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CHAPTERI.DowntheRabbit-Hole
Alicewasbeginningto
hacer
getverytiredofsittingbyher
hermana
sisteronthebank,andof
tener
havingnothingtodo:
once
o
ortwiceshehadpeepedintothe
libro
bookhersisterwasreading,
pero
butithadnopictures
o
orconversationsinit,“andwhatistheuseofabook,”
pensó
thoughtAlice“withoutpicturesorconversations?”
Soshewasconsideringinherown
mente
mind(aswellasshe
podía
could,forthehotdaymadeher
sentir
feelverysleepyandstupid),whetherthepleasureofmakingadaisy-chainwouldbeworththe
molestia
troubleofgettingupand
recoger
pickingthedaisies,whensuddenlya
Blanco
WhiteRabbitwithpinkeyes
corrió
ranclosebyher.
Therewas
nada
nothingsoveryremarkablein
eso
that;
nordidAlicethinkitsoverymuch
fuera
outofthewayto
oír
heartheRabbitsaytoitself,“Ohdear!
Ohdear!
Ishallbelate!”
(whenshethoughtitoverafterwards,itoccurredtoherthatsheoughtto
haber
havewonderedatthis,butat
el
thetimeitallseemed
bastante
quitenatural);
butwhentheRabbit
en realidad
actuallytookawatchoutofitswaistcoat-pocket,
y
andlookedatit,andthen
apresuró
hurriedon,Alicestartedtoherfeet,foritflashedacrosshermindthatshe
había
hadneverbeforeseenarabbit
con
witheitherawaistcoat-pocket,or
un
awatchtotakeoutofit,
y
andburningwithcuriosity,she
corrió
ranacrossthefieldafterit,
y
andfortunatelywasjustin
tiempo
timetoseeitpopdown
un
alargerabbit-holeunderthehedge.
In
otro
anothermomentdownwentAliceafterit,
nunca
neveronceconsideringhowin
el
theworldshewastoget
salir
outagain.
Therabbit-holewentstraighton
como
likeatunnelforsome
camino
way,andthendippedsuddenlydown,sosuddenlythatAlice
tuvo
hadnotamomentto
pensar
thinkaboutstoppingherselfbeforeshe
encontró
foundherselffallingdowna
muy
verydeepwell.
Eitherthe
bien
wellwasverydeep,orshe
cayó
fellveryslowly,forshe
tenía
hadplentyoftimeasshe
iba
wentdowntolookabouther
y
andtowonderwhatwas
iba
goingtohappennext.
First,she
trató
triedtolookdownandmakeoutwhatshewascomingto,
pero
butitwastoodarkto
ver
seeanything;
thenshelookedat
los
thesidesofthewell,
y
andnoticedthattheywerefilledwithcupboards
y
andbook-shelves;
hereandthereshe
veía
sawmapsandpictureshunguponpegs.
Shetookdownajarfromoneof
los
theshelvesasshepassed;
itwaslabelled“ORANGEMARMALADE”,
pero
buttohergreatdisappointmentitwasempty:
shedidnot
gustaba
liketodropthejarforfearof
matar
killingsomebodyunderneath,somanagedtoputitinto
uno
oneofthecupboardsasshefell
más allá
pastit.
“Well!”
thoughtAlicetoherself,“aftersuch
una
afallasthis,Ishallthinknothingoftumblingdownstairs!
Howbravethey’ll
todos
allthinkmeathome!
Por qué
Why,Iwouldn’tsayanythingaboutit,evenifI
cayera
felloffthetopof
la
thehouse!”
(Whichwasverylikelytrue.)
Abajo
Down,down,down.
Wouldthe
caída
fallnevercometoan
fin
end?
“IwonderhowmanymilesI’ve
caído
fallenbythistime?”
she
dijo
saidaloud.
“Imustbe
llegando
gettingsomewherenearthecentreof
la
theearth.
Letmesee:
eso
thatwouldbefourthousandmiles
abajo
down,Ithink—”
(for,you
ver
see,Alicehadlearntseveralthingsofthis
tipo
sortinherlessonsintheschoolroom,
y
andthoughthiswasnota
muy
verygoodopportunityforshowingoffherknowledge,astherewas
no
noonetolistentoher,
todavía
stillitwasgoodpracticetosayitover)“—yes,that’sabouttherightdistance—butthenIwonderwhatLatitude
o
orLongitudeI’vegotto?”
(Alice
tenía
hadnoideawhatLatitudewas,
o
orLongitudeeither,butthoughttheywerenicegrandwordstosay.)
Presentlyshebegan
de nuevo
again.
