CHAPTERI.DowntheRabbit-Hole
Alicewas
empezando
beginningtogetverytiredofsentarse
sittingbyhersisteronel
thebank,andofhavingnada
nothingtodo:onceor
dos veces
twiceshehadpeepedintothelibro
bookhersisterwasreading,pero
butithadnopictureso
orconversationsinit,“andwhatistheuseofabook,”pensó
thoughtAlice“withoutpicturesorconversations?”Soshewas
considerando
consideringinherownmindComo
(aswellasshecould,forthecaluroso
hotdaymadeherfeelmuy
verysleepyandstupid),whethertheplacer
pleasureofmakingadaisy-chainwouldbepena
worththetroubleofgettingupy
andpickingthedaisies,whende repente
suddenlyaWhiteRabbitwithpinkeyescorrió
ranclosebyher.Therewas
nada
nothingsoveryremarkableineso
that;nordidAlicethinkitsoverymuch
fuera
outofthewaytooír
heartheRabbitsaytoitself,“Ohdear!Ohdear!
Ishallbelate!”
(whenshethoughtitover
después
afterwards,itoccurredtoherthatsheoughttohaber
havewonderedatthis,butatel
thetimeitallseemedbastante
quitenatural);butwhenthe
Conejo
Rabbitactuallytookawatchoutofitswaistcoat-pocket,y
andlookedatit,andthenapresuró
hurriedon,Alicestartedtoherpies
feet,foritflashedacrosshermindthatshehabía
hadneverbeforeseenaconejo
rabbitwitheitherawaistcoat-pocket,o
orawatchtotakeoutofit,y
andburningwithcuriosity,shecorrió
ranacrossthefieldafterit,y
andfortunatelywasjustintiempo
timetoseeitpopdownun
alargerabbit-holeundertheseto
hedge.Inanothermomentdown
fue
wentAliceafterit,neveruna vez
onceconsideringhowinthemundo
worldshewastogetsalir
outagain.Therabbit-holewent
recto
straightonlikeatunnelforsomecamino
way,andthendippedsuddenlydown,sode repente
suddenlythatAlicehadnotun
amomenttothinkaboutpara
stoppingherselfbeforeshefoundherselfcayendo
fallingdownaverydeepwell.Either
el
thewellwasverydeep,o
orshefellveryslowly,forshetenía
hadplentyoftimeassheiba
wentdowntolookabouthery
andtowonderwhatwasiba
goingtohappennext.First,she
trató
triedtolookdownandmakeoutwhatshewascomingto,pero
butitwastoodarktover
seeanything;thenshelookedat
los
thesidesofthewell,y
andnoticedthattheywerefilledwithcupboardsy
andbook-shelves;hereandthereshe
veía
sawmapsandpictureshunguponpegs.Shetookdownajarfromoneof
los
theshelvesasshepassed;itwas
etiquetado
labelled“ORANGEMARMALADE”,buttohergran
greatdisappointmentitwasempty:shedidnot
gustaba
liketodropthejarformiedo
fearofkillingsomebodyunderneath,somanagedtoputitintouno
oneofthecupboardsasshefellmás allá
pastit.“Well!”
thoughtAlicetoherself,“aftersuch
una
afallasthis,Ishallthinknothingoftumblingdownescaleras
stairs!Howbravethey’llall
pensarán
thinkmeathome!Why,Iwouldn’t
diría
sayanythingaboutit,evenifIcayera
felloffthetopofla
thehouse!”(Whichwasvery
probable
likelytrue.)Down,down,down.
Would
la
thefallnevercometoanfin
end?“IwonderhowmanymilesI’ve
caído
fallenbythistime?”she
dijo
saidaloud.“Imustbe
llegando
gettingsomewherenearthecentreofla
theearth.Letmesee:
eso
thatwouldbefourthousandmilesabajo
down,Ithink—”(for,you
ver
see,Alicehadlearntseveralthingsofthistipo
sortinherlessonsintheschoolroom,y
andthoughthiswasnotamuy
verygoodopportunityforshowingoffherconocimiento
knowledge,astherewasnoonetolistentoher,todavía
stillitwasgoodpracticetosayitover)“—yes,that’sabouttherightdistance—butthenIpregunto
wonderwhatLatitudeorLongitudeI’vegotto?”(Alice
tenía
hadnoideawhatLatitudewas,o
orLongitudeeither,butthoughttheywerenicegrandes
grandwordstosay.)Presentlyshe
comenzó
beganagain.“IwonderifIshall
caer
fallrightthroughtheearth!How
gracioso
funnyit’llseemtocomesalir
outamongthepeoplethatcamina
walkwiththeirheadsdownward!Las
TheAntipathies,Ithink—”(shewas
bastante
rathergladtherewasnooneescuchando
listening,thistime,asitdidn’tsonaba
soundatalltherightpalabra
word)“—butIshallhavetoaskthemwhatthenombre
nameofthecountryis,yousabes
know.Please,Ma’am,isthisNewZealand
o
orAustralia?”(andshetriedtocurtseyasshespoke—fancycurtseyingasyou’re
caes
fallingthroughtheair!Doyou
crees
thinkyoucouldmanageit?)“Andwhatan
ignorante
ignorantlittlegirlshe’llthinkmeforpreguntar
asking!No,it’llneverdoto
preguntar
ask:perhapsIshallseeit
escrito
writtenupsomewhere.”Down,down,
abajo
down.Therewasnothingelseto
hacer
do,soAlicesoonbeganhablar
talkingagain.“Dinah’llmissmeverymuch
esta noche
to-night,Ishouldthink!”(Dinahwas
el
thecat.)“Ihopethey’ll
recuerden
rememberhersaucerofmilkattea-time.Dinahmydear!
I
ojalá
wishyouweredownherewithme!Hay
Therearenomiceinel
theair,I’mafraid,butyoupodrías
mightcatchabat,andthat’smuy
verylikeamouse,yousabes
know.Butdocatseatbats,Iwonder?”
Y
AndhereAlicebegantogetrathersueño
sleepy,andwentonsayingtoherself,inuna
adreamysortofway,“Docatscomen
eatbats?Docatseatbats?”
y
andsometimes,“Dobatseatcats?”for,you
ves
see,asshecouldn’tanswereitherquestion,itdidn’tmuchmatterwhichmanera
waysheputit.She
sintió
feltthatshewasdozingde
off,andhadjustbeguntosoñar
dreamthatshewaswalkingmano
handinhandwithDinah,y
andsayingtoherveryearnestly,“Now,Dinah,tellmela
thetruth:didyouever
comido
eatabat?”whensuddenly,thump!
thump!
downshecameupon
un
aheapofsticksanddryleaves,y
andthefallwasover.Alicewasnot
un
abithurt,andshesaltó
jumpedupontoherpies
feetinamoment:she
miró
lookedup,butitwastodo
alldarkoverhead;beforeherwas
otro
anotherlongpassage,andtheBlanco
WhiteRabbitwasstillinvista
sight,hurryingdownit.Therewasnot
un
amomenttobelost:away
fue
wentAlicelikethewind,y
andwasjustintimetohearitdecir
say,asitturnedaesquina
corner,“Ohmyearsandwhiskers,howtarde
lateit’sgetting!”Shewas
cerca
closebehinditwhensheturnedtheesquina
corner,buttheRabbitwasno
nolongertobeseen:she
encontró
foundherselfinalong,bajo
lowhall,whichwaslitupbyafila
rowoflampshangingfromthetecho
roof.Thereweredoorsallround
el
thehall,buttheywerealllocked;y
andwhenAlicehadbeenallthecamino
waydownonesideanduptheotro
other,tryingeverydoor,shewalkedtristemente
sadlydownthemiddle,wonderingcómo
howshewasevertogetsalir
outagain.Suddenlyshecameupon
una
alittlethree-leggedtable,allmadeofsólido
solidglass;therewasnothingonit
excepto
exceptatinygoldenkey,y
andAlice’sfirstthoughtwasthatitpodría
mightbelongtooneofthedoorsofthehall;pero
but,alas!eitherthelockswere
demasiado
toolarge,orthekeywasdemasiado
toosmall,butatanyrateitwouldnotabriría
openanyofthem.However,on
la
thesecondtimeround,shecameuponuna
alowcurtainshehadnotnotado
noticedbefore,andbehinditwasuna
alittledooraboutfifteenincheshigh:she
probó
triedthelittlegoldenkeyinla
thelock,andtohergran
greatdelightitfitted!Alice
abrió
openedthedoorandfoundthatitllevaba
ledintoasmallpassage,notmuchgrande
largerthanarat-hole:she
arrodilló
kneltdownandlookedalongel
thepassageintotheloveliestjardín
gardenyoueversaw.Howshelongedto
conseguir
getoutofthatdarkhall,y
andwanderaboutamongthosebedsofbrightflowersy
andthosecoolfountains,butshepodía
couldnotevengethercabeza
headthroughthedoorway;“andevenifmy
cabeza
headwouldgothrough,”thoughtpobre
poorAlice,“itwouldbeofmuy
verylittleusewithoutmyshoulders.Oh,
cómo
howIwishIcouldshutupcomo
likeatelescope!IthinkI
podría
could,ifIonlyknewcómo
howtobegin.”For,you
veis
see,somanyout-of-the-waythingshadocurrido
happenedlately,thatAlicehadempezado
beguntothinkthatveryfewthingsindeedwererealmente
reallyimpossible.Thereseemedtobeno
uso
useinwaitingbythelittlepuerta
door,soshewentbacktola
thetable,halfhopingshepodría
mightfindanotherkeyonit,o
oratanyratealibro
bookofrulesforshuttinggente
peopleupliketelescopes:thistimeshe
encontró
foundalittlebottleonit,(“whichciertamente
certainlywasnotherebefore,”dijo
saidAlice,)androundthecuello
neckofthebottlewasuna
apaperlabel,withthewords“DRINKME,”bellamente
beautifullyprintedonitinlargeletters.Itwas
toda
allverywelltosay“Drinkme,”pero
butthewiselittleAlicewasnotiba
goingtodothatinaprisa
hurry.“No,I’lllookfirst,”she
dijo
said,“andseewhetherit’smarcado
marked‘poison’ornot”;forshehad
leído
readseveralnicelittlehistoriessobre
aboutchildrenwhohadgotburnt,y
andeatenupbywildbeastsy
andotherunpleasantthings,allporque
becausetheywouldnotrememberlas
thesimplerulestheirfriendshadenseñado
taughtthem:suchas,that
un
ared-hotpokerwillburnyousi
ifyouholdittootiempo
long;andthatifyou
cortas
cutyourfingerverydeeplycon
withaknife,itusuallybleeds;y
andshehadneverforgottenthat,si
ifyoudrinkmuchfromuna
abottlemarked“poison,”itiscasi
almostcertaintodisagreewithyou,tarde
soonerorlater.However,this
botella
bottlewasnotmarked“poison,”soAliceaventuró
venturedtotasteit,andfindingitmuy
verynice,(ithad,inhecho
fact,asortofmixedflavourofcherry-tart,crema
custard,pine-apple,roastturkey,toffee,y
andhotbutteredtoast,)shemuy
verysoonfinisheditoff.“Whatacuriousfeeling!”
dijo
saidAlice;“Imustbe
cerrando
shuttinguplikeatelescope.”Y
Andsoitwasindeed:shewas
ahora
nowonlytenincheshigh,y
andherfacebrightenedupatla
thethoughtthatshewasahora
nowtherightsizeforgoingthroughla
thelittledoorintothatlovelyjardín
garden.First,however,shewaitedforafewminutesto
ver
seeifshewasgoingtoencogerse
shrinkanyfurther:shefelt
un
alittlenervousaboutthis;“forit
podría
mightend,youknow,”saidAlicetoherself,“inmygoingoutaltogether,como
likeacandle.IwonderwhatI
debería
shouldbelikethen?”Andshe
trató
triedtofancywhatthellama
flameofacandleislikeafterla
thecandleisblownout,forshepodía
couldnotremembereverhavingvisto
seensuchathing.After
un
awhile,findingthatnothingmás
morehappened,shedecidedonver
goingintothegardenatinmediato
once;but,alasforpoorAlice!
cuando
whenshegottothepuerta
door,shefoundshehadolvidado
forgottenthelittlegoldenkey,y
andwhenshewentbacktola
thetableforit,shefoundshepodía
couldnotpossiblyreachit:she
podía
couldseeitquiteplainlythroughthevidrio
glass,andshetriedhermejor
besttoclimbuponeofthelegsofthemesa
table,butitwastooresbaladizo
slippery;andwhenshehad
cansado
tiredherselfoutwithtrying,la
thepoorlittlethingsatdowny
andcried.“Come,there’snousein
llorar
cryinglikethat!”saidAlicetoherself,rather
bruscamente
sharply;“Iadviseyoutoleaveoffthisminute!”
She
generalmente
generallygaveherselfverygoodadvice,(thoughshemuy
veryseldomfollowedit),andsometimessheregañaba
scoldedherselfsoseverelyastotraer
bringtearsintohereyes;y
andoncesherememberedtryingtoboxherownearsforhavingengañado
cheatedherselfinagameofcroquetshewasplayingcontra
againstherself,forthiscuriousniña
childwasveryfondoffingir
pretendingtobetwopeople.“Butit’s
no
nousenow,”thoughtpoorAlice,“tofingir
pretendtobetwopeople!Por qué
Why,there’shardlyenoughofmelefttohacer
makeonerespectableperson!”Soonher
ojo
eyefellonalittleglassboxthatwaslyingdebajo
underthetable:sheopenedit,
y
andfoundinitamuy
verysmallcake,onwhichthewords“EATME”werebeautifullymarkedincurrants.“Well,I’lleatit,”
dijo
saidAlice,“andifithace
makesmegrowlarger,Ipuedo
canreachthekey;and
si
ifitmakesmegrowsmaller,Ipuedo
cancreepunderthedoor;soeither
manera
wayI’llgetintothejardín
garden,andIdon’tcarewhichhappens!”She
comió
atealittlebit,anddijo
saidanxiouslytoherself,“Whichcamino
way?Whichway?”,holdingher
mano
handonthetopofhercabeza
headtofeelwhichwayitwascreciendo
growing,andshewasquitesorprendió
surprisedtofindthatsheremainedla
thesamesize:tobesure,
esto
thisgenerallyhappenswhenonecome
eatscake,butAlicehadgotsotanto
muchintothewayofesperar
expectingnothingbutout-of-the-waythingstosuceder
happen,thatitseemedquiteaburrido
dullandstupidforlifetofuera
gooninthecommoncamino
way.CHAPTERII.ThePoolofTears
“Curiouser
y
andcuriouser!”criedAlice(shewassomuch
sorprendido
surprised,thatforthemomentshequiteolvidó
forgothowtospeakgoodEnglish);“nowI’m
abriendo
openingoutlikethelargesttelescopio
telescopethateverwas!Good-bye,feet!”
(for
cuando
whenshelookeddownatherpies
feet,theyseemedtobecasi
almostoutofsight,theyweregettingsofaroff).“Oh,mypoorlittle
pies
feet,Iwonderwhowillpondrá
putonyourshoesandstockingsforyouahora
now,dears?I’msureIshan’tbeable!
Ishallbeagreatdeal
demasiado
toofarofftotroublemyselfaboutyou:youmustmanagethe
mejor
bestwayyoucan;—butImustbeamable
kindtothem,”thoughtAlice,“ortal vez
perhapstheywon’twalkthewayIquiero
wanttogo!Letme
ver
see:I’llgivethemanew
par
pairofbootseveryChristmas.”Y
Andshewentonplanningtoherselfcómo
howshewouldmanageit.“Theymust
ir
gobythecarrier,”shepensó
thought;“andhowfunnyit’ll
parecerá
seem,sendingpresentstoone’sownpies
feet!Andhowoddthedirectionswilllook!
Ohdear,what
tonterías
nonsenseI’mtalking!”Justthenher
cabeza
headstruckagainsttheroofofthehall:in
hecho
factshewasnowmorethannueve
ninefeethigh,andsheatinmediato
oncetookupthelittleoro
goldenkeyandhurriedofftola
thegardendoor.PoorAlice!
Itwasas
tanto
muchasshecoulddo,lyingdownonun
oneside,tolookthroughintoel
thegardenwithoneeye;pero
buttogetthroughwasmás
morehopelessthanever:she
sentó
satdownandbegantollorar
cryagain.“Yououghttobeashamedofyourself,”saidAlice,“a
gran
greatgirllikeyou,”(shemightwelldecir
saythis),“togoonllorando
cryinginthisway!Stop
este
thismoment,Itellyou!”Pero
Butshewentonallla
thesame,sheddinggallonsoftears,hasta que
untiltherewasalargepiscina
poolallroundher,aboutcuatro
fourinchesdeepandreachingmitad
halfdownthehall.After
un
atimesheheardapequeño
littlepatteringoffeetinthedistancia
distance,andshehastilydriedhereyestover
seewhatwascoming.Itwasthe
Blanco
WhiteRabbitreturning,splendidlydressed,con
withapairofwhitekidglovesinonemano
handandalargefanintheother:hecametrottingalongina
gran
greathurry,mutteringtohimselfashecame,“Oh!la
theDuchess,theDuchess!Oh!
won’tshebe
salvaje
savageifI’vekeptherwaiting!”Alice
sintió
feltsodesperatethatshewasreadytopedir
askhelpofanyone;so,
cuando
whentheRabbitcamenearher,shecomenzó
began,inalow,timidvoz
voice,“Ifyouplease,sir—”The
Conejo
Rabbitstartedviolently,droppedthewhiteniño
kidglovesandthefan,y
andskurriedawayintotheoscuridad
darknessashardashepudo
couldgo.Alicetookupthe
ventilador
fanandgloves,and,asthepasillo
hallwasveryhot,shesiguió
keptfanningherselfallthetiempo
timeshewentontalking:“Dear,
querido
dear!Howqueereverythingis
hoy
to-day!Andyesterdaythingswentonjustas
costumbre
usual.IwonderifI’vebeen
cambiado
changedinthenight?Letme
pensar
think:wasIthesame
cuando
whenIgotupthismañana
morning?IalmostthinkIcan
recuerdo
rememberfeelingalittledifferent.Pero
ButifI’mnotthemismo
same,thenextquestionis,Quién
WhointheworldamYo
I?Ah,that’sthegreatpuzzle!”
Y
Andshebeganthinkingovertodos
allthechildrensheknewthatwereofthesameageasherself,tover
seeifshecouldhavebeencambiado
changedforanyofthem.“I’msureI’mnotAda,”she
dijo
said,“forherhairgoesintan
suchlongringlets,andminedoesn’tgoinringletsatall;y
andI’msureIcan’tbeMabel,forIsé
knowallsortsofthings,y
andshe,oh!sheknows
tan
suchaverylittle!Besides,she’s
ella
she,andI’mI,and—ohdear,howpuzzlingittodo
allis!I’lltryifI
saber
knowallthethingsIusedtosaber
know.Letmesee:
fourtimes
cinco
fiveistwelve,andfourtimesseis
sixisthirteen,andfourtimessiete
sevenis—ohdear!Ishall
nunca
nevergettotwentyatese
thatrate!However,theMultiplicationTabledoesn’tsignify:
let’s
intentemos
tryGeography.Londonisthe
capital
capitalofParis,andParisisla
thecapitalofRome,andRome—no,that’stodo
allwrong,I’mcertain!I
debo
musthavebeenchangedforMabel!I’ll
intentaré
tryandsay‘Howdoththelittle—’”y
andshecrossedherhandsonherregazo
lapasifsheweredecir
sayinglessons,andbegantorepeatit,pero
buthervoicesoundedhoarsey
andstrange,andthewordsdidnotcomethesameastheyusedtodo:—.“Howdoththe
pequeño
littlecrocodileImprovehisshiningcola
tail,AndpourthewatersoftheNileOncada
everygoldenscale!“Howcheerfullyhe
parece
seemstogrin,Howneatlyextiende
spreadhisclaws,AndwelcomelittlefishesinCon
Withgentlysmilingjaws!”“I’m
seguro
surethosearenottherightwords,”dijo
saidpoorAlice,andhereyesllenaron
filledwithtearsagainasshewenton,“ImustbeMabelaftertodo
all,andIshallhavetoir
goandliveinthatpokylittlecasa
house,andhavenexttonotoystojugar
playwith,andoh!eversomanylessonsto
aprender
learn!No,I’vemadeupmymindaboutit;
si
ifI’mMabel,I’llstayabajo
downhere!It’llbenousetheirputtingtheirheadsdown
y
andsaying‘Comeupagain,dear!’Ishallsólo
onlylookupandsay‘WhoamIthen?Tellmethat
primero
first,andthen,ifIgusta
likebeingthatperson,I’llcomeup:si
ifnot,I’llstaydownaquí
heretillI’msomebodyelse’—but,ohdear!”criedAlice,
con
withasuddenburstoftears,“Idogustaría
wishtheywouldputtheirheadsabajo
down!Iamsoverytiredofbeingallalonehere!”
Asshe
decía
saidthisshelookeddownatherhands,y
andwassurprisedtoseethatshehabía
hadputononeoflos
theRabbit’slittlewhitekidglovesmientras
whileshewastalking.“How
podido
canIhavedonethat?”she
pensó
thought.“Imustbegrowing
pequeño
smallagain.”Shegotup
y
andwenttothetabletomeasureherselfbyit,y
andfoundthat,asnearlyasshepodía
couldguess,shewasnowaboutdos
twofeethigh,andwasgoingonshrinkingrápidamente
rapidly:shesoonfoundoutthatthe
causa
causeofthiswastheabanico
fanshewasholding,andshecaer
droppedithastily,justintiempo
timetoavoidshrinkingawayaltogether.“Thatwas
una
anarrowescape!”