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CHAPTERI.DowntheRabbit-Hole
Alicewasbeginningtoget
zelo
very
tiredofsittingbyhersisteron
je
the
bank,andofhaving
ničesar
nothing
todo:
onceortwiceshehadpeepedintothe
knjigo
book
hersisterwasreading,
vendar
but
ithadnopictures
ali
or
conversationsinit,“andwhatistheuseofabook,”thoughtAlice“withoutpictures
ali
or
conversations?”
Soshewasconsideringinherownmind
Kot
(as
wellasshecould,forthehot
dan
day
madeherfeelverysleepy
in
and
stupid),whetherthepleasureofmakingadaisy-chainwouldbeworththe
težave
trouble
ofgettingupandpickingthedaisies,
ko
when
suddenlyaWhiteRabbitwithpinkeyesran
blizu
close
byher.
Therewas
nič
nothing
soveryremarkableinthat;
nordidAlicethinkitso
zelo
very
muchoutofthe
poti
way
toheartheRabbit
reči
say
toitself,“Ohdear!
Ohdear!
Ishallbelate!”
(whenshethoughtitoverafterwards,itoccurredtoherthatsheoughttohavewonderedat
tem
this
,butatthetimeit
vse
all
seemedquitenatural);
but
ko
when
theRabbitactuallytookawatchoutofitswaistcoat-pocket,
in
and
lookedatit,andthenhurriedon,Alicestartedtoherfeet,foritflashedacrosshermindthatshehad
nikoli
never
beforeseenarabbit
z
with
eitherawaistcoat-pocket,orawatchtotakeoutofit,
in
and
burningwithcuriosity,sheranacrossthefieldafterit,
in
and
fortunatelywasjustintimetoseeitpopdownalargerabbit-hole
pod
under
thehedge.
Inanothermoment
navzdol
down
wentAliceafterit,
nikoli
never
onceconsideringhowin
je
the
worldshewastoget
ven
out
again.
Therabbit-holewentstraighton
kot
like
atunnelforsome
način
way
,andthendippedsuddenly
navzdol
down
,sosuddenlythatAlicehadnota
trenutek
moment
tothinkaboutstoppingherself
preden
before
shefoundherselffalling
navzdol
down
averydeepwell.
Either
je
the
wellwasverydeep,
ali
or
shefellveryslowly,forshehadplentyof
časa
time
asshewentdowntolookabouther
in
and
towonderwhatwasgoingto
zgodilo
happen
next.
First,shetriedtolook
navzdol
down
andmakeoutwhatshewascomingto,
vendar
but
itwastoodarktoseeanything;
thenshelookedat
je
the
sidesofthewell,
in
and
noticedthattheywerefilledwithcupboards
in
and
book-shelves;
hereandthereshesawmaps
in
and
pictureshunguponpegs.
Shetookdownajarfromoneoftheshelvesasshepassed;
itwaslabelled“ORANGEMARMALADE”,
vendar
but
tohergreatdisappointmentitwasempty:
shedidnotliketodrop
je
the
jarforfearofkilling
nekoga
somebody
underneath,somanagedtoputitinto
eno
one
ofthecupboardsasshefell
mimo
past
it.
“Well!”
thoughtAlicetoherself,“aftersuch
je
a
fallasthis,Ishallthinknothingoftumblingdownstairs!
Kako
How
bravethey’llallthinkmeat
doma
home
!
Why,Iwouldn’tsay
ničesar
anything
aboutit,evenifIfelloffthetopofthehouse!”
Kar
(Which
wasverylikelytrue.)
Dol
Down
,down,down.
Wouldthe
padec
fall
nevercometoanend?
“IwonderhowmanymilesI’vefallenbythistime?”
shesaidaloud.
“Imustbegettingsomewherenearthecentreoftheearth.
Letmesee:
to
that
wouldbefourthousandmiles
navzdol
down
,Ithink—”
(for,you
vidite
see
,Alicehadlearntseveralthingsofthissortinherlessonsintheschoolroom,
in
and
thoughthiswasnota
zelo
very
goodopportunityforshowingoffherknowledge,astherewasnoonetolistentoher,stillitwas
dobra
good
practicetosayitover)“—yes,that’s
približno
about
therightdistance—butthenIwonderwhatLatitude
ali
or
LongitudeI’vegotto?”
(Alicehad
ni
no
ideawhatLatitudewas,
ali
or
Longitudeeither,butthoughttheywerenicegrandwordstosay.)