“IwonderifIshall
caer
fallrightthroughtheearth!
How
gracioso
funnyit’llseemtocome
salir
outamongthepeoplethat
camina
walkwiththeirheadsdownward!
Las
TheAntipathies,Ithink—”
(shewasrathergladtherewas
no
noonelistening,thistime,asitdidn’t
sonaba
soundatalltheright
palabra
word)“—butIshallhavetoaskthemwhatthe
nombre
nameofthecountryis,you
sabes
know.
Please,Ma’am,isthisNewZealand
o
orAustralia?”
(andshetriedtocurtseyasshespoke—fancycurtseyingasyou’re
caes
fallingthroughtheair!
Doyou
crees
thinkyoucouldmanageit?)
“Andwhatanignorantlittle
niña
girlshe’llthinkmefor
preguntar
asking!
No,it’llneverdoto
preguntar
ask:
perhapsIshallseeit
escrito
writtenupsomewhere.”
Down,down,
abajo
down.
Therewasnothingelseto
hacer
do,soAlicesoonbegan
hablar
talkingagain.
“Dinah’llmissmeverymuch
esta noche
to-night,Ishouldthink!”
(Dinahwas
el
thecat.)
“Ihopethey’ll
recuerden
rememberhersaucerofmilkattea-time.
Dinahmydear!
I
ojalá
wishyouweredownherewithme!
Hay
Therearenomicein
el
theair,I’mafraid,butyou
podrías
mightcatchabat,andthat’s
muy
verylikeamouse,you
sabes
know.
Butdocatseatbats,Iwonder?”
Y
AndhereAlicebegantogetrathersleepy,
y
andwentonsayingtoherself,in
una
adreamysortofway,“Docats
comen
eatbats?
Docatseatbats?”
y
andsometimes,“Dobatseatcats?”
for,you
ves
see,asshecouldn’tanswereitherquestion,itdidn’tmuchmatterwhich
manera
waysheputit.
She
sintió
feltthatshewasdozing
de
off,andhadjustbegunto
soñar
dreamthatshewaswalking
mano
handinhandwithDinah,
y
andsayingtoherveryearnestly,“Now,Dinah,tellme
la
thetruth:
didyouever
comido
eatabat?”
whensuddenly,thump!
thump!
downshecameupon
un
aheapofsticksanddryleaves,
y
andthefallwasover.
Alicewasnot
un
abithurt,andshejumpedupontoherfeetin
un
amoment:
shelookedup,
pero
butitwasalldarkoverhead;
beforeherwas
otro
anotherlongpassage,andthe
Blanco
WhiteRabbitwasstillinsight,hurryingdownit.
Therewasnot
un
amomenttobelost:
away
fue
wentAlicelikethewind,
y
andwasjustintimetohearit
decir
say,asitturnedacorner,“Ohmyears
y
andwhiskers,howlateit’sgetting!”
Shewas
cerca
closebehinditwhensheturnedthecorner,
pero
buttheRabbitwasnolongertobe
veía
seen:
shefoundherselfina
largo
long,lowhall,whichwas
iluminado
litupbyarowoflamps
colgando
hangingfromtheroof.
Thereweredoorsallround
el
thehall,buttheywerealllocked;
y
andwhenAlicehadbeenallthe
camino
waydownonesideandupthe
otro
other,tryingeverydoor,shewalkedsadlydownthemiddle,wondering
cómo
howshewasevertoget
salir
outagain.
Suddenlyshecameupon
una
alittlethree-leggedtable,allmadeofsolidglass;
therewas
nada
nothingonitexceptatinygoldenkey,
y
andAlice’sfirstthoughtwasthatit
podría
mightbelongtooneofthedoorsofthehall;
pero
but,alas!
eitherthelockswere
demasiado
toolarge,orthekeywas
demasiado
toosmall,butatanyrateitwouldnot
abriría
openanyofthem.
However,on
la
thesecondtimeround,shecameupon
una
alowcurtainshehadnotnoticed
antes
before,andbehinditwas
una
alittledooraboutfifteenincheshigh:
she
probó
triedthelittlegoldenkeyin
la
thelock,andtoher
gran
greatdelightitfitted!
Alice
abrió
openedthedoorandfoundthatitledinto
un
asmallpassage,notmuchlarger
de
thanarat-hole:
shekneltdown
y
andlookedalongthepassageinto
el
theloveliestgardenyouever
visto
saw.
