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CHAPTERI.DowntheRabbit-Hole
Alicewasbeginningto
hacer
get
verytiredofsittingbyher
hermana
sister
onthebank,andof
tener
having
nothingtodo:
once
o
or
twiceshehadpeepedintothe
libro
book
hersisterwasreading,
pero
but
ithadnopictures
o
or
conversationsinit,“andwhatistheuseofabook,”
pensó
thought
Alice“withoutpicturesorconversations?”
Soshewasconsideringinherown
mente
mind
(aswellasshe
podía
could
,forthehotdaymadeher
sentir
feel
verysleepyandstupid),whetherthepleasureofmakingadaisy-chainwouldbeworththe
molestia
trouble
ofgettingupand
recoger
picking
thedaisies,whensuddenlya
Blanco
White
Rabbitwithpinkeyes
corrió
ran
closebyher.
Therewas
nada
nothing
soveryremarkablein
eso
that
;
nordidAlicethinkitsoverymuch
fuera
out
ofthewayto
oír
hear
theRabbitsaytoitself,“Ohdear!
Ohdear!
Ishallbelate!”
(whenshethoughtitoverafterwards,itoccurredtoherthatsheoughtto
haber
have
wonderedatthis,butat
el
the
timeitallseemed
bastante
quite
natural);
butwhentheRabbit
en realidad
actually
tookawatchoutofitswaistcoat-pocket,
y
and
lookedatit,andthen
apresuró
hurried
on,Alicestartedtoherfeet,foritflashedacrosshermindthatshe
había
had
neverbeforeseenarabbit
con
with
eitherawaistcoat-pocket,or
un
a
watchtotakeoutofit,
y
and
burningwithcuriosity,she
corrió
ran
acrossthefieldafterit,
y
and
fortunatelywasjustin
tiempo
time
toseeitpopdown
un
a
largerabbit-holeunderthehedge.
In
otro
another
momentdownwentAliceafterit,
nunca
never
onceconsideringhowin
el
the
worldshewastoget
salir
out
again.
Therabbit-holewentstraighton
como
like
atunnelforsome
camino
way
,andthendippedsuddenlydown,sosuddenlythatAlice
tuvo
had
notamomentto
pensar
think
aboutstoppingherselfbeforeshe
encontró
found
herselffallingdowna
muy
very
deepwell.
Eitherthe
bien
well
wasverydeep,orshe
cayó
fell
veryslowly,forshe
tenía
had
plentyoftimeasshe
iba
went
downtolookabouther
y
and
towonderwhatwas
iba
going
tohappennext.
First,she
trató
tried
tolookdownandmakeoutwhatshewascomingto,
pero
but
itwastoodarkto
ver
see
anything;
thenshelookedat
los
the
sidesofthewell,
y
and
noticedthattheywerefilledwithcupboards
y
and
book-shelves;
hereandthereshe
veía
saw
mapsandpictureshunguponpegs.
Shetookdownajarfromoneof
los
the
shelvesasshepassed;
itwaslabelled“ORANGEMARMALADE”,
pero
but
tohergreatdisappointmentitwasempty:
shedidnot
gustaba
like
todropthejarforfearof
matar
killing
somebodyunderneath,somanagedtoputitinto
uno
one
ofthecupboardsasshefell
más allá
past
it.
“Well!”
thoughtAlicetoherself,“aftersuch
una
a
fallasthis,Ishallthinknothingoftumblingdownstairs!
Howbravethey’ll
todos
all
thinkmeathome!
Por qué
Why
,Iwouldn’tsayanythingaboutit,evenifI
cayera
fell
offthetopof
la
the
house!”
(Whichwasverylikelytrue.)
Abajo
Down
,down,down.
Wouldthe
caída
fall
nevercometoan
fin
end
?
“IwonderhowmanymilesI’ve
caído
fallen
bythistime?”
she
dijo
said
aloud.
