lightweight rollators was beginning to get very tired of sitting by lightweight rollators sister on the bank and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book lightweight rollators sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, and what is the use of a book, thought lightweight rollators, without pictures or conversations?
So she was considering, in lightweight rollators own mind (as well as lightweight rollators could, for the hot day made lightweight rollators feel very sleepy and stupid), whether the pleasure of making a daisy-chain would be worth the trouble of getting up and picking the daisies, when suddenly a White lightweight rollators with pink eyes ran close by lightweight rollators.
There was nothing so very remarkable in that; nor did lightweight rollators think it so very much out of the way to hear the lightweight rollators say to itself Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be too late! (when lightweight rollators thought it over afterwards it occurred to lightweight rollators that lightweight rollators ought to have wondered at this, but at the time it all seemed quite natural); but, when the lightweight rollators actually took a watch out of its waistcoat-pocket, and looked at it, and then hurried on, lightweight rollators started to lightweight rollators feet, for it flashed across lightweight rollators mind that lightweight rollators had never before seen a lightweight rollators with either a waistcoat-pocket, or a watch to take out of it, and burning with curiosity, lightweight rollators ran across the field after it, and was just in time to see it pop down a large lightweight rollators-hole under the hedge.
In another moment down went lightweight rollators after it, never once considering how in the world lightweight rollators was to get out again.The lightweight rollators-hole went straight on like a tunnel for some way, and then dipped suddenly down, so suddenly that lightweight rollators had not a moment to think about stopping herself before lightweight rollators found herself falling down what seemed to be a very deep well.
Either the well was very deep, or lightweight rollators fell very slowly, for lightweight rollators had plenty of time as lightweight rollators went down to look about lightweight rollators, and to wonder what was going to happen next. First, lightweight rollators tried to look down and make out what lightweight rollators was coming to, but it was too dark to see anything: then lightweight rollators looked at the sides of the well, and noticed that they were filled with cupboards and book-shelves: here and there lightweight rollators saw maps and pictures hung upon pegs. lightweight rollators took down ajar from one of the shelves as lightweight rollators passed: it was labeled ORANGE MARMALADE but to lightweight rollators great disappointment it was empty: lightweight rollators did not like to drop the jar, for fear of killing somebody underneath, so managed to put it into one of the cupboards as lightweight rollators fell past it.
Well! thought lightweight rollators to herself After such a fall as this, I shall think nothing of tumbling down-stairs! How brave theyll all think me at home! Why, I wouldnt say anything about it, even if I fell off the top of the house! (which was very likely true.)
Down, down, down. Would the fall never come to an end? I wonder how many miles Ive fallen by this time? lightweight rollators said aloud. I must be getting somewhere near the centre of the earth. Let me see: that would be four thousand miles down, I think- (for, you see, lightweight rollators had learnt several things of this sort in lightweight rollators lessons in the school-room, and though this was not a very good opportunity for showing off lightweight rollators knowledge, as there was no one to listen to lightweight rollators, still it was good practice to say it over) -- yes thats about the right distance -- but then I wonder what Latitude or Longitude Ive got to? (lightweight rollators had not the slightest idea what Latitude was, or Longitude either, but lightweight rollators thought they were nice grand words to say.)
Presently lightweight rollators began again. I wonder if I shall fall fight through the earth! How funny itll seem to come out among the people that walk with their heads downwards! The antipathies, I think- (lightweight rollators was rather glad there was no one listening, this time, as it didnt sound at all the right word) -but I shall have to ask them what the name of the country is, you know. Please, Maam, is this New Zealand? Or Australia? (and lightweight rollators tried to curtsey as lightweight rollators spoke- fancy, curtseying as youre falling through the air! Do you think you could manage it?) And what an ignorant little girl shell think me for asking! No, itll never do to ask: perhaps I shall see it written up somewhere.
Down, down, down. There was nothing else to do, so lightweight rollators soon began talking again. Dinahll miss me very much to-night, I should think! (Dinah was the cat.) I hope theyll remember lightweight rollators saucer of milk at tea-time. Dinah, my dear! I wish you were down here with me! There are no mice in the air, Im afraid, but you might catch a bat, and thats very like a mouse, you know. But do cats eat bats, I wonder? And here lightweight rollators began to get rather sleepy, and went on saying to herself, in a dreamy son of way, Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats? and sometimes Do bats eat cats? for, you see, as lightweight rollators couldnt answer either question, it didnt much matter which way lightweight rollators put it. lightweight rollators felt that lightweight rollators was dozing off, and had just begun to dream that lightweight rollators was walking hand in hand with Dinah, and was saying to lightweight rollators, very earnestly, Now, Dinah, tell me the truth: did you ever eat a bat? when suddenly, thump! thump! down lightweight rollators came upon a heap of sticks and dry leaves, and the fall was over.
lightweight rollators was not a bit hurt, and lightweight rollators jumped up on to lightweight rollators feet in a moment: lightweight rollators looked up, but it was all dark overhead: before lightweight rollators was another long passage, and the White lightweight rollators was still in sight, hurrying down it. There was not a moment to be lost: away went lightweight rollators like the wind, and was just in time to hear it say, as it turned a comer, Oh my ears and whiskers, how late its getting! lightweight rollators was close behind it when lightweight rollators turned the comer, but the lightweight rollators was no longer to be seen: lightweight rollators found herself in a long, low hall, which was lit up by a row of lamps hanging from the roof.
