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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | Gradually Hardening Czech A1 Translation Books

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Introduction
Folklore,legends,myths
a
andfairytaleshavefollowedchildhoodthroughtheages,for
každý
everyhealthyyoungsterhasawholesome
a
andinstinctiveloveforstoriesfantastic,marvelous
a
andmanifestlyunreal.
ThewingedfairiesofGrimm
a
andAndersenhavebroughtmorehappinesstochildishhearts
než
thanallotherhumancreations.
Přesto
Yettheoldtimefairytale,havingservedforgenerations,
může
maynowbeclassedas“historical”inthechildren’slibrary;
forthe
čas
timehascomeforaseriesofnewer“wondertales”in
které
whichthestereotypedgenie,dwarf
a
andfairyareeliminated,togetherwithallthehorrible
a
andblood-curdlingincidentsdevisedbytheirauthorstopointafearsomemoraltoeachtale.
Moderneducationincludesmorality;
thereforethemodern
dítě
childseeksonlyentertainmentinitswondertales
a
andgladlydispenseswithalldisagreeableincident.
Having
tuto
thisthoughtinmind,the
příběh
storyof“TheWonderfulWizardofOz”waswrittensolelytoplease
děti
childrenoftoday.
Itaspirestobeingamodernizedfairytale,in
které
whichthewondermentandjoyareretained
a
andtheheartachesandnightmaresareleftout.
L.
ChapterITheCyclone
DorothylivedinthemidstofthegreatKansasprairies,withUncleHenry,
který
whowasafarmer,andAuntEm,
který
whowasthefarmer’swife.
Their
dům
housewassmall,forthelumbertobuildithadtobecarriedbywagon
mnoho
manymiles.
Therewerefourwalls,afloor
a
andaroof,whichmade
jednu
oneroom;
andthisroomcontainedarustylookingcookstove,acupboardfor
na
thedishes,atable,three
nebo
orfourchairs,andthebeds.
Strýc
UncleHenryandAuntEmhadabigbedinonecorner,
a
andDorothyalittlebedinanothercorner.
Tam
Therewasnogarretatall,
a
andnocellar—exceptasmallholedugintheground,calledacyclonecellar,
kam
wherethefamilycouldgoin
případě
caseoneofthosegreatwhirlwindsarose,mighty
dostatečně
enoughtocrushanybuildinginitspath.
Itwasreachedbyatrapdoorinthemiddleofthefloor,fromwhichaladderled
dolů
downintothesmall,darkhole.
Když
WhenDorothystoodinthedoorway
a
andlookedaround,shecouldseenothingbutthegreatgrayprairieoneveryside.
Notatreenora
dům
housebrokethebroadsweepofflatcountry
která
thatreachedtotheedgeoftheskyinalldirections.
Na
Thesunhadbakedtheplowedlandintoagraymass,with
malé
littlecracksrunningthroughit.
Eventhegrasswasnotgreen,forthesunhadburnedthetopsofthelongblades
dokud
untiltheywerethesamegraycolortobeseeneverywhere.
Kdysi
Oncethehousehadbeenpainted,
ale
butthesunblisteredthepaint
a
andtherainswasheditaway,
a
andnowthehousewasasdull
a
andgrayaseverythingelse.
Když
WhenAuntEmcamethereto
žít
liveshewasayoung,pretty
žena
wife.
Thesunandwindhadchanged
ji
her,too.
Theyhadtakenthesparklefromhereyes
a
andleftthemasobergray;
theyhadtakentheredfromhercheeks
a
andlips,andtheyweregray
také
also.
Shewasthinandgaunt,
a
andneversmilednow.
WhenDorothy,whowasanorphan,
poprvé
firstcametoher,AuntEmhadbeensostartledbythechild’slaughterthatshewouldscream
a
andpressherhanduponher
srdce
heartwheneverDorothy’smerryvoicereachedherears;
a
andshestilllookedatthelittlegirl
s
withwonderthatshecould
najít
findanythingtolaughat.
UncleHenry
nikdy
neverlaughed.
Heworkedhardfrommorningtillnight
a
anddidnotknowwhatjoywas.