“Imustbe
llegando
getting
somewherenearthecentreof
la
the
earth.
Letmesee:
eso
that
wouldbefourthousandmiles
abajo
down
,Ithink—”
(for,you
ver
see
,Alicehadlearntseveralthingsofthis
tipo
sort
inherlessonsintheschoolroom,
y
and
thoughthiswasnota
muy
very
goodopportunityforshowingoffherknowledge,astherewas
no
no
onetolistentoher,
todavía
still
itwasgoodpracticetosayitover)“—yes,that’sabouttherightdistance—butthenIwonderwhatLatitude
o
or
LongitudeI’vegotto?”
(Alice
tenía
had
noideawhatLatitudewas,
o
or
Longitudeeither,butthoughttheywerenicegrandwordstosay.)
Presentlyshebegan
de nuevo
again
.
“IwonderifIshall
caer
fall
rightthroughtheearth!
How
gracioso
funny
it’llseemtocome
salir
out
amongthepeoplethat
camina
walk
withtheirheadsdownward!
Las
The
Antipathies,Ithink—”
(shewasrathergladtherewas
no
no
onelistening,thistime,asitdidn’t
sonaba
sound
atalltheright
palabra
word)
“—butIshallhavetoaskthemwhatthe
nombre
name
ofthecountryis,you
sabes
know
.
Please,Ma’am,isthisNewZealand
o
or
Australia?”
(andshetriedtocurtseyasshespoke—fancycurtseyingasyou’re
caes
falling
throughtheair!
Doyou
crees
think
youcouldmanageit?)
“Andwhatanignorantlittle
niña
girl
she’llthinkmefor
preguntar
asking
!
No,it’llneverdoto
preguntar
ask
:
perhapsIshallseeit
escrito
written
upsomewhere.”
Down,down,
abajo
down
.
Therewasnothingelseto
hacer
do
,soAlicesoonbegan
hablar
talking
again.
“Dinah’llmissmeverymuch
esta noche
to-night
,Ishouldthink!”
(Dinahwas
el
the
cat.)
“Ihopethey’ll
recuerden
remember
hersaucerofmilkattea-time.
Dinahmydear!
I
ojalá
wish
youweredownherewithme!
Hay
There
arenomicein
el
the
air,I’mafraid,butyou
podrías
might
catchabat,andthat’s
muy
very
likeamouse,you
sabes
know
.
Butdocatseatbats,Iwonder?”
Y
And
hereAlicebegantogetrathersleepy,
y
and
wentonsayingtoherself,in
una
a
dreamysortofway,“Docats
comen
eat
bats?
Docatseatbats?”
y
and
sometimes,“Dobatseatcats?”
for,you
ves
see
,asshecouldn’tanswereitherquestion,itdidn’tmuchmatterwhich
manera
way
sheputit.
She
sintió
felt
thatshewasdozing
de
off
,andhadjustbegunto
soñar
dream
thatshewaswalking
mano
hand
inhandwithDinah,
y
and
sayingtoherveryearnestly,“Now,Dinah,tellme
la
the
truth:
didyouever
comido
eat
abat?”
whensuddenly,thump!
thump!
downshecameupon
un
a
heapofsticksanddryleaves,
y
and
thefallwasover.
Alicewasnot
un
a
bithurt,andshejumpedupontoherfeetin
un
a
moment:
shelookedup,
pero
but
itwasalldarkoverhead;
beforeherwas
otro
another
longpassage,andthe
Blanco
White
Rabbitwasstillinsight,hurryingdownit.
Therewasnot
un
a
momenttobelost:
away
fue
went
Alicelikethewind,
y
and
wasjustintimetohearit
decir
say
,asitturnedacorner,“Ohmyears
y
and
whiskers,howlateit’sgetting!”
Shewas
cerca
close
behinditwhensheturnedthecorner,
pero
but
theRabbitwasnolongertobe
veía
seen
:
shefoundherselfina
largo
long
,lowhall,whichwas
iluminado
lit
upbyarowoflamps
colgando
hanging
fromtheroof.