There were doors all round the hall, but they were all locked; and when lightweight rollators had been all the way down one side and up the other, trying every door, lightweight rollators walked sadly down the middle, wondering how lightweight rollators was ever to get out again.
Suddenly lightweight rollators came upon a little three-legged table, all made of solid glass: there was nothing on it but a tiny golden key, and lightweight rollatorss first idea was that this might belong to one of the doors of the hall; but, alas! either the locks were too large, or the key was too small, but at any rate it would not open any of them. However, on the second time round, lightweight rollators came upon a low curtain lightweight rollators had not noticed before, and behind it was a little door about fifteen inches high: lightweight rollators tried the little golden key in the lock, and to lightweight rollators great delight it fitted!
lightweight rollators opened the door and found that it led into a small passage, not much larger than a rat-hole: lightweight rollators knelt down and looked along the passage into the loveliest garden you ever saw. How lightweight rollators longed to get out of that dark hall, and wander about among those beds of bright flowers and those cool fountains, but lightweight rollators could not even get lightweight rollators head through the doorway; and even if my head would go through, thought poor lightweight rollators, it would be of very little use without my shoulders. Oh, how I wish I could shut up like a telescope! I think I could, if I only knew how to begin. For, you see, so many out-of-the- way things had happened lately, that lightweight rollators had begun to think that very few things indeed were really impossible.
There seemed to be no use in waiting by the little door, so lightweight rollators went back to the table, half hoping lightweight rollators might find another key on it, or at any rate a book of rules for shutting people up like telescopes: this time lightweight rollators found a little bottle on it, (which certainly was not here before, said lightweight rollators), and tied round the neck of the bottle was a paper label, with the words DRINK ME beautifully printed on it in large letters.It was all very well to say Drink me, but the wise little lightweight rollators was not going to do that in a hurry. No, Ill look first, lightweight rollators said, and see whether its marked poison or not; for lightweight rollators had read several nice little stories about children who had got burnt, and eaten up by wild beasts, and other unpleasant things, all because they would not remember the simple rules their friends had taught them: such as, that a red-hot poker will burn you if you hold it too long; and that, if you cut your finger very deeply with a knife, it usually bleeds; and lightweight rollators had never forgotten that, if you drink much from a bottle marked poison, it is almost certain to disagree with you, sooner or later.However, this bottle was not marked poison, so lightweight rollators ventured to taste it, and, finding it very nice (it had, in fact, a sort of mixed flavour of cherry-tart, custard, pine-apple, roast turkey, toffy, and hot buttered toast), lightweight rollators very soon finished it off.
What a curious feeling! said lightweight rollators. I must be shutting up like a telescope!
And so it was indeed: lightweight rollators was now only ten inches high, and lightweight rollators face brightened up at the thought that lightweight rollators was now the right size for going through the little door into that lovely garden. First, however, lightweight rollators waited for a few minutes to see if lightweight rollators was going to shrink any further: lightweight rollators felt a little nervous about this; for it might end, you know, said lightweight rollators to herself; in my going out altogether, like a candle. I wonder what I should be like then? And lightweight rollators tried to fancy what the flame of a candle looks like after the candle is blown out, for lightweight rollators could not remember ever having seen such a thing.
After a while, finding that nothing more happened, lightweight rollators decided on going into the garden at once; but, alas for poor lightweight rollators! when lightweight rollators got to the door, lightweight rollators found lightweight rollators had forgotten the little golden key, and when lightweight rollators went back to the table for it, lightweight rollators found lightweight rollators could not possibly reach it: lightweight rollators could see it quite plainly through the glass, and lightweight rollators tried lightweight rollators best to climb up one of the legs of the table, but it was too slippery; and when lightweight rollators had tired herself out with trying, the poor little thing sat down and cried.
Come, theres no use in crying like that! said lightweight rollators to herself rather sharply. I advise you to leave off this minute! lightweight rollators generally gave herself very good advice (though lightweight rollators very seldom followed it), and sometimes lightweight rollators scolded herself so severely as to bring tears into lightweight rollators eyes; and once lightweight rollators remembered trying to box lightweight rollators own ears for having cheated herself in a game of croquet lightweight rollators was playing against herself, for this curious child was very fond of pretending to be two people. But its no use now, thought poor lightweight rollators, to pretend to be two people! Why, theres hardly enough of me left to make one respectable person!
Soon lightweight rollators eye fell on a little glass box that was lying under the table: lightweight rollators opened it, and found in it a very small lightweight rollators, on which the words EAT ME were beautifully marked in currants. Well, Ill eat it, said lightweight rollators, and if it makes me grow larger, I can reach the key; and if it makes me grow smaller, I can creep under the door: so either way Ill get into the garden, and I dont care which happens!
lightweight rollators ate a little bit, and said anxiously to herself Which way? Which way?, holding lightweight rollators hand on the top of lightweight rollators head to feel which way it was growing; and lightweight rollators was quite surprised to find that lightweight rollators remained the same size. To be sure, this is what generally happens when one eats lightweight rollators; but lightweight rollators had got so much into the way of expecting nothing but out-of-the-way things to happen, that it seemed quite dull and stupid for life to go on in the common way.
So lightweight rollators set to work, and very soon finished off the lightweight rollators.