Eachtraí Eilíse i dTír na nIontas

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Eachtraí Eilíse i dTír na nIontas
Lewis Carroll
John Tenniel a mhaisigh.
Nicholas Williams a d’aistrigh go Gaeilge
Evertype 2007
ISBN 1904808138

133 lth.

“An bealach sin,” a dúirt an Cat agus é ag bagairt a lapa dheis,
“tá cónaí ar Haitéir: agus an bealach sin,” agus é ag bagairt an lapa eile, “tá cónaí ar Ghiorria Márta.
Tabhair cuairt ar cibé duine acu is mian leat: tá siad as a meabhair beirt.”
“Ach nílim ag iarraidh dul i measc daoine atá as a meabhair,” a dúirt Eilís.
“Níl leigheas agat air sin, arú,” a dúirt an Cat. “Táimid go léir as ár meabhair anseo. Tá mise as mo mheabhair. Tá tusa as do mheabhair.”
“Conas atá a fhios agat go bhfuil mise as mo mheabhair?” a d’fhiafraigh Eilís.
“Caithfidh go bhfuil tú as do mheabhair,” a dúirt an Cat, “nó ní thiocfá anseo sa chéad áit.”
“In that direction,” the Cat said, waving its right paw around, “lives a Hatter: and in that direction,” waving the other paw, “lives a March Hare.
Visit either you like: they’re both mad.
“But I don’t want to go among mad people,” Alice remarked. “Oh, you can’t help that,” said the Cat: “we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.”
“How do you know I’m mad?” said Alice.
“You must be,” said the Cat, “or you wouldn’t have come here.”