Аліса в Задзеркаллі

           ‘Ifit’sverylong,’shesaid,aspolitelyasshecould,‘wouldyoupleasetellmefirstwhichroad—’

           Tweedledeesmiledgently,andbeganagain:

           ‘Thesunwasshiningonthesea,

           Shiningwithallhismight:

           Hedidhisverybesttomake

           Thebillowssmoothandbright—

           Andthiswasodd,becauseitwas

           Themiddleofthenight.

           Themoonwasshiningsulkily,

           Becauseshethoughtthesun

           Hadgotnobusinesstobethere

           Afterthedaywasdone—

           "It’sveryrudeofhim,"shesaid,

           "Tocomeandspoilthefun!"

           Theseawaswetaswetcouldbe,

           Thesandsweredryasdry.

           Youcouldnotseeacloud,because

           Nocloudwasinthesky:

           Nobirdswereflyingoverhead—

           Therewerenobirdstofly.

           TheWalrusandtheCarpenter

           Werewalkingcloseathand;

           Theyweptlikeanythingtosee

           Suchquantitiesofsand:

           "Ifthiswereonlyclearedaway,"

           Theysaid,"itwouldbegrand!"

           "Ifsevenmaidswithsevenmops

           Sweptitforhalfayear,

           Doyousuppose,"theWalrussaid,

           "Thattheycouldgetitclear?"

           "Idoubtit,"saidtheCarpenter,

           Andshedabittertear.

           "OOysters,comeandwalkwithus!"

           TheWalrusdidbeseech.

           "Apleasantwalk,apleasanttalk,

           Alongthebrinybeach:

           Wecannotdowithmorethanfour,

           Togiveahandtoeach."

           TheeldestOysterlookedathim.

           Butneverawordhesaid:

           TheeldestOysterwinkedhiseye,

           Andshookhisheavyhead—

           Meaningtosayhedidnotchoose

           Toleavetheoyster-bed.