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CHAPTERI.DowntheRabbit-Hole
Alicewas
empezando
beginning
togetverytiredof
sentarse
sitting
byhersisteron
el
the
bank,andofhaving
nada
nothing
todo:
onceor
dos veces
twice
shehadpeepedintothe
libro
book
hersisterwasreading,
pero
but
ithadnopictures
o
or
conversationsinit,“andwhatistheuseofabook,”
pensó
thought
Alice“withoutpicturesorconversations?”
Soshewas
considerando
considering
inherownmind
Como
(as
wellasshecould,forthe
caluroso
hot
daymadeherfeel
muy
very
sleepyandstupid),whetherthe
placer
pleasure
ofmakingadaisy-chainwouldbe
pena
worth
thetroubleofgettingup
y
and
pickingthedaisies,when
de repente
suddenly
aWhiteRabbitwithpinkeyes
corrió
ran
closebyher.
Therewas
nada
nothing
soveryremarkablein
eso
that
;
nordidAlicethinkitsoverymuch
fuera
out
ofthewayto
oír
hear
theRabbitsaytoitself,“Ohdear!
Ohdear!
Ishallbelate!”
(whenshethoughtitover
después
afterwards
,itoccurredtoherthatsheoughtto
haber
have
wonderedatthis,butat
el
the
timeitallseemed
bastante
quite
natural);
butwhenthe
Conejo
Rabbit
actuallytookawatchoutofitswaistcoat-pocket,
y
and
lookedatit,andthen
apresuró
hurried
on,Alicestartedtoher
pies
feet
,foritflashedacrosshermindthatshe
había
had
neverbeforeseena
conejo
rabbit
witheitherawaistcoat-pocket,
o
or
awatchtotakeoutofit,
y
and
burningwithcuriosity,she
corrió
ran
acrossthefieldafterit,
y
and
fortunatelywasjustin
tiempo
time
toseeitpopdown
un
a
largerabbit-holeunderthe
seto
hedge
.
Inanothermomentdown
fue
went
Aliceafterit,never
una vez
once
consideringhowinthe
mundo
world
shewastoget
salir
out
again.
Therabbit-holewent
recto
straight
onlikeatunnelforsome
camino
way
,andthendippedsuddenlydown,so
de repente
suddenly
thatAlicehadnot
un
a
momenttothinkabout
para
stopping
herselfbeforeshefoundherself
cayendo
falling
downaverydeepwell.
Either
el
the
wellwasverydeep,
o
or
shefellveryslowly,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;
itwas
etiquetado
labelled
“ORANGEMARMALADE”,buttoher
gran
great
disappointmentitwasempty:
shedidnot
gustaba
like
todropthejarfor
miedo
fear
ofkillingsomebodyunderneath,somanagedtoputitinto
uno
one
ofthecupboardsasshefell
más allá
past
it.
“Well!”
thoughtAlicetoherself,“aftersuch
una
a
fallasthis,Ishallthinknothingoftumblingdown
escaleras
stairs
!
Howbravethey’llall
pensarán
think
meathome!
Why,Iwouldn’t
diría
say
anythingaboutit,evenifI
cayera
fell
offthetopof
la
the
house!”
(Whichwasvery
probable
likely
true.)
Down,down,down.
Would
la
the
fallnevercometoan
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
goodopportunityforshowingoffher
conocimiento
knowledge
,astherewasnoonetolistentoher,
todavía
still
itwasgoodpracticetosayitover)“—yes,that’sabouttherightdistance—butthenI
pregunto
wonder
whatLatitudeorLongitudeI’vegotto?”
(Alice
tenía
had
noideawhatLatitudewas,
o
or
Longitudeeither,butthoughttheywerenice
grandes
grand
wordstosay.)
Presentlyshe
comenzó
began
again.
“IwonderifIshall
caer
fall
rightthroughtheearth!
How
gracioso
funny
it’llseemtocome
salir
out
amongthepeoplethat
camina
walk
withtheirheadsdownward!
Las
The
Antipathies,Ithink—”
(shewas
bastante
rather
gladtherewasnoone
escuchando
listening
,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?)
“Andwhatan
ignorante
ignorant
littlegirlshe’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
hereAlicebegantogetrather
sueño
sleepy
,andwentonsayingtoherself,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,andshe
saltó
jumped
upontoher
pies
feet
inamoment:
she
miró
looked
up,butitwas
todo
all
darkoverhead;
beforeherwas
otro
another
longpassage,andthe
Blanco
White
Rabbitwasstillin
vista
sight
,hurryingdownit.
Therewasnot
un
a
momenttobelost:
away
fue
went
Alicelikethewind,
y
and
wasjustintimetohearit
decir
say
,asitturneda
esquina
corner
,“Ohmyearsandwhiskers,how
tarde
late
it’sgetting!”