Howshelongedto
conseguir
getoutofthatdarkhall,
y
andwanderaboutamongthosebedsofbrightflowers
y
andthosecoolfountains,butshe
podía
couldnotevengether
cabeza
headthroughthedoorway;
“andevenifmy
cabeza
headwouldgothrough,”thought
pobre
poorAlice,“itwouldbeof
muy
verylittleusewithoutmyshoulders.
Oh,
cómo
howIwishIcouldshutup
como
likeatelescope!
IthinkI
podría
could,ifIonlyknew
cómo
howtobegin.”
For,you
veis
see,somanyout-of-the-waythingshad
ocurrido
happenedlately,thatAlicehadbegunto
pensar
thinkthatveryfewthingsindeedwere
realmente
reallyimpossible.
Thereseemedtobeno
uso
useinwaitingbythelittle
puerta
door,soshewentbackto
la
thetable,halfhopingshe
podría
mightfindanotherkeyonit,
o
oratanyratea
libro
bookofrulesforshutting
gente
peopleupliketelescopes:
thistimeshe
encontró
foundalittlebottleonit,(“whichcertainlywasnot
aquí
herebefore,”saidAlice,)androundtheneckofthebottlewas
una
apaperlabel,withthewords“DRINKME,”beautifullyprintedonitinlargeletters.
Itwas
toda
allverywelltosay“Drinkme,”
pero
butthewiselittleAlicewasnot
iba
goingtodothatina
prisa
hurry.
“No,I’lllookfirst,”she
dijo
said,“andseewhetherit’smarked‘poison’
o
ornot”;
forshehad
leído
readseveralnicelittlehistories
sobre
aboutchildrenwhohadgotburnt,
y
andeatenupbywildbeasts
y
andotherunpleasantthings,all
porque
becausetheywouldnotremember
las
thesimplerulestheirfriendshadtaught
les
them:
suchas,thatared-hotpokerwillburnyou
si
ifyouholdittoo
tiempo
long;
andthatifyou
cortas
cutyourfingerverydeeply
con
withaknife,itusuallybleeds;
y
andshehadneverforgottenthat,
si
ifyoudrinkmuchfrom
una
abottlemarked“poison,”itis
casi
almostcertaintodisagreewithyou,sooner
o
orlater.
However,thisbottlewasnotmarked“poison,”soAliceventuredtotasteit,
y
andfindingitverynice,(ithad,in
hecho
fact,asortofmixedflavourofcherry-tart,custard,pine-apple,roastturkey,toffee,
y
andhotbutteredtoast,)she
muy
verysoonfinisheditoff.
“Whatacuriousfeeling!”
dijo
saidAlice;
“Imustbe
cerrando
shuttinguplikeatelescope.”
Y
Andsoitwasindeed:
shewas
ahora
nowonlytenincheshigh,
y
andherfacebrightenedupat
la
thethoughtthatshewas
ahora
nowtherightsizeforgoingthrough
la
thelittledoorintothatlovelygarden.
Primero
First,however,shewaitedforafewminutesto
ver
seeifshewasgoingtoshrinkanyfurther:
she
sentía
feltalittlenervousabout
esto
this;
“foritmightend,youknow,”
dijo
saidAlicetoherself,“inmygoingoutaltogether,
como
likeacandle.
IwonderwhatI
debería
shouldbelikethen?”
Andshe
trató
triedtofancywhattheflameof
una
acandleislikeafter
la
thecandleisblownout,forshe
podía
couldnotremembereverhaving
visto
seensuchathing.
After
un
awhile,findingthatnothing
más
morehappened,shedecidedon
ver
goingintothegardenat
inmediato
once;
but,alasforpoorAlice!
cuando
whenshegottothe
puerta
door,shefoundshehad
olvidado
forgottenthelittlegoldenkey,
y
andwhenshewentbackto
la
thetableforit,shefoundshe
podía
couldnotpossiblyreachit:
she
podía
couldseeitquiteplainlythroughtheglass,
y
andshetriedherbesttoclimbup
una
oneofthelegsofthetable,
pero
butitwastooslippery;
y
andwhenshehadtiredherselfoutwithtrying,
la
thepoorlittlethingsatdown
y
andcried.
“Come,there’snouseincryinglikethat!”
dijo
saidAlicetoherself,rathersharply;
“Iadviseyoutoleaveoffthisminute!”
Shegenerally
daba
gaveherselfverygoodadvice,(thoughshe
muy
veryseldomfollowedit),andsometimesshescoldedherselfsoseverelyasto
traer
bringtearsintohereyes;
y
andoncesherememberedtryingtoboxherownearsforhavingcheatedherselfina
juego
gameofcroquetshewasplaying
contra
againstherself,forthiscurious
niña
childwasveryfondofpretendingtobe
dos
twopeople.
