Алиса в стране чудес
Pig and Pepper
"Itturnedintoapig,"Alicequietlysaid,justasiftheCathadcomebackinanaturalway.
"Ithoughtitwould,"saidtheCat,andvanishedagain.
Alicewaitedalittle,halfexpectingtoseeitagain,butitdidnotappear,andafteraminuteortwoshewalkedoninthedirectioninwhichtheMarchHarewassaidtolive. "I’veseenhattersbefore,"shesaidtoherself: "theMarchHarewillbemuchthemostinteresting,andperhaps,asthisisMay,itwon’tberavingmad—atleastnotsomadasitwasinMarch. "Asshesaidthis,shelookedup,andtherewastheCatagain,sittingonabranchofatree.
"Didyousay‘pig’,or‘fig’? "saidtheCat.
"Isaid‘pig’,"repliedAlice; "andIwishyouwouldn’tkeepappearingandvanishingsosuddenly: youmakeonequitegiddy."
"Allright,"saidtheCat; andthistimeitvanishedquiteslowly, beginningwiththeendofthetail,andendingwiththegrin,whichremainedsometimeaftertherestofithadgone.
"Well!I’veoftenseenacatwithoutagrin,"thoughtAlice;"butagrinwithoutacat!It’sthemostcuriousthingIeversawinallmylife!"
ShehadnotgonemuchfartherbeforeshecameinsightofthehouseoftheMarchHare: shethoughtitmustbetherighthouse,becausethechimneyswereshapedlikeearsandtheroofwasthatchedwithfur. Itwassolargeahouse,thatshedidnotliketogonearertillshehadnibbledsomemoreoftheleft-handbitofmushroom,andraisedherselftoabouttwofeethigh:
