Аліса в Задзеркаллі
The Lion and the Unicorn
‘Whatafightwemighthaveforthecrown,now!’theUnicornsaid,lookingslylyupatthecrown,whichthepoorKingwasnearlyshakingoffhishead,hetrembledsomuch.
‘Ishouldwineasy,’saidtheLion.
‘I’mnotsosureofthat,’saidtheUnicorn.
‘Why,Ibeatyouallroundthetown,youchicken!’theLionrepliedangrily,halfgettingupashespoke.
HeretheKinginterrupted,topreventthequarrelgoingon:hewasverynervous,andhisvoicequitequivered.‘Allroundthetown?’hesaid.‘That’sagoodlongway.Didyougobytheoldbridge,orthemarket-place?Yougetthebestviewbytheoldbridge.’
‘I’msureIdon’tknow,’theLiongrowledoutashelaydownagain.‘Therewastoomuchdusttoseeanything.WhatatimetheMonsteris,cuttingupthatcake!’
Alicehadseatedherselfonthebankofalittlebrook,withthegreatdishonherknees,andwassawingawaydiligentlywiththeknife.‘It’sveryprovoking!’shesaid,inreplytotheLion(shewasgettingquiteusedtobeingcalled‘theMonster’).‘I’vecutseveralslicesalready,buttheyalwaysjoinonagain!’
‘Youdon’tknowhowtomanageLooking-glasscakes,’theUnicornremarked.‘Handitroundfirst,andcutitafterwards.’
Thissoundednonsense,butAliceveryobedientlygotup,andcarriedthedishround,andthecakedivideditselfintothreepiecesasshedidso.‘Nowcutitup,’saidtheLion,asshereturnedtoherplacewiththeemptydish
