausetheywouldnotrememberthesederhana
simplerulestheirfriendshadtaughtthem:suchas,
bahwa
thatared-hotpokerwillmembakar
burnyouifyouholditterlalu
toolong;andthatifyou
memotong
cutyourfingerverydeeplydengan
withaknife,itusuallybleeds;dan
andshehadneverforgottenthat,jika
ifyoudrinkmuchfromabotol
bottlemarked“poison,”itishampir
almostcertaintodisagreewithyou,cepat
soonerorlater.However,this
botol
bottlewasnotmarked“poison,”soAliceventuredtomencicipi
tasteit,andfindingitsangat
verynice,(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
goingthroughthelittledoorintothatindah
lovelygarden.First,however,she
menunggu
waitedforafewminutestomelihat
seeifshewasgoingtoshrinkanyfurther:she
merasa
feltalittlenervousaboutini
this;“foritmightend,youknow,”saidAlicetoherself,“inmy
pergi
goingoutaltogether,likealilin
candle.IwonderwhatIshouldbe
seperti
likethen?”Andshetriedtofancywhattheflameofa
lilin
candleislikeafterthelilin
candleisblownout,forshecouldnotingat
remembereverhavingseensuchahal
thing.Afterawhile,findingthatnothing
lagi
morehappened,shedecidedonpergi
goingintothegardenatonce;tapi
but,alasforpoorAlice!ketika
whenshegottothepintu
door,shefoundshehadmelupakan
forgottenthelittlegoldenkey,dan
andwhenshewentbacktothemeja
tableforit,shefoundshebisa
couldnotpossiblyreachit:she
bisa
couldseeitquiteplainlymelalui
throughtheglass,andshemencoba
triedherbesttoclimbuponeofyang
thelegsofthetable,tapi
butitwastooslippery;dan
andwhenshehadtiredherselfoutdengan
withtrying,thepoorlittlehal
thingsatdownandcried.“Come,there’s
tidak
nouseincryinglikethat!”saidAlicetoherself,
agak
rathersharply;“Iadviseyouto
meninggalkan
leaveoffthisminute!”She
umumnya
generallygaveherselfverygoodnasihat
advice,(thoughsheveryseldomfollowedit),dan
andsometimesshescoldedherselfsoseverelyastomembawa
bringtearsintohereyes;dan
andoncesherememberedtryingtokotak
boxherownearsforhavingmenipu
cheatedherselfinagameofcroquetshewasbermain
playingagainstherself,forthiscuriousanak
childwasveryfondofpretendingtobedua
twopeople.“Butit’snousenow,”thought
malang
poorAlice,“topretendtobedua
twopeople!Why,there’shardly
cukup
enoughofmelefttomembuat
makeonerespectableperson!”Soonhereye
jatuh
fellonalittleglasskotak
boxthatwaslyingunderthemeja
table:sheopenedit,and
menemukan
foundinitaverykecil
smallcake,onwhichthewords“EATME”werebeautifullymarkedincurrants.“Well,I’lleatit,”saidAlice,“and
jika
ifitmakesmegrowlarger,Ibisa
canreachthekey;and
jika
ifitmakesmegrowsmaller,Ibisa
cancreepunderthedoor;so
entah
eitherwayI’llgetintothekebun
garden,andIdon’tcarewhichhappens!”She
makan
atealittlebit,andsaidanxiouslytoherself,“Whichway?Whichway?”,
memegang
holdingherhandontheatas
topofherheadtofeelwhichwayitwastumbuh
growing,andshewasquitesurprisedtomenemukan
findthatsheremainedthesama
samesize:tobesure,
ini
thisgenerallyhappenswhenonemakan
eatscake,butAlicehadmendapatkan
gotsomuchintothewayofmengharapkan
expectingnothingbutout-of-the-waythingstoterjadi
happen,thatitseemedquitedulldan
andstupidforlifetopergi
gooninthecommonway.Bab
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,what
omong kosong
nonsenseI’mtalking!”Justthenherheadstruckagainstthe
atap
roofofthehall:in
bahkan
factshewasnowmoredari
thanninefeethigh,andsheatoncemengambil
tookupthelittlegoldenkunci
keyandhurriedofftothetaman
gardendoor.PoorAlice!
Itwasasmuchasshe
bisa
coulddo,lyingdownonsatu
oneside,tolookthroughintoyang
thegardenwithoneeye;tapi
buttogetthroughwaslebih
morehopelessthanever:she
duduk
satdownandbegantomenangis
cryagain.“Yououghttobeashamedofyourself,”
mengatakan
saidAlice,“agreatgirllikeyou,”(shemightwellmengatakan
saythis),“togoonmenangis
cryinginthisway!Stop
ini
thismoment,Itellyou!”Tapi
Butshewentonallyang
thesame,sheddinggallonsoftears,sampai
untiltherewasalargekolam
poolallroundher,aboutempat
fourinchesdeepandreachingsetengah
halfdownthehall.Aftera
saat
timesheheardalittlepatteringofkaki
feetinthedistance,andshehastilydriedhereyestomelihat
seewhatwascoming.Itwas
yang
theWhiteRabbitreturning,splendidlyberpakaian
dressed,withapairofputih
whitekidglovesinonetangan
handandalargefaninyang
theother:hecametrottingalonginagreat
gesa
hurry,mutteringtohimselfashedatang
came,“Oh!theDuchess,theDuchess!
Oh!
won’tshebesavage
jika
ifI’vekeptherwaiting!”Alice
merasa
feltsodesperatethatshewassiap
readytoaskhelpofanyone;so,
ketika
whentheRabbitcamenearher,shemulai
began,inalow,timidsuara
voice,“Ifyouplease,sir—”Yang
TheRabbitstartedviolently,droppedyang
thewhitekidglovesandyang
thefan,andskurriedawayintoyang
thedarknessashardashebisa
couldgo.Alicetookupthe
kipas
fanandgloves,and,astheaula
hallwasveryhot,sheterus
keptfanningherselfallthewaktu
timeshewentontalking:“Dear,
sayang
dear!Howqueereverythingis
hari
to-day!Andyesterdaythingswentonjustas
biasa
usual.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,andfourtimestujuh
sevenis—ohdear!Ishall
pernah
nevergettotwentyatitu
thatrate!However,theMultiplication
Tabel
Tabledoesn’tsignify:let’stryGeography.
Londonisthe
ibu
capitalofParis,andParisistheibu
capitalofRome,andRome—no,that’ssemua
allwrong,I’mcertain!Imust
telah
havebeenchangedforMabel!I’ll
mencoba
tryandsay‘Howdothyang
thelittle—’”andshecrossedherhandsonherlapasifsheweremengatakan
sayinglessons,andbegantorepeatitu
it,buthervoicesoundedhoarsedan
andstrange,andthewordsdidnotdatang
comethesameastheyusedtodo:—.“Howdoth
yang
thelittlecrocodileImprovehisshiningekornya
tail,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!Iamsovery
lelah
tiredofbeingallalonehere!”Asshe
mengatakan
saidthisshelookeddownatherhands,dan
andwassurprisedtoseebahwa
thatshehadputononeoftheRabbit’skecil
littlewhitekidgloveswhileshewasberbicara
talking.“HowcanIhave
melakukan
donethat?”shethought.
“Imustbe
tumbuh
growingsmallagain.”Shegotup
dan
andwenttothetabletomengukur
measureherselfbyit,andmenemukan
foundthat,asnearlyasshebisa
couldguess,shewasnowsekitar
abouttwofeethigh,andwaspergi
goingonshrinkingrapidly:she
segera
soonfoundoutthatthecauseofthiswasthekipas
fanshewasholding,andshedroppedithastily,justintimetomenghindari
avoidshrinkingawayaltogether.“Thatwasanarrowescape!”