Алиса в стране чудес

           ThechiefdifficultyAlicefoundatfirstwasinmanagingherflamingo: shesucceededingettingitsbodytuckedaway,comfortablyenough,underherarm,withitslegshangingdown, butgenerally,justasshehadgotitsnecknicelystraightenedout,andwasgoingtogivethehedgehogablowwithitshead,itwouldtwistitselfround andlookupinherface,withsuchapuzzledexpressionthatshecouldnothelpburstingoutlaughing; andwhenshehadgotitsheaddown,andwasgoingtobeginagain,itwasveryprovokingtofindthatthehedgehoghadunrolleditself,andwasintheactofcrawlingaway: besidesallthis,therewasgenerallyaridgeorfurrowinthewaywherevershewantedtosendthehedgehogto, and,asthedoubled-upsoldierswerealwaysgettingupandwalkingofftootherpartsoftheground, Alicesooncametotheconclusionthatitwasaverydifficultgameindeed. 

           Theplayersallplayedatonce,withoutwaitingforturns,quarrelingallthewhile,andfightingforthehedgehogs; andinaveryshorttimetheQueenwasinafuriouspassion,andwentstampingabout,andshouting"Offwithhishead! "or"Offwithherhead! "aboutonceinaminute. 

           Alicebegantofeelveryuneasy: tobesure,shehadnotasyethadanydisputewiththeQueen,butsheknewthatitmighthappenanyminute, "andthen,"thoughtshe,"whatwouldbecomeofme? They’redreadfullyfondofbeheadingpeoplehere: thegreatwonderis,thatthere’sanyoneleftalive!" 

           Shewaslookingaboutforsomewayofescape,andwonderingwhethershecouldgetawaywithoutbeingseen,whenshenoticedacuriousappearanceintheair: itpuzzledherverymuchatfirst,butafterwatchingitaminuteortwoshemadeitouttobeagrin,andshesaidtoherself "It’stheCheshire-Cat: nowIshallhavesomebodytotalkto."