Presentlyshebegan
znova
again
.
“IwonderifIshallfallright
skozi
through
theearth!
Howfunnyit’llseemtocomeoutamongthepeoplethatwalk
z
with
theirheadsdownward!
TheAntipathies,Ithink—”
(shewasrathergladtherewasnoonelistening,thistime,asitdidn’tsoundatalltherightword)“—butIshallhaveto
vprašati
ask
themwhatthenameofthecountryis,youknow.
Prosim
Please
,Ma’am,isthisNewZealand
ali
or
Australia?”
(andshetriedtocurtseyasshespoke—fancycurtseyingasyou’refalling
skozi
through
theair!
Doyouthinkyoucouldmanageit?)
“Andwhatanignorantlittle
dekle
girl
she’llthinkmeforasking!
Ne
No
,it’llneverdoto
vprašati
ask
:
perhapsIshallseeitwrittenupsomewhere.”
Dol
Down
,down,down.
Therewas
nič
nothing
elsetodo,soAlice
kmalu
soon
begantalkingagain.
“Dinah’llmissme
zelo
very
muchto-night,Ishouldthink!”
(Dinahwas
je
the
cat.)
“Ihopethey’llrememberhersaucerofmilkattea-time.
Dinahmy
draga
dear
!
Iwishyouweredown
tukaj
here
withme!
Therearenomiceinthe
zraku
air
,I’mafraid,butyoumightcatchabat,andthat’s
zelo
very
likeamouse,youknow.
But
ali
do
catseatbats,Iwonder?”
In
And
hereAlicebegantogetrathersleepy,
in
and
wentonsayingtoherself,in
je
a
dreamysortofway,“Docats
jedo
eat
bats?
Docatseatbats?”
in
and
sometimes,“Dobatseatcats?”
for,you
vidite
see
,asshecouldn’tanswereither
vprašanje
question
,itdidn’tmuchmatterwhichwaysheputit.
Shefeltthatshewasdozingoff,
in
and
hadjustbeguntodreamthatshewaswalkinghandinhand
z
with
Dinah,andsayingtoher
zelo
very
earnestly,“Now,Dinah,tellme
je
the
truth:
didyouevereatabat?”
ko
when
suddenly,thump!
thump!
downshecameuponaheapofsticks
in
and
dryleaves,andthe
padec
fall
wasover.
Alicewasnot
je
a
bithurt,andshejumpedupontoherfeetin
je
a
moment:
shelookedup,
vendar
but
itwasalldarkoverhead;
pred
before
herwasanotherlongpassage,
in
and
theWhiteRabbitwasstillinsight,hurrying
navzdol
down
it.
Therewasnotamomenttobelost:
awaywentAlicelikethewind,
in
and
wasjustintimeto
slišati
hear
itsay,asitturnedacorner,“Ohmyears
in
and
whiskers,howlateit’sgetting!”
Shewas
blizu
close
behinditwhensheturned
je
the
corner,buttheRabbitwas
ni
no
longertobeseen:
shefoundherselfinalong,lowhall,
ki
which
waslitupbyarowoflampshangingfromtheroof.
Thereweredoors
vsa
all
roundthehall,buttheywere
vsa
all
locked;
andwhenAlicehadbeenall
je
the
waydownoneside
in
and
uptheother,tryingeverydoor,shewalkedsadlydown
je
the
middle,wonderinghowshewasevertoget
ven
out
again.
Suddenlyshecameupon
je
a
littlethree-leggedtable,allmadeofsolidglass;
ni
there
wasnothingonitexceptatinygoldenkey,
in
and
Alice’sfirstthoughtwasthatitmightbelongto
eno
one
ofthedoorsofthehall;
ampak
but
,alas!
eitherthelocksweretoolarge,
ali
or
thekeywastoosmall,
vendar
but
atanyrateitwouldnotopenanyof
njih
them
.
However,onthesecondtimeround,shecameuponalowcurtainshehadnotnoticedbefore,
in
and
behinditwasalittle
vrata
door
aboutfifteenincheshigh:
shetried
je
the
littlegoldenkeyin
je
the
lock,andtoher
veliko
great
delightitfitted!
Aliceopenedthe
vrata
door
andfoundthatitledintoa
majhen
small
passage,notmuchlarger
od
than
arat-hole:
shekneltdown
in
and
lookedalongthepassageinto
je
the
loveliestgardenyoueversaw.
Kako
How
shelongedtogetoutofthatdarkhall,
in
and
wanderaboutamongthosebedsofbrightflowers
in
and
thosecoolfountains,butshecouldnot
niti
even
getherheadthrough
je
the
doorway;
“andevenifmyheadwouldgothrough,”thoughtpoorAlice,“itwouldbeof
zelo
very
littleusewithoutmyshoulders.
Oh,
kako
how
IwishIcouldshutup
kot
like
atelescope!
IthinkIcould,
če
if
Ionlyknewhowtobegin.”
For,you
vidite
see
,somanyout-of-the-waythingshadhappenedlately,thatAlicehadbeguntothinkthat
zelo
very
fewthingsindeedwerereallyimpossible.
Thereseemedtobenouseinwaitingbythelittle
vratih
door
,soshewentbacktothetable,
pol
half
hopingshemightfind
še en
another
keyonit,oratanyratea
knjigo
book
ofrulesforshutting
ljudi
people
upliketelescopes:
thistimeshefoundalittlebottleonit,(“whichcertainlywasnot
tukaj
here
before,”saidAlice,)androundtheneckofthebottlewasapaperlabel,
z
with
thewords“DRINKME,”beautifullyprintedonitinlargeletters.
Itwas
vse
all
verywelltosay“Drinkme,”
vendar
but
thewiselittleAlicewasnotgoingto
storiti
do
thatinahurry.
“No,I’lllookfirst,”shesaid,“andseewhetherit’smarked‘poison’ornot”;
forshehadreadseveralnicelittlehistories
o
about
childrenwhohadgotburnt,
in
and
eatenupbywildbeasts
in
and
otherunpleasantthings,all
ker
because
theywouldnotremember
je
the
simplerulestheirfriendshadtaughtthem:
such
kot
as
,thatared-hotpoker
bo
will
burnyouifyouholdittoolong;
in
and
thatifyoucutyourfinger
zelo
very
deeplywithaknife,itusuallybleeds;
in
and
shehadneverforgottenthat,
če
if
youdrinkmuchfromabottlemarked“poison,”itis
skoraj
almost
certaintodisagreewithyou,sooner
ali
or
later.
However,thisbottlewasnotmarked“poison,”soAliceventuredtotasteit,
in
and
findingitverynice,(ithad,in
resnici
fact
,asortofmixedflavourofcherry-tart,custard,pine-apple,roastturkey,toffee,
in
and
hotbutteredtoast,)she
zelo
very
soonfinisheditoff.
“Whatacuriousfeeling!”
saidAlice;
“Imustbeshuttingup
kot
like
atelescope.”
Andsoitwasindeed:
shewas
zdaj
now
onlytenincheshigh,
in
and
herfacebrightenedupat
je
the
thoughtthatshewas
zdaj
now
therightsizeforgoing
skozi
through
thelittledoorinto
da
that
lovelygarden.
First,however,shewaitedfor
je
a
fewminutestoseeifshewasgoingtoshrinkanyfurther:
shefelt
je
a
littlenervousaboutthis;
“foritmightend,youknow,”saidAlicetoherself,“inmygoingoutaltogether,
kot
like
acandle.
IwonderwhatIshouldbelikethen?”
In
And
shetriedtofancywhattheflameofacandleislikeafterthecandleisblownout,forshecouldnotremembereverhavingseensuchathing.
Po
After
awhile,findingthat
nič
nothing
morehappened,shedecidedongoingintothegardenat
ko
once
;
but,alasforpoorAlice!
ko
when
shegottothe
vrat
door
,shefoundshehadforgotten
je
the
littlegoldenkey,and
ko
when
shewentbackto
je
the
tableforit,shefoundshecouldnotpossiblyreachit:
shecouldseeitquiteplainly
skozi
through
theglass,andshetriedherbesttoclimbuponeof
je
the
legsofthetable,
vendar
but
itwastooslippery;
in
and
whenshehadtiredherselfoutwithtrying,
je
the
poorlittlethingsatdown
in
and
cried.
“Come,there’snouseincryinglikethat!”
saidAlicetoherself,rathersharply;
“Iadviseyoutoleaveoffthisminute!”
Shegenerallygaveherself
zelo
very
goodadvice,(thoughshe
zelo
very
seldomfollowedit),and
včasih
sometimes
shescoldedherselfsoseverelyastobringtearsintohereyes;
in
and
oncesherememberedtryingtoboxherownearsforhavingcheatedherselfin
je
a
gameofcroquetshewasplaying
proti
against
herself,forthiscurious
otrok
child
wasveryfondofpretendingtobe
dva
two
people.
