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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | Progressive Translation Books for Croatian A1-B2 Learners

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | Progressive Translation Books for Croatian A1-B2 Learners

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Introduction
Folklore,legends,myths
i
andfairytaleshavefollowedchildhood
kroz
throughtheages,foreveryhealthy
mladić
youngsterhasawholesomeandinstinctive
ljubav
loveforstoriesfantastic,marvelous
i
andmanifestlyunreal.
ThewingedfairiesofGrimm
i
andAndersenhavebroughtmore
sreće
happinesstochildishheartsthan
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.
Modern
obrazovanje
educationincludesmorality;
thereforethemodern
dijete
childseeksonlyentertainmentinitswondertales
i
andgladlydispenseswithalldisagreeableincident.
Havingthisthoughtin
umu
mind,thestoryof“TheWonderfulWizardofOz”waswritten
isključivo
solelytopleasechildrenoftoday.
Itaspirestobeingamodernizedfairytale,in
kojoj
whichthewondermentandjoyareretainedandtheheartachesandnightmaresareleftout.
L.
Poglavlje
ChapterITheCyclone
DorothylivedinthemidstofthegreatKansasprairies,
s
withUncleHenry,whowas
je
afarmer,andAuntEm,
koji
whowasthefarmer’swife.
Their
kuća
housewassmall,forthelumberto
izgradnju
buildithadtobecarriedbywagon
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
enoughtocrushanybuildinginits
putu
path.
Itwasreachedby
je
atrapdoorinthe
sredini
middleofthefloor,fromwhich
je
aladderleddownintothesmall,dark
rupu
hole.
WhenDorothystoodinthedoorway
i
andlookedaround,shecould
vidjeti
seenothingbutthegreat
sive
grayprairieoneveryside.
Not
je
atreenorahousebrokethebroadsweepofflatcountry
koja
thatreachedtotheedgeofthe
neba
skyinalldirections.
The
sunce
sunhadbakedtheplowedlandinto
je
agraymass,withlittlecracksrunning
kroz
throughit.
Eventhegrasswasnot
zelena
green,forthesunhadburnedthetopsofthelongblades
dok
untiltheywerethesame
sive
graycolortobeseen
posvuda
everywhere.
Oncethehousehadbeenpainted,
ali
butthesunblisteredthepaintandtherainswasheditaway,and
sada
nowthehousewasasdulland
siva
grayaseverythingelse.
When
Tetka
AuntEmcamethereto
živjeti
liveshewasayoung,
lijepa
prettywife.
Thesunand
vjetar
windhadchangedher,too.
Theyhadtakenthesparklefromhereyes
i
andleftthemasobergray;
theyhadtakentheredfromhercheeks
i
andlips,andtheywere
sivi
grayalso.
Shewasthin
i
andgaunt,andneversmilednow.
Kad
WhenDorothy,whowasan
siroče
orphan,firstcametoher,
Tetka
AuntEmhadbeensostartledby
na
thechild’slaughterthatshewouldscream
i
andpressherhanduponher
srce
heartwheneverDorothy’smerryvoicereachedherears;
i
andshestilllookedatthelittlegirl
s
withwonderthatshecould
naći
findanythingtolaughat.
Ujak
UncleHenryneverlaughed.
Heworkedhardfrom
jutra
morningtillnightanddidnotknowwhat
radost
joywas.
Hewasgray
također
also,fromhislongbeardtohisroughboots,
i
andhelookedsternandsolemn,
i
andrarelyspoke.
ItwasTotothatmadeDorothylaugh,
i
andsavedherfromgrowingas
siva
grayasherothersurroundings.
Totowasnot
sivi
gray;
hewasalittle
crni
blackdog,withlongsilkyhair
i
andsmallblackeyesthattwinkledmerrilyoneithersideofhisfunny,wee
nosa
nose.
Totoplayedalldaylong,andDorothyplayed
s
withhim,andlovedhimdearly.
Danas
Today,however,theywerenotplaying.
Ujak
UncleHenrysatuponthe
pragu
doorstepandlookedanxiouslyatthe
nebo
sky,whichwasevengrayer
od
thanusual.