Shewas
cerca
close
behinditwhensheturnedthe
esquina
corner
,buttheRabbitwas
no
no
longertobeseen:
she
encontró
found
herselfinalong,
bajo
low
hall,whichwaslitupbya
fila
row
oflampshangingfromthe
techo
roof
.
Thereweredoorsallround
el
the
hall,buttheywerealllocked;
y
and
whenAlicehadbeenallthe
camino
way
downonesideandupthe
otro
other
,tryingeverydoor,shewalked
tristemente
sadly
downthemiddle,wondering
cómo
how
shewasevertoget
salir
out
again.
Suddenlyshecameupon
una
a
littlethree-leggedtable,allmadeof
sólido
solid
glass;
therewasnothingonit
excepto
except
atinygoldenkey,
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
lowcurtainshehadnot
notado
noticed
before,andbehinditwas
una
a
littledooraboutfifteenincheshigh:
she
probó
tried
thelittlegoldenkeyin
la
the
lock,andtoher
gran
great
delightitfitted!
Alice
abrió
opened
thedoorandfoundthatit
llevaba
led
intoasmallpassage,notmuch
grande
larger
thanarat-hole:
she
arrodilló
knelt
downandlookedalong
el
the
passageintotheloveliest
jardín
garden
youeversaw.
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,thatAlicehad
empezado
begun
tothinkthatveryfewthingsindeedwere
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,(“which
ciertamente
certainly
wasnotherebefore,”
dijo
said
Alice,)androundthe
cuello
neck
ofthebottlewas
una
a
paperlabel,withthewords“DRINKME,”
bellamente
beautifully
printedonitinlargeletters.
Itwas
toda
all
verywelltosay“Drinkme,”
pero
but
thewiselittleAlicewasnot
iba
going
todothatina
prisa
hurry
.
“No,I’lllookfirst,”she
dijo
said
,“andseewhetherit’s
marcado
marked
‘poison’ornot”;
forshehad
leído
read
severalnicelittlehistories
sobre
about
childrenwhohadgotburnt,
y
and
eatenupbywildbeasts
y
and
otherunpleasantthings,all
porque
because
theywouldnotremember
las
the
simplerulestheirfriendshad
enseñado
taught
them:
suchas,that
un
a
red-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,
tarde
sooner
orlater.
However,this
botella
bottle
wasnotmarked“poison,”soAlice
aventuró
ventured
totasteit,andfindingit
muy
very
nice,(ithad,in
hecho
fact
,asortofmixedflavourofcherry-tart,
crema
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
littledoorintothatlovely
jardín
garden
.
First,however,shewaitedforafewminutesto
ver
see
ifshewasgoingto
encogerse
shrink
anyfurther:
shefelt
un
a
littlenervousaboutthis;
“forit
podría
might
end,youknow,”saidAlicetoherself,“inmygoingoutaltogether,
como
like
acandle.
IwonderwhatI
debería
should
belikethen?”
Andshe
trató
tried
tofancywhatthe
llama
flame
ofacandleislikeafter
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
seeitquiteplainlythroughthe
vidrio
glass
,andshetriedher
mejor
best
toclimbuponeofthelegsofthe
mesa
table
,butitwastoo
resbaladizo
slippery
;
andwhenshehad
cansado
tired
herselfoutwithtrying,
la
the
poorlittlethingsatdown
y
and
cried.
“Come,there’snousein
llorar
crying
likethat!”
saidAlicetoherself,rather
bruscamente
sharply
;
“Iadviseyoutoleaveoffthisminute!”
She
generalmente
generally
gaveherselfverygoodadvice,(thoughshe
muy
very
seldomfollowedit),andsometimesshe
regañaba
scolded
herselfsoseverelyasto
traer
bring
tearsintohereyes;
y
and
oncesherememberedtryingtoboxherownearsforhaving
engañado
cheated
herselfinagameofcroquetshewasplaying
contra
against
herself,forthiscurious
niña
child
wasveryfondof
fingir
pretending
tobetwopeople.
“Butit’s
no
no
usenow,”thoughtpoorAlice,“to
fingir
pretend
tobetwopeople!
Por qué
Why
,there’shardlyenoughofmeleftto
hacer
make
onerespectableperson!”
Soonher
ojo
eye
fellonalittleglassboxthatwaslying
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’llgetintothe
jardín
garden
,andIdon’tcarewhichhappens!”
She
comió
ate
alittlebit,and
dijo
said
anxiouslytoherself,“Which
camino
way
?
Whichway?”,holdingher
mano
hand
onthetopofher
cabeza
head
tofeelwhichwayitwas
creciendo
growing
,andshewasquite
sorprendió
surprised
tofindthatsheremained
la
the
samesize:
tobesure,
esto
this
generallyhappenswhenone
come
eats
cake,butAlicehadgotso
tanto
much
intothewayof
esperar
expecting
nothingbutout-of-the-waythingsto
suceder
happen
,thatitseemedquite
aburrido
dull
andstupidforlifeto
fuera
go
oninthecommon
camino
way
.