“Butit’snousenow,”thoughtpoorAlice,“topretendtobe
dva
two
people!
Why,there’shardly
dovolj
enough
ofmelefttomake
eno
one
respectableperson!”
Soonhereyefellonalittleglassbox
ki
that
waslyingunderthetable:
sheopenedit,
in
and
foundinita
zelo
very
smallcake,onwhichthewords“EATME”werebeautifullymarkedincurrants.
“Well,I’lleatit,”saidAlice,“and
če
if
itmakesmegrowlarger,I
lahko
can
reachthekey;
and
če
if
itmakesmegrowsmaller,I
lahko
can
creepunderthedoor;
soeitherwayI’llgetinto
je
the
garden,andIdon’tcarewhichhappens!”
Sheate
je
a
littlebit,andsaidanxiouslytoherself,“Whichway?
Whichway?”,holdingher
roko
hand
onthetopofherheadtofeelwhichwayitwasgrowing,
in
and
shewasquitesurprisedtofindthatsheremained
je
the
samesize:
tobe
seveda
sure
,thisgenerallyhappenswhenoneeatscake,
toda
but
Alicehadgotsomuchinto
je
the
wayofexpectingnothing
toda
but
out-of-the-waythingstohappen,thatitseemedquitedull
in
and
stupidforlifetogoonin
je
the
commonway.
CHAPTERII.ThePoolofTears
“Curiouserandcuriouser!”
criedAlice(shewassomuchsurprised,thatfor
je
the
momentshequiteforgot
kako
how
tospeakgoodEnglish);
“nowI’mopeningout
kot
like
thelargesttelescopethateverwas!
Good-bye,feet!”
(forwhenshelooked
navzdol
down
atherfeet,theyseemedtobe
skoraj
almost
outofsight,theyweregettingso
daleč
far
off).
“Oh,mypoorlittlefeet,Iwonder
kdo
who
willputonyourshoes
in
and
stockingsforyounow,dears?
I’msureIshan’tbeable!
Ishallbeagreatdeal
preveč
too
farofftotroublemyselfaboutyou:
youmustmanage
je
the
bestwayyoucan;—butImustbekindtothem,”thoughtAlice,“or
morda
perhaps
theywon’twalkthe
poti
way
Iwanttogo!
Letmesee:
I’llgivethema
nov
new
pairofbootseveryChristmas.”
In
And
shewentonplanningtoherself
kako
how
shewouldmanageit.
“Theymust
iti
go
bythecarrier,”shethought;
“and
kako
how
funnyit’llseem,sendingpresentstoone’sownfeet!
In
And
howoddthedirections
bodo
will
look!
Ohdear,whatnonsenseI’mtalking!”
Justthenherheadstruckagainst
je
the
roofofthehall:
infactshewas
zdaj
now
morethanninefeethigh,
in
and
sheatoncetookup
je
the
littlegoldenkeyandhurriedoffto
je
the
gardendoor.
PoorAlice!
Itwasas
toliko
much
asshecoulddo,lyingdownonone
strani
side
,tolookthroughinto
je
the
gardenwithoneeye;
toda
but
togetthroughwas
bolj
more
hopelessthanever:
shesatdown
in
and
begantocryagain.
“Yououghttobeashamedofyourself,”saidAlice,“agreat
punca
girl
likeyou,”(shemight
tudi
well
saythis),“togooncryingin
te
this
way!
Stopthismoment,Itellyou!”
Toda
But
shewentonallthesame,sheddinggallonsoftears,
dokler
until
therewasalargepoolallroundher,
približno
about
fourinchesdeepandreaching
polovico
half
downthehall.
Aftera
času
time
sheheardalittlepatteringoffeetinthedistance,
in
and
shehastilydriedhereyesto
videli
see
whatwascoming.
Itwasthe
Beli
White
Rabbitreturning,splendidlydressed,
z
with
apairofwhitekidglovesinone
roki
hand
andalargefanintheother:
hecametrottingalonginagreat
naglici
hurry
,mutteringtohimselfashecame,“Oh!
theDuchess,theDuchess!
Oh!
won’tshebesavage
če
if
I’vekeptherwaiting!”
Alicefeltsodesperatethatshewasreadytoask
pomoč
help
ofanyone;
so,
ko
when
theRabbitcamenear
ji
her
,shebegan,inalow,timidvoice,“Ifyou
prosim
please
,sir—”
TheRabbitstartedviolently,droppedthe
bele
white
kidglovesandthefan,
in
and
skurriedawayintothedarknessashardashecould
šel
go
.
