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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | Progressive Translation Books for Croatian A1 Students

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | Progressive Translation Books for Croatian A1 Students

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Introduction
Folklore,legends,myths
i
andfairytaleshavefollowedchildhood
kroz
throughtheages,foreveryhealthyyoungsterhasawholesome
i
andinstinctiveloveforstoriesfantastic,marvelous
i
andmanifestlyunreal.
ThewingedfairiesofGrimm
i
andAndersenhavebroughtmorehappinesstochildishheartsthan
svih
allotherhumancreations.
Yetthe
stara
oldtimefairytale,havingservedforgenerations,
može
maynowbeclassedas“historical”inthechildren’slibrary;
for
na
thetimehascomefor
je
aseriesofnewer“wondertales”in
koje
whichthestereotypedgenie,dwarf
i
andfairyareeliminated,together
sa
withallthehorribleandblood-curdlingincidentsdevisedbytheirauthorstopoint
je
afearsomemoraltoeachtale.
Moderneducationincludesmorality;
thereforethemodern
dijete
childseeksonlyentertainmentinitswondertales
i
andgladlydispenseswithalldisagreeableincident.
Havingthisthoughtin
umu
mind,thestoryof“TheWonderfulWizardofOz”waswrittensolelytoplease
djecu
childrenoftoday.
Itaspirestobeingamodernizedfairytale,in
kojoj
whichthewondermentandjoyareretainedandtheheartachesandnightmaresareleftout.
L.
ChapterITheCyclone
DorothylivedinthemidstofthegreatKansasprairies,
s
withUncleHenry,whowas
je
afarmer,andAuntEm,
koji
whowasthefarmer’swife.
Their
kuća
housewassmall,forthelumbertobuildithadtobecarriedbywagon
mnogo
manymiles.
Therewerefourwalls,
je
afloorandaroof,
što
whichmadeoneroom;
andthis
sobi
roomcontainedarustylookingcookstove,
je
acupboardforthedishes,
je
atable,threeorfourchairs,andthebeds.
Ujak
UncleHenryandAuntEmhada
veliki
bigbedinonecorner,andDorothya
mali
littlebedinanothercorner.
Therewasnogarretatall,andnocellar—excepta
male
smallholedugintheground,calledacyclonecellar,wherethe
obitelj
familycouldgoincase
jedan
oneofthosegreatwhirlwindsarose,mighty
dovoljno
enoughtocrushanybuildinginitspath.
Itwasreachedby
je
atrapdoorinthemiddleofthefloor,fromwhich
je
aladderleddownintothesmall,darkhole.
Kad
WhenDorothystoodinthedoorway
i
andlookedaround,shecould
vidjeti
seenothingbutthegreatgrayprairieoneveryside.
Not
je
atreenorahousebrokethebroadsweepofflatcountry
koja
thatreachedtotheedgeoftheskyin
svim
alldirections.
Thesunhadbakedtheplowedlandinto
je
agraymass,withlittlecracksrunning
kroz
throughit.
Eventhegrasswasnotgreen,forthesunhadburnedthetopsofthelongblades
dok
untiltheywerethesamegraycolortobeseeneverywhere.
Oncethe
kuća
househadbeenpainted,butthesunblisteredthepaintandtherainswasheditaway,and
sada
nowthehousewasasdullandgrayas
sve
everythingelse.
WhenAuntEmcame
tamo
theretoliveshewas
je
ayoung,prettywife.
Thesun
i
andwindhadchangedher,
također
too.
Theyhadtakenthesparklefromhereyes
i
andleftthemasobergray;
theyhadtakentheredfromhercheeks
i
andlips,andtheyweregray
također
also.
Shewasthinandgaunt,
i
andneversmilednow.
WhenDorothy,whowasanorphan,
prvi
firstcametoher,AuntEmhadbeensostartledby
na
thechild’slaughterthatshewouldscream
i
andpressherhanduponher
srce
heartwheneverDorothy’smerryvoicereachedherears;
i
andshestilllookedatthelittlegirl
s
withwonderthatshecould
naći
findanythingtolaughat.
Ujak
UncleHenryneverlaughed.
Heworkedhardfrom
jutra
morningtillnightanddidnotknowwhatjoywas.