Dorothystoodinthe
vratima
doorwithTotoinherarms,
i
andlookedatthesky
također
too.
AuntEmwaswashingthedishes.
Fromthe
dalekog
farnorththeyheardalowwailofthe
vjetra
wind,andUncleHenryandDorothycould
vidjeti
seewherethelonggrassbowedinwaves
prije
beforethecomingstorm.
Therenowcame
je
asharpwhistlinginthe
zraku
airfromthesouth,andastheyturnedtheireyes
koji
thatwaytheysawripplesinthe
travi
grasscomingfromthatdirectionalso.
Odjednom
SuddenlyUncleHenrystoodup.
“There’s
je
acyclonecoming,Em,”hecalledtohis
ženu
wife.
“I’llgolookafterthestock.”
Thenheran
prema
towardtheshedswherethecows
i
andhorseswerekept.
AuntEmdroppedher
posao
workandcametothe
vrata
door.
Oneglancetoldherofthe
opasnosti
dangercloseathand.
“Quick,Dorothy!”
shescreamed.
“Runforthecellar!”
TotojumpedoutofDorothy’sarmsandhid
ispod
underthebed,andthe
djevojka
girlstartedtogethim.
Teta
AuntEm,badlyfrightened,threwopen
na
thetrapdoorinthe
podu
floorandclimbeddownthe
ljestve
ladderintothesmall,dark
rupu
hole.
DorothycaughtTotoatlast
i
andstartedtofollowheraunt.
Kad
Whenshewashalfwayacross
na
theroomtherecamea
veliki
greatshriekfromthewind,and
na
thehouseshooksohard
da
thatshelostherfootingandsatdown
iznenada
suddenlyuponthefloor.
Thena
čudna
strangethinghappened.
Thehousewhirled
oko
aroundtwoorthreetimes
i
androseslowlythroughthe
zrak
air.
Dorothyfeltasifsheweregoingupinaballoon.
Thenorth
i
andsouthwindsmetwherethe
kuća
housestood,andmadeitthe
točnim
exactcenterofthecyclone.
Inthe
sredini
middleofacyclonethe
zrak
airisgenerallystill,butthe
veliki
greatpressureofthewindon
svake
everysideofthehouseraisedituphigher
i
andhigher,untilitwasatthevery
vrhu
topofthecyclone;
and
tamo
thereitremainedandwascarriedmiles
i
andmilesawayaseasilyasyoucould
nositi
carryafeather.
Itwasvery
mračno
dark,andthewindhowled
užasno
horriblyaroundher,butDorothyfoundshewasridingquite
lako
easily.
Afterthefirstfewwhirlsaround,
i
andoneothertimewhenthe
kuća
housetippedbadly,shefeltasifshewerebeingrocked
nježno
gently,likeababyin
je
acradle.
Totodidnotlike
to
it.
Heranabouttheroom,
sada
nowhere,nowthere,barking
glasno
loudly;
butDorothysatquitestillonthe
podu
floorandwaitedtoseewhatwould
dogoditi
happen.
OnceTotogottooneartheopentrap
vratima
door,andfellin;
andatfirstthelittlegirlthoughtshehadlost
ga
him.
Butsoonshesaw
jedno
oneofhisearssticking
gore
upthroughthehole,forthe
snažan
strongpressureoftheairwaskeepinghim
gore
upsothathecouldnot
pasti
fall.
Shecrepttothe
rupe
hole,caughtTotobythe
uho
ear,anddraggedhimintothe
sobu
roomagain,afterwardclosingthetrap
vrata
doorsothatnomoreaccidentscouldhappen.
Sat
Hourafterhourpassedaway,
i
andslowlyDorothygotoverherfright;
ali
butshefeltquitelonely,
a
andthewindshriekedso
glasno
loudlyallaboutherthatshe
gotovo
nearlybecamedeaf.
Atfirstshehadwonderedifshewouldbedashedtopieces
kad
whenthehousefellagain;
ali
butasthehourspassed
i
andnothingterriblehappened,shestoppedworrying
i
andresolvedtowaitcalmly
i
andseewhatthefuturewould
donijeti
bring.
Atlastshecrawled
preko
overtheswayingfloortoherbed,
i
andlaydownuponit;
i
andTotofollowedandlaydown
pored
besideher.
ChapterIITheCouncil
s
withtheMunchkins
Shewasawakenedby
je
ashock,sosuddenandsevere
da
thatifDorothyhadnotbeenlyingonthesoft
krevetu
bedshemighthavebeenhurt.
Asitwas,thejarmadeher
uhvatiti
catchherbreathandwonderwhathadhappened;
i
andTotoputhiscoldlittle
nos
noseintoherfaceandwhineddismally.
Dorothysatup
i
andnoticedthatthehousewasnotmoving;
ni
norwasitdark,forthebright
sunce
sunshinecameinatthe
prozor
window,floodingthelittleroom.
Shesprangfromherbed
i
andwithTotoatherheelsran
i
andopenedthedoor.
Thelittlegirlgave
je
acryofamazementandlooked
oko
abouther,hereyesgrowing
veće
biggerandbiggeratthewonderfulsightsshesaw.
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
Whileshestoodlookingeagerlyatthe
čudne
strangeandbeautifulsights,shenoticedcoming
prema
towardheragroupofthequeerest
ljudi
peopleshehadeverseen.
Theywerenotas
veliki
bigasthegrownfolkshehad
uvijek
alwaysbeenusedto;
but
ni
neitherweretheyverysmall.
Infact,theyseemedaboutastallasDorothy,whowas
je
awell-grownchildforherage,
iako
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,andshewalked
prilično
ratherstiffly.
Whenthesepeopledrewnear
na
thehousewhereDorothywasstandingin
na
thedoorway,theypausedandwhisperedamongthemselves,asifafraidtocome
dalje
farther.
Butthelittleold
žena
womanwalkeduptoDorothy,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,buttheremustbesome
greška
mistake.
Ihavenotkilledanything.”
“Your
kuća
housedid,anyway,”repliedthe
mala
littleoldwoman,withalaugh,“and
to
thatisthesamething.
See!”
shecontinued,pointingto
na
thecornerofthehouse.
“Therearehertwo
noge
feet,stillstickingoutfrom
ispod
underablockofwood.”
Dorothylooked,
i
andgavealittlecryoffright.
Tamo
There,indeed,justunderthecornerofthegreatbeamthe
kuća
houserestedon,twofeetwerestickingout,shodinsilver
cipele
shoeswithpointedtoes.
“Oh,
draga
dear!
Oh,dear!”
criedDorothy,claspingherhands
zajedno
togetherindismay.
“Thehousemusthavefallenon
joj
her.
Whatevershallwedo?”
“Thereisnothingtobedone,”saidthe
mala
littlewomancalmly.
“Butwhowasshe?”
askedDorothy.
“ShewastheWicked
Vještica
WitchoftheEast,asIsaid,”answeredthe
mala
littlewoman.
“Shehasheld
sve
alltheMunchkinsinbondageformanyyears,makingthemslaveforher
noć
nightandday.
Nowtheyare
svi
allsetfree,andaregratefultoyoufor
na
thefavor.”
“WhoaretheMunchkins?”
inquiredDorothy.
“Theyare
na
thepeoplewholiveinthislandof
na
theEastwheretheWicked
Vještica
Witchruled.”
“AreyouaMunchkin?”
askedDorothy.
“No,
ali
butIamtheirfriend,
iako
althoughIliveinthelandoftheNorth.
Kad
WhentheysawtheWitchoftheEastwas
mrtva
deadtheMunchkinssentaswift
glasnik
messengertome,andIcameatonce.
Iamthe
Vještica
WitchoftheNorth.”
“Oh,gracious!”
criedDorothy.
“Areyouarealwitch?”
“Yes,indeed,”answeredthe
mala
littlewoman.
“ButIama
dobra
goodwitch,andthepeople
vole
loveme.
Iamnotas
moćan
powerfulastheWickedWitchwaswhoruled
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,
zli
wickedwitches;
butnowthatyouhavekilledoneof
njih
them,thereisbutoneWicked
Vještica
WitchinalltheLandofOz—theonewholivesin
na
theWest.”
“But,”saidDorothy,
nakon
afteramoment’sthought,“AuntEmhastoldme
da
thatthewitcheswerealldead—yearsandyearsago.”
“Whois
Tetka
AuntEm?”
inquiredthelittle
stara
oldwoman.
“Sheismy
tetka
auntwholivesinKansas,whereIcamefrom.”
Na
TheWitchoftheNorthseemedtothinkfora
vrijeme
time,withherheadbowed
i
andhereyesuponthe
zemlju
ground.
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.
Zato
Thereforewestillhavewitches
i
andwizardsamongstus.”
“Whoarethewizards?”
askedDorothy.
“Ozhimselfisthe
Veliki
GreatWizard,”answeredtheWitch,sinkingher
glas
voicetoawhisper.
“Heismorepowerfulthan
svih
alltherestofus
zajedno
together.
Helivesinthe
Gradu
CityofEmeralds.”
Dorothywasgoingto
postaviti
askanotherquestion,butjustthen
na
theMunchkins,whohadbeenstanding
tišini
silentlyby,gavealoudshout
i
andpointedtothecornerof
na
thehousewheretheWicked
Vještica
Witchhadbeenlying.
“Whatisit?”
askedthe
mala
littleoldwoman,andlooked,
i
andbegantolaugh.
The
noge
feetofthedeadWitchhaddisappeared
potpuno
entirely,andnothingwasleftbutthesilvershoes.
“Shewassoold,”explained
na
theWitchoftheNorth,“thatshedriedup
brzo
quicklyinthesun.Thatis
na
theendofher.
Butthesilver
cipele
shoesareyours,andyoushallhavethemtowear.”
Shereacheddownandpickedupthe
cipele
shoes,andaftershakingthedustoutofthemhandedthemtoDorothy.
“TheWitchof
na
theEastwasproudofthosesilvershoes,”said
jedan
oneoftheMunchkins,“and
postoji
thereissomecharmconnected
s
withthem;
butwhatitiswe
nikada
neverknew.”
Dorothycarriedthe
cipele
shoesintothehouseandplacedthemonthe
stol
table.
Thenshecameout
opet
againtotheMunchkinsandsaid:.
“Iamanxioustoget
vratiti
backtomyauntanduncle,forIamsurethey
će
willworryaboutme.
Canyou
pomoći
helpmefindmyway?”
TheMunchkinsandthe
Vještica
Witchfirstlookedatoneanother,andthenatDorothy,andthenshooktheirheads.
“AttheEast,notfarfromhere,”said
jedan
one,“thereisagreatdesert,
i
andnonecouldlivetocrossit.”
“ItisthesameattheSouth,”said
drugi
another,“forIhavebeen
tamo
thereandseenit.
The
Jug
SouthisthecountryoftheQuadlings.”
“Iamtold,”saidthe
treći
thirdman,“thatitisthe
isto
sameattheWest.
And
koja
thatcountry,wheretheWinkies
žive
live,isruledbytheWicked
Vještica
WitchoftheWest,whowouldmakeyouherslave
ako
ifyoupassedherway.”
“TheNorthismyhome,”saidthe
stara
oldlady,“andatitsedgeisthe
ista
samegreatdesertthatsurrounds
ovu
thisLandofOz.I’mafraid,my
draga
dear,youwillhaveto
živjeti
livewithus.”
Dorothybegantosobatthis,forshefeltlonely
među
amongallthesestrangepeople.
Hertearsseemedtogrievethekind-heartedMunchkins,forthey
odmah
immediatelytookouttheirhandkerchiefs
i
andbegantoweepalso.
Asforthe
male
littleoldwoman,shetookoffher
kapu
capandbalancedthepointonthe
kraju
endofhernose,whileshecounted“One,
dva
two,three”inasolemnvoice.
Atoncethecapchangedto
je
aslate,onwhichwaswritteninbig,white
kredom
chalkmarks:.
“LETDOROTHYGOTOTHE
Grad
CITYOFEMERALDS”.
Thelittle
stara
oldwomantooktheslatefromher
nosa
nose,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?”