Thereweredoorsallround
el
the
hall,buttheywerealllocked;
y
and
whenAlicehadbeenallthe
camino
way
downonesideandupthe
otro
other
,tryingeverydoor,shewalkedsadlydownthemiddle,wondering
cómo
how
shewasevertoget
salir
out
again.
Suddenlyshecameupon
una
a
littlethree-leggedtable,allmadeofsolidglass;
therewas
nada
nothing
onitexceptatinygoldenkey,
y
and
Alice’sfirstthoughtwasthatit
podría
might
belongtooneofthedoorsofthehall;
pero
but
,alas!
eitherthelockswere
demasiado
too
large,orthekeywas
demasiado
too
small,butatanyrateitwouldnot
abriría
open
anyofthem.
However,on
la
the
secondtimeround,shecameupon
una
a
lowcurtainshehadnotnoticed
antes
before
,andbehinditwas
una
a
littledooraboutfifteenincheshigh:
she
probó
tried
thelittlegoldenkeyin
la
the
lock,andtoher
gran
great
delightitfitted!
Alice
abrió
opened
thedoorandfoundthatitledinto
un
a
smallpassage,notmuchlarger
de
than
arat-hole:
shekneltdown
y
and
lookedalongthepassageinto
el
the
loveliestgardenyouever
visto
saw
.
Howshelongedto
conseguir
get
outofthatdarkhall,
y
and
wanderaboutamongthosebedsofbrightflowers
y
and
thosecoolfountains,butshe
podía
could
notevengether
cabeza
head
throughthedoorway;
“andevenifmy
cabeza
head
wouldgothrough,”thought
pobre
poor
Alice,“itwouldbeof
muy
very
littleusewithoutmyshoulders.
Oh,
cómo
how
IwishIcouldshutup
como
like
atelescope!
IthinkI
podría
could
,ifIonlyknew
cómo
how
tobegin.”
For,you
veis
see
,somanyout-of-the-waythingshad
ocurrido
happened
lately,thatAlicehadbegunto
pensar
think
thatveryfewthingsindeedwere
realmente
really
impossible.
Thereseemedtobeno
uso
use
inwaitingbythelittle
puerta
door
,soshewentbackto
la
the
table,halfhopingshe
podría
might
findanotherkeyonit,
o
or
atanyratea
libro
book
ofrulesforshutting
gente
people
upliketelescopes:
thistimeshe
encontró
found
alittlebottleonit,(“whichcertainlywasnot
aquí
here
before,”saidAlice,)androundtheneckofthebottlewas
una
a
paperlabel,withthewords“DRINKME,”beautifullyprintedonitinlargeletters.
Itwas
toda
all
verywelltosay“Drinkme,”
pero
but
thewiselittleAlicewasnot
iba
going
todothatina
prisa
hurry
.
“No,I’lllookfirst,”she
dijo
said
,“andseewhetherit’smarked‘poison’
o
or
not”;
forshehad
leído
read
severalnicelittlehistories
sobre
about
childrenwhohadgotburnt,
y
and
eatenupbywildbeasts
y
and
otherunpleasantthings,all
porque
because
theywouldnotremember
las
the
simplerulestheirfriendshadtaught
les
them
:
suchas,thatared-hotpokerwillburnyou
si
if
youholdittoo
tiempo
long
;
andthatifyou
cortas
cut
yourfingerverydeeply
con
with
aknife,itusuallybleeds;
y
and
shehadneverforgottenthat,
si
if
youdrinkmuchfrom
una
a
bottlemarked“poison,”itis
casi
almost
certaintodisagreewithyou,sooner
o
or
later.
However,thisbottlewasnotmarked“poison,”soAliceventuredtotasteit,
y
and
findingitverynice,(ithad,in
hecho
fact
,asortofmixedflavourofcherry-tart,custard,pine-apple,roastturkey,toffee,
y
and
hotbutteredtoast,)she
muy
very
soonfinisheditoff.
“Whatacuriousfeeling!”
dijo
said
Alice;
“Imustbe
cerrando
shutting
uplikeatelescope.”
Y
And
soitwasindeed:
shewas
ahora
now
onlytenincheshigh,
y
and
herfacebrightenedupat
la
the
thoughtthatshewas
ahora
now
therightsizeforgoingthrough
la
the
littledoorintothatlovelygarden.
Primero
First
,however,shewaitedforafewminutesto
ver
see
ifshewasgoingtoshrinkanyfurther:
she
sentía
felt
alittlenervousabout
esto
this
;
“foritmightend,youknow,”
dijo
said
Alicetoherself,“inmygoingoutaltogether,
como
like
acandle.
IwonderwhatI
debería
should
belikethen?”
Andshe
trató
tried
tofancywhattheflameof
una
a
candleislikeafter
la
the
candleisblownout,forshe
podía
could
notremembereverhaving
visto
seen
suchathing.
After
un
a
while,findingthatnothing
más
more
happened,shedecidedon
ver
going
intothegardenat
inmediato
once
;
but,alasforpoorAlice!
cuando
when
shegottothe
puerta
door
,shefoundshehad
olvidado
forgotten
thelittlegoldenkey,
y
and
whenshewentbackto
la
the
tableforit,shefoundshe
podía
could
notpossiblyreachit:
she
podía
could
seeitquiteplainlythroughtheglass,
y
and
shetriedherbesttoclimbup
una
one
ofthelegsofthetable,
pero
but
itwastooslippery;
y
and
whenshehadtiredherselfoutwithtrying,
la
the
poorlittlethingsatdown
y
and
cried.
“Come,there’snouseincryinglikethat!”
dijo
said
Alicetoherself,rathersharply;
“Iadviseyoutoleaveoffthisminute!”
Shegenerally
daba
gave
herselfverygoodadvice,(thoughshe
muy
very
seldomfollowedit),andsometimesshescoldedherselfsoseverelyasto
traer
bring
tearsintohereyes;
y
and
oncesherememberedtryingtoboxherownearsforhavingcheatedherselfina
juego
game
ofcroquetshewasplaying
contra
against
herself,forthiscurious
niña
child
wasveryfondofpretendingtobe
dos
two
people.
“Butit’snousenow,”
pensó
thought
poorAlice,“topretendtobe
dos
two
people!
Why,there’shardly
suficiente
enough
ofmeleftto
hacer
make
onerespectableperson!”
Soonhereye
cayó
fell
onalittleglassboxthatwaslying
debajo
under
thetable:
sheopenedit,
y
and
foundinita
muy
very
smallcake,onwhichthewords“EATME”werebeautifullymarkedincurrants.
“Well,I’lleatit,”
dijo
said
Alice,“andifit
hace
makes
megrowlarger,I
puedo
can
reachthekey;
and
si
if
itmakesmegrowsmaller,I
puedo
can
creepunderthedoor;
soeither
manera
way
I’llgetintothegarden,
y
and
Idon’tcarewhichhappens!”
She
comió
ate
alittlebit,and
dijo
said
anxiouslytoherself,“Which
camino
way
?
Whichway?”,holdingher
mano
hand
onthetopofher
cabeza
head
tofeelwhichwayitwasgrowing,
y
and
shewasquitesurprisedto
encontrar
find
thatsheremainedthe
mismo
same
size:
tobesure,
esto
this
generallyhappenswhenone
come
eats
cake,butAlicehadgotso
tanto
much
intothewayofexpecting
nada
nothing
butout-of-the-waythingsto
suceder
happen
,thatitseemedquitedull
y
and
stupidforlifeto
fuera
go
oninthecommon
camino
way
.