Hewasgray
također
also,fromhislongbeardtohisroughboots,
i
andhelookedsternandsolemn,
i
andrarelyspoke.
ItwasTotothatmadeDorothylaugh,
i
andsavedherfromgrowingasgrayasherothersurroundings.
Totowasnotgray;
hewas
je
alittleblackdog,withlongsilkyhair
i
andsmallblackeyesthattwinkledmerrilyoneithersideofhisfunny,weenose.
Totoplayedall
dan
daylong,andDorothyplayed
s
withhim,andlovedhimdearly.
Danas
Today,however,theywerenotplaying.
Ujak
UncleHenrysatuponthedoorstep
i
andlookedanxiouslyatthesky,
koje
whichwasevengrayerthanusual.
Dorothystoodinthe
vratima
doorwithTotoinherarms,
i
andlookedatthesky
također
too.
AuntEmwaswashingthedishes.
Fromthe
dalekog
farnorththeyheardalowwailofthewind,and
Ujak
UncleHenryandDorothycould
vidjeti
seewherethelonggrassbowedinwaves
prije
beforethecomingstorm.
Therenowcame
je
asharpwhistlinginthe
zraku
airfromthesouth,andastheyturnedtheireyes
koji
thatwaytheysawripplesinthegrasscomingfrom
koji
thatdirectionalso.
SuddenlyUncleHenrystoodup.
“There’s
je
acyclonecoming,Em,”hecalledtohis
ženu
wife.
“I’llgolookafterthestock.”
Thenherantowardtheshedswherethecows
i
andhorseswerekept.
AuntEmdroppedher
posao
workandcametothe
vrata
door.
Oneglancetoldherofthedanger
blizu
closeathand.
“Quick,Dorothy!”
shescreamed.
“Runforthecellar!”
TotojumpedoutofDorothy’sarmsandhid
ispod
underthebed,andthe
djevojka
girlstartedtogethim.
AuntEm,badlyfrightened,threwopen
na
thetrapdoorinthefloor
i
andclimbeddowntheladderinto
na
thesmall,darkhole.
DorothycaughtTotoatlast
i
andstartedtofollowheraunt.
Kad
Whenshewashalfwayacross
na
theroomtherecamea
veliki
greatshriekfromthewind,and
na
thehouseshooksohard
da
thatshelostherfootingandsatdownsuddenlyupon
na
thefloor.
Thenastrange
stvar
thinghappened.
Thehousewhirled
oko
aroundtwoorthreetimes
i
androseslowlythroughthe
zrak
air.
Dorothyfeltasifsheweregoingupinaballoon.
Thenorth
i
andsouthwindsmetwherethe
kuća
housestood,andmadeittheexactcenterofthecyclone.
Inthemiddleofacyclonethe
zrak
airisgenerallystill,butthe
veliki
greatpressureofthewindon
svake
everysideofthehouseraisedituphigher
i
andhigher,untilitwasatthevery
vrhu
topofthecyclone;
and
tamo
thereitremainedandwascarriedmiles
i
andmilesawayaseasilyasyoucouldcarry
je
afeather.
Itwasverydark,
a
andthewindhowledhorribly
oko
aroundher,butDorothyfoundshewasridingquiteeasily.
Nakon
Afterthefirstfewwhirlsaround,
i
andoneothertimewhenthe
kuća
housetippedbadly,shefeltasifshewerebeingrockedgently,like
je
ababyinacradle.
Totodidnotlike
to
it.
Heranabouttheroom,
sada
nowhere,nowthere,barkingloudly;
ali
butDorothysatquitestillonthefloor
i
andwaitedtoseewhatwould
dogoditi
happen.
OnceTotogottooneartheopentrap
vratima
door,andfellin;
andatfirstthelittlegirlthoughtshehadlost
ga
him.
Butsoonshesaw
jedno
oneofhisearssticking
gore
upthroughthehole,forthestrongpressureofthe
zraka
airwaskeepinghimupso
da
thathecouldnotfall.
Shecrepttothehole,caughtTotobytheear,anddraggedhimintothe
sobu
roomagain,afterwardclosingthetrap
vrata
doorsothatnomoreaccidentscouldhappen.
Sat
Hourafterhourpassedaway,
i
andslowlyDorothygotoverherfright;
ali
butshefeltquitelonely,
a
andthewindshriekedsoloudlyall
oko
aboutherthatshenearlybecamedeaf.
Atfirstshehadwonderedifshewouldbedashedtopieces
kad
whenthehousefellagain;
ali
butasthehourspassed
i
andnothingterriblehappened,shestoppedworrying
i
andresolvedtowaitcalmly
i
andseewhatthefuturewould
donijeti
bring.
Atlastshecrawled
preko
overtheswayingfloortoherbed,
i
andlaydownuponit;
i
andTotofollowedandlaydownbesideher.
ChapterIITheCouncil
s
withtheMunchkins
Shewasawakenedby
je
ashock,sosuddenandsevere
da
thatifDorothyhadnotbeenlyingonthesoft
krevetu
bedshemighthavebeenhurt.
Asitwas,thejarmadeher
uhvatiti
catchherbreathandwonderwhathadhappened;
i
andTotoputhiscoldlittlenoseintoher
lice
faceandwhineddismally.
Dorothysatup
i
andnoticedthatthehousewasnotmoving;
norwasitdark,forthebrightsunshinecameinatthewindow,floodingthe
malu
littleroom.
Shesprangfromherbed
i
andwithTotoatherheelsran
i
andopenedthedoor.
Thelittlegirlgave
je
acryofamazementandlooked
oko
abouther,hereyesgrowingbiggerandbiggeratthewonderfulsightsshesaw.
Thecyclonehadsetthe
kuću
housedownverygently—foracyclone—inthemidstof
je
acountryofmarvelousbeauty.
Therewerelovelypatchesofgreenswardall
oko
about,withstatelytreesbearingrich
i
andlusciousfruits.
Banksofgorgeousflowerswereoneveryhand,andbirds
s
withrareandbrilliantplumagesangandflutteredinthetreesandbushes.
Je
Alittlewayoffwas
je
asmallbrook,rushingandsparklingalong
između
betweengreenbanks,andmurmuringin
je
avoiceverygratefulto
je
alittlegirlwhohadlivedso
dugo
longonthedry,grayprairies.
Dok
Whileshestoodlookingeagerlyatthestrange
i
andbeautifulsights,shenoticedcomingtowardher
je
agroupofthequeerest
ljudi
peopleshehadeverseen.
Theywerenotas
veliki
bigasthegrownfolkshehad
uvijek
alwaysbeenusedto;
butneitherwerethey
vrlo
verysmall.
Infact,theyseemedaboutastallasDorothy,whowas
je
awell-grownchildforherage,althoughtheywere,sofaraslooksgo,
mnogo
manyyearsolder.
Threeweremen
i
andoneawoman,and
svi
allwereoddlydressed.
Theyworeroundhats
koji
thatrosetoasmall
točke
pointafootabovetheirheads,
s
withlittlebellsaroundthebrims
koji
thattinkledsweetlyastheymoved.
Thehatsofthemenwereblue;
the
male
littlewoman’shatwaswhite,
a
andsheworeawhitegown
koja
thathunginpleatsfromhershoulders.
Overitweresprinkled
male
littlestarsthatglistenedin
na
thesunlikediamonds.
Themenweredressedinblue,ofthe
iste
sameshadeastheirhats,
i
andworewell-polishedbootswithadeeprollofblueatthetops.
Themen,Dorothythought,wereaboutasoldas
Ujaka
UncleHenry,fortwoofthemhadbeards.
Ali
Butthelittlewomanwasdoubtless
mnogo
mucholder.
Herfacewascoveredwithwrinkles,her
kosa
hairwasnearlywhite,andshewalkedratherstiffly.
Kad
Whenthesepeopledrewnear
na
thehousewhereDorothywasstandingin
na
thedoorway,theypausedandwhisperedamongthemselves,asifafraidtocomefarther.
Ali
ButthelittleoldwomanwalkeduptoDorothy,made
je
alowbowandsaid,in
je
asweetvoice:.
“Youarewelcome,mostnobleSorceress,tothelandoftheMunchkins.
WearesogratefultoyouforhavingkilledtheWickedWitchoftheEast,
i
andforsettingourpeoplefreefrombondage.”
Dorothylistenedto
ovaj
thisspeechwithwonder.
Whatcouldthe
mala
littlewomanpossiblymeanbycallingher
je
asorceress,andsayingshehadkilledtheWickedWitchoftheEast?
Dorothywasaninnocent,harmlesslittlegirl,whohadbeencarriedby
je
acyclonemanymilesfrom
kuće
home;
andshehadneverkilled
ništa
anythinginallherlife.
Ali
Butthelittlewomanevidentlyexpectedhertoanswer;
soDorothysaid,
s
withhesitation,“Youarevery
ljubazni
kind,buttheremustbesomemistake.
Ihavenotkilledanything.”
“Your
kuća
housedid,anyway,”repliedthe
mala
littleoldwoman,withalaugh,“and
to
thatisthesamething.
See!”
shecontinued,pointingto
na
thecornerofthehouse.
“Therearehertwofeet,stillstickingoutfrom
ispod
underablockofwood.”
Dorothylooked,
i
andgavealittlecryoffright.
Tamo
There,indeed,justunderthecornerofthegreatbeamthe
kuća
houserestedon,twofeetwerestickingout,shodinsilvershoes
sa
withpointedtoes.
“Oh,dear!
Oh,dear!”
criedDorothy,claspingherhands
zajedno
togetherindismay.
“Thehousemusthavefallenon
joj
her.
Whatevershallwedo?”
“Thereisnothingtobedone,”saidthe
mala
littlewomancalmly.
“Butwhowasshe?”
askedDorothy.
“ShewastheWickedWitchoftheEast,asIsaid,”answeredthe
mala
littlewoman.
“Shehasheld
sve
alltheMunchkinsinbondageformanyyears,makingthemslaveforher
noć
nightandday.
Nowtheyare
svi
allsetfree,andaregratefultoyoufor
na
thefavor.”
“WhoaretheMunchkins?”
inquiredDorothy.
“Theyare
na
thepeoplewholiveinthislandof
na
theEastwheretheWickedWitchruled.”
“AreyouaMunchkin?”
askedDorothy.
“No,
ali
butIamtheirfriend,althoughIliveinthelandoftheNorth.
Kad
WhentheysawtheWitchoftheEastwas
mrtva
deadtheMunchkinssentaswiftmessengerto
mi
me,andIcameatonce.
IamtheWitchoftheNorth.”
“Oh,gracious!”
criedDorothy.
“Areyouarealwitch?”
“Yes,indeed,”answeredthe
mala
littlewoman.
“ButIama
dobra
goodwitch,andthepeople
vole
loveme.
IamnotaspowerfulastheWickedWitchwaswhoruled
ovdje
here,orIshouldhavesetthepeoplefreemyself.”
“ButIthought
sve
allwitcheswerewicked,”saidthe
djevojka
girl,whowashalffrightenedatfacing
je
arealwitch.
“Oh,no,
to
thatisagreatmistake.
Therewere
samo
onlyfourwitchesinall
na
theLandofOz,and
dvije
twoofthem,thosewho
žive
liveintheNorthand
na
theSouth,aregoodwitches.
I
znam
knowthisistrue,forIam
jedan
oneofthemmyself,andcannotbemistaken.
Oni
ThosewhodweltintheEast
i
andtheWestwere,indeed,wickedwitches;
ali
butnowthatyouhavekilledoneof
njih
them,thereisbutoneWickedWitchinall
na
theLandofOz—theonewholivesin
na
theWest.”
“But,”saidDorothy,
nakon
afteramoment’sthought,“AuntEmhastoldme
da
thatthewitcheswerealldead—yearsandyearsago.”
“WhoisAuntEm?”
inquiredthe
mala
littleoldwoman.
“SheismyauntwholivesinKansas,whereIcamefrom.”
Na
TheWitchoftheNorthseemedtothinkfora
vrijeme
time,withherheadbowed
i
andhereyesupontheground.
Thenshelookedup
i
andsaid,“Idonot
znam
knowwhereKansasis,forIhave
nikada
neverheardthatcountrymentioned
prije
before.
Buttellme,isitacivilizedcountry?”
“Oh,yes,”repliedDorothy.
“Thenthataccountsforit.
InthecivilizedcountriesI
vjerujem
believetherearenowitchesleft,norwizards,norsorceresses,normagicians.
Ali
But,yousee,theLandofOzhasneverbeencivilized,forwearecutofffromalltherestoftheworld.
Thereforewestillhavewitches
i
andwizardsamongstus.”
“Whoarethewizards?”
askedDorothy.
“Ozhimselfisthe
Veliki
GreatWizard,”answeredtheWitch,sinkinghervoicetoawhisper.
“Heismorepowerfulthan
svih
alltherestofus
zajedno
together.
Helivesinthe
Gradu
CityofEmeralds.”
Dorothywasgoingto
postaviti
askanotherquestion,butjustthen
na
theMunchkins,whohadbeenstandingsilentlyby,gave
je
aloudshoutandpointedto
na
thecornerofthehousewhere
na
theWickedWitchhadbeenlying.
“Whatisit?”
askedthe
mala
littleoldwoman,andlooked,
i
andbegantolaugh.
Thefeetofthe
mrtve
deadWitchhaddisappearedentirely,
i
andnothingwasleftbutthesilvershoes.
“Shewassoold,”explained
na
theWitchoftheNorth,“thatshedriedupquicklyin
na
thesun.Thatistheendofher.
Ali
Butthesilvershoesare
tvoje
yours,andyoushallhavethemtowear.”
Shereacheddownandpickeduptheshoes,and
nakon
aftershakingthedustoutofthemhandedthemtoDorothy.
“TheWitchof
na
theEastwasproudofthosesilvershoes,”said
jedan
oneoftheMunchkins,“and
postoji
thereissomecharmconnected
s
withthem;
butwhatitiswe
nikada
neverknew.”
Dorothycarriedtheshoesintothe
kuću
houseandplacedthemonthetable.
Thenshecameout
opet
againtotheMunchkinsandsaid:.
“Iamanxioustoget
vratiti
backtomyauntanduncle,forIamsurethey
će
willworryaboutme.
Canyou
pomoći
helpmefindmyway?”
TheMunchkinsandtheWitch
prvo
firstlookedatoneanother,andthenatDorothy,andthenshooktheirheads.
“AttheEast,notfarfromhere,”said
jedan
one,“thereisagreatdesert,
i
andnonecouldlivetocrossit.”
“ItisthesameattheSouth,”said
drugi
another,“forIhavebeen
tamo
thereandseenit.
TheSouthisthecountryoftheQuadlings.”
“Iamtold,”saidthethird
čovjek
man,“thatitisthe
isto
sameattheWest.
And
koja
thatcountry,wheretheWinkies
žive
live,isruledbytheWickedWitchoftheWest,whowouldmakeyouherslave
ako
ifyoupassedherway.”
“TheNorthismyhome,”saidthe
stara
oldlady,“andatitsedgeisthe
ista
samegreatdesertthatsurrounds
ovu
thisLandofOz.I’mafraid,my
draga
dear,youwillhaveto
živjeti
livewithus.”
Dorothybegantosobatthis,forshefeltlonelyamong
svim
allthesestrangepeople.
Hertearsseemedtogrievethekind-heartedMunchkins,fortheyimmediatelytookouttheirhandkerchiefs
i
andbegantoweepalso.
Asforthe
male
littleoldwoman,shetookoffhercap
i
andbalancedthepointonthe
kraju
endofhernose,whileshecounted“One,
dva
two,three”inasolemnvoice.
Atoncethecapchangedto
je
aslate,onwhichwaswritteninbig,whitechalkmarks:.
“LETDOROTHYGOTOTHE
Grad
CITYOFEMERALDS”.
Thelittle
stara
oldwomantooktheslatefromhernose,
i
andhavingreadthewordsonit,asked,“IsyournameDorothy,mydear?”
“Yes,”answeredthe
dijete
child,lookingupanddryinghertears.
“Thenyoumust
ići
gototheCityofEmeralds.
Možda
PerhapsOzwillhelpyou.”
“Whereis
ovaj
thiscity?”
askedDorothy.
“Itis
točno
exactlyinthecenterofthecountry,
i
andisruledbyOz,the
Veliki
GreatWizardItoldyouof.”
“Ishea
dobar
goodman?”