alice´s adventures in wonderland 48 pp

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ALICE'S ADVENTURES

IN WONDERLAND

By Lewis Carroll

THE MILLENNIUM FULCRUM EDITION 3.

Co!"e!"s

CHAPTER I. Down the Rabbit-Hole

CHAPTER II. The Pool of Tears

CHAPTER III. A Caucus-Race and a Long Tale

CHAPTER IV. The Rabbit ends in a Little !ill

CHAPTER V. Ad"ice fro# a Cater$illar

CHAPTER VI. Pig and Pe$$er

CHAPTER VII. A %ad Tea-Part&

CHAPTER VIII. The 'ueen(s Cro)uet-*round

CHAPTER I+. The %oc, Turtle(s tor&

CHAPTER +. The Lobster 'uadrille

CHAPTER +I. ho tole the Tarts

CHA#TER I. Dow! "$e Ra%%i"&Hole

Alice was beginning to get "er& tired of sitting b& her sister on the ban,/ and of ha"ing nothing to do0

once or twice she had$ee$ed 1es$iar/ hechar un "ista2o3 into the boo, her sister was reading/ but ithad no $ictures or con"ersations in it/ (and what is the use of a boo,/( thought Alice (without $ictures or

con"ersation(

o she was considering in her own #ind 1as well as she could/ for the hot da& #ade her feel "er&

slee$& and stu$id3/ whether 1 hwe45r si/ si o no3 the $leasure of #a,ing a dais&-chain 1guirnalda f de
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#argaritas3would be worth 1w r6 "aler3 the trouble of getting u$ and $ic,ing the1o$tener & recoger

las #argaritas3 daisies 1#argaritas3/ when suddenl& a hite Rabbit with $in, e&es ran close b& her.

There was nothing so VER7 re#ar,able 1 r # r,5b5l notable/ sor$rendente3 in that8 nor 1 ner-

ta#$oco3did Alice thin, it so VER7 #uch out of the wa& to hear the Rabbit sa& to itself/ (9h dear: 9hdear: I shall 1$ast should-shant negati"o au;iliar $ara futuro3 be late:( when she thought it o"er

afterwards1 (ft5w5d2< adverbiodes$u=s/ #>s tarde3 / it occurred to her that she ought 1? t? " #od @ to

inf -deber #oral u obligacion3 to ha"e wondered at this/ but at the ti#e it all see#ed )uite natural 8but when the Rabbit actuall& T99B A ATCH 9T 9 IT AITC9AT 1chaleco3 -P9CBET/ andloo,ed at it/ and then hurried on/ Alice started to her feet/ for it flashed 1flFrela#$ago co#o un

ra&o3across 1indicando #o"i#einto3 her #ind that she had ne"er before seen a rabbit with either a

waistcoat-$oc,et/ or a watch to ta,e out of it/ andburning 1burning -abra2ador/ lla#a/ candente3 withcuriosit&/ she ran across the field after it/ and fortunatel& was Gust in ti#e to see it $o$ 1$ $ -re"entar

hacer $u#3down a large rabbit-hole under the $e()e.*$e( se"o "ra"ar (e es+a,arse ,or la "a!)e!"e-

In another #o#ent down went Alice after it/ ne"er once considering how in the world she was to get

out 1salir o filtrar3again.

The rabbit-hole went straight on li,e a tunnel for so#e wa&/ and then (i,,e(1#eter algo en algo3

suddenl& down/ so suddenl& that Alice had not a #o#ent to thin, about sto$$ing herself before shefound herself falling down a "er& dee$ well.

Either the well was "er& dee$/ or she fell "er& slowl&/ for she had$lent& 1$lenti abundacion3of ti#e as

she went down to loo, about her and to wonder1aso#bro3what was going to ha$$en ne;t. irst/ shetried to loo, down and #a,e out 1entender/ distinguir3what she was co#ing to/ but it was too dar, to

see an&thing8 then she loo,ed at the sides of the well/ and noticed that the& were filled with cu$boards

1 , b5rd ar#ario/a$arador3 andboo,-shel"es 1estantes38 here and there she saw #a$s and $ictureshungu$on 1?5 $ n ? enci#a/ sobre3 $egs 1estaca3 he too, down a Gar fro# one of the shel"es

1Estantes3as she $assed8 it was labelled 1 le b5l eti)ueta/ rotulo3 (9RA*E %AR%ALADE(/ but to

her great disa$$oint#ent it was e#$t&0 she did not li,e to dro$1dr $ -gota3 the Gar for fear of ,illingso#ebod&/ so #anaged to $ut it into one of the cu$boards 1ar#ario-a$arador3as she fell $ast it.

(ell:( thought Alice to herself/ (after such a fall as this/ I shall thin, nothing of tu#bling1? t #b5l?

"oltereta/ caerse3down stairs: Howbra"e1?bre "? "aliente/"aleroso3 the&(ll all thin, #e at ho#e: h&/

I wouldn(t sa& an&thing about it/ e"en if I fell off 1caerse de3 the to$ of the house:( 1hich was "er&li,el& true.3

Down/ down/ down. ould the fall EVER co#e to an end: (I wonder how #an& #iles I("e fallen b&

this ti#e( she said aloud. (I #ust be getting so#ewhere near the centre of the earth. Let #e see0 that

would be four thousand #iles down/ I thin,( 1for/ &ou see/ Alice hadlearnt 1a$rendio3se"eral thingsof this sort in her lessons in the schoolroo#/ and though this was not a VER7 good o$$ortunit& for

showing off her ,nowledge/ as there was no one to listen to her/ still it was good $ractice to sa& it o"er3

(&es/ that(s about the right distancebut then I wonder what Latitude or Longitude I("e got to(

1Alice had no idea what Latitude was/ or Longitude either/ but thought the& were nice grand 1gran/es$endido3words to sa&.3

Presentl& she began again. (I wonder if I shall fall right THR9*H the earth: How funn& it(ll see# to

co#e out a#ong1 ?5 # J? entre3 the $eo$le that wal, with their heads downward:1da nw5rd haciaabaGo descender3The Anti$athies/ I thin,( 1she was rather glad there A no one listening/ this ti#e/

as it didn(t sound at all the right word3 (but I shall ha"e to as, the# what the na#e of the countr& is/

&ou ,now. Please/ %a(a#/ is this ew Kealand or Australia( 1and she tried to curtse& as she s$o,e

fanc& 1elaborada o seal de aso#bro3CRTE7I* 1 M(,ts < -re"erenciaas3 &ou(re falling through1 $or/ atra"e23the air: Do &ou thin, &ou could #anage it3 (And what an ignorant little girl she(ll thin,


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#e for as,ing: o/ it(ll ne"er do to as,0 $erha$s I shall see it written u$ so#ewhere.(

Down/ down/ down. There was nothing else to do/ so Alice soon began tal,ing again. (Dinah(ll #iss #e

"er& #uch to-night/ I should thin,:( 1Dinah was the cat.3 (I ho$e the&(ll re#e#ber her saucer 1 s s5r /

$latillo3of #il, at tea-ti#e. Dinah #& dear: I wish &ou were down here with #e: There are no #ice inthe air/ I(# afraid/ but &ou #ight catch a bat/ and that(s "er& li,e a #ouse/ &ou ,now. !ut do cats eat

bats/ I wonder( And here Alice began to get rather slee$&/ and went on sa&ing to herself/ in a (reay

* (ri i so/a(or0 1a!"asioso- sort of wa&/ (Do cats eat bats Do cats eat bats( and so#eti#es/ (Dobats eat cats( for/ &ou see/ as she couldn(t answer either )uestion/ it didn(t #uch #atter which wa& she$ut it. he felt that she was do2ing off/1d5 2-dor#itar3 and had Gust begun to drea# that she was

wal,ing $a!( i! $a!(with Dinah/ and sa&ing to her "er& earnestl& 1 rn5stli eriedad3 / (ow/ Dinah/

tell #e the truth0 did &ou e"er eat a bat( when suddenl&/ thu#$: thu#$:16 #$ gol$a2o3 down sheca#e u$on a hea$ 1?hi $? #onton/ $ila3 of stic,s1?st ,? $alo o bara3 and dr& lea"es/ and the fall was

o"er.

Alice was not a bit hurt/ and she Gu#$ed u$ on to her feet in a #o#ent0 she loo,ed u$/ but it was all

dar, o"erhead81 5 "5r hed -ele"ado/ $or enci#a de3 before her was another long $assage/ and thehite Rabbit was still in sight 1sait-"ista3 /hurr&ing down it. There was not a #o#ent to be lost0 awa&

went Alice li,e the wind/ and was Gust in ti#e to hear it sa&/ as it turned a corner/ (9h #& ears and

whis,ers/1hw s,5r ?-$elo/ bigote3 how late it(s getting:( he was close behind it when she turned thecorner/ but the Rabbit was no longer to be seen0 she found herself in a long/ low 1?l5 ? / baGo3 hall/

which was lit u$1 ilu#inado/ alu#brado3b& a row of la#$s-la#$aras hanging fro# the roof.

There were doors all round the hall/ but the& were all loc,ed8 and when Alice had been all the wa&

down one side and u$ the other/ tr&ing e"er& door/ she wal,ed sadl& down the #iddle/ wondering howshe was e"er to get out again.

uddenl& she ca#e u$on a little three-legged 1 le 5d de $iernas largas 3 table/ all #ade of solid glass8

there was nothing on it e;ce$t a tin& golden ,e&/ and Alice(s first thought was that it #ight belong to

one of the doors of the hall8 but/alas:1 ha& de #i3 either theloc,s 1cerradura3were too large/ or the,e& was too s#all/ but at an& rate 1Velocidad/ rit#o3 it would not o$en an& of the#. Howe"er/ on the

second ti#e round/ she ca#e u$on a low curtain she had not noticed before/ and behind it was a littledoor about fifteen inches high0 she tried the little golden ,e& in the loc,/ and to her great delight *2(la "2 0 ,la+er0 (elei"e- it fitted1 ? f t5d ? hecho a la #edida3 :

Alice o$ened the door and found that it led 1 $asado de lead/ guiar/ lle"ar3 into a s#all $assage/ not

#uch larger than a rat-hole0 she ,nelt1 $asado de ,neel/ arrodillarse3 down and loo,ed along the

$assage into the lo"eliest garden &ou e"er saw. How she longed 1anhelar hacer algo3to get out of thatdar, hall/ and wander about a#ong1 ?5 # J? entre3 those beds of bright flowers and those cool

fountains1 ? fa ntn ? -fuente/ chorro3 / but she could not e"en get her head through1a tra"e23the

doorwa&8 (and e"en if #& head would go through/( thought $oor Alice/ (it would be of "er& little use

without #& shoulders. 9h/ how I wish I could shut u$1cerrar/ encerrar3li,e a telesco$e: I thin, I could/

if I onl& ,now how to begin.( or/ &ou see/ so #an& out-of-the-wa& things had ha$$ened latel&/ thatAlice had begun to thin, that "er& few things indeed 1 ? n di d? enfati2ador/ de hecho3 were reall&

i#$ossible.

There see#ed to be no use in waiting b& the little door/ so she went bac, to the table/ half ho$ing1#edia es$eran2a3 she #ight find another ,e& on it/ or at an& rate 1$or lo #enos/ en todo caso3a boo,

of rules forshutting 1encerrando3$eo$le u$ li,e telesco$es0 this ti#e she found a little bottle on it/

1(which certainl& was not here before/( said Alice/3 and round the nec, of the bottle was a $a$er label1eti)ueta3/ with the words (DRIB %E( beautifull& $rinted on it in large letters.

It was all "er& well to sa& (Drin, #e/( but the wise 1wai2-$rudente/ sensato3 little Alice was not going to


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do THAT in a hurr&. (o/ I(ll loo, first/( she said/ (and see whether it(s #ar,ed N$oisonN or not(8 for she

had read se"eral nice little histories about children who had got burnt/1?b rnt ? )ue#ado3 and eaten u$

b& wild beasts and other un$leasant 1 n $le2n t desagradables3 things/ all because the& 9LD not

re#e#ber the si#$le rules their friends had taught 1enseado3the#0 such as 1tal co#o3/ that a red-hot$o,er 1? $5 ,5r ? ati2ador3 will burn &ou if &ou hold it too long8 and that if &ou cut &our finger VER7

dee$l& with a ,nife/ it usuall& bleeds8 and she had ne"er forgotten that/ if &ou drin, #uch fro# a bottle

#ar,ed ($oison/( it is al#ost certain to disagree with &ou/ sooner or later.Howe"er/ this bottle was 9T #ar,ed ($oison/( so Alice "entured 1 a"enturo3 to taste it/ and finding it"er& nice/ 1it had/ in fact/ a sort of #i;ed fla"our of cherr&-tart/ custard/1? , st5rd ? cre#a/ natilla3

$ine-a$$le/ roast1?r5 st? tostado3 tur,e&/ toffee/1? t fi ? / estirado/ acara#elado3 and hot buttered

toast/3 she "er& soon finished it off.

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'What a curious feeling!' said Alice; 'I must be shutting up (encogiendose) like

a telescope.'

And so it wasindeed 1 ? n di d? enfati2ador/ de hecho3 0 she was now onl& ten inches high/ and her face

brightened u$1des$eGarse/ ani#arse/ alegrarse3at the thought that she was now the right si2e for going

through the little door into that lo"el& garden. irst/ howe"er/ she waited for a few #inutes to see if shewas going to shrin,1 encogerse/ achicarse3an& further01? f r45r ? distancia/ leGos3 she felt a little

ner"ous about this8 (for it #ight end/ &ou ,now/( said Alice to herself/ (in #& going out altogether/1 lt5

e45r / total#ente3 li,e a candle. I wonder what I should be li,e then( And she tried to fanc&1elaborada o seal de aso#bro3what the fla#e of a candle is li,e after the candle isblown out/1 so$lar/

fundirse3 for she could not re#e#ber e"er ha"ing seen such a thing.

After a while/ finding that nothing #ore ha$$ened/ she decided on going into the garden at once8 but/

alas 1a&/ a& de #i3 or $oor Alice: when she got to the door/ she found she had forgotten the little golden,e&/ and when she went bac, to the table for it/ she found she could not $ossibl& reach it0 she could see

it )uite$lainl&1? $le nli? / clara#ente/ $erfecta#ente3 through the glass/ and she tried her best to cli#b

u$ one of the legs of the table/ but it was too sli$$er&81? sl $5ri? res"aladi2o3 and when she had tired

herself out with tr&ing/ the $oor little thing sat down and cried.

(Co#e/ there(s no use in cr&ing li,e that:( said Alice to herself/ rather shar$l&81? r$li ? brusca#ente3

(I ad"ise 1?5d "a 2? / aconseGar3 &ou to lea"e off this #inute:( he generall& ga"e herself "er& good

ad"ice/ 1though she "er& seldo#1? seld5#? casi nunca/ $ocas "eces3 followed it3/ and so#eti#es shescolded 1?s,5 ld? re$render/ regaar3 herself so se"erel& as to bring tears into her e&es8 and once she

re#e#bered tr&ing to bo; her own ears for ha"ing cheated herself in a ga#e of cro)uet s1,r5 ,e ??

,r5 ,e ? n uncountable cro)ueta 3 he was $la&ing against herself/ for this curious child was "er& fond1a$reciado/ indulgente3 of $retending to be two $eo$le. (!ut it(s no use now/( thought $oor Alice/ (to

$retend to be two $eo$le: h&/ there(s hardl& enough of #e left to #a,e 9E res$ectable $erson:(

oon her e&e fell on a little glass bo; that was l&ing 1reclinado recostado/ #entir3under the table0 she

o$ened it/ and found in it a "er& s#all ca,e/ on which the words (EAT %E( were beautifull& #ar,ed incurrants1$asa f de Corinto 3. (ell/ I(ll eat it/( said Alice/ (and if it #a,es #e grow larger/ I can reach the

,e&8 and if it #a,es #e grow s#aller/ I can cree$ 1arrastrarse3under the door8 so either wa& I(ll get into

the garden/ and I don(t care which ha$$ens:(

he ate a little bit/ and said an;iousl& to herself/ (hich wa& hich wa&(/ holding her hand on theto$ of her head to feel which wa& it was growing/ and she was )uite sur$rised to find that she re#ained

1?r #e n? seguir/ )uedar3 the sa#e si2e0 to be sure/ this generall& ha$$ens when one eats ca,e/ but

Alice had got so #uch into the wa& of e;$ecting nothing but o"&o1&"$e&way*2 4 "4564 we 2 a,ar"a(o0 ,o+o +o!o+i(o-things to ha$$en/ that it see#ed )uite dull 1 a$agado/ $alido/ sin brillo3and


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stu$id for life to go on in the co##on wa&.

o she set to wor,/ and "er& soon finished off the ca,e.

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CHA#TER II. T$e #ool o1 Tears(Curiouser and curiouser:( cried Alice 1she was so #uch sur$rised/ that for the #o#ent she)uite1co#$leta#ente/ bastante3 forgot how to s$ea, good English38 (now I(# o$ening out li,e the

largest telesco$e that e"er was: *ood-b&e/ feet:( 1for when she loo,ed down at her feet/ the& see#ed to

be al#ost out of sight/ the& were getting so far off 1distante/ leGano/ re#oto3 . (9h/ #& $oor little feet/ I

wonder 1#ara"illarse/ $reguntarse3who will $ut on &our shoes and stoc,ings for &ou now/ dears I(#sure Ishan(t be able: I shall be a great deal too far off to trouble #&self about &ou0 &ou #ust #anage

the best wa& &ou can8but I #ust be ,ind to the#/( thought Alice/ (or $erha$s the& won(t wal, the wa&

I want to go: Let #e see0 I(ll gi"e the# a new $air of boots e"er& Christ#as.(

And she went on $lanning to herself how she would #anage it. (The& #ust go b& the carrier/1? ,ri5r ?

co#$ania o e#$resa de trans$ortes3 ( she thought8 (and how funn& it(ll see#/ sending $resents to one(sown feet: And how odd 1? d ? raro/ e;trao3 the directions will loo,:

ALI'" #I$%& & ".

%A#&%#+$(alformbra delante de la chimenea)

,A# &% ,-#( fend/r re0illa defensa) (WI&% ALI'" L1).

9h dear/ what nonsense1 n nsens ? tonterias/ dis$arates3 I(# tal,ing:(

Oust then her head struc, 1$egarle/ gol$earle3against the roof of the hall0 in fact she was now #ore than

nine feet high/ and she at once too, u$ the little golden ,e& and hurried off to the garden door.

Poor Alice: It was as #uch as she could do/ l&ing down 1 recostada3on one side/ to loo, through intothe garden with one e&e8 but to get through was #ore ho$eless1? h5 $l5s ? sin es$eran2a3 than e"er0she sat down and began to cr& again.

(7ou ought 1? t? deberia3 to be asha#ed of &ourself/( said Alice/ (a great girl li,e &ou/( 1she #ight well

sa& this3/ (to go on cr&ing in this wa&: to$ this #o#ent/ I tell &ou:( !ut she went on all the sa#e/

shedding1derra#ar lagri#as3gallons of tears/ until there was a large $ool all round her/ about fourinches dee$ and reaching half down the hall.

After a ti#e she heard a little$attering1? $t5r ? gol$etear/ ta#borilear3 of feet in the distance/ and she

hastil&1? he st5li ? a toda $risa/ a$resurada#ente3 dried her e&es to see what was co#ing. It was the

hite Rabbit returning/ s$lendidl& 1s$lend dl / es$l=ndida#ente3 dressed/ with a $air of white ,id

glo"es in one hand and a large fan1abanico3in the other0 he ca#e trotting 1?tr t ? al trote/ trotar3along1?5 l J ? con/ hacia3 in a great hurr&/ #uttering1"al"uceo/ #ur#ullo3 to hi#self as he ca#e/ (9h:

the Duchess1 ? d t 5s du)uesa3 / the Duchess: 9h: won(t she be sa"age1? s" d ? "iolento/ sal"aGe3 ifI("e ,e$t her waiting:( Alice felt so des$erate that she was read& to as, hel$ of an& one8 so/ when the

Rabbit ca#e near her/ she began/ in a low/ ti#id "oice/ (If &ou $lease/ sir( The Rabbit started

"iolentl&/ dro$$ed the white ,id glo"es and the fan/ and s7rrie(awa& into the dar,ness as hard as hecould go.

Alice too, u$ the fan and glo"es/ and/ as the hall was "er& hot/ she ,e$t fanning herself all the ti#e she

went on tal,ing0 (Dear/ dear: How )ueer 1?,w r ? raro/ estrao3 e"er&thing is to-da&: And &esterda&


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things went on Gust as usual. I wonder if I("e been changed in the night Let #e thin,0 was I the sa#e

when I got u$ this #orning I al#ost thin, I can re#e#ber feeling a little different. !ut if I(# not the

sa#e/ the ne;t )uestion is/ ho in the world a# I Ah/ THAT( the great $u22le:( And she began

thin,ing o"er all the children she ,new that were of the sa#e age as herself/ to see if she could ha"ebeen changed for an& of the#.

(I(# sure I(# not Ada/( she said/ (for her hair goes in such long ringlets/1? r Jl5t? / tira bu2on3 and #ine

doesn(t go in ringlets at all8 and I(# sure I can(t be %abel/ for I ,now all sorts of things/ and she/ oh: she,nows such a "er& little: !esides/ HE( she/ and I(# I/ andoh dear/ how $u22ling it all is: I(ll tr& if I,now all the things I used to ,now. Let #e see0 four ti#es fi"e is twel"e/ and four ti#es si; is thirteen/

and four ti#es se"en isoh dear: I shall ne"er get to twent& at that rate: Howe"er/ the %ulti$lication

Table doesn(t signif&0 let(s tr& *eogra$h&. London is the ca$ital of Paris/ and Paris is the ca$ital ofRo#e/ and Ro#eno/ THAT( all wrong/ I(# certain: I #ust ha"e been changed for %abel: I(ll tr& and

sa& NHow doth1 Do3 the littleN( and she crossed her hands on her la$ as if she were sa&ing lessons/

and began to re$eat it/ but her "oice sounded hoarse1?h rs ? ronco3 and strange/ and the words did notco#e the sa#e as the& used to do0

'%o2 doth the little crocodile

Impro3e his shining tail

And pour the 2aters of the ,ile n e3er4 golden scale!

'%o2 cheerfull4 ( t rf/li alegremente ) he seems to grin(sonreir sonrisa) %o2 neatl4 spread( e5tender e5parcir) his cla2s(kl garra pin6a) And 2elcome little fishes in

With gentl4( d entli cuidadosamente) smiling 0a2s(d 7ui0adamandibula)!'

(I(# sure those are not the right words/( said $oor Alice/ and her e&es filled with tears again as she went

on/ (I #ust be %abel after all/ and I shall ha"e to go and li"e in that$o,& 1? $5 ,i? di#inuta3 little

house/ and ha"e ne;t to no to&s to $la& with/ and oh: e"er so #an& lessons to learn: o/ I("e #ade u$

#& #ind about it8 if I(# %abel/ I(ll sta& down here: It(ll be no use their $utting their heads down andsa&ing NCo#e u$ again/ dear:N I shall onl& loo, u$ and sa& Nho a# I then Tell #e that first/ and

then/ if I li,e being that $erson/ I(ll co#e u$0 if not/ I(ll sta& down here till I(# so#ebod& elseNbut/ oh

dear:( cried Alice/ with a sudden burst of tears/ (I do wish the& 9LD $ut their heads down: I a# soVER7 tired of being all alone here:(

As she said this she loo,ed down at her hands/ and was sur$rised to see that she had $ut on one of the

Rabbit(s little white ,id glo"es while she was tal,ing. (How CA I ha"e done that( she thought. (I #ust

be growing s#all again.( he got u$ and went to the table to #easure1? #e 5r ? #edida3 herself b& it/and found that/ as nearl& 1casi3as she could guess/ she was now about two feet high/ and was going on

shrin,ing ra$idl&0 she soon found out that the cause of this was the fan she was holding/ and she

dro$$ed it hastil&1a$resurada#ente3/ Gust in ti#e to a"oid shrin,ing awa& altogether.1? lt5 e45r ?

total#ente/ general#ente3

(That A a narrow esca$e:( said Alice/ a good deal frightened 1 fra tn d? asustado3 at the sudden

change/ but "er& glad to find herself still in e;istence8 (and now for the garden:( and she ran with all

s$eed bac, to the little door0 but/ alas: the little door was shut again/ and the little golden ,e& was l&ingon the glass table as before/ (and things are worse than e"er/( thought the $oor child/ (for I ne"er was so

s#all as this before/ ne"er: And I declare it(s too bad/ that it is:(

As she said these words her foot sli$$ed/1?sl $? resbalon3 and in another #o#ent/ s$lash:1?s$l ?

sal$icar3 she was u$ to her chin 1barbilla/ #enton3in salt water. Her first idea was that she had


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so#ehow1? s #ha ? de alguna for#a o #anera3 fallen into the sea/ (and in that case I can go bac, b&

railwa&1M(re lwe < ferrocarril/ "ia ferrea3 /( she said to herself. 1Alice had been to the seaside1M(ssa d


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low/ "ulgar things: Don(t let #e hear the na#e again:(

(I won(t indeed:( said Alice/ in a great hurr& to change the subGect of con"ersation. (Are &ouare &ou

fond1?f nd carioso3 ofof dogs( The %ouse did not answer/ so Alice went on1 $asar suceder/

basarse3eagerl& 1? i 5rli ? con entusias#o30 (There is such a nice little dog near our house I should li,eto show &ou: A little bright-e&ed terrier/ &ou ,now/ with oh/ such long curl& brown hair: And it(ll fetch

1?fet ? traer/ buscar/ a $or3 things when &ou throw the#/ and it(ll sit u$ and beg for its dinner/ and all

sorts of thingsI can(t re#e#ber half of the#and it belongs to a far#er/ &ou ,now/ and he sa&s it(sso useful/ it(s worth a hundred $ounds: He sa&s it ,ills all the rats andoh dear:( cried Alice in asorrowful 1? s r5 f5l? afligido/ a$esadu#brado 3 tone/ (I(# afraid I("e offended it again:( or the

%ouse was swi##ing awa& fro# her as hard as it could go/ and #a,ing )uite1 ?,wa t? co#$leta#ente/

bastante3a co##otion1?,5 #5 5n? con#ocion3 in the $ool as it went.

o she called softl& after it/ (%ouse dear: Do co#e bac, again/ and we won(t tal, about cats or dogseither/ if &ou don(t li,e the#:( hen the %ouse heard this/ it turned round and swa# slowl& bac, to

her0 its face was )uite1 ?,wa t? co#$leta#ente/ bastante3 $ale 1with $assion/ Alice thought3/ and it said

in a low tre#bling "oice/ (Let us get to the shore1 ? r ? orilla/ costa3 / and then I(ll tell &ou #& histor&/and &ou(ll understand wh& it is I hate cats and dogs.(

It was high ti#e to go/ for the $ool was getting )uite crowded1? ,ra d5d ? lleno/ atestado3 with thebirds and ani#als that had fallen into it0 there were a Duc, and a Dodo/ 1ornitologia3a Lor& and an

Eaglet 1aguilucho3 / and se"eral other curious creatures. Alice led 1$lo#o/ lidear/ lle"ar3 the wa&/ andthe whole $art& swa# to the shore1 ? r ? orilla/ costa3 .

CHA#TER III. A Ca+s *ee"i!) ,oli"i+o- &Ra+e*2re s2

+arrera-a!( a Lo!) Tale

The& were indeed a )ueer-loo,ing $art& that asse#bled 1reunidos/ ar#ados3 on the ban,the birdswith (ra))le(feathers 1? fe45r ? $lu#a3 / the ani#als with their fur 1?f r ? uncountable $elo/ $elaGe3

clinging 1? ,l J J? $oco inde$endiente8Q$erson 1$eG3 $egaGoso/ $esado/ "estido $egado al cuer$o3

close to the#/ and all dri$$ing 1? dr $ J? e#$a$ado3 wet/ cross/ and unco#fortable.

The first )uestion of course was/ how to get dr& again0 the& had a consultation1? , ns5l te 5n ?

consulta3 about this/ and after a few #inutes it see#ed )uite natural to Alice to find herself tal,ing

fa#iliarl& with the#/ as if she had ,nown the# all her life. Indeed/ she had )uite a long argu#ent with

the Lor&/ who at last turned sul,&/1? s l,i? #alhu#orado3 and would onl& sa&/ (I a# older than &ou/and #ust ,now better(8 and this Alice would not allow without ,nowing 1? n5 J? gruid de

co#$licidad/ d>ndo#e a entender )ue &a lo sabSa 3 how old it was/ and/ as the Lor& $ositi"el& refused

to tell its age/ there was no #ore to be said.

At last the %ouse/ who see#ed to be a $erson of authorit& a#ong 1?5 # J? entre3 the#/ called out/ (itdown/ all of &ou/ and listen to #e: I(LL soon #a,e &ou dr& enough:( The& all sat down at once/ in a

large ring 1Anillo3/ with the %ouse in the #iddle. Alice ,e$t her e&es an;iousl& fi;ed on it/ for she felt

sure she would catch a bad cold if she did not get dr& "er& soon.

(Ahe#:1eGe#3 ( said the %ouse with an i#$ortant air/ (are &ou all read& This is the driest thing I ,now.ilence all round/ if &ou $lease: Nillia# the Con)ueror/ whose cause was fa"oured1 M(fe "5


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usur$ation and con)uest.1? , J,west ? con)uista3 Edwin and %orcar/ the earls1 ? rl ? conde3 of

%ercia and orthu#briaN(

(gh:( said the Lor&/ with a shi"er.1? "5r ? escalosfrio/ estre#eci#iento3

(I beg &our $ardon:( said the %ouse/ frowning1?fra n? entreceGo o seo fruncido3 / but "er& $olitel&0

(Did &ou s$ea,(

(ot I:( said the Lor& hastil&.1? he st5li ? a$resurada#ente3

(I thought &ou did/( said the %ouse. (I$roceed.1?$r5 si d? $roceder/ a"an2ar3 NEdwin and %orcar/

the earls conde of %ercia and orthu#bria/ declared for hi#0 and e"en tigand/ the $atriotic

archbisho$1? rt b 5$ ? ar2obis$o3 of Canterbur&/ found it ad"isable1?5d "a 25b5l? aconseGable3 N(

(ound HAT( said the Duc,.

(ound IT/( the %ouse re$lied 1 contesto3rather crossl&1? ,r sli ? enfadada/ enoGada3 0 (of course &ou,now what NitN #eans.(

(I ,now what NitN #eans well enough/ when I find a thing/( said the Duc,0 (it(s generall& a frog or a

wor#. The )uestion is/ what did the archbisho$ find(

The %ouse did not notice this )uestion/ but hurriedl& 1? h ridli ? a$resurada#ente3 /went on1 $asarsuceder/ basarse3 (Nfound it ad"isable1?5d "a 25b5l? aconseGable3 to go with Edgar Atheling to #eetillia# and offer hi# the crown. illia#(s conduct at first was #oderate. !ut the insolence of his

or#ansN How are &ou getting on 1subri/ $rocesar/ lle"ar3 now/ #& dear( it continued/ turning to

Alice as it s$o,e.

(As wet as e"er/( said Alice in a #elanchol& tone0 (it doesn(t see# to dr& #e at all.(

(In that case/( said the Dodo sole#nl&1? s l5#li ? sole#ne#ente/ con aire de gra"edad3 / rising1le"antando/ surgiendo3 to its feet/ (I #o"e that the #eeting adGourn1?5 d rn sus$ender3 / for the

i##ediate ado$tion1?5 d $ 5n ? ado$cion3 of #ore energetic re#edies1? re#5di? re#edio/ re$arar3 (

($ea, English:( said the Eaglet 1 aguilucho3. (I don(t ,now the #eaning of half those long words/ and/

what(s #ore/ I don(t belie"e &ou do either:( And the Eaglet 1aguilucho3bent down 1agacharse3its headto hide a s#ile0 so#e of the other birds tittered1? t t5r ? reSrse disi#ulada#ente3 audibl&.1? d5bli? de

for#a audible3

(hat I was going to sa&/( said the Dodo in an offended tone/ (was/ that the best thing to get us dr&

would be a Caucus-race.(

(hat I a Caucus-race( said Alice8 not that she wanted #uch to ,now/ but the Dodo had $aused as if

it thought that 9%E!9D7 ought1? t? deber3 to s$ea,/ and no one else see#ed inclined to sa&

an&thing.

(h&/( said the Dodo/ (the best wa& to e;$lain it is to do it.( 1And/ as &ou #ight li,e to tr& the thing

&ourself/ so#e winter da&/ I will tell &ou how the Dodo #anaged it.3irst it #ar,ed out1entender/ distinguir/ desifrar3a race-course/ in a sort of 1 en cierto #odo3 circle/

1(the e;act sha$e1? e $? for#a/ configuracion3 doesn(t #atter/( it said/3 and then all the $art& were

$laced along 1 adelante/ con / cerca3the course/ here and there. There was no (9ne/ two/ three/ andawa&/( but the& began running when the& li,ed/ and left off 1deGar de3 when the& li,ed/ so that it was

not eas& to ,now when the race was o"er. Howe"er/ when the& had been running half an hour or so/

and were )uite1co#$leta#ente3dr& again/ the Dodo suddenl& called out 1gritar3 (The race is o"er:( and

the& all crowded round it/$anting/1?$nt? resollar/ Gadear3 and as,ing/ (!ut who has won(

This )uestion the Dodo could not answer without a great deal1trato / re$artir3 of thought/ and it sat for


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a long ti#e with one finger $ressed u$on its forehead 1the $osition in which &ou usuall& see

ha,es$eare/ in the $ictures of hi#3/ while the rest waited in silence. At last the Dodo said/

(EVER7!9D7 has won/ and all #ust ha"e $ri2es.(

(!ut who is to gi"e the $ri2es( )uite a chorus of "oices as,ed.

(h&/ HE/ of course/( said the Dodo/ $ointing to Alice with one finger8 and the whole $art& at once1 degol$e/ dere$ente3 crowded round her/ calling out in a confused wa&/ (Pri2es: Pri2es:(

Alice had no idea what to do/ and in des$air 1?d s$er ?des$eration3 she $ut her hand in her $oc,et/ and

$ulled out 1sacar/ e;traer3a bo; of +o1i"s *+o!1e""i-/ 1luc,il& the salt water had not got into 1llegar a/

subirse en/ #eterse en3it3/ and handed1 $asarle algo/ trans#itir/ distribuir3the# round as $ri2es. Therewas e;actl& one a-$iece all round.

(!ut she #ust ha"e a $ri2e herself/ &ou ,now/( said the %ouse.

(9f course/( the Dodo re$lied "er& gra"el&1 ? re "li? gra"e#ente3 . (hat else ha"e &ou got in &our

$oc,et( he 1went on1 $asar suceder/ basarse3/ turning to Alice.

(9nl& a thi#ble1? 6 #b5l? dedal3 /( said Alice sadl&.

(Hand it o"er 1 a e;$uestas3 here/( said the Dodo.Then the& all crowded round her once #ore/ while the Dodo sole#nl& $resented the thi#ble 1? 6 #b5l? dedal3/ sa&ing (ebeg 1 $edir3&our acce$tance 1 ?5, s5$t5ns? ace$tacion/ reconoci#einto3 of this

elegant thi#ble(8 and/ when it had finished this short s$eech/ the& all cheered.

Alice thought the whole1?h5 l? todo/ entero3 thing "er& absurd/ but the& all loo,ed so gra"e 1? re "?

gra"e/ tu#ba3that she did not dare 1?der ? desafio o reto3 to laugh8 and/ as she could not thin, ofan&thing to sa&/ she si#$l&bowed 1encorbar/ re"erencia3/ and too, the thi#ble/ loo,ing as sole#n as

she could.

The ne;t thing was to eat the co#fits0 this caused so#e noise and confusion/ as the large birds

co#$lained1?,5# $le n? )ueGar/ recla#ar3 that the& could not taste theirs/ and the s#all ones cho,ed

1 "os entrecortada/ con e#ocion3and had to be$atted 1?$t? dar $al#aditas/ gol$ecitos3on the bac,.Howe"er/ it was o"er at last/ and the& sat down again in a ring/ andbegged 1$edir/ #endigar3the

%ouse to tell the# so#ething #ore.

(7ou $ro#ised to tell #e &our histor&/ &ou ,now/( said Alice/ (and wh& it is &ou hateC and D/( sheadded in a whis$er1? hw s$5r ? cuchichear/ susurar3 / half afraid that it would be offended again.

(%ine is a long and a sad tale:( said the %ouse/ turning to Alice/ and sighing1?sa ? sus$irando3 .

(It I a long tail/ certainl&/( said Alice/ loo,ing down with wonder 1 aso#bro/ $reguntar3at the %ouse(s

tail8 (but wh& do &ou call it sad( And she ,e$t on1no des$edir a/ seguir3 $u22ling1? $ 2l J?

desconsertante3 about it while the %ouse was s$ea,ing/ so that her idea of the tale was so#ething li,ethis0

'ur4( f0 ri ira furia) said to a mouse &hat he

met in the

house

8Let us

both go to

la29 I 2ill

prosecute( pr s k0u t procesar o en0uiciar por algo) :+.ome

I'll take no

denial(d na /l desmentir denegacion recha6o) ; We


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must ha3e a

trial( tra /l proceso 0uicio) 9 or reall4 this

morning I'3e (,o ha4 nada)

nothing

to do.8

"aid the

mouse to the

cur(perro calle0ero) 8"uch a trial( tra /l proceso 0uicio) dear "ir

With

no 0ur4( d ri 0urado) or 0udge

2ould be

2asting ( 2e st


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ne"er to lose 79R te#$er1? te#$5r ? hu#or/ caracter3 :( (Hold &our tongue1?t J? lengua3 / %a:( said

the &oung Crab/ a little sna$$ishl&1agrio/ gruon/ irritable3 . (7ou(re enough to tr& the $atience of an

o&ster1? st5r ? ostra/ ostion3 :(

(I wish I had our Dinah here/ I ,now I do:( said Alice aloud/ addressing nobod& in $articular. (he(dsoon fetch 1?fet traer/ a buscar3 it bac,:(

(And who is Dinah/ if I #ight "enture1 ? "ent 5r ? o$eracion/ e#$resa/ a"enturarse3 to as, the

)uestion( said the Lor&.

Alice re$lied eagerl&1? i 5rli ? con entusias#o/ ansiosa#ente3 / for she was alwa&s read& to tal, about

her $et0 (Dinah(s our cat. And she(s such a ca$ital one for catching #ice &ou can(t thin,: And oh/ I wish&ou could see her after the birds: h&/ she(ll eat a little bird as soon as loo, at it:(

This s$eech caused a re#ar,able sensation a#ong the $art&. o#e of the birds $rrie( o11 a" o!+e * a

"o(a ,risa a la 5e:-one old %ag$ie1? # $a ? urraca3 began wra$$ing1? r$ J?

en"oltorio/en"oltura3 itself u$ "er& carefull&/ re#ar,ing1?r # r, ? co#entario/ obser"acion3 / (I reallust be getting ho#e8 the night-air doesn(t suit #& throat1?6r5 t? garganta/ cuello3 :( and a Canar&

called out 1lla#ar/ gritar/ hacer "enir3 in a tre#bling 1tre#bl - te#bloroso3 "oice to its children/

(Co#e awa&/ #& dears: It(s high ti#e &ou were all in bed:( 9n "arious $rete;ts the& all #o"ed off/ and

Alice was soon left alone.

(I wish I hadn(t #entioned Dinah:( she said to herself in a #elanchol& tone. (obod& see#s to li,e her/

down here/ and I(# sure she(s the best cat in the world: 9h/ #& dear Dinah: I wonder if I shall e"er see

&ou an& #ore:( And here $oor Alice began to cr& again/ for she felt "er& lonel& and low-s$irited1?s$ r5t5d ? brilloso/ lleno de "ida3 . In a little while/ howe"er/ she again heard a little$attering1? $t5r ?

gol$etear/ $atear3of footste$s in the distance/ and she loo,ed u$ eagerl&1? i 5rli ? con entusias#o/

ansiosa#ente3 / half ho$ing that the %ouse had changed his #ind/ and was co#ing bac, to finish his

stor&.

CHA#TER IV. T$e Ra%%i" Se!(s i! a Li""le Bill

It was the hite Rabbit/ trotting slowl& bac, again/ and loo,ing an;iousl& about as it went/ as if it had

lost so#ething8 and she heard it #uttering1 )ue #ur#ura/refuar3 to itself (The Duchess 1du)uesa3 :The Duchess: 9h #& dear $aws: 9h #& fur1?f r ? $elo/ $elaGe/ $iel3 and whis,ers1? hw s,5r ? $elo/

barba/ bigote3 : he(ll get #e e;ecuted/ as sure as ferrets are ferrets1? fer5t ? huron3 : here CA I

ha"e dro$$ed1?dr $ gota/ caida/ baGa3 the#/ I wonder( Alice guessed in a #o#ent that it was loo,ingfor the fan and the $air of white ,id glo"es/ and she "er& good-naturedl& began hunting about for the#/

but the& were nowhere 1? n5 hwer ? a ningun lugar /a donde3 to be seene"er&thing see#ed to ha"e

changed since her swi# in the $ool/ and the great hall/ with the glass table and the little door/ had

"anished co#$letel&.

Ver& soon the Rabbit noticed Alice/ as she went hunting about/ and called out to her in an angr& tone/

(h&/ %ar& Ann/ what ARE &ou doing out here Run ho#e this #o#ent/ and fetch 1?fet ? buscar3 #e a$air of glo"es and a fan: 'uic,/ now:( And Alice was so #uch frightened that sheran off 1tirar/ sacar3

at once 1de gol$e/ dere$ente3 in the direction it $ointed to/ without tr&ing to e;$lain the #ista,e it had#ade.

(He too, #e for his house#aid 1criada/ #uca#a3/( she said to herself as she ran. (How sur$rised he(ll be

when he finds out1 a"eriguar o descubrir3 who I a#: !ut I(d better ta,e hi# his fan and glo"esthat is/

if I can find the#.( As she said this/ she ca#e u$on a neat little house/ on the door of which was a brightbrass 1?brs ? laton/ #u& descarado/bronce3$late with the na#e (. RA!!IT( engra"ed1? n re "? /


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grabar3 u$on it. he went in without ,noc,ing/ and hurried u$stairs/ in great fear lest 1no sea )ue/ $or

#iedo a/ $ara )ue no3 she should #eet the real %ar& Ann/ and be turned out of the house before she

had found the fan and glo"es.

(How )ueer1?,w r ? raro/ e;trao3 it see#s/( Alice said to herself/ (to be going #essages for a rabbit: Isu$$ose Dinah(ll be sending #e on #essages ne;t:( And she began fanc&ing 1elaborado/ e;tra"agante3

the sort of thing that would ha$$en0 (N%iss Alice: Co#e here directl&/ and get read& for &our wal,:N

NCo#ing in a #inute/ nurse: !ut I("e got to see 1tengo )ue "er3that the #ouse doesn(t get out.1salir/sacar3 N 9nl& I don(t thin,/( Alice went on 1 $asar/ basarse en3 / (that the&(d let Dinah sto$ in the house ifit began ordering $eo$le about li,e that:(

!& this ti#e she had found her wa& into a tid& 1de for#a ordenada en una3 little roo# with a table in

the window/ and on it 1as she had ho$ed3 a fan and two or three $airs of tin& white ,id glo"es0 she too,

u$ the fan and a $air of the glo"es/ and was Gust going to lea"e the roo#1estaba a $undo de salir de lahabitacion3/ when her e&e fell u$on a little bottle that stood 1estaba3 near the loo,ing-glass 1es$eGo3.

There was no label this ti#e with the words (DRIB %E/( but ne"ertheless 1sin e#bargo3 she

uncor,ed 1escorchado3 it and $ut it to her li$s. (I ,now 9%ETHI* interesting is sure to ha$$en/( shesaid to herself/ (whene"er I eat or drin, an&thing8 so I(ll Gust see what this bottle does. I do ho$e it(ll

#a,e #e grow large again/ for reall& I(# )uite tired of being such a tin& little thing:(

It did so indeed1 de echo/ en realidad3 Lo hi2o de echo / and #uch sooner than she had e;$ected0 before

she had drun, half the bottle/ she found her head $ressing against the ceiling/ and had to stoo$1?stu $?inclinarse/ agacharse3 to sa"e her nec, fro# being bro,en. he hastil& 1? he st5li ? de $risa/

$reci$itada#ente3$ut down the bottle/ sa&ing to herself (That(s )uite enough 1eso es #as )ue

suficiente3I ho$e I shan(t grow an& #oreAs it is/ I can(t get out at the doorI do wish I hadn(tdrun, )uite so #uch:(

Alas: it was too late to wish that: he went on growing 1fue en creci#iento3/ and growing/ and "er&

soon had to ,neel 1?ni l? rodillas/ arrodillarse3 down on the floor 1 & #u& $ronto tu"o )ue $onerse de

rodillas en el suelo30 in another #inute there was not e"en 1Aun3 roo# for this/ and she tried the effectof l&ing down 1acostarse/ inclinarse3 with one elbow 1? elb5 ? codo3 against the door/ and the other

ar# curled 1enroscado3round her head. till she went on growing/ and/ as a last resource/ she $ut onear# out of the window/ and one foot u$ the chi#ne&1? t #ni? 3 / and said to herself (ow I can do no#ore/ whate"er ha$$ens. hat ILL beco#e of #e 1)ue sera de #i3 (

Luc,il& for Alice/ the little #agic bottle had now had its full effect 1efecto co#$leto3 /and she grew no

larger0 still it was "er& unco#fortable/ and/ as there see#ed to be no sort of chance1co#o no $arecSa

haber ningn ti$o de $osibilidad 3of her e"er getting out of the roo# again/ no wonder 1no era deaso#barse3 she felt unha$$&.

(It was #uch$leasanter 1? $le2n t? agradable3 at ho#e/( thought $oor Alice/ (when one wasn(t alwa&s

growing larger and s#aller/ andbeing ordered 1recibir ordenes3 about b& #ice and rabbits. I al#ost

wish I hadn(t gone down that rabbit-holeand &etand &etit(s rather curious/ &ou ,now/ this sort of

life: I do wonder what CA ha"e ha$$ened to #e 1#e $regunto )ue $uede haber $asado a #i3 : henI used to read fair&-tales/ I fancied 1 #e $arecio3 that ,ind of thing ne"er ha$$ened/ and now here I a#

in the #iddle of one: There ought to be a boo, written about #e/ that there ought 1)ue no

debe1enfasis33: And when I grow u$/ I(ll write onebut I(# grown u$ now/( she added in asorrowful1afligido3 tone8 (at least there(s no roo# to grow u$ an& #ore HERE.(

(!ut then/( thought Alice/ (shall I EVER get an& older than I a# now That(ll be a co#fort/ one wa&

ne"er to be an old wo#anbut thenalwa&s to ha"e lessons to learn: 9h/ I shouldn(t li,e THAT 19

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(9h/ &ou foolish 1tonto3Alice:( she answered herself. (How can &ou learn lessons in here h&/ there(s

hardl&1? h rdli casi nada/ casi nunca3 roo# for 79/ and no roo# at all for an& lesson-boo,s:(

And so she went on/ ta,ing first one side and then the other/ and #a,ing )uite a con"ersation of it

altogether1 ? lt5 e45r ? en total3 8 but after a few #inutes she heard a "oice outside/ and sto$$ed tolisten.

(%ar& Ann: %ar& Ann:( said the "oice. (etch1?fet ? busca3 #e #& glo"es this #o#ent:( Then ca#e a

little$attering 1gol$etear3 of feet on the stairs. Alice ,new it was the Rabbit co#ing to loo, for her/

and she tre#bled 1? tre#b5l? te#blo3 till she shoo, 1agitar/ te#blo3 the house/ )uite forgetting that shewas now about a thousand ti#es as large as the Rabbit/ and had no reason to be afraid of it.

Presentl& the Rabbit ca#e u$ to the door/ and tried to o$en it8 but/ as the door o$ened

inwards1M( nw5d2< hacia adentro3 / and Alice(s elbow was $ressed hard against it/ that atte#$t 1?5

te#$t? intento3 $ro"ed a failure 1 el intento fue un fracaso3 . Alice heard it sa& to itself (Then I(ll goround and get in at the window.(

(THAT &ou won(t(1eso no3 thought Alice/ and/ after waiting till she fancied 1cre&o3she heard the Rabbit

Gust under the window/ she suddenl& s$read out 1e;tendio3her hand/ and #ade a snatch1?snt ?

arrebatar3in the air. he did not get hold of an&thing/ but she heard a little shrie,1? ri ,? chillido/ grito3

and a fall/ and a crash of bro,en glass/ fro# which she concluded that it was Gust $ossible it had falleninto a cucu#ber-fra#e/ or so#ething of the sort.

e;t ca#e an angr& "oicethe Rabbit(s(Pat: Pat: here are &ou( And then a "oice she had ne"er

heard before/ (ure then I(# here: Digging for a$$les/ &er honour:(

(Digging for a$$les/ indeed1indeed en realidad3:( said the Rabbit angril&. (Here: Co#e and hel$ #e out1a&uda#e a salir3 of THI:( 1ounds of #ore bro,en glass.3

(ow tell #e/ Pat/ what(s that in the window(

(ure/ it(s an ar#/ &er honour:( 1He $ronounced it (arru#.(3

(An ar#/ &ou goose1? u s? ganso3 : ho e"er saw one that si2e h&/ it fills the whole window:(

(ure/ it does/ &er honour0 but it(s an ar# for all that.(

(ell/ it(s )o" !o %si!ess "$ere/ at an& rate01!ueno/ "ie!e !a(a ;e $a+er all


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chi#ne&a&/ I shan(t: 79 do it:That I won(t/ then:!ill(s to go downHere/ !ill: the #aster

sa&s &ou(re to go down the chi#ne&:( 1 t #ni? 3

(9h: o !ill(s got to co#e down the chi#ne&/ has he 1asi )ue bill tiene )ue baGar $or la chi#enea3 (

said Alice to herself. (h&/ the& see# to $ut e"er&thing u$on !ill: I wouldn(t be in !ill(s $lace for agood deal 1oferta30 this fire$lace is narrow 1estrecha3/ to be sure 1sin duda3 8 but I THIB I can ,ic, a

little:(

he drew her foot as far down the chi#ne& as she could/1eal a su $ie en la #edida de baGar $or la

chi#enea )ue $udo 3 and waited till she heard a little ani#al 1she couldn(t guess of what sort it was3scratching1rascarse3 and scra#bling 1luchando3about in the chi#ne& close abo"e her0 then/ sa&ing to

herself (This is !ill/( she ga"e one shar$ ,ic, 1uerte $atada3/ and waited to see what would ha$$en

ne;t.

The first thing she heard was a general chorus of (There goes !ill:( then the Rabbit(s "oice along(Catch hi#/ &ou b& the hedge 1cerca/ rodear3 :( then silence/ and then another confusion of "oices

(Hold u$ his head 1le"antar la cabe2a3!rand& nowDon(t cho,e hi# 1e;trangular3How was it/

old fellow 1a#igo3hat ha$$ened to &ou Tell us all about it:(

Last ca#e a little feeble1? fi b5l? debil / s)uea,ing"oice/ 1(That(s !ill/( thought Alice/3 (ell/ I hardl&

,nowo #ore/ than, &e8 I(# better nowbut I(# a deal too flustered1? fl st5r ? ne"ioso3 to tell &ouall I ,now is/ so#ething co#es at #e li,e a Oac,-in-the-bo; 1caGa or$resa3 / and u$ I goes li,e a

s,&-roc,et:( 1cohete3

(o &ou did/ old fellow:( said the others.

(e #ust burn the house down:( said the Rabbit(s "oice8 and Alice called out 1*rito3 as loud as shecould/ (If &ou do. I(ll set Dinah at &ou:(

There was a dead silence instantl&/ and Alice thought to herself/ (I wonder what the& ILL do ne;t: If

the& had an& sense/ the&(d ta,e the roof off.( After a #inute or two/ the& began #o"ing about again/ and

Alice heard the Rabbit sa&/ (Abarrowful 1carretilla3 will do/ to begin with.(

(A barrowful of HAT( thought Alice8 but she had not long to doubt/1 no habia tie#$o $ara dudar3 forthe ne;t #o#ent a shower of little $ebbles ca#e rattling1 a gran "elocidad3in at the window/ and so#e

of the# hit her in the face. (I(ll $ut a sto$ to this/( she said to herself/ and shouted out/ 1*rito3(7ou(d

better not do that again:( which $roduced another dead silence.

Alice noticed with so#e sur$rise that the $ebbles were all turning into little ca,es1 con"irtiendose en$e)ueas tortas3 as the& la& on the floor/ and a bright idea ca#e into her head. (If I eat one of these

ca,es/( she thought/ (it(s sure to #a,e 9%E change in #& si2e8 and as it can(t $ossibl& #a,e #e larger/

it #ust #a,e #e s#aller/ I su$$ose.(

o she swallowed 1? sw l5 ? tragarse3 one of the ca,es/ and was delighted 1?d la t5d ? de alegria/

encantando/ deleite3 to find that she began shrin,ing 1ti#ido/ encogi#iento/ de ro$a3 directl&. As soon

as she was s#all enough to get through the door/ she ran out of the house/ and found )uite 1?,wa t?gran3 a crowd of little ani#als and birds waiting outside. The $oor little Li2ard/ !ill/ was in the #iddle/being held u$ b& two guinea-$igs 1coneGillos de india3/ who were gi"ing it so#ething out of a bottle.

The& all #ade a rush 1abalan2ar3at Alice the #o#ent she a$$eared8 but she ran off as hard as she

could/ and soon found herself safe in a thic, 1gruesa o es$esa3wood.

(The first thing I("e got to do/( said Alice to herself/ as she wandered about in the wood/1"agaba $or elbos)ue3(is to grow to #& right si2e again8 and the second thing is to find #& wa& into that lo"el&

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It sounded an e;cellent $lan/ no doubt/ and "er& neatl& and si#$l& arranged8 the onl& difficult& was/

that she had not the s#allest idea how to set about it8 and while she was$eering 1igual/ #irando3 about

an;iousl& a#ong 1sobre3 the trees/ a little shar$ bar, 1 $e)uea/ barca3Gust o"er her head #ade her

loo, u$ 1#irar hacia arriba3 in a great hurr& 1 a toda $risa3.

An enor#ous $u$$& was loo,ing down at her with large round e&es 1con oGos grandes & redondos3 /

and feebl& 1debil3 stretching out 1estirando3 one $aw/ tr&ing to touch her. (Poor little thing:( said Alice/

in a coa;ing 1? ,5 ,s J? $ersuacion3 tone/ and she tried hard to whistle to it8 but she was terribl&frightened 1asustada3 all the ti#e at the thought that it #ight be hungr&/ in which case it would be "er&li,el& to eat her u$ in s$ite of all her coa;ing 1$ersuacion3.

Hardl& ,nowing what she did/ she $ic,ed u$ a little bit of stic,/ and held it out 1e;tendio3 to the $u$$&8

whereu$on1 ? hwer5$ n ? con lo cual3 the $u$$& Gu#$ed into the air off all its feet at once/ with a

&el$1grito3of delight/ and rushed 1abalan2o3at the stic,/ and #ade belie"e to worr& it8 then Alicedodged1?d d ? es)ui"ar/ eludir3 behind a great thistle 1U? 6 s5l? cardo3 / to ,ee$ herself fro# being

run o"er8 and the #o#ent she a$$eared on the other side/ the $u$$& #ade another rush at the stic,/ and

tu#bled1? t #b5l? "oltereta3 head o"er heels in its hurr& to get hold 1a$oderarse3of it8 then Alice/thin,ing it was "er& li,e ha"ing a ga#e of $la& with a cart-horse/ and e;$ecting e"er& #o#ent to be

tra#$led1? tr#$5l? $isotear/ a$lastar3 under its feet/ ran round the thistle1U? 6 s5l? cardo3 again8 then

the $u$$& began a series of short charges at the stic,/ running a "er& little wa& forwards each ti#e anda long wa& bac,/ and bar,ing hoarsel& ? h rsli ? 1ronca#ente3 all the while/ till at last it sat down a

good wa& off/$anting 1Gadeante3 /with its tongue hanging 1 lengua colgando3out of its #outh/ and its

great e&es half shut.

This see#ed to Alice a good o$$ortunit& for #a,ing her esca$e8 so she set off 1 $artio/ hu&o3at once/and ran till she was )uite 1 #u&3tired and out of breath1 sin aliento3/ and till the $u$$&(s bar, sounded

)uite faint 1?fe nt? #u& debiles/ ligero/ debiles3 in the distance.

(And &et what a dear little $u$$& it was:( said Alice/ as sheleant 1a$o&arse contra algo3 against a

buttercu$1M(b t5, $< boton de oro3 to rest herself/ and fanned 1?fn? abanico/ "entilo3herself with oneof the lea"es0 (I should ha"e li,ed teaching it tric,s "er& #uch/ ifif I(d onl& been the right si2e to do

it: 9h dear: I(d nearl& forgotten that I("e got to grow u$ again: Let #e seehow I it to be #anaged Isu$$ose I ought to eat or drin, so#ething or other8 but the great )uestion is/ what(

The great )uestion certainl& was/ what Alice loo,ed all round her at the flowers and theblades 1hoGa/$ala/ $aleta3of grass1 2acate/ hierba3/ but she did not see an&thing that loo,ed li,e the right thing to eat

or drin, under the circu#stances. There was a large #ushroo# growing near her/ about the sa#e

height1?ha t? estatura/ talla3 as herself8 and when she had loo,ed under it/ and on both sides of it/ andbehind it/ it occurred to her that she #ight as well loo, and see what was on the to$ of it 1 & "er donde

estaba en la $arte su$erior de los hongos3.

he stretched1?stret ? estirar/ e;tender3 herself u$ on ti$toe 1? t $t5 ? ca#inar o andar en $untillas3 / and

$ee$ed1 hechar un "ista2o3 o"er the edge1borde/ orilla3of the #ushroo#/ and her e&es i##ediatel&

#et those of a large cater$illar 1? ,t5r$ l5r ? oruga3 / that was sitting on the to$ with its ar#sfolded1Mf5 ld< doble2/ $liegue3/ )uietl& s#o,ing a long hoo,ah 1narguille/ $i$a turca3 / and ta,ing not

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CHA#TER V. A(5i+e 1ro a Ca"er,illar

The Cater$illar and Alice loo,ed at each other for so#e ti#e in silence0 at last the Cater$illar too, the

hoo,ah out of its #outh/ and addressed her in a languid1? lJ w5d ? laguido3 / slee$& "oice.

(ho are 79( said the Cater$illar.

This was not an encouraging 1 alentador3 o$ening for a con"ersation. Alice re$lied/ rather sh&l&/ (IIhardl& ,now/ sir/ Gust at $resentat least I ,now who I A when I got u$ this #orning/ but I thin, I

#ust ha"e been changed se"eral ti#es since then.(

(hat do &ou #ean b& that( said the Cater$illar sternl& 1? st rnli ? se"era#ente3 . (E;$lain &ourself:(

(I can(t e;$lain %7EL/ I(# afraid/ sir( said Alice/ (because I(# not #&self/ &ou see.(

(I don(t see/( said the Cater$illar.

(I(# afraid I can(t $ut it #ore clearl&/( Alice re$lied "er& $olitel&/ (for I can(t understand it #&self tobegin with8 and being so #an& different si2es in a da& is "er& confusing.(

(It isn(t/( said the Cater$illar.

(ell/ $erha$s &ou ha"en(t found it so &et/( said Alice8 (but when &ou ha"e to turn into1 con"ertirse3 achr&salis1 ,r s5l5s crisalida3 &ou will so#e da&/ &ou ,nowand then after that into a butterfl&/ I

should thin, &ou(ll feel it a little )ueer 1raro/ e;trao3 / won(t &ou(

(ot a bit/( said the Cater$illar.

(ell/ $erha$s &our feelings #a& be different/( said Alice8 (all I ,now is/ it would feel "er& )ueer to

%E.(

(7ou:( said the Cater$illar conte#$tuousl& 1?,5n te#$t u5sli ? des$recio3 . (ho are 79(

hichbrought 1traGo/ lle"o3the# bac, again to the beginning of the con"ersation. Alice felt a little

irritated 1? r5te t5d ? i#$aciencia3 at the Cater$illar(s #a,ing such VER7 short re#ar,s 1tales

obser"aciones #u& bre"es3/ and she drew 1desenfundar/ sacar3 herself u$ and said/ "er& gra"el&1seria#ente3/ (I thin,/ &ou ought to tell #e who 79 are/ first.(

(h&( said the Cater$illar.

Here was another $u22ling )uestion8 and as Alice could not thin, of an& good reason/ and as the

Cater$illar see#ed to be in a VER7 un$leasant state of #ind 1estado desagradable de #ente3/ sheturned awa& 1ella se dio la "uelta3.

(Co#e bac,:( the Cater$illar called after her. (I("e so#ething i#$ortant to sa&:(

This sounded $ro#ising/ certainl&1 esto $arecia $ro#etedor/sin duda30 Alice turned and ca#e bac,

again.

(Bee$ &our te#$er/1te#$era#ento/ hu#or3 ( said the Cater$illar.(Is that all( said Alice/ swallowing down her anger as well as she could.1tragar $or su ira/ asi co#o$udo3

(o/( said the Cater$illar.

Alice thought she #ight as well wait1 $odria es$era3 / as she had nothing else to do/ and $erha$s after

all it #ight tell her so#ething worth hearing. or so#e #inutes it$uffed awa& 1fu#aba3 without

s$ea,ing/ but at last it unfolded 1 desdoblar/ e;tender3 its ar#s/ too, the hoo,ah out of its #outh again/and said/ (o &ou thin, &ou(re changed/ do &ou(


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(I(# afraid I a#/ sir/( said Alice8 (I can(t re#e#ber things as I usedand I don(t ,ee$ the sa#e si2e for

ten #inutes together:(

(Can(t re#e#ber HAT things( said the Cater$illar.

(ell/ I("e tried to sa& NH9 D9TH1?d 6? Do3 THE LITTLE !7 !EE/N but it all ca#e different:(

Alice re$lied in a "er& #elanchol&1 #el5n, li 3 "oice.

(Re$eat/ N79 ARE 9LD/ ATHER ILLIA%/N( said the Cater$illar 1 ,t5r$ l5r3 .

Alice folded her hands/ and began0

':ou are old ather William' the 4oung man said

'And 4our hair has become 3er4 2hite;

And 4et 4ou incessantl4 ( n sesn tli incesantemente) stand on 4our head -o 4ou think at 4our age it is right='

'In m4 4outh' ather William replied to his son

'I feared it might in0ure the brain;

>ut no2 that I'm perfectl4 sure I ha3e none

Wh4 I do it again and again.'

':ou are old' said the 4outh 'as I mentioned before And ha3e gro2n most uncommonl4 fat;

:et 4ou turned a back?somersault in at the door

@ra4 2hat is the reason of that='

'In m4 4outh' said the sage as he shook his gre4 locks

'I kept all m4 limbs 3er4 supple

>4 the use of this ointmentone shilling the bo5

Allo2 me to sell 4ou a couple='

':ou are old' said the 4outh 'and 4our 0a2s are too 2eak

or an4thing tougher than suet;

:et 4ou finished the goose 2ith the bones and the beak

@ra4 ho2 did 4ou manage to do it='

'In m4 4outh' said his father 'I took to the la2

And argued each case 2ith m4 2ife;

And the muscular strength 2hich it ga3e to m4 0a2

%as lasted the rest of m4 life.'

':ou are old' said the 4outh 'one 2ould hardl4 suppose

&hat 4our e4e 2as as stead4 as e3er;

:et 4ou balanced an eel on the end of 4our nose

What made 4ou so a2full4 cle3er='

'I ha3e ans2ered three 7uestions and that is enough'

"aid his father; 'don't gi3e 4ourself airs!

-o 4ou think I can listen all da4 to such stuff= >e off or I'll kick 4ou do2n stairs!'

(That is not said right/( said the Cater$illar.

(ot 'ITE right/ I(# afraid/( said Alice/ ti#idl&8 (so#e of the words ha"e got altered.(

(It is wrong fro# beginning to end/( said the Cater$illar decidedl&/ and there was silence for so#e

#inutes.

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(hat si2e do &ou want to be( it as,ed.

(9h/ I(# not $articular as to si2e/( Alice hastil& re$lied8 (onl& one doesn(t li,e changing so often/ &ou

,now.(

(I D9(T ,now/( said the Cater$illar.

Alice said nothing0 she had ne"er been so #uch contradicted in her life before/ and she felt that she was

losing her te#$er.

(Are &ou content now( said the Cater$illar.

(ell/ I should li,e to be a LITTLE larger/ sir/ if &ou wouldn(t #ind/( said Alice0 (three inches is such a

wretched height to be.(

(It is a "er& good height indeed:( said the Cater$illar angril&/ rearing itself u$right as it s$o,e 1it was

e;actl& three inches high3.

(!ut I(# not used to it:( $leaded $oor Alice in a $iteous tone. And she thought of herself/ (I wish thecreatures wouldn(t be so easil& offended:(

(7ou(ll get used to it in ti#e/( said the Cater$illar8 and it $ut the hoo,ah into its #outh and began

s#o,ing again.

This ti#e Alice waited $atientl& until it chose to s$ea, again. In a #inute or two the Cater$illar too,

the hoo,ah out of its #outh and &awned once or twice/ and shoo, itself. Then it got down off the#ushroo#/ and crawled awa& in the grass/ #erel& re#ar,ing as it went/ (9ne side will #a,e &ou grow

taller/ and the other side will #a,e &ou grow shorter.(

(9ne side of HAT The other side of HAT( thought Alice to herself.

(9f the #ushroo#/( said the Cater$illar/ Gust as if she had as,ed it aloud8 and in another #o#ent it wasout of sight.

Alice re#ained loo,ing thoughtfull& at the #ushroo# for a #inute/ tr&ing to #a,e out which were the

two sides of it8 and as it was $erfectl& round/ she found this a "er& difficult )uestion. Howe"er/ at lastshe stretched her ar#s round it as far as the& would go/ and bro,e off a bit of the edge with each hand.

(And now which is which( she said to herself/ and nibbled a little of the right-hand bit to tr& the effect0the ne;t #o#ent she felt a "iolent blow underneath her chin0 it had struc, her foot:

he was a good deal frightened b& this "er& sudden change/ but she felt that there was no ti#e to be

lost/ as she was shrin,ing ra$idl&8 so she set to wor, at once to eat so#e of the other bit. Her chin was

$ressed so closel& against her foot/ that there was hardl& roo# to o$en her #outh8 but she did it at last/and #anaged to swallow a #orsel of the lefthand bit.

* * * * * * *

* * * * * *

* * * * * * *

(Co#e/ #& head(s free at last:( said Alice in a tone of delight/ which changed into alar# in another#o#ent/ when she found that her shoulders were nowhere to be found0 all she could see/ when she

loo,ed down/ was an i##ense length of nec,/ which see#ed to rise li,e a stal, out of a sea of green

lea"es that la& far below her.

(hat CA all that green stuff be( said Alice. (And where HAVE #& shoulders got to And oh/ #&$oor hands/ how is it I can(t see &ou( he was #o"ing the# about as she s$o,e/ but no result see#ed to


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follow/ e;ce$t a little sha,ing a#ong the distant green lea"es.

As there see#ed to be no chance of getting her hands u$ to her head/ she tried to get her head down to

the#/ and was delighted to find that her nec, would bend about easil& in an& direction/ li,e a ser$ent.

he had Gust succeeded in cur"ing it down into a graceful 2ig2ag/ and was going to di"e in a#ong thelea"es/ which she found to be nothing but the to$s of the trees under which she had been wandering/

when a shar$ hiss #ade her draw bac, in a hurr&0 a large $igeon had flown into her face/ and was

beating her "iolentl& with its wings.

(er$ent:( screa#ed the Pigeon.

(I(# 9T a ser$ent:( said Alice indignantl&. (Let #e alone:(

(er$ent/ I sa& again:( re$eated the Pigeon/ but in a #ore subdued tone/ and added with a ,ind of sob/(I("e tried e"er& wa&/ and nothing see#s to suit the#:(

(I ha"en(t the least idea what &ou(re tal,ing about/( said Alice.

(I("e tried the roots of trees/ and I("e tried ban,s/ and I("e tried hedges/( the Pigeon went on/ without

attending to her8 (but those ser$ents: There(s no $leasing the#:(

Alice was #ore and #ore $u22led/ but she thought there was no use in sa&ing an&thing #ore till thePigeon had finished.

(As if it wasn(t trouble enough hatching the eggs/( said the Pigeon8 (but I #ust be on the loo,-out for

ser$ents night and da&: h&/ I ha"en(t had a win, of slee$ these three wee,s:(

(I(# "er& sorr& &ou("e been anno&ed/( said Alice/ who was beginning to see its #eaning.

(And Gust as I(d ta,en the highest tree in the wood/( continued the Pigeon/ raising its "oice to a shrie,/

(and Gust as I was thin,ing I should be free of the# at last/ the& #ust needs co#e wriggling down fro#the s,&: gh/ er$ent:(

(!ut I(# 9T a ser$ent/ I tell &ou:( said Alice. (I(# aI(# a(

(ell: HAT are &ou( said the Pigeon. (I can see &ou(re tr&ing to in"ent so#ething:((II(# a little girl/( said Alice/ rather doubtfull&/ as she re#e#bered the nu#ber of changes she had

gone through that da&.

(A li,el& stor& indeed:( said the Pigeon in a tone of the dee$est conte#$t. (I("e seen a good #an& littlegirls in #& ti#e/ but ne"er 9E with such a nec, as that: o/ no: 7ou(re a ser$ent8 and there(s no use

den&ing it. I su$$ose &ou(ll be telling #e ne;t that &ou ne"er tasted an egg:(

(I HAVE tasted eggs/ certainl&/( said Alice/ who was a "er& truthful child8 (but little girls eat eggs )uite

as #uch as ser$ents do/ &ou ,now.(

(I don(t belie"e it/( said the Pigeon8 (but if the& do/ wh& then the&(re a ,ind of ser$ent/ that(s all I can

sa&.(

This was such a new idea to Alice/ that she was )uite silent for a #inute or two/ which ga"e the Pigeon

the o$$ortunit& of adding/ (7ou(re loo,ing for eggs/ I ,now THAT well enough8 and what does it #atterto #e whether &ou(re a little girl or a ser$ent(

(It #atters a good deal to %E/( said Alice hastil&8 (but I(# not loo,ing for eggs/ as it ha$$ens8 and if I

was/ I shouldn(t want 79R0 I don(t li,e the# raw.(

(ell/ be off/ then:( said the Pigeon in a sul,& tone/ as it settled down again into its nest. Alice crouched

down a#ong the trees as well as she could/ for her nec, ,e$t getting entangled a#ong the branches/


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and e"er& now and then she had to sto$ and untwist it. After a while she re#e#bered that she still held

the $ieces of #ushroo# in her hands/ and she set to wor, "er& carefull&/ nibbling first at one and then

at the other/ and growing so#eti#es taller and so#eti#es shorter/ until she had succeeded in bringing

herself down to her usual height.

It was so long since she had been an&thing near the right si2e/ that it felt )uite strange at first8 but she

got used to it in a few #inutes/ and began tal,ing to herself/ as usual. (Co#e/ there(s half #& $lan done

now: How $u22ling all these changes are: I(# ne"er sure what I(# going to be/ fro# one #inute toanother: Howe"er/ I("e got bac, to #& right si2e0 the ne;t thing is/ to get into that beautiful gardenhow I that to be done/ I wonder( As she said this/ she ca#e suddenl& u$on an o$en $lace/ with a little

house in it about four feet high. (hoe"er li"es there/( thought Alice/ (it(ll ne"er do to co#e u$on the#

THI si2e0 wh&/ I should frighten the# out of their wits:( o she began nibbling at the righthand bitagain/ and did not "enture to go near the house till she had brought herself down to nine inches high.

CHA#TER VI. #i) a!( #e,,eror a #inute or two she stood loo,ing at the house/ and wondering what to do ne;t/ when suddenl& afoot#an in li"er& ca#e running out of the wood1she considered hi# to be a foot#an because he was

in li"er&0 otherwise/ Gudging b& his face onl&/ she would ha"e called hi# a fish3and ra$$ed loudl& at

the door with his ,nuc,les. It was o$ened b& another foot#an in li"er&/ with a round face/ and largee&es li,e a frog8 and both foot#en/ Alice noticed/ had $owdered hair that curled all o"er their heads.

he felt "er& curious to ,now what it was all about/ and cre$t a little wa& out of the wood to listen.

The ish-oot#an began b& $roducing fro# under his ar# a great letter/ nearl& as large as hi#self/ and

this he handed o"er to the other/ sa&ing/ in a sole#n tone/ (or the Duchess. An in"itation fro# the'ueen to $la& cro)uet.( The rog-oot#an re$eated/ in the sa#e sole#n tone/ onl& changing the order

of the words a little/ (ro# the 'ueen. An in"itation for the Duchess to $la& cro)uet.(

Then the& both bowed low/ and their curls got entangled together.

Alice laughed so #uch at this/ that she had to run bac, into the wood for fear of their hearing her8 and

when she ne;t $ee$ed out the ish-oot#an was gone/ and the other was sitting on the ground near thedoor/ staring stu$idl& u$ into the s,&.

Alice went ti#idl& u$ to the door/ and ,noc,ed.

(There(s no sort of use in ,noc,ing/( said the oot#an/ (and that for two reasons. irst/ because I(# on

the sa#e side of the door as &ou are8 secondl&/ because the&(re #a,ing such a noise inside/ no one

could $ossibl& hear &ou.( And certainl& there was a #ost e;traordinar& noise going on withina

constant howling and snee2ing/ and e"er& now and then a great crash/ as if a dish or ,ettle had beenbro,en to $ieces.

(Please/ then/( said Alice/ (how a# I to get in(

(There #ight be so#e sense in &our ,noc,ing/( the oot#an went on without attending to her/ (if we had

the door between us. or instance/ if &ou were IIDE/ &ou #ight ,noc,/ and I could let &ou out/ &ou,now.( He was loo,ing u$ into the s,& all the ti#e he was s$ea,ing/ and this Alice thought decidedl&

unci"il. (!ut $erha$s he can(t hel$ it/( she said to herself8 (his e&es are so VER7 nearl& at the to$ of his

head. !ut at an& rate he #ight answer )uestions.How a# I to get in( she re$eated/ aloud.


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(I shall sit here/( the oot#an re#ar,ed/ (till to#orrow(

At this #o#ent the door of the house o$ened/ and a large $late ca#e s,i##ing out/ straight at the

oot#an(s head0 it Gust gra2ed his nose/ and bro,e to $ieces against one of the trees behind hi#.

(or ne;t da&/ #a&be/( the oot#an continued in the sa#e tone/ e;actl& as if nothing had ha$$ened.

(How a# I to get in( as,ed Alice again/ in a louder tone.

(ARE &ou to get in at all( said the oot#an. (That(s the first )uestion/ &ou ,now.(

It was/ no doubt0 onl& Alice did not li,e to be told so. (It(s reall& dreadful/( she #uttered to herself/ (thewa& all the creatures argue. It(s enough to dri"e one cra2&:(

The oot#an see#ed to thin, this a good o$$ortunit& for re$eating his re#ar,/ with "ariations. (I shall

sit here/( he said/ (on and off/ for da&s and da&s.(

(!ut what a# I to do( said Alice.

(An&thing &ou li,e/( said the oot#an/ and began whistling.

(9h/ there(s no use in tal,ing to hi#/( said Alice des$eratel&0 (he(s $erfectl& idiotic:( And she o$ened thedoor and went in.

The door led right into a large ,itchen/ which was full of s#o,e fro# one end to the other0 the Duchess

was sitting on a three-legged stool in the #iddle/ nursing a bab&8 the coo, was leaning o"er the fire/

stirring a large cauldron which see#ed to be full of sou$.

(There(s certainl& too #uch $e$$er in that sou$:( Alice said to herself/ as well as she could for snee2ing.

There was certainl& too #uch of it in the air. E"en the Duchess snee2ed occasionall&8 and as for thebab&/ it was snee2ing and howling alternatel& without a #o#ent(s $ause. The onl& things in the ,itchen

that did not snee2e/ were the coo,/ and a large cat which was sitting on the hearth and grinning fro#

ear to ear.

(Please would &ou tell #e/( said Alice/ a little ti#idl&/ for she was not )uite sure whether it was good

#anners for her to s$ea, first/ (wh& &our cat grins li,e that(

(It(s a Cheshire cat/( said the Duchess/ (and that(s wh&. Pig:(

he said the last word with such sudden "iolence that Alice )uite Gu#$ed8 but she saw in another

#o#ent that it was addressed to the bab&/ and not to her/ so she too, courage/ and went on again0

(I didn(t ,now that Cheshire cats alwa&s grinned8 in fact/ I didn(t ,now that cats C9LD grin.(

(The& all can/( said the Duchess8 (and #ost of (e# do.(

(I don(t ,now of an& that do/( Alice said "er& $olitel&/ feeling )uite $leased to ha"e got into a

con"ersation.

(7ou don(t ,now #uch/( said the Duchess8 (and that(s a fact.(Alice did not at all li,e the tone of this re#ar,/ and thought it would be as well to introduce so#e other

subGect of con"ersation. hile she was tr&ing to fi; on one/ the coo, too, the cauldron of sou$ off thefire/ and at once set to wor, throwing e"er&thing within her reach at the Duchess and the bab&the

fire-irons ca#e first8 then followed a shower of sauce$ans/ $lates/ and dishes. The Duchess too, no

notice of the# e"en when the& hit her8 and the bab& was howling so #uch alread&/ that it was )uitei#$ossible to sa& whether the blows hurt it or not.