Hewasgray
také
also,fromhislongbeardtohisroughboots,
a
andhelookedsternandsolemn,
a
andrarelyspoke.
ItwasTotothatmadeDorothylaugh,
a
andsavedherfromgrowingasgrayasher
ostatní
othersurroundings.
Totowasnotgray;
hewasalittle
černý
blackdog,withlongsilky
vlasy
hairandsmallblackeyes
které
thattwinkledmerrilyoneithersideofhisfunny,weenose.
Totoplayedall
den
daylong,andDorothyplayed
s
withhim,andlovedhimdearly.
Dnes
Today,however,theywerenotplaying.
Strýc
UncleHenrysatuponthedoorstep
a
andlookedanxiouslyatthesky,
která
whichwasevengrayerthanusual.
Dorothystoodinthe
dveří
doorwithTotoinherarms,
a
andlookedattheskytoo.
AuntEmwaswashingthedishes.
Fromthefarnorththeyheardalowwailofthewind,
a
andUncleHenryandDorothycould
vidět
seewherethelonggrassbowedinwaves
před
beforethecomingstorm.
There
nyní
nowcameasharpwhistlinginthe
vzduchu
airfromthesouth,andastheyturnedtheireyes
že
thatwaytheysawripplesinthegrasscomingfrom
že
thatdirectionalso.
SuddenlyUncleHenrystoodup.
“There’sacyclonecoming,Em,”hecalledtohis
ženě
wife.
“I’llgolookafterthestock.”
Thenherantowardthesheds
kde
wherethecowsandhorseswerekept.
AuntEmdroppedher
práci
workandcametothedoor.
Jeden
Oneglancetoldherofthedangercloseathand.
“Quick,Dorothy!”
shescreamed.
“Runforthecellar!”
TotojumpedoutofDorothy’sarms
a
andhidunderthebed,
a
andthegirlstartedtoget
ho
him.
AuntEm,badlyfrightened,threwopenthetrap
dveře
doorinthefloorandclimbeddowntheladderintothe
malé
small,darkhole.
DorothycaughtTotoatlast
a
andstartedtofollowheraunt.
Když
Whenshewashalfwayacross
na
theroomtherecameagreatshriekfrom
na
thewind,andthehouseshooksohard
že
thatshelostherfooting
a
andsatdownsuddenlyupon
na
thefloor.
Thenastrange
věc
thinghappened.
Thehousewhirledaroundtwo
nebo
orthreetimesandroseslowlythroughthe
vzduchu
air.
Dorothyfeltasifsheweregoingupinaballoon.
Thenorth
a
andsouthwindsmetwherethe
dům
housestood,andmadeittheexactcenterofthecyclone.
Inthemiddleofacyclonetheairisgenerally
stále
still,butthegreatpressureofthewindon
každé
everysideofthehouseraisedituphigher
a
andhigher,untilitwasatthevery
vrcholu
topofthecyclone;
and
tam
thereitremainedandwascarriedmiles
a
andmilesawayaseasilyasyoucouldcarryafeather.
Itwasverydark,
a
andthewindhowledhorribly
kolem
aroundher,butDorothyfoundshewasriding
docela
quiteeasily.
Afterthefirstfewwhirlsaround,
a
andoneothertimewhenthe
dům
housetippedbadly,shefeltasifshewerebeingrockedgently,likea
dítě
babyinacradle.
Totodidnotlike
to
it.
Heranaboutthe
místnosti
room,nowhere,nowthere,barkingloudly;
ale
butDorothysatquitestillonthefloor
a
andwaitedtoseewhatwould
stane
happen.
OnceTotogottooneartheopentrapdoor,
a
andfellin;
andatfirstthe
malá
littlegirlthoughtshehadlost
ho
him.
Butsoonshesawoneofhisearsstickingupthroughthehole,forthestrongpressureofthe
vzduchu
airwaskeepinghimupso
že
thathecouldnotfall.
Shecrepttothehole,caughtTotobytheear,
a
anddraggedhimintothe
místnosti
roomagain,afterwardclosingthetrap
dveře
doorsothatnomoreaccidentscould
stát
happen.