“Butit’snousenow,”
pensó
thoughtpoorAlice,“topretendtobe
dos
twopeople!
Why,there’shardly
suficiente
enoughofmeleftto
hacer
makeonerespectableperson!”
Soonhereye
cayó
fellonalittleglassboxthatwaslying
debajo
underthetable:
sheopenedit,
y
andfoundinita
muy
verysmallcake,onwhichthewords“EATME”werebeautifullymarkedincurrants.
“Well,I’lleatit,”
dijo
saidAlice,“andifit
hace
makesmegrowlarger,I
puedo
canreachthekey;
and
si
ifitmakesmegrowsmaller,I
puedo
cancreepunderthedoor;
soeither
manera
wayI’llgetintothegarden,
y
andIdon’tcarewhichhappens!”
She
comió
atealittlebit,and
dijo
saidanxiouslytoherself,“Which
camino
way?
Whichway?”,holdingher
mano
handonthetopofher
cabeza
headtofeelwhichwayitwasgrowing,
y
andshewasquitesurprisedto
encontrar
findthatsheremainedthe
mismo
samesize:
tobesure,
esto
thisgenerallyhappenswhenone
come
eatscake,butAlicehadgotso
tanto
muchintothewayofexpecting
nada
nothingbutout-of-the-waythingsto
suceder
happen,thatitseemedquitedull
y
andstupidforlifeto
fuera
gooninthecommon
camino
way.
CHAPTERII.ThePoolofTears
“Curiouser
y
andcuriouser!”
criedAlice(shewassomuchsurprised,thatfor
el
themomentshequiteforgot
cómo
howtospeakgoodEnglish);
“nowI’m
abriendo
openingoutlikethelargesttelescopethateverwas!
Good-bye,feet!”
(for
cuando
whenshelookeddownatherfeet,theyseemedtobe
casi
almostoutofsight,theyweregettingsofaroff).
“Oh,mypoorlittlefeet,Iwonder
quién
whowillputonyourshoes
y
andstockingsforyounow,dears?
I’m
seguro
sureIshan’tbeable!
Ishallbeagreatdeal
demasiado
toofarofftotroublemyselfaboutyou:
youmustmanagethe
mejor
bestwayyoucan;—butImustbe
amable
kindtothem,”thoughtAlice,“or
tal vez
perhapstheywon’twalkthewayI
quiero
wanttogo!
Letme
ver
see:
I’llgivethemanewpairofboots
cada
everyChristmas.”
Andshewenton
planeando
planningtoherselfhowshewouldmanageit.
“Theymust
ir
gobythecarrier,”she
pensó
thought;
“andhowfunnyit’llseem,
enviar
sendingpresentstoone’sownfeet!
Y
Andhowoddthedirectionswilllook!
Ohdear,whatnonsenseI’mtalking!”
Justo
Justthenherheadstruck
contra
againsttheroofofthehall:
in
hecho
factshewasnowmorethanninefeethigh,
y
andsheatoncetookup
la
thelittlegoldenkeyand
apresuró
hurriedofftothegarden
puerta
door.
PoorAlice!
Itwasas
tanto
muchasshecoulddo,lyingdownon
un
oneside,tolookthroughinto
el
thegardenwithoneeye;
pero
buttogetthroughwas
más
morehopelessthanever:
she
sentó
satdownandbegantocry
de nuevo
again.
“Yououghttobeashamedofyourself,”saidAlice,“a
gran
greatgirllikeyou,”(shemightwell
decir
saythis),“togooncryingin
esta
thisway!
Stopthismoment,I
digo
tellyou!”
Butshewenton
todos
allthesame,sheddinggallonsoftears,
hasta que
untiltherewasalargepool
todos
allroundher,aboutfourinchesdeep
y
andreachinghalfdownthehall.
After
un
atimeshehearda
pequeño
littlepatteringoffeetinthedistance,
y
andshehastilydriedhereyesto
ver
seewhatwascoming.
Itwasthe
Blanco
WhiteRabbitreturning,splendidlydressed,
con
withapairofwhitekidglovesinone
mano
handandalargefanintheother:
hecametrottingalongina
gran
greathurry,mutteringtohimselfashecame,“Oh!
la
theDuchess,theDuchess!
Oh!
won’tshebesavage
si
ifI’vekeptherwaiting!”
