Alenka v kraji divů

Having bought a bilingual (!) edition of Alenka v kraji divů (tr. by Aloys a Hana Skoumalovi), am checking out the puns. Many have been lost, to be sure (this is an untranslatable book). But here is a good one:

‘[…] You see the earth takes twenty-four hours to turn round on its axis—’ ‘Talking of axes,’ said the Duchess, ‘chop off her head!’

„[…] Země se točí kolem osy za čtyřiadvacet hodin a za ten časový úsek —“ „Dobře žes mi to připomněla,“ řekla Vévodkyně, „usekněte jí hlavu!“

And here's a bonus—one where they've out-Carrolled Carroll:
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