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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | Progressively Translated Czech A1-B2 Books

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Introduction
Folklore,legends,myths
a
andfairytaleshavefollowed
dětství
childhoodthroughtheages,for
každý
everyhealthyyoungsterhasawholesome
a
andinstinctiveloveforstoriesfantastic,marvelous
a
andmanifestlyunreal.
ThewingedfairiesofGrimm
a
andAndersenhavebroughtmore
štěstí
happinesstochildishheartsthanall
ostatní
otherhumancreations.
Yetthe
stará
oldtimefairytale,havingservedforgenerations,
může
maynowbeclassedas“historical”inthechildren’slibrary;
forthe
čas
timehascomefora
řadu
seriesofnewer“wondertales”in
které
whichthestereotypedgenie,dwarf
a
andfairyareeliminated,togetherwithallthehorrible
a
andblood-curdlingincidentsdevisedbytheirauthorstopointafearsomemoraltoeachtale.
Moderní
Moderneducationincludesmorality;
thereforethe
moderní
modernchildseeksonlyentertainmentinitswondertales
a
andgladlydispenseswithalldisagreeableincident.
Having
tuto
thisthoughtinmind,the
příběh
storyof“TheWonderfulWizardofOz”waswritten
pouze
solelytopleasechildrenof
dnešní
today.
Itaspirestobeingamodernizedfairytale,in
které
whichthewondermentandjoyareretained
a
andtheheartachesandnightmaresareleftout.
L.
Kapitola
ChapterITheCyclone
DorothylivedinthemidstofthegreatKansasprairies,withUncleHenry,
který
whowasafarmer,and
Tetou
AuntEm,whowasthefarmer’s
ženou
wife.
Theirhousewassmall,forthe
dřevo
lumbertobuildithadtobecarriedbywagon
mnoho
manymiles.
Therewerefourwalls,afloor
a
andaroof,whichmade
jednu
oneroom;
andthisroomcontainedarustylookingcookstove,a
skříň
cupboardforthedishes,a
stůl
table,threeorfourchairs,
a
andthebeds.
UncleHenry
a
andAuntEmhadabigbedinone
rohu
corner,andDorothyalittlebedinanother
rohu
corner.
Therewasnogarretatall,
a
andnocellar—exceptasmall
díry
holedugintheground,calledacyclone
sklep
cellar,wherethefamilycould
jít
goincaseoneof
těch
thosegreatwhirlwindsarose,mighty
dostatečně
enoughtocrushanybuildinginits
cestě
path.
Itwasreachedbyatrapdoorinthe
uprostřed
middleofthefloor,fromwhicha
žebřík
ladderleddownintothe
malé
small,darkhole.
WhenDorothystoodinthedoorway
a
andlookedaround,shecouldseenothingbutthegreatgrayprairieoneveryside.
Notatree
ani
norahousebrokethebroadsweepofflatcountry
která
thatreachedtotheedgeoftheskyinalldirections.
Na
Thesunhadbakedