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靠近花园门口有一棵大玫瑰树，花是白色的，三个园丁正忙着把白花染红。爱丽丝觉得很奇怪，走过去想看看。当她正朝他们走过去的时候，其中一个人说：“小心点，老五！别这样把颜料溅到我身上。”

A large rose-tree stood near the entrance of the garden: the roses growing on it were white, but there were three gardeners at it, busily painting them red. Alice thought this a very curious thing, and she went nearer to watch them, and just as she came up to them she heard one of them say, `Look out now, Five! Don't go splashing paint over me like that!'

`I couldn't help it,' said Five, in a sulky tone; `Seven jogged my elbow.'

On which Seven looked up and said, `That's right, Five! Always lay the blame on others!'

`YOU'D better not talk!' said Five. `I heard the Queen say only yesterday you deserved to be beheaded!'

`What for?' said the one who had spoken first.

`That's none of YOUR business, Two!' said Seven.

`Yes, it IS his business!' said Five, `and I'll tell him--it was for bringing the cook tulip-roots instead of onions.'

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靠近花园门口有一棵大玫瑰树，花是白色的，三个园丁正忙着把白花染红。爱丽丝觉得很奇怪，走过去想看看。当她正朝他们走过去的时候，其中一个人说：“小心点，老五！别这样把颜料溅到我身上。”

“不是我不小心，”老五生气地说，“是老七碰了我的胳膊。”

这时老七抬起头说：“得啦！老五，你老是把责任推给别人。”

“你最好别多说了，”老五说，“我昨天刚听王后说，你该受斩头的惩罚！”

“为什么？”第一个说话的人问。

“这与你无关，老二！”老七说。

“不，与他有关！”老五说，“我要告诉他——这是由于你没给厨师拿去洋葱，而拿去了郁金香根！”