Аліса в Країні чудес
Pig and Pepper
"Ispeakseverelytomyboy,
Ibeathimwhenhesneezes;
Forhecanthoroughlyenjoy
Thepepperwhenhepleases!"
CHORUS
"Wow! wow! wow!"
"Here!Youmaynurseitabit,ifyoulike! "theDuchesssaidtoAlice,flingingthebabyatherasshespoke. "ImustgoandgetreadytoplaycroquetwiththeQueen,"andshehurriedoutoftheroom. Thecookthrewafrying-panafterherasshewent,butitjustmissedher.
Alicecaughtthebabywithsomedifficulty,asitwasaqueershapedlittlecreature,andheldoutitsarmsandlegsinalldirections,"justlikeastar-fish,"thoughtAlice. Thepoorlittlethingwassnortinglikeasteam-enginewhenshecaughtit, andkeptdoublingitselfupandstraighteningitselfoutagain,sothataltogether,forthefirstminuteortwo,itwasasmuchasshecoulddotoholdit.
Assoonasshehadmadeouttheproperwayofnursingit(whichwastotwistitupintoasortofknot,andthenkeeptightholdofitsrightearandleftfoot,soastopreventitsundoingitself),shecarrieditoutintotheopenair. "IfIdon’ttakethischildawaywithme,"thoughtAlice,"they’resuretokillitinadayortwo. Wouldn’titbemurdertoleaveitbehind? "Shesaidthelastwordsoutloud,andthelittlethinggruntedinreply(ithadleftoffsneezingbythistime).