Alice caught the baby with some difficulty, as it was a queer- shaped little creature, and held out its arms and legs in all directions, `just like a star-fish,' thought Alice. The poor little thing was snorting like a steam-engine when she caught it, and kept doubling itself up and straightening itself out again, so that altogether, for the first minute or two, it was as much as she could do to hold it.
Алиса чуть-чуть не выронила младенца из рук. Вид у него был какой-то странный, а руки и ноги торчали в разные стороны, как у морской звезды.Бедняжка пыхтел, словно паровоз, и весь изгибался, так что Алиса с трудом удерживала его.