An enormous puppy was looking down at her with large round eyes, and feebly stretching out one paw, trying to touch her. 'Poor little thing!' said Alice, in a coaxing tone, and she tried hard to whistle to it; but she was terribly frightened all the time at the thought that it might be hungry, in which case it would be very likely to eat her up in spite of all her coaxing.
Un enorme cucciolo la squadrava con i suoi occhi tondi ed enormi, e allungando una zampa cercava di toccarla. — Poverino! — disse Alice in tono carezzevole, e per ammansirlo si provò a dirgli: — Te', te'! — ma tremava come una canna, pensando che forse era affamato. In questo caso esso l'avrebbe probabilmente divorata, nonostante tutte le sue carezze.