Hourafterhourpassedaway,
a
andslowlyDorothygotoverherfright;
ale
butshefeltquitelonely,
a
andthewindshriekedsoloudlyallabouther
že
thatshenearlybecamedeaf.
Atfirstshehadwonderedifshewouldbedashedtopieceswhenthe
dům
housefellagain;
butasthehourspassed
a
andnothingterriblehappened,shestoppedworrying
a
andresolvedtowaitcalmly
a
andseewhatthefuturewouldbring.
Atlastshecrawled
přes
overtheswayingfloortoher
postele
bed,andlaydownuponit;
a
andTotofollowedandlaydownbesideher.
ChapterIITheCouncil
s
withtheMunchkins
Shewasawakenedbyashock,sosudden
a
andseverethatifDorothyhadnotbeenlyingonthesoftbedshemighthavebeenhurt.
Asitwas,thejarmadehercatchherbreath
a
andwonderwhathadhappened;
a
andTotoputhiscoldlittlenoseintoherface
a
andwhineddismally.
Dorothysatup
a
andnoticedthatthehousewasnotmoving;
norwasitdark,forthebrightsunshinecameinatthewindow,floodingthelittleroom.
Shesprangfromher
postele
bedandwithTotoatherheelsran
a
andopenedthedoor.
Thelittle
dívka
girlgaveacryofamazement
a
andlookedabouther,hereyesgrowingbigger
a
andbiggeratthewonderfulsightsshesaw.
Thecyclonehadsetthe
dům
housedownverygently—foracyclone—inthemidstofa
země
countryofmarvelousbeauty.
Therewerelovelypatchesofgreenswardallabout,
s
withstatelytreesbearingrich
a
andlusciousfruits.
Banksofgorgeousflowerswereoneveryhand,
a
andbirdswithrareandbrilliantplumagesang
a
andflutteredinthetrees
a
andbushes.
Alittlewayoffwasasmallbrook,rushing
a
andsparklingalongbetweengreenbanks,
a
andmurmuringinavoice
velmi
verygratefultoalittle
dívce
girlwhohadlivedso
dlouho
longonthedry,grayprairies.
Zatímco
Whileshestoodlookingeagerlyatthestrange
a
andbeautifulsights,shenoticedcomingtowardheragroupofthequeerestpeopleshehadeverseen.
Theywerenotasbigasthegrownfolkshehad
vždy
alwaysbeenusedto;
butneitherweretheyvery
malé
small.
Infact,theyseemedaboutastallasDorothy,whowasawell-grown
dítě
childforherage,althoughtheywere,sofaraslooksgo,
mnoho
manyyearsolder.
Threeweremen
a
andoneawoman,and
všichni
allwereoddlydressed.
Theyworeroundhats
které
thatrosetoasmallpointafootabovetheirheads,
s
withlittlebellsaroundthebrims
které
thattinkledsweetlyastheymoved.
Thehatsofthemenwereblue;
na
thelittlewoman’shatwaswhite,
a
andsheworeawhitegown
který
thathunginpleatsfromhershoulders.
Nad
Overitweresprinkledlittlestars
které
thatglistenedinthesun
jako
likediamonds.
Themenweredressedinblue,ofthesameshadeastheirhats,
a
andworewell-polishedbootswithadeeprollofblueatthetops.
Themen,Dorothythought,wereaboutasoldas
Strýc
UncleHenry,fortwoofthemhadbeards.
Ale
Butthelittlewomanwasdoubtless
mnohem
mucholder.
Herfacewascoveredwithwrinkles,her
vlasy
hairwasnearlywhite,andshewalkedratherstiffly.
Když
Whenthesepeopledrewnearthe
domu
housewhereDorothywasstandinginthedoorway,theypaused
a
andwhisperedamongthemselves,asifafraidtocomefarther.
Ale
ButthelittleoldwomanwalkeduptoDorothy,madealowbow
a
andsaid,inasweetvoice:.
“Youare
vítejte
welcome,mostnobleSorceress,tothelandoftheMunchkins.
WearesogratefultoyouforhavingkilledtheWickedWitchoftheEast,
a
andforsettingourpeoplefreefrombondage.”
Dorothylistenedto
tuto
thisspeechwithwonder.
Whatcould
na
thelittlewomanpossiblymeanbycallingherasorceress,
a
andsayingshehadkilled
na
theWickedWitchoftheEast?
Dorothywasaninnocent,harmless
malá
littlegirl,whohadbeencarriedbyacyclone
mnoho
manymilesfromhome;
andshehad
nikdy
neverkilledanythinginallherlife.
Ale
Butthelittlewomanevidentlyexpectedhertoanswer;
soDorothysaid,
s
withhesitation,“Youarevery
laskavý
kind,buttheremustbesomemistake.
Ihavenotkilledanything.”
“Your
dům
housedid,anyway,”repliedthe
malá
littleoldwoman,withalaugh,“andthatisthesamething.
See!”
shecontinued,pointingtothecornerofthe
domu
house.
“Therearehertwofeet,
stále
stillstickingoutfromunderablockofwood.”
Dorothylooked,
a
andgavealittlecryoffright.
Tam
There,indeed,justunderthecornerofthegreatbeamthe
dům
houserestedon,twofeetwerestickingout,shodinsilvershoes
s
withpointedtoes.
“Oh,dear!
Oh,dear!”
criedDorothy,claspingherhands
dohromady
togetherindismay.
“Thehousemusthavefallenonher.
Co
Whatevershallwedo?”
“Thereisnothingtobedone,”saidthe
malá
littlewomancalmly.
“Butwhowasshe?”
askedDorothy.
“ShewastheWickedWitchoftheEast,asIsaid,”answeredthe
malá
littlewoman.
“Shehasheld
všechny
alltheMunchkinsinbondagefor
mnoho
manyyears,makingthemslaveforher
noc
nightandday.
Nowtheyare
všichni
allsetfree,andaregratefultoyouforthefavor.”
“WhoaretheMunchkins?”
inquiredDorothy.
“Theyare
na
thepeoplewholivein
této
thislandoftheEast
kde
wheretheWickedWitchruled.”
“AreyouaMunchkin?”
askedDorothy.
“No,
ale
butIamtheirfriend,althoughIliveinthelandoftheNorth.
Když
WhentheysawtheWitchoftheEastwas
mrtvá
deadtheMunchkinssentaswiftmessengertome,
a
andIcameatonce.
IamtheWitchoftheNorth.”
“Oh,gracious!”
criedDorothy.
“Areyouarealwitch?”
“Yes,indeed,”answeredthe
malá
littlewoman.
“ButIama
dobrá
goodwitch,andthepeoplelove
mě
me.
IamnotaspowerfulastheWickedWitchwaswhoruled
tu
here,orIshouldhavesetthepeoplefreemyself.”
“ButIthought
všechny
allwitcheswerewicked,”saidthe
dívka
girl,whowashalffrightenedatfacinga
skutečné
realwitch.
“Oh,no,thatisagreatmistake.
Therewere
jen
onlyfourwitchesinall
na
theLandofOz,and
dvě
twoofthem,thosewholivein
na
theNorthandtheSouth,are
dobré
goodwitches.
Iknowthisis
pravda
true,forIamoneofthemmyself,
a
andcannotbemistaken.
Those
kteří
whodweltintheEast
a
andtheWestwere,indeed,wickedwitches;
ale
butnowthatyouhavekilledoneofthem,thereis
ale
butoneWickedWitchinall
na
theLandofOz—theonewholivesin
na
theWest.”
“But,”saidDorothy,
po
afteramoment’sthought,“AuntEmhastoldme
že
thatthewitcheswerealldead—years
a
andyearsago.”
“WhoisAuntEm?”
inquiredthe
malá
littleoldwoman.
“SheismyauntwholivesinKansas,whereIcamefrom.”
TheWitchoftheNorthseemedtothinkfora
dobu
time,withherheadbowed
a
andhereyesupontheground.
Thenshelooked
nahoru
upandsaid,“Idonotknow
kde
whereKansasis,forIhave
nikdy
neverheardthatcountrymentioned
předtím
before.
Buttellme,isitacivilizedcountry?”
“Oh,yes,”repliedDorothy.
“Thenthataccountsfor
to
it.
InthecivilizedcountriesIbelievethereare
žádné
nowitchesleft,norwizards,norsorceresses,normagicians.
Ale
But,yousee,theLandofOzhas
nikdy
neverbeencivilized,forwearecutofffromalltherestofthe
světa
world.
Thereforewestillhavewitches
a
andwizardsamongstus.”
“Whoarethewizards?”
askedDorothy.
“OzhimselfistheGreatWizard,”answeredtheWitch,sinkinghervoicetoawhisper.
“Heismorepowerful
než
thanalltherestofus
dohromady
together.
Helivesinthe
Městě
CityofEmeralds.”
Dorothywasgoingto
zeptat
askanotherquestion,butjustthentheMunchkins,
kteří
whohadbeenstandingsilentlyby,gavealoudshout
a
andpointedtothecornerofthe
domu
housewheretheWickedWitchhadbeenlying.
“Whatisit?”
askedthe
malá
littleoldwoman,andlooked,
a
andbegantolaugh.
Thefeetofthe
mrtvé
deadWitchhaddisappearedentirely,
a
andnothingwasleftbutthesilvershoes.
“Shewassoold,”explained
na
theWitchoftheNorth,“thatshedriedupquicklyin
na
thesun.Thatistheendofher.
Ale
Butthesilvershoesareyours,
a
andyoushallhavethemtowear.”
Shereached
dolů
downandpickeduptheshoes,
a
andaftershakingthedustoutofthemhandedthemtoDorothy.
“TheWitchof
na
theEastwasproudof
ty
thosesilvershoes,”saidoneof
na
theMunchkins,“andthereis
nějaké
somecharmconnectedwiththem;
ale
butwhatitiswe
nikdy
neverknew.”
Dorothycarriedtheshoesintothe
domu
houseandplacedthemonthetable.
ThenshecameoutagaintotheMunchkins
a
andsaid:.
“Iamanxioustogetbacktomyaunt
a
anduncle,forIamsurethey
budou
willworryaboutme.
Canyouhelpme
najít
findmyway?”
TheMunchkins
a
andtheWitchfirstlookedat
jeden
oneanother,andthenatDorothy,
a
andthenshooktheirheads.
“AttheEast,notfarfromhere,”saidone,“thereisagreatdesert,
a
andnonecouldlivetocrossit.”
“ItisthesameattheSouth,”said
jiný
another,“forIhavebeen
tam
thereandseenit.
TheSouthisthe
země
countryoftheQuadlings.”
“Iamtold,”saidthethird
muž
man,“thatitisthe
stejné
sameattheWest.
And
která
thatcountry,wheretheWinkieslive,isruledbytheWickedWitchoftheWest,whowouldmakeyouherslaveifyoupassedherway.”
“TheNorthismyhome,”saidthe
stará
oldlady,“andatitsedgeisthesamegreatdesert
která
thatsurroundsthisLandofOz.I’mafraid,mydear,youwillhavetolivewithus.”
Dorothybegantosobatthis,forshefeltlonelyamongallthesestrangepeople.
Hertearsseemedtogrievethekind-heartedMunchkins,fortheyimmediatelytookouttheirhandkerchiefs
a
andbegantoweepalso.
Asforthe
malé
littleoldwoman,shetookoffhercap
a
andbalancedthepointonthe
konci
endofhernose,whileshecounted“One,
dva
two,three”inasolemnvoice.
Atoncethecapchangedtoaslate,on
které
whichwaswritteninbig,whitechalkmarks:.
“LETDOROTHYGOTOTHE
Města
CITYOFEMERALDS”.
Thelittle
stará
oldwomantooktheslatefromhernose,
a
andhavingreadthewordsonit,asked,“IsyournameDorothy,mydear?”
“Yes,”answeredthe
dítě
child,lookingupanddryinghertears.
“Thenyoumust
jít
gototheCityofEmeralds.
Možná
PerhapsOzwillhelpyou.”
“Whereisthiscity?”
askedDorothy.
“Itis
přesně
exactlyinthecenterofthe
země
country,andisruledbyOz,theGreatWizardItoldyouof.”
“Ishea
dobrý
goodman?”