Алиса в зазеркалье

           ‘I’vebeenknockingatit!’

           ‘Shouldn’tdothat—shouldn’tdothat—’theFrogmuttered.‘Vexesit,youknow.’Thenhewentupandgavethedoorakickwithoneofhisgreatfeet.‘Youletitalone,’hepantedout,ashehobbledbacktohistree,‘andit’llletyoualone,youknow.’

           Atthismomentthedoorwasflungopen,andashrillvoicewasheardsinging:

           ‘TotheLooking-GlassworlditwasAlicethatsaid,

           "I’veasceptreinhand,I’veacrownonmyhead;

           LettheLooking-Glasscreatures,whatevertheybe,

           ComeanddinewiththeRedQueen,theWhiteQueen,andme."’

           Andhundredsofvoicesjoinedinthechorus:

           ‘Thenfilluptheglassesasquickasyoucan,

           Andsprinklethetablewithbuttonsandbran:

           Putcatsinthecoffee,andmiceinthetea—

           AndwelcomeQueenAlicewiththirty-times-three!’

           Thenfollowedaconfusednoiseofcheering,andAlicethoughttoherself,‘Thirtytimesthreemakesninety.