Аліса в Країні чудес
Pig and Pepper
"HowdoyouknowI’mmad? "saidAlice.
"Youmustbe,"saidtheCat,"oryouwouldn’thavecomehere."
Alicedidn’tthinkthatproveditatall:however,shewenton:
"Andhowdoyouknowthatyou’remad?"
"Tobeginwith,"saidtheCat,"adog’snotmad. Yougrantthat?"
"Isupposeso,"saidAlice.
"Well,then,"theCatwenton,"yousee,adoggrowlswhenit’sangry,andwagsitstailwhenit’spleased. NowIgrowlwhenI’mpleased,andwagmytailwhenI’mangry. ThereforeI’mmad."
"Icallitpurring,notgrowling,"saidAlice.
"Callitwhatyoulike,"saidtheCat. "DoyouplaycroquetwiththeQueento-day?"
"Ishouldlikeitverymuch,"saidAlice,"butIhaven’tbeeninvitedyet."
"You’llseemethere,"saidtheCat,andvanished.
Alicewasnotmuchsurprisedatthis,shewasgettingsousedtoqueerthingshappening. Whileshewaslookingattheplacewhereithadbeen,itsuddenlyappearedagain.
"By-the-bye,whatbecameofthebaby?"saidtheCat."I’dnearlyforgottentoask."