《爱丽丝梦游仙境》-P4

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Hello. Alice fell down a Rabbit Hole one dayand found herself in a Wonderland, where animals talk, curious things happenand everything she eats and drinks makes her grow bigger or smaller. Now she issitting alone. Suddenly, she heard footsteps. The White Rabbit was runningtowards her. He seemed to be very worried.

White Rabbit
Oh dear! Where can I have dropped them? I mustfind them, or I'm sure The Duchess will chop off myhead!

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Alice guessed he was looking for the gloves andfan that he had dropped - but she didn't know where they were either. After allher growing and shrinking, Alice was exactly the same size as the rabbit. Whenthe White Rabbit saw Alice, he spoke to her quite angrily.

White Rabbit
Mary Ann! What are you doing out here? Run homethis minute and get me a pair of gloves and a fan! Quickly!

Alice
How surprised he'll be when he finds out I'mnot Mary Ann!

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Alice began to run, as the White Rabbit had told her,although she didn't quite know where she should run to. But soon, a littlehouse appeared with the words 'W. Rabbit' written on the door.

Alice
I won't knock on the door. The real Mary Annmight hear me.

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Alice crept into the house and went quietlyupstairs to a little bedroom… and there she found two fans, three pairs ofgloves and…

Alice
Another bottle! I hope it makes me grow biggeragain. I'm tired of being such a tiny little thing!

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…and sure enough, Alice began to grow. Tallerand taller she grew, until…

Alice
Ouch! My head! That's quite tall enough. That'stall enough! O-o-o-oh…

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Alice tried her hardest to stop growing - butit seemed to her like the harder she tried, the taller she grew. Soon Alice wasso big that she filled the whole room. Her head pressed up against the ceiling,her arm went out of the window, and one of her feet went up the chimney.

Alice
What will become of me now?

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Outside the house, a crowd started to gather.Alice heard voices.

Voices
Oh my, whatever could it be? What’s that?

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Soon, the White Rabbit arrived.

White Rabbit
What's that in the window?

Voice
It's an arm, sir!

White Rabbit
An arm? Well, it's got no business being there!Bill! Bill! Fetch the ladder and take it away!

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Bill was the gardener. Hebrought a ladder and climbed up on to the roof.

White Rabbit
I won't have an arm in my bedroom! Down you goBill, down the chimney!

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Poor Bill went up the ladder and tried to godown the chimney. But Alice's foot was waiting for him… with a big kick.

Bill
Ohhhhhhhh!!!!

Voices
Quick, quick, help him, help him up. Give himsome air…

Alice
There! That's got rid of him! Now what willthey try?

Voices
Cakes! Cakes! Try the cakes!

White Rabbit
Yes! The cakes: bring the cakes! We'll need alot of them. That's right. Now, everybody, throw them through the other window!

Alice
What's this…? Oh! Lots and lots of littlecakes.  I wonder… If I ate them, would I shrink again? They must dosomething… and I must get out of this house. I'll try just one of them to startwith.

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Alice ate one of the little cakes, and soonfound herself to be a little smaller. She ate another and another, until atlast she was just the right size to run out of the bedroom… and out of thehouse.

Voices
Look! There she is! Get her! Catch her,quickly!

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But Alice was too fast for them. She ran faraway from the White Rabbit's house, deeper and deeper into the forest until shebecame quite lost. She was wondering what she could eat or drink to make hergrow to the right size again, when suddenly, she saw in front of her a largemushroom - about the same size as herself, with a large blue caterpillar sittingon top of it, smoking a pipe and taking no notice of Alice at all. Will thecaterpillar help Alice to grow again? I'll tell you next time.