(9h/ PLEAE #ind what &ou(re doing:( cried Alice/ Gu#$ing u$ and down in an agon& of terror. (9h/

there goes his PRECI9 nose(8 as an unusuall& large sauce$an flew close b& it/ and "er& nearl&


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carried it off.

(If e"er&bod& #inded their own business/( the Duchess said in a hoarse growl/ (the world would go

round a deal faster than it does.(

(hich would 9T be an ad"antage/( said Alice/ who felt "er& glad to get an o$$ortunit& of showing

off a little of her ,nowledge. (Oust thin, of what wor, it would #a,e with the da& and night: 7ou seethe earth ta,es twent&-four hours to turn round on its a;is(

(Tal,ing of a;es/( said the Duchess/ (cho$ off her head:(

Alice glanced rather an;iousl& at the coo,/ to see if she #eant to ta,e the hint8 but the coo, was busil&

stirring the sou$/ and see#ed not to be listening/ so she went on again0 (Twent&-four hours/ I THIB8

or is it twel"e I(

(9h/ don(t bother %E/( said the Duchess8 (I ne"er could abide figures:( And with that she began nursing

her child again/ singing a sort of lullab& to it as she did so/ and gi"ing it a "iolent sha,e at the end of

e"er& line0

'"peak roughl4 to 4our little bo4

And beat him 2hen he snee6es9

%e onl4 does it to anno4 >ecause he kno2s it teases.'

%#+".

(In 2hich the cook and the bab4 0oined)9

'Wo2! 2o2! 2o2!'

hile the Duchess sang the second "erse of the song/ she ,e$t tossing the bab& "iolentl& u$ and down/

and the $oor little thing howled so/ that Alice could hardl& hear the words0

'I speak se3erel4 to m4 bo4

I beat him 2hen he snee6es;

or he can thoroughl4 en0o4

&he pepper 2hen he pleases!'

%#+".

'Wo2! 2o2! 2o2!'

(Here: &ou #a& nurse it a bit/ if &ou li,e:( the Duchess said to Alice/ flinging the bab& at her as she

s$o,e. (I #ust go and get read& to $la& cro)uet with the 'ueen/( and she hurried out of the roo#. The

coo, threw a fr&ing-$an after her as she went out/ but it Gust #issed her.

Alice caught the bab& with so#e difficult&/ as it was a )ueer-sha$ed little creature/ and held out its

ar#s and legs in all directions/ (Gust li,e a star-fish/( thought Alice. The $oor little thing was snortingli,e a stea#-engine when she caught it/ and ,e$t doubling itself u$ and straightening itself out again/ so

that altogether/ for the first #inute or two/ it was as #uch as she could do to hold it.

As soon as she had #ade out the $ro$er wa& of nursing it/ 1which was to twist it u$ into a sort of ,not/and then ,ee$ tight hold of its right ear and left foot/ so as to $re"ent its undoing itself/3 she carried it

out into the o$en air. (I I don(t ta,e this child awa& with #e/( thought Alice/ (the&(re sure to ,ill it in a

da& or two0 wouldn(t it be #urder to lea"e it behind( he said the last words out loud/ and the little

thing grunted in re$l& 1it had left off snee2ing b& this ti#e3. (Don(t grunt/( said Alice8 (that(s not at all a$ro$er wa& of e;$ressing &ourself.(


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The bab& grunted again/ and Alice loo,ed "er& an;iousl& into its face to see what was the #atter with

it. There could be no doubt that it had a VER7 turn-u$ nose/ #uch #ore li,e a snout than a real nose8

also its e&es were getting e;tre#el& s#all for a bab&0 altogether Alice did not li,e the loo, of the thing

at all. (!ut $erha$s it was onl& sobbing/( she thought/ and loo,ed into its e&es again/ to see if there werean& tears.

o/ there were no tears. (If &ou(re going to turn into a $ig/ #& dear/( said Alice/ seriousl&/ (I(ll ha"e

nothing #ore to do with &ou. %ind now:( The $oor little thing sobbed again 1or grunted/ it wasi#$ossible to sa& which3/ and the& went on for so#e while in silence.

Alice was Gust beginning to thin, to herself/ (ow/ what a# I to do with this creature when I get it

ho#e( when it grunted again/ so "iolentl&/ that she loo,ed down into its face in so#e alar#. This ti#e

there could be 9 #ista,e about it0 it was neither #ore nor less than a $ig/ and she felt that it would be

)uite absurd for her to carr& it further.

o she set the little creature down/ and felt )uite relie"ed to see it trot awa& )uietl& into the wood. (If it

had grown u$/( she said to herself/ (it would ha"e #ade a dreadfull& ugl& child0 but it #a,es rather a

handso#e $ig/ I thin,.( And she began thin,ing o"er other children she ,new/ who #ight do "er& well

as $igs/ and was Gust sa&ing to herself/ (if one onl& ,new the right wa& to change the#( when she was

a little startled b& seeing the Cheshire Cat sitting on a bough of a tree a few &ards off.The Cat onl& grinned when it saw Alice. It loo,ed good-natured/ she thought0 still it had VER7 long

claws and a great #an& teeth/ so she felt that it ought to be treated with res$ect.

(Cheshire Puss/( she began/ rather ti#idl&/ as she did not at all ,now whether it would li,e the na#e0howe"er/ it onl& grinned a little wider. (Co#e/ it(s $leased so far/( thought Alice/ and she went on.

(ould &ou tell #e/ $lease/ which wa& I ought to go fro# here(

(That de$ends a good deal on where &ou want to get to/( said the Cat.

(I don(t #uch care where( said Alice.

(Then it doesn(t #atter which wa& &ou go/( said the Cat.

(so long as I get 9%EHERE/( Alice added as an e;$lanation.

(9h/ &ou(re sure to do that/( said the Cat/ (if &ou onl& wal, long enough.(

Alice felt that this could not be denied/ so she tried another )uestion. (hat sort of $eo$le li"e abouthere(

(In THAT direction/( the Cat said/ wa"ing its right $aw round/ (li"es a Hatter0 and in THAT direction/(

wa"ing the other $aw/ (li"es a %arch Hare. Visit either &ou li,e0 the&(re both #ad.(

(!ut I don(t want to go a#ong #ad $eo$le/( Alice re#ar,ed.

(9h/ &ou can(t hel$ that/( said the Cat0 (we(re all #ad here. I(# #ad. 7ou(re #ad.(

(How do &ou ,now I(# #ad( said Alice.

(7ou #ust be/( said the Cat/ (or &ou wouldn(t ha"e co#e here.(

Alice didn(t thin, that $ro"ed it at all8 howe"er/ she went on (And how do &ou ,now that &ou(re #ad(

(To begin with/( said the Cat/ (a dog(s not #ad. 7ou grant that(

(I su$$ose so/( said Alice.

(ell/ then/( the Cat went on/ (&ou see/ a dog growls when it(s angr&/ and wags its tail when it(s $leased.

ow I growl when I(# $leased/ and wag #& tail when I(# angr&. Therefore I(# #ad.(


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(I call it $urring/ not growling/( said Alice.

(Call it what &ou li,e/( said the Cat. (Do &ou $la& cro)uet with the 'ueen to-da&(

(I should li,e it "er& #uch/( said Alice/ (but I ha"en(t been in"ited &et.(

(7ou(ll see #e there/( said the Cat/ and "anished.

Alice was not #uch sur$rised at this/ she was getting so used to )ueer things ha$$ening. hile she was

loo,ing at the $lace where it had been/ it suddenl& a$$eared again.

(!&-the-b&e/ what beca#e of the bab&( said the Cat. (I(d nearl& forgotten to as,.(

(It turned into a $ig/( Alice )uietl& said/ Gust as if it had co#e bac, in a natural wa&.

(I thought it would/( said the Cat/ and "anished again.

Alice waited a little/ half e;$ecting to see it again/ but it did not a$$ear/ and after a #inute or two she

wal,ed on in the direction in which the %arch Hare was said to li"e. (I("e seen hatters before/( she said

to herself8 (the %arch Hare will be #uch the #ost interesting/ and $erha$s as this is %a& it won(t be

ra"ing #adat least not so #ad as it was in %arch.( As she said this/ she loo,ed u$/ and there was theCat again/ sitting on a branch of a tree.

(Did &ou sa& $ig/ or fig( said the Cat.

(I said $ig/( re$lied Alice8 (and I wish &ou wouldn(t ,ee$ a$$earing and "anishing so suddenl&0 &ou

#a,e one )uite gidd&.(

(All right/( said the Cat8 and this ti#e it "anished )uite slowl&/ beginning with the end of the tail/ andending with the grin/ which re#ained so#e ti#e after the rest of it had gone.

(ell: I("e often seen a cat without a grin/( thought Alice8 (but a grin without a cat: It(s the #ost curious

thing I e"er saw in #& life:(

he had not gone #uch farther before she ca#e in sight of the house of the %arch Hare0 she thought it

#ust be the right house/ because the chi#ne&s were sha$ed li,e ears and the roof was thatched with fur.

It was so large a house/ that she did not li,e to go nearer till she had nibbled so#e #ore of the lefthandbit of #ushroo#/ and raised herself to about two feet high0 e"en then she wal,ed u$ towards it rather

ti#idl&/ sa&ing to herself (u$$ose it should be ra"ing #ad after all: I al#ost wish I(d gone to see theHatter instead:(

CHA#TER VII. A Ma( Teaar"y

There was a table set out under a tree in front of the house/ and the %arch Hare and the Hatter wereha"ing tea at it0 a Dor#ouse was sitting between the#/ fast aslee$/ and the other two were using it as a

cushion/ resting their elbows on it/ and tal,ing o"er its head. (Ver& unco#fortable for the Dor#ouse/(

thought Alice8 (onl&/ as it(s aslee$/ I su$$ose it doesn(t #ind.(

The table was a large one/ but the three were all crowded together at one corner of it0 (o roo#: oroo#:( the& cried out when the& saw Alice co#ing. (There(s PLET7 of roo#:( said Alice indignantl&/

and she sat down in a large ar#-chair at one end of the table.

(Ha"e so#e wine/( the %arch Hare said in an encouraging tone.


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Alice loo,ed all round the table/ but there was nothing on it but tea. (I don(t see an& wine/( she

re#ar,ed.

(There isn(t an&/( said the %arch Hare.

(Then it wasn(t "er& ci"il of &ou to offer it/( said Alice angril&.

(It wasn(t "er& ci"il of &ou to sit down without being in"ited/( said the %arch Hare.

(I didn(t ,now it was 79R table/( said Alice8 (it(s laid for a great #an& #ore than three.(

(7our hair wants cutting/( said the Hatter. He had been loo,ing at Alice for so#e ti#e with greatcuriosit&/ and this was his first s$eech.

(7ou should learn not to #a,e $ersonal re#ar,s/( Alice said with so#e se"erit&8 (it(s "er& rude.(

The Hatter o$ened his e&es "er& wide on hearing this8 but all he AID was/ (h& is a ra"en li,e a

writing-des,(

(Co#e/ we shall ha"e so#e fun now:( thought Alice. (I(# glad the&("e begun as,ing riddles.I belie"e I

can guess that/( she added aloud.

(Do &ou #ean that &ou thin, &ou can find out the answer to it( said the %arch Hare.

(E;actl& so/( said Al

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