Alice
sintió
feltsodesperatethatshewasreadyto
pedir
askhelpofanyone;
so,
cuando
whentheRabbitcamenearher,shebegan,in
una
alow,timidvoice,“Ifyouplease,sir—”
TheRabbit
comenzó
startedviolently,droppedthewhite
niño
kidglovesandthefan,
y
andskurriedawayintothedarknessashardashe
pudo
couldgo.
Alicetookupthefan
y
andgloves,and,asthehallwas
muy
veryhot,shekeptfanningherself
todo
allthetimeshewenton
hablando
talking:
“Dear,dear!
Howqueer
todo
everythingisto-day!
Andyesterdaythingswentonjustasusual.
Iwonder
si
ifI’vebeenchangedin
la
thenight?
Letmethink:
wasI
el
thesamewhenIgotup
esta
thismorning?
IalmostthinkIcan
recuerdo
rememberfeelingalittledifferent.
Pero
ButifI’mnotthe
mismo
same,thenextquestionis,
Quién
Whointheworldam
Yo
I?
Ah,that’sthegreatpuzzle!”
Y
Andshebeganthinkingover
todos
allthechildrensheknewthatwereofthesameageasherself,to
ver
seeifshecouldhavebeen
cambiado
changedforanyofthem.
“I’msureI’mnotAda,”she
dijo
said,“forherhairgoesin
tan
suchlongringlets,andminedoesn’tgoinringletsatall;
y
andI’msureIcan’tbeMabel,forI
sé
knowallsortsofthings,
y
andshe,oh!
sheknows
tan
suchaverylittle!
Besides,she’s
ella
she,andI’mI,and—ohdear,howpuzzlingit
todo
allis!
I’lltryifI
saber
knowallthethingsIusedto
saber
know.
Letmesee:
fourtimes
cinco
fiveistwelve,andfourtimes
seis
sixisthirteen,andfourtimessevenis—ohdear!
Ishall
nunca
nevergettotwentyat
ese
thatrate!
However,theMultiplicationTabledoesn’tsignify:
let’s
intentemos
tryGeography.
LondonisthecapitalofParis,
y
andParisisthecapitalofRome,
y
andRome—no,that’sallwrong,I’mcertain!
I
debo
musthavebeenchangedforMabel!
I’ll
intentaré
tryandsay‘Howdoththelittle—’”
y
andshecrossedherhandsonherlapas
si
ifsheweresayinglessons,
y
andbegantorepeatit,
pero
buthervoicesoundedhoarse
y
andstrange,andthewordsdidnotcomethesameastheyusedtodo:—.
“Howdoththe
pequeño
littlecrocodileImprovehisshiningtail,
Y
AndpourthewatersoftheNileOn
cada
everygoldenscale!
“Howcheerfullyheseemstogrin,Howneatlyspreadhisclaws,
Y
Andwelcomelittlefishesin
Con
Withgentlysmilingjaws!”
“I’m
seguro
surethosearenottherightwords,”
dijo
saidpoorAlice,andhereyesfilledwithtears
de nuevo
againasshewenton,“ImustbeMabelafter
todo
all,andIshallhaveto
ir
goandliveinthatpokylittle
casa
house,andhavenexttonotoysto
jugar
playwith,andoh!
eversomanylessonsto
aprender
learn!
No,I’vemadeupmymindaboutit;
si
ifI’mMabel,I’llstay
abajo
downhere!
It’llbenousetheirputtingtheirheadsdown
y
andsaying‘Comeupagain,dear!’Ishall
sólo
onlylookupandsay‘WhoamIthen?
Tellmethat
primero
first,andthen,ifI
gusta
likebeingthatperson,I’llcomeup:
si
ifnot,I’llstaydown
aquí
heretillI’msomebodyelse’—but,ohdear!”
criedAlice,
con
withasuddenburstoftears,“Ido
gustaría
wishtheywouldputtheirheads
abajo
down!
Iamsoverytiredofbeingallalonehere!”
Asshe
decía
saidthisshelookeddownatherhands,
y
andwassurprisedtoseethatshe
había
hadputononeof
los
theRabbit’slittlewhitekidgloves
mientras
whileshewastalking.
“How
podido
canIhavedonethat?”
she
pensó
thought.
“Imustbegrowing
pequeño
smallagain.”
Shegotup
y
andwenttothetabletomeasureherselfbyit,
y
andfoundthat,asnearlyasshe
podía
couldguess,shewasnowabout
dos
twofeethigh,andwasgoingonshrinkingrapidly:
she
pronto
soonfoundoutthatthe
causa
causeofthiswasthefanshewasholding,
y
andshedroppedithastily,
justo
justintimetoavoidshrinkingawayaltogether.
“Thatwas
una
anarrowescape!”