CHAPTERII.ThePoolofTears
“Curiouser
y
and
curiouser!”
criedAlice(shewassomuchsurprised,thatfor
el
the
momentshequiteforgot
cómo
how
tospeakgoodEnglish);
“nowI’m
abriendo
opening
outlikethelargesttelescopethateverwas!
Good-bye,feet!”
(for
cuando
when
shelookeddownatherfeet,theyseemedtobe
casi
almost
outofsight,theyweregettingsofaroff).
“Oh,mypoorlittlefeet,Iwonder
quién
who
willputonyourshoes
y
and
stockingsforyounow,dears?
I’m
seguro
sure
Ishan’tbeable!
Ishallbeagreatdeal
demasiado
too
farofftotroublemyselfaboutyou:
youmustmanagethe
mejor
best
wayyoucan;—butImustbe
amable
kind
tothem,”thoughtAlice,“or
tal vez
perhaps
theywon’twalkthewayI
quiero
want
togo!
Letme
ver
see
:
I’llgivethemanewpairofboots
cada
every
Christmas.”
Andshewenton
planeando
planning
toherselfhowshewouldmanageit.
“Theymust
ir
go
bythecarrier,”she
pensó
thought
;
“andhowfunnyit’llseem,
enviar
sending
presentstoone’sownfeet!
Y
And
howoddthedirectionswilllook!
Ohdear,whatnonsenseI’mtalking!”
Justo
Just
thenherheadstruck
contra
against
theroofofthehall:
in
hecho
fact
shewasnowmorethanninefeethigh,
y
and
sheatoncetookup
la
the
littlegoldenkeyand
apresuró
hurried
offtothegarden
puerta
door
.
PoorAlice!
Itwasas
tanto
much
asshecoulddo,lyingdownon
un
one
side,tolookthroughinto
el
the
gardenwithoneeye;
pero
but
togetthroughwas
más
more
hopelessthanever:
she
sentó
sat
downandbegantocry
de nuevo
again
.
“Yououghttobeashamedofyourself,”saidAlice,“a
gran
great
girllikeyou,”(shemightwell
decir
say
this),“togooncryingin
esta
this
way!
Stopthismoment,I
digo
tell
you!”
Butshewenton
todos
all
thesame,sheddinggallonsoftears,
hasta que
until
therewasalargepool
todos
all
roundher,aboutfourinchesdeep
y
and
reachinghalfdownthehall.
After
un
a
timeshehearda
pequeño
little
patteringoffeetinthedistance,
y
and
shehastilydriedhereyesto
ver
see
whatwascoming.
Itwasthe
Blanco
White
Rabbitreturning,splendidlydressed,
con
with
apairofwhitekidglovesinone
mano
hand
andalargefanintheother:
hecametrottingalongina
gran
great
hurry,mutteringtohimselfashecame,“Oh!
la
the
Duchess,theDuchess!
Oh!
won’tshebesavage
si
if
I’vekeptherwaiting!”
Alice
sintió
felt
sodesperatethatshewasreadyto
pedir
ask
helpofanyone;
so,
cuando
when
theRabbitcamenearher,shebegan,in
una
a
low,timidvoice,“Ifyouplease,sir—”
TheRabbit
comenzó
started
violently,droppedthewhite
niño
kid
glovesandthefan,
y
and
skurriedawayintothedarknessashardashe
pudo
could
go.
Alicetookupthefan
y
and
gloves,and,asthehallwas
muy
very
hot,shekeptfanningherself
todo
all
thetimeshewenton
hablando
talking
:
“Dear,dear!
Howqueer
todo
everything
isto-day!
Andyesterdaythingswentonjustasusual.
Iwonder
si
if
I’vebeenchangedin
la
the
night?
Letmethink:
wasI
el
the
samewhenIgotup
esta
this
morning?
IalmostthinkIcan
recuerdo
remember
feelingalittledifferent.
