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Once upon a time, there was a little girl called Alice: and she had a very curious dream. Would you like to hear what it was that she dreamed about?Well, this was the first thing that happened. A White Rabbit came running by, in a great hurry; and, just as it passed Alice, it stopped, and took its watch out of its pocket. Wasn't that a funny thing? Did you ever see a Rabbit that had a watch, and a pocket to put it in? Of course, when a Rabbit has a watch, it must have a pocket to put it in: it would never do to carry it about in its mouth-and it wants its handssometimes, to run about with. Hasn't it got pretty pink eyes (I think all White Rabbits have pink eyes); and pink ears; and a nice brown coat; and you can just see its red pocket-handkerchief peeping out of its coat-pocket: and, what with its blue neck-tie and its yellow waistcoat, it really is very nicely dressed."Oh dear, oh dear!" said the Rabbit. "I shall be too late!" What would it be too late for, I wonder? Well, you see, it had to go and visit the Duchess (you'll see a picture of the Duchess, soon, sitting in her kitchen): and the Duchess was a very crossold lady: and the Rabbit knew she'd be very angry indeed if he kept her waiting. So the poor thing was as frightened as frightened could be (Don't you see how he's trembling? Just shake the book a little, from side to side, and you'll soon see him tremble), because he thought the Duchess would have his head cut off, for a punishment. That was what the Queen of Hearts used to do, when she was angrywith people: at least she used to order their heads to be cut off, and she always thought it was done, though they never really did it. And so, when the White Rabbit ran away, Alice wanted to see what would happen to it: so she ran after it: and she ran, and she ran, till she tumbled right down the rabbit-hole. And then she had a very long fall indeed. Down, and down, and down, till she began to wonder if she was going right through the World, so as to come out on the other side! It was just like a very deep well: only there was no water in it. If anybody really had such a fall as that, it would kill them, most likely: but you know it doesn't hurt a bit to fall in a dream, because, all the time you think you're falling, you really are lying somewhere, safe and sound, and fast asleep! However, this terrible fall came to an end at last, and down came Alice on a heap of sticks and dry leaves. But she wasn't a bit hurt, and up she jumped, and ran after the Rabbit again. And so that was the beginning of Alice's curious dream. And, next time you see a White Rabbit, try and fancy you're going to have a curious dream, just like dear little Alice.从前，有个名叫爱丽丝的小姑娘，她做了一个非常奇特的梦。你们想不想知道她梦见什么啦？好吧，她的梦一开始是这样的：一只小白免匆匆忙忙地跑了过来，在爱丽丝的身边停下脚步，然后从衣服口袋里掏出来一块怀表。这是不是很搞笑？你们有谁见过免子拿块怀表，并且还把怀表放到它的衣袋里呢？当然了，如果免子有一块怀表的话，它需要把怀表放进衣服口袋里，因为它无法把怀表街在嘴里，也不能总是拿在手上因为有的时候，它需要用四个爪子来奔跑。这只免子长着漂亮的粉红眼睛，还长了一对粉红色的长耳朵。它身上穿了件褐色的柔软皮衣，你们可以看见从皮衣口袋里露出来一角的红色手帕。小免子还穿了一件黄色的背心，打着一条蓝色的领带。嗬，它穿得可真够神气的！“哦天哪，哦天哪！〞免子喃喃自语道，“我要迟到了！我不禁感到好奇，想要知道它做什么事情迟到啦。噢，你瞧，小免子必须去拜见公爵夫人（很快，你们就能看到公爵夫人坐在厨房里的图片了）。公爵夫人是一位脾气暴躁的年迈女士。小免子深知，如果让公爵夫人久等的话，她一定会大发雷霆。可怜的小兔子吓得心惊胆战（你们能看见它在瑟瑟发抖吗？把这本书来回晃动几下，你们就能看到它在颤抖了），它的脑海里浮现出一个可怕的场景：公爵夫人命令仆人将它的脑袋砍掉！过去，每逢有人惹恼了红心王后，她总会这样对待他们，吩咐兵丁将他们斩首。虽然红心王后的命令从水都没有人真正地执行过。然而，她却认为那些人的脑袋早就搬家了、白免撒腿跑走了。爱丽丝急切地想要知道下面会发生什么事情，于是，她也跟在免子身后跑了起来。跑呀跑呀，最后她一下子掉进了一个免子洞里在那个免子洞里，爱丽丝向下坠落了很久很久。坠落，坠落，坠落，她不由得在心里疑惑起水，怀疑自己是否正在穿越整个地球，到末了会不会从地球的另一端钻出来！免子洞很像一口深不见底的井，只不过里边没有水。假如有人真的掉了进去，很可能就没命了。但是你们要知道，在睡梦中坠落决不会受到丝亳的伤害，因为，在你自以为坠落的时候，其实，你正平平安安地躺在某个地方，睡得正香！无论如何，可怕的坠落终于结束了，爱丽丝跌落到一堆干树叶和草棍之上。她毫发无损地从地上跳起来，又继续跟在免子身后奔跑这就是爱丽丝所梦见的开头的部分。下一次，当你看见一只小白免的时候，试着也像亲爱的小爱丽丝那样，去做一个奇妙的梦吧！