Alicetookupthefan
in
and
gloves,and,asthehallwas
zelo
very
hot,shekeptfanningherselfall
je
the
timeshewentontalking:
“Dear,
dragi
dear
!
Howqueereverythingis
danes
to-day
!
Andyesterdaythingswentonjustasusual.
Iwonder
če
if
I’vebeenchangedinthe
noči
night
?
Letmethink:
wasIthe
isti
same
whenIgotupthis
zjutraj
morning
?
IalmostthinkIcanrememberfeelinga
malo
little
different.
ButifI’mnotthe
isti
same
,thenextquestionis,
Kdo
Who
intheworldamI?
Ah,that’s
je
the
greatpuzzle!”
Andshebeganthinkingover
vseh
all
thechildrensheknewthatwereof
je
the
sameageasherself,tosee
če
if
shecouldhavebeenchangedforanyofthem.
“I’msureI’mnotAda,”shesaid,“forher
lasje
hair
goesinsuchlongringlets,andminedoesn’tgoinringletsatall;
in
and
I’msureIcan’tbeMabel,forI
vem
know
allsortsofthings,
in
and
she,oh!
sheknowssucha
zelo
very
little!
Besides,she’sshe,
in
and
I’mI,and—ohdear,
kako
how
puzzlingitallis!
I’lltry
če
if
IknowallthethingsIusedtoknow.
Letmesee:
fourtimes
pet
five
istwelve,andfourtimes
šest
six
isthirteen,andfourtimessevenis—oh
dragi
dear
!
Ishallnevergettotwentyat
to
that
rate!
However,theMultiplicationTabledoesn’tsignify:
let’stryGeography.
LondonisthecapitalofParis,andParisisthecapitalofRome,andRome—no,that’s
vse
all
wrong,I’mcertain!
Imust
so
have
beenchangedforMabel!
I’lltry
in
and
say‘Howdoththelittle—’”
in
and
shecrossedherhandsonherlapasifsheweresayinglessons,
in
and
begantorepeatit,
vendar
but
hervoicesoundedhoarse
in
and
strange,andthewordsdidnotcome
je
the
sameastheyusedtodo:—.
“HowdoththelittlecrocodileImprovehisshiningtail,
In
And
pourthewatersoftheNileOn
vsako
every
goldenscale!
“Howcheerfullyheseemstogrin,
Kako
How
neatlyspreadhisclaws,
In
And
welcomelittlefishesin
Z
With
gentlysmilingjaws!”
“I’msurethosearenot
je
the
rightwords,”saidpoorAlice,
in
and
hereyesfilledwithtears
spet
again
asshewenton,“ImustbeMabelafterall,
in
and
Ishallhavetogo
in
and
liveinthatpokylittle
hiši
house
,andhavenexttonotoystoplay
s
with
,andoh!
everso
veliko
many
lessonstolearn!
No,I’vemadeupmymindaboutit;
če
if
I’mMabel,I’llstaydown
tukaj
here
!
It’llbenousetheirputtingtheirheadsdown
in
and
saying‘Comeupagain,dear!’Ishall
samo
only
lookupandsay‘WhoamIthen?
Povej
Tell
methatfirst,andthen,
če
if
Ilikebeingthat
oseba
person
,I’llcomeup:
ifnot,I’llstaydown
tukaj
here
tillI’msomebodyelse’—but,ohdear!”
criedAlice,
z
with
asuddenburstoftears,“Idowishtheywouldputtheirheads
navzdol
down
!
Iamsoverytiredofbeingall
sama
alone
here!”
Asshesaidthisshelooked
navzdol
down
atherhands,andwassurprisedtoseethatshehadputon
eno
one
oftheRabbit’slittlewhitekidgloveswhileshewastalking.
“How
lahko
can
Ihavedonethat?”
shethought.
“Imustbegrowingsmallagain.”
Shegotup
in
and
wenttothetabletomeasureherselfbyit,
in
and
foundthat,asnearlyasshecouldguess,shewas
zdaj
now
abouttwofeethigh,
in
and
wasgoingonshrinkingrapidly:
shesoonfoundoutthat
je
the
causeofthiswas
je
the
fanshewasholding,
in
and
shedroppedithastily,justintimetoavoidshrinkingawayaltogether.
“Thatwas
je
a
narrowescape!”