CHAPTERII.ThePoolofTears
“Curiouser
y
and
curiouser!”
criedAlice(shewassomuch
sorprendido
surprised
,thatforthemomentshequite
olvidó
forgot
howtospeakgoodEnglish);
“nowI’m
abriendo
opening
outlikethelargest
telescopio
telescope
thateverwas!
Good-bye,feet!”
(for
cuando
when
shelookeddownather
pies
feet
,theyseemedtobe
casi
almost
outofsight,theyweregettingsofaroff).
“Oh,mypoorlittle
pies
feet
,Iwonderwhowill
pondrá
put
onyourshoesandstockingsforyou
ahora
now
,dears?
I’msureIshan’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’llgivethemanew
par
pair
ofbootseveryChristmas.”
Y
And
shewentonplanningtoherself
cómo
how
shewouldmanageit.
“Theymust
ir
go
bythecarrier,”she
pensó
thought
;
“andhowfunnyit’ll
parecerá
seem
,sendingpresentstoone’sown
pies
feet
!
Andhowoddthedirectionswilllook!
Ohdear,what
tonterías
nonsense
I’mtalking!”
Justthenher
cabeza
head
struckagainsttheroofofthehall:
in
hecho
fact
shewasnowmorethan
nueve
nine
feethigh,andsheat
inmediato
once
tookupthelittle
oro
golden
keyandhurriedoffto
la
the
gardendoor.
PoorAlice!
Itwasas
tanto
much
asshecoulddo,lyingdownon
un
one
side,tolookthroughinto
el
the
gardenwithoneeye;
pero
but
togetthroughwas
más
more
hopelessthanever:
she
sentó
sat
downandbeganto
llorar
cry
again.
“Yououghttobeashamedofyourself,”saidAlice,“a
gran
great
girllikeyou,”(shemightwell
decir
say
this),“togoon
llorando
crying
inthisway!
Stop
este
this
moment,Itellyou!”
Pero
But
shewentonall
la
the
same,sheddinggallonsoftears,
hasta que
until
therewasalarge
piscina
pool
allroundher,about
cuatro
four
inchesdeepandreaching
mitad
half
downthehall.
After
un
a
timeshehearda
pequeño
little
patteringoffeetinthe
distancia
distance
,andshehastilydriedhereyesto
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’tshebe
salvaje
savage
ifI’vekeptherwaiting!”
Alice
sintió
felt
sodesperatethatshewasreadyto
pedir
ask
helpofanyone;
so,
cuando
when
theRabbitcamenearher,she
comenzó
began
,inalow,timid
voz
voice
,“Ifyouplease,sir—”
The
Conejo
Rabbit
startedviolently,droppedthewhite
niño
kid
glovesandthefan,
y
and
skurriedawayintothe
oscuridad
darkness
ashardashe
pudo
could
go.
Alicetookupthe
ventilador
fan
andgloves,and,asthe
pasillo
hall
wasveryhot,she
siguió
kept
fanningherselfallthe
tiempo
time
shewentontalking:
“Dear,
querido
dear
!
Howqueereverythingis
hoy
to-day
!
Andyesterdaythingswentonjustas
costumbre
usual
.
IwonderifI’vebeen
cambiado
changed
inthenight?
Letme
pensar
think
:
wasIthesame
cuando
when
Igotupthis
mañana
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,andfourtimes
siete
seven
is—ohdear!
Ishall
nunca
never
gettotwentyat
ese
that
rate!
However,theMultiplicationTabledoesn’tsignify:
let’s
intentemos
try
Geography.
Londonisthe
capital
capital
ofParis,andParisis
la
the
capitalofRome,andRome—no,that’s
todo
all
wrong,I’mcertain!
I
debo
must
havebeenchangedforMabel!
I’ll
intentaré
try
andsay‘Howdoththelittle—’”
y
and
shecrossedherhandsonher
regazo
lap
asifshewere
decir
saying
lessons,andbegantorepeatit,
pero
but
hervoicesoundedhoarse
y
and
strange,andthewordsdidnotcomethesameastheyusedtodo:—.
“Howdoththe
pequeño
little
crocodileImprovehisshining
cola
tail
,AndpourthewatersoftheNileOn
cada
every
goldenscale!
“Howcheerfullyhe
parece
seems
togrin,Howneatly
extiende
spread
hisclaws,Andwelcomelittlefishesin
Con
With
gentlysmilingjaws!”
“I’m
seguro
sure
thosearenottherightwords,”
dijo
said
poorAlice,andhereyes
llenaron
filled
withtearsagainasshewenton,“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,andwasgoingonshrinking
rápidamente
rapidly
:
shesoonfoundoutthatthe
causa
cause
ofthiswasthe
abanico
fan
shewasholding,andshe
caer
dropped
ithastily,justin
tiempo
time
toavoidshrinkingawayaltogether.
“Thatwas
una
a
narrowescape!”