CHAPTERI.DowntheRabbit-Hole
Alicewasbeginningtoget
zelo
verytiredofsittingbyhersisteronje
thebank,andofhavingničesar
nothingtodo:onceortwiceshehadpeepedintothe
knjigo
bookhersisterwasreading,vendar
butithadnopicturesali
orconversationsinit,“andwhatistheuseofabook,”thoughtAlice“withoutpicturesali
orconversations?”Soshewasconsideringinherownmind
Kot
(aswellasshecould,forthehotdan
daymadeherfeelverysleepyin
andstupid),whetherthepleasureofmakingadaisy-chainwouldbeworththetežave
troubleofgettingupandpickingthedaisies,ko
whensuddenlyaWhiteRabbitwithpinkeyesranblizu
closebyher.Therewas
nič
nothingsoveryremarkableinthat;nordidAlicethinkitso
zelo
verymuchoutofthepoti
waytoheartheRabbitreči
saytoitself,“Ohdear!Ohdear!
Ishallbelate!”
(whenshethoughtitoverafterwards,itoccurredtoherthatsheoughttohavewonderedat
tem
this,butatthetimeitvse
allseemedquitenatural);but
ko
whentheRabbitactuallytookawatchoutofitswaistcoat-pocket,in
andlookedatit,andthenhurriedon,Alicestartedtoherfeet,foritflashedacrosshermindthatshehadnikoli
neverbeforeseenarabbitz
witheitherawaistcoat-pocket,orawatchtotakeoutofit,in
andburningwithcuriosity,sheranacrossthefieldafterit,in
andfortunatelywasjustintimetoseeitpopdownalargerabbit-holepod
underthehedge.Inanothermoment
navzdol
downwentAliceafterit,nikoli
neveronceconsideringhowinje
theworldshewastogetven
outagain.Therabbit-holewentstraighton
kot
likeatunnelforsomenačin
way,andthendippedsuddenlynavzdol
down,sosuddenlythatAlicehadnotatrenutek
momenttothinkaboutstoppingherselfpreden
beforeshefoundherselffallingnavzdol
downaverydeepwell.Either
je
thewellwasverydeep,ali
orshefellveryslowly,forshehadplentyofčasa
timeasshewentdowntolookaboutherin
andtowonderwhatwasgoingtozgodilo
happennext.First,shetriedtolook
navzdol
downandmakeoutwhatshewascomingto,vendar
butitwastoodarktoseeanything;thenshelookedat
je
thesidesofthewell,in
andnoticedthattheywerefilledwithcupboardsin
andbook-shelves;hereandthereshesawmaps
in
andpictureshunguponpegs.Shetookdownajarfromoneoftheshelvesasshepassed;
itwaslabelled“ORANGEMARMALADE”,
vendar
buttohergreatdisappointmentitwasempty:shedidnotliketodrop
je
thejarforfearofkillingnekoga
somebodyunderneath,somanagedtoputitintoeno
oneofthecupboardsasshefellmimo
pastit.“Well!”
thoughtAlicetoherself,“aftersuch
je
afallasthis,Ishallthinknothingoftumblingdownstairs!Kako
Howbravethey’llallthinkmeatdoma
home!Why,Iwouldn’tsay
ničesar
anythingaboutit,evenifIfelloffthetopofthehouse!”Kar
(Whichwasverylikelytrue.)Dol
Down,down,down.Wouldthe
padec
fallnevercometoanend?“IwonderhowmanymilesI’vefallenbythistime?”
shesaidaloud.
“Imustbegettingsomewherenearthecentreoftheearth.
Letmesee:
to
thatwouldbefourthousandmilesnavzdol
down,Ithink—”(for,you
vidite
see,Alicehadlearntseveralthingsofthissortinherlessonsintheschoolroom,in
andthoughthiswasnotazelo
verygoodopportunityforshowingoffherknowledge,astherewasnoonetolistentoher,stillitwasdobra
goodpracticetosayitover)“—yes,that’spribližno
abouttherightdistance—butthenIwonderwhatLatitudeali
orLongitudeI’vegotto?”(Alicehad
ni
noideawhatLatitudewas,ali
orLongitudeeither,butthoughttheywerenicegrandwordstosay.)Presentlyshebegan
znova
again.“IwonderifIshallfallright
skozi
throughtheearth!Howfunnyit’llseemtocomeoutamongthepeoplethatwalk
z
withtheirheadsdownward!TheAntipathies,Ithink—”
(shewasrathergladtherewasnoonelistening,thistime,asitdidn’tsoundatalltherightword)“—butIshallhaveto
vprašati
askthemwhatthenameofthecountryis,youknow.Prosim
Please,Ma’am,isthisNewZealandali
orAustralia?”(andshetriedtocurtseyasshespoke—fancycurtseyingasyou’refalling
skozi
throughtheair!Doyouthinkyoucouldmanageit?)
“Andwhatanignorantlittle
dekle
girlshe’llthinkmeforasking!Ne
No,it’llneverdotovprašati
ask:perhapsIshallseeitwrittenupsomewhere.”
Dol
Down,down,down.Therewas
nič
nothingelsetodo,soAlicekmalu
soonbegantalkingagain.“Dinah’llmissme
zelo
verymuchto-night,Ishouldthink!”(Dinahwas
je
thecat.)“Ihopethey’llrememberhersaucerofmilkattea-time.
Dinahmy
draga
dear!Iwishyouweredown
tukaj
herewithme!Therearenomiceinthe
zraku
air,I’mafraid,butyoumightcatchabat,andthat’szelo
verylikeamouse,youknow.But
ali
docatseatbats,Iwonder?”In
AndhereAlicebegantogetrathersleepy,in
andwentonsayingtoherself,inje
adreamysortofway,“Docatsjedo
eatbats?Docatseatbats?”
in
andsometimes,“Dobatseatcats?”for,you
vidite
see,asshecouldn’tanswereithervprašanje
question,itdidn’tmuchmatterwhichwaysheputit.Shefeltthatshewasdozingoff,
in
andhadjustbeguntodreamthatshewaswalkinghandinhandz
withDinah,andsayingtoherzelo
veryearnestly,“Now,Dinah,tellmeje
thetruth:didyouevereatabat?”
ko
whensuddenly,thump!thump!
downshecameuponaheapofsticks
in
anddryleaves,andthepadec
fallwasover.Alicewasnot
je
abithurt,andshejumpedupontoherfeetinje
amoment:shelookedup,
vendar
butitwasalldarkoverhead;pred
beforeherwasanotherlongpassage,in
andtheWhiteRabbitwasstillinsight,hurryingnavzdol
downit.Therewasnotamomenttobelost:
awaywentAlicelikethewind,
in
andwasjustintimetoslišati
hearitsay,asitturnedacorner,“Ohmyearsin
andwhiskers,howlateit’sgetting!”Shewas
blizu
closebehinditwhensheturnedje
thecorner,buttheRabbitwasni
nolongertobeseen:shefoundherselfinalong,lowhall,
ki
whichwaslitupbyarowoflampshangingfromtheroof.Thereweredoors
vsa
allroundthehall,buttheywerevsa
alllocked;andwhenAlicehadbeenall
je
thewaydownonesidein
anduptheother,tryingeverydoor,shewalkedsadlydownje
themiddle,wonderinghowshewasevertogetven
outagain.Suddenlyshecameupon
je
alittlethree-leggedtable,allmadeofsolidglass;ni
therewasnothingonitexceptatinygoldenkey,in
andAlice’sfirstthoughtwasthatitmightbelongtoeno
oneofthedoorsofthehall;ampak
but,alas!eitherthelocksweretoolarge,
ali
orthekeywastoosmall,vendar
butatanyrateitwouldnotopenanyofnjih
them.However,onthesecondtimeround,shecameuponalowcurtainshehadnotnoticedbefore,
in
andbehinditwasalittlevrata
dooraboutfifteenincheshigh:shetried
je
thelittlegoldenkeyinje
thelock,andtoherveliko
greatdelightitfitted!Aliceopenedthe
vrata
doorandfoundthatitledintoamajhen
smallpassage,notmuchlargerod
thanarat-hole:shekneltdown
in
andlookedalongthepassageintoje
theloveliestgardenyoueversaw.Kako
Howshelongedtogetoutofthatdarkhall,in
andwanderaboutamongthosebedsofbrightflowersin
andthosecoolfountains,butshecouldnotniti
evengetherheadthroughje
thedoorway;“andevenifmyheadwouldgothrough,”thoughtpoorAlice,“itwouldbeof
zelo
verylittleusewithoutmyshoulders.Oh,
kako
howIwishIcouldshutupkot
likeatelescope!IthinkIcould,
če
ifIonlyknewhowtobegin.”For,you
vidite
see,somanyout-of-the-waythingshadhappenedlately,thatAlicehadbeguntothinkthatzelo
veryfewthingsindeedwerereallyimpossible.Thereseemedtobenouseinwaitingbythelittle
vratih
door,soshewentbacktothetable,pol
halfhopingshemightfindše en
anotherkeyonit,oratanyrateaknjigo
bookofrulesforshuttingljudi
peopleupliketelescopes:thistimeshefoundalittlebottleonit,(“whichcertainlywasnot
tukaj
herebefore,”saidAlice,)androundtheneckofthebottlewasapaperlabel,z
withthewords“DRINKME,”beautifullyprintedonitinlargeletters.Itwas
vse
allverywelltosay“Drinkme,”vendar
butthewiselittleAlicewasnotgoingtostoriti
dothatinahurry.“No,I’lllookfirst,”shesaid,“andseewhetherit’smarked‘poison’ornot”;
forshehadreadseveralnicelittlehistories
o
aboutchildrenwhohadgotburnt,in
andeatenupbywildbeastsin
andotherunpleasantthings,allker
becausetheywouldnotrememberje
thesimplerulestheirfriendshadtaughtthem:such
kot
as,thatared-hotpokerbo
willburnyouifyouholdittoolong;in
andthatifyoucutyourfingerzelo
verydeeplywithaknife,itusuallybleeds;in
andshehadneverforgottenthat,če
ifyoudrinkmuchfromabottlemarked“poison,”itisskoraj
almostcertaintodisagreewithyou,soonerali
orlater.However,thisbottlewasnotmarked“poison,”soAliceventuredtotasteit,
in
andfindingitverynice,(ithad,inresnici
fact,asortofmixedflavourofcherry-tart,custard,pine-apple,roastturkey,toffee,in
andhotbutteredtoast,)shezelo
verysoonfinisheditoff.“Whatacuriousfeeling!”
saidAlice;
“Imustbeshuttingup
kot
likeatelescope.”Andsoitwasindeed:
shewas
zdaj
nowonlytenincheshigh,in
andherfacebrightenedupatje
thethoughtthatshewaszdaj
nowtherightsizeforgoingskozi
throughthelittledoorintoda
thatlovelygarden.First,however,shewaitedfor
je
afewminutestoseeifshewasgoingtoshrinkanyfurther:shefelt
je
alittlenervousaboutthis;“foritmightend,youknow,”saidAlicetoherself,“inmygoingoutaltogether,
kot
likeacandle.IwonderwhatIshouldbelikethen?”
In
Andshetriedtofancywhattheflameofacandleislikeafterthecandleisblownout,forshecouldnotremembereverhavingseensuchathing.Po
Afterawhile,findingthatnič
nothingmorehappened,shedecidedongoingintothegardenatko
once;but,alasforpoorAlice!
ko
whenshegottothevrat
door,shefoundshehadforgottenje
thelittlegoldenkey,andko
whenshewentbacktoje
thetableforit,shefoundshecouldnotpossiblyreachit:shecouldseeitquiteplainly
skozi
throughtheglass,andshetriedherbesttoclimbuponeofje
thelegsofthetable,vendar
butitwastooslippery;in
andwhenshehadtiredherselfoutwithtrying,je
thepoorlittlethingsatdownin
andcried.“Come,there’snouseincryinglikethat!”
saidAlicetoherself,rathersharply;
“Iadviseyoutoleaveoffthisminute!”
Shegenerallygaveherself
zelo
verygoodadvice,(thoughshezelo
veryseldomfollowedit),andvčasih
sometimesshescoldedherselfsoseverelyastobringtearsintohereyes;in
andoncesherememberedtryingtoboxherownearsforhavingcheatedherselfinje
agameofcroquetshewasplayingproti
againstherself,forthiscuriousotrok
childwasveryfondofpretendingtobedva
twopeople.“Butit’snousenow,”thoughtpoorAlice,“topretendtobe
dva
twopeople!Why,there’shardly
dovolj
enoughofmelefttomakeeno
onerespectableperson!”Soonhereyefellonalittleglassbox
ki
thatwaslyingunderthetable:sheopenedit,
in
andfoundinitazelo
verysmallcake,onwhichthewords“EATME”werebeautifullymarkedincurrants.“Well,I’lleatit,”saidAlice,“and
če
ifitmakesmegrowlarger,Ilahko
canreachthekey;and
če
ifitmakesmegrowsmaller,Ilahko
cancreepunderthedoor;soeitherwayI’llgetinto
je
thegarden,andIdon’tcarewhichhappens!”Sheate
je
alittlebit,andsaidanxiouslytoherself,“Whichway?Whichway?”,holdingher
roko
handonthetopofherheadtofeelwhichwayitwasgrowing,in
andshewasquitesurprisedtofindthatsheremainedje
thesamesize:tobe
seveda
sure,thisgenerallyhappenswhenoneeatscake,toda
butAlicehadgotsomuchintoje
thewayofexpectingnothingtoda
butout-of-the-waythingstohappen,thatitseemedquitedullin
andstupidforlifetogooninje
thecommonway.CHAPTERII.ThePoolofTears
“Curiouserandcuriouser!”
criedAlice(shewassomuchsurprised,thatfor
je
themomentshequiteforgotkako
howtospeakgoodEnglish);“nowI’mopeningout
kot
likethelargesttelescopethateverwas!Good-bye,feet!”
(forwhenshelooked
navzdol
downatherfeet,theyseemedtobeskoraj
almostoutofsight,theyweregettingsodaleč
faroff).“Oh,mypoorlittlefeet,Iwonder
kdo
whowillputonyourshoesin
andstockingsforyounow,dears?I’msureIshan’tbeable!
Ishallbeagreatdeal
preveč
toofarofftotroublemyselfaboutyou:youmustmanage
je
thebestwayyoucan;—butImustbekindtothem,”thoughtAlice,“ormorda
perhapstheywon’twalkthepoti
wayIwanttogo!Letmesee:
I’llgivethema
nov
newpairofbootseveryChristmas.”In
Andshewentonplanningtoherselfkako
howshewouldmanageit.“Theymust
iti
gobythecarrier,”shethought;“and
kako
howfunnyit’llseem,sendingpresentstoone’sownfeet!In
Andhowoddthedirectionsbodo
willlook!Ohdear,whatnonsenseI’mtalking!”
Justthenherheadstruckagainst
je
theroofofthehall:infactshewas
zdaj
nowmorethanninefeethigh,in
andsheatoncetookupje
thelittlegoldenkeyandhurriedofftoje
thegardendoor.PoorAlice!
Itwasas
toliko
muchasshecoulddo,lyingdownononestrani
side,tolookthroughintoje
thegardenwithoneeye;toda
buttogetthroughwasbolj
morehopelessthanever:shesatdown
in
andbegantocryagain.“Yououghttobeashamedofyourself,”saidAlice,“agreat
punca
girllikeyou,”(shemighttudi
wellsaythis),“togooncryinginte
thisway!Stopthismoment,Itellyou!”
Toda
Butshewentonallthesame,sheddinggallonsoftears,dokler
untiltherewasalargepoolallroundher,približno
aboutfourinchesdeepandreachingpolovico
halfdownthehall.Aftera
času
timesheheardalittlepatteringoffeetinthedistance,in
andshehastilydriedhereyestovideli
seewhatwascoming.Itwasthe
Beli
WhiteRabbitreturning,splendidlydressed,z
withapairofwhitekidglovesinoneroki
handandalargefanintheother:hecametrottingalonginagreat
naglici
hurry,mutteringtohimselfashecame,“Oh!theDuchess,theDuchess!
Oh!
won’tshebesavage
če
ifI’vekeptherwaiting!”Alicefeltsodesperatethatshewasreadytoask
pomoč
helpofanyone;so,
ko
whentheRabbitcamenearji
her,shebegan,inalow,timidvoice,“Ifyouprosim
please,sir—”TheRabbitstartedviolently,droppedthe
bele
whitekidglovesandthefan,in
andskurriedawayintothedarknessashardashecouldšel
go.Alicetookupthefan
in
andgloves,and,asthehallwaszelo
veryhot,shekeptfanningherselfallje
thetimeshewentontalking:“Dear,
dragi
dear!Howqueereverythingis
danes
to-day!Andyesterdaythingswentonjustasusual.
Iwonder
če
ifI’vebeenchangedinthenoči
night?Letmethink:
wasIthe
isti
samewhenIgotupthiszjutraj
morning?IalmostthinkIcanrememberfeelinga
malo
littledifferent.ButifI’mnotthe
isti
same,thenextquestionis,Kdo
WhointheworldamI?Ah,that’s
je
thegreatpuzzle!”Andshebeganthinkingover
vseh
allthechildrensheknewthatwereofje
thesameageasherself,toseeče
ifshecouldhavebeenchangedforanyofthem.“I’msureI’mnotAda,”shesaid,“forher
lasje
hairgoesinsuchlongringlets,andminedoesn’tgoinringletsatall;in
andI’msureIcan’tbeMabel,forIvem
knowallsortsofthings,in
andshe,oh!sheknowssucha
zelo
verylittle!Besides,she’sshe,
in
andI’mI,and—ohdear,kako
howpuzzlingitallis!I’lltry
če
ifIknowallthethingsIusedtoknow.Letmesee:
fourtimes
pet
fiveistwelve,andfourtimesšest
sixisthirteen,andfourtimessevenis—ohdragi
dear!Ishallnevergettotwentyat
to
thatrate!However,theMultiplicationTabledoesn’tsignify:
let’stryGeography.
LondonisthecapitalofParis,andParisisthecapitalofRome,andRome—no,that’s
vse
allwrong,I’mcertain!Imust
so
havebeenchangedforMabel!I’lltry
in
andsay‘Howdoththelittle—’”in
andshecrossedherhandsonherlapasifsheweresayinglessons,in
andbegantorepeatit,vendar
buthervoicesoundedhoarsein
andstrange,andthewordsdidnotcomeje
thesameastheyusedtodo:—.“HowdoththelittlecrocodileImprovehisshiningtail,
In
AndpourthewatersoftheNileOnvsako
everygoldenscale!“Howcheerfullyheseemstogrin,
Kako
Howneatlyspreadhisclaws,In
AndwelcomelittlefishesinZ
Withgentlysmilingjaws!”“I’msurethosearenot
je
therightwords,”saidpoorAlice,in
andhereyesfilledwithtearsspet
againasshewenton,“ImustbeMabelafterall,in
andIshallhavetogoin
andliveinthatpokylittlehiši
house,andhavenexttonotoystoplays
with,andoh!everso
veliko
manylessonstolearn!No,I’vemadeupmymindaboutit;
če
ifI’mMabel,I’llstaydowntukaj
here!It’llbenousetheirputtingtheirheadsdown
in
andsaying‘Comeupagain,dear!’Ishallsamo
onlylookupandsay‘WhoamIthen?Povej
Tellmethatfirst,andthen,če
ifIlikebeingthatoseba
person,I’llcomeup:ifnot,I’llstaydown
tukaj
heretillI’msomebodyelse’—but,ohdear!”criedAlice,
z
withasuddenburstoftears,“Idowishtheywouldputtheirheadsnavzdol
down!Iamsoverytiredofbeingall
sama
alonehere!”Asshesaidthisshelooked
navzdol
downatherhands,andwassurprisedtoseethatshehadputoneno
oneoftheRabbit’slittlewhitekidgloveswhileshewastalking.“How
lahko
canIhavedonethat?”shethought.
“Imustbegrowingsmallagain.”
Shegotup
in
andwenttothetabletomeasureherselfbyit,in
andfoundthat,asnearlyasshecouldguess,shewaszdaj
nowabouttwofeethigh,in
andwasgoingonshrinkingrapidly:shesoonfoundoutthat
je
thecauseofthiswasje
thefanshewasholding,in
andshedroppedithastily,justintimetoavoidshrinkingawayaltogether.“Thatwas
je
anarrowescape!”