Pero
But
ifI’mnotthe
mismo
same
,thenextquestionis,
Quién
Who
intheworldam
Yo
I
?
Ah,that’sthegreatpuzzle!”
Y
And
shebeganthinkingover
todos
all
thechildrensheknewthatwereofthesameageasherself,to
ver
see
ifshecouldhavebeen
cambiado
changed
foranyofthem.
“I’msureI’mnotAda,”she
dijo
said
,“forherhairgoesin
tan
such
longringlets,andminedoesn’tgoinringletsatall;
y
and
I’msureIcan’tbeMabel,forI
know
allsortsofthings,
y
and
she,oh!
sheknows
tan
such
averylittle!
Besides,she’s
ella
she
,andI’mI,and—ohdear,howpuzzlingit
todo
all
is!
I’lltryifI
saber
know
allthethingsIusedto
saber
know
.
Letmesee:
fourtimes
cinco
five
istwelve,andfourtimes
seis
six
isthirteen,andfourtimessevenis—ohdear!
Ishall
nunca
never
gettotwentyat
ese
that
rate!
However,theMultiplicationTabledoesn’tsignify:
let’s
intentemos
try
Geography.
LondonisthecapitalofParis,
y
and
ParisisthecapitalofRome,
y
and
Rome—no,that’sallwrong,I’mcertain!
I
debo
must
havebeenchangedforMabel!
I’ll
intentaré
try
andsay‘Howdoththelittle—’”
y
and
shecrossedherhandsonherlapas
si
if
sheweresayinglessons,
y
and
begantorepeatit,
pero
but
hervoicesoundedhoarse
y
and
strange,andthewordsdidnotcomethesameastheyusedtodo:—.
“Howdoththe
pequeño
little
crocodileImprovehisshiningtail,
Y
And
pourthewatersoftheNileOn
cada
every
goldenscale!
“Howcheerfullyheseemstogrin,Howneatlyspreadhisclaws,
Y
And
welcomelittlefishesin
Con
With
gentlysmilingjaws!”
“I’m
seguro
sure
thosearenottherightwords,”
dijo
said
poorAlice,andhereyesfilledwithtears
de nuevo
again
asshewenton,“ImustbeMabelafter
todo
all
,andIshallhaveto
ir
go
andliveinthatpokylittle
casa
house
,andhavenexttonotoysto
jugar
play
with,andoh!
eversomanylessonsto
aprender
learn
!
No,I’vemadeupmymindaboutit;
si
if
I’mMabel,I’llstay
abajo
down
here!
It’llbenousetheirputtingtheirheadsdown
y
and
saying‘Comeupagain,dear!’Ishall
sólo
only
lookupandsay‘WhoamIthen?
Tellmethat
primero
first
,andthen,ifI
gusta
like
beingthatperson,I’llcomeup:
si
if
not,I’llstaydown
aquí
here
tillI’msomebodyelse’—but,ohdear!”
criedAlice,
con
with
asuddenburstoftears,“Ido
gustaría
wish
theywouldputtheirheads
abajo
down
!
Iamsoverytiredofbeingallalonehere!”
Asshe
decía
said
thisshelookeddownatherhands,
y
and
wassurprisedtoseethatshe
había
had
putononeof
los
the
Rabbit’slittlewhitekidgloves
mientras
while
shewastalking.
“How
podido
can
Ihavedonethat?”
she
pensó
thought
.
“Imustbegrowing
pequeño
small
again.”
Shegotup
y
and
wenttothetabletomeasureherselfbyit,
y
and
foundthat,asnearlyasshe
podía
could
guess,shewasnowabout
dos
two
feethigh,andwasgoingonshrinkingrapidly:
she
pronto
soon
foundoutthatthe
causa
cause
ofthiswasthefanshewasholding,
y
and
shedroppedithastily,
justo
just
intimetoavoidshrinkingawayaltogether.
“Thatwas
una
a
narrowescape!”