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004 The Caucus-Race
The Nursery Alice · Lewis CarrollO besedilu
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- 004 The Caucus-Race
O izvirniku
The Nursery Alice
Carrollova krajša avtorska priredba Alice za najmlajše, razdeljena na štirinajst poglavij. Bralni jezik je Slovenščina, izvirnik pa prihaja iz vira The Nursery Alice v jeziku English.
Besedilo
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Ko sta Alica in Miš prišli iz Mlakuže solza, sta bili seveda čisto mokri; prav tako tudi cela vrsta drugih nenavadnih bitij, ki so prav tako padla vanjo. Tam so bili Dodo (to je tista velika ptica spredaj, ki se opira na sprehajalno palico), Raca, Lori (ta je tik za Raco in ji gleda čez glavo), Orliček (ta je na Lorijevi levi) in še nekaj drugih.
No, in tako niso vedeli, kako neki naj se spet posušijo. Toda Dodo — ki je bil zelo modra ptica — jim je povedal, da bo najbolje prirediti zborovalno dirko. In kaj misliš, da je to?
Ne veš? No, ti si pa res neveden otrok! Zdaj pa dobro poslušaj in kmalu te bom ozdravil nevednosti! Najprej potrebuješ dirkališče. Biti mora nekako okroglo, vendar oblika ni posebno pomembna, le da steza naredi dovolj velik ovinek in se na koncu spet združi s svojim začetkom.
Potem moraš vse tekmovalce razporediti po stezi, sem ter tja: ni pomembno, kam, le da jih ne nagneteš preveč skupaj. Nato ti ni treba reči: »Ena, dve, tri, zdaj!« Pustiš jim, da začnejo teči, kadar se jim zahoče, in da nehajo, kadar se jim zahoče.
In tako so vsa ta bitja, z Alico vred, tekala naokrog in naokrog, dokler niso bila spet čisto suha. Potem pa je Dodo rekel, da so vsi zmagali in da morajo vsi dobiti nagrade!
Nagrade jim je seveda morala dati Alica. Ničesar drugega jim ni mogla dati kot nekaj sladkorčkov, ki jih je po naključju imela v žepu. In bilo jih je ravno dovolj, da je vsak dobil enega. Za Alico pa ni bilo nobene nagrade!
In kaj misliš, da so naredili? Alici ni ostalo nič drugega kot njen naprstnik. Zdaj poglej sliko, pa boš videl, kaj se je zgodilo. »Daj ga sem!« je rekel Dodo.
Nato je Dodo vzel naprstnik, ga izročil nazaj Alici in rekel: »Prosimo vas, da sprejmete ta elegantni naprstnik!« In potem so vsa druga bitja navdušeno vzklikala.
Ali ni bilo to nenavadno darilo zanjo? Denimo, da bi ti hoteli dati darilo za rojstni dan: bi ti bilo ljubše, da bi šli k tvoji omari z igračami, iz nje vzeli tvojo najlepšo punčko in rekli: »Na, srček, tu imaš čudovito darilo za rojstni dan!« ali bi raje dobil kaj novega, kaj, kar prej še ni bilo tvoje?
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Izvirnik
004 The Caucus-Race
Naslednje strani prikazujejo izvirno besedilo za primerjavo.
When Alice and the Mouse had got out of the Pool of Tears, of course they were very wet: and so were a lot of other curious creatures, that had tumbled in as well. There was a Dodo (that’s the great bird, in front, leaning on a walking-stick); and a Duck; and a Lory (that’s just behind the Duck, looking over its head); and an Eaglet (that’s on the left-hand side of the Lory); and several others.
Well, and so they didn’t know how in the world they were to get dry again. But the Dodo----who was a very wise bird----told them the right way was to have a Caucus-Race. And what do you think that was?
You don’t know? Well, you are an ignorant child! Now, be very attentive, and I’ll soon cure you of your ignorance!
First, you must have a racecourse. It ought to be a sort of circle, but it doesn’t much matter what shape it is, so long as it goes a good way round, and joins on to itself again.
Then, you must put all the racers on the course, here and there: it doesn’t matter where, so long as you don’t crowd them too much together.
Then, you needn’t say “One, two, three, and away!” but let them all set off running just when they like, and leave off just when they like.
So all these creatures, Alice and all, went on running round and round, till they were all quite dry again. And then the Dodo said everybody had won, and everybody must have prizes!
Of course Alice had to give them their prizes. And she had nothing to give them but a few comfits she happened to have in her pocket. And there was just one a-piece, all round. And there was no prize for Alice!
So what do you think they did? Alice had nothing left but her thimble. Now look at the picture, and you’ll see what happened.
“Hand it over here!” said the Dodo.
Then the Dodo took the thimble and handed it back to Alice, and said “We beg your acceptance of this elegant thimble!” And then all the other creatures cheered.
Wasn’t that a curious sort of present to give her? Suppose they wanted to give you a birthday-present, would you rather they should go to your toy-cupboard, and pick out your nicest doll, and say “Here, my love, here’s a lovely birthday-present for you!” or would you like them to give you something new, something that didn’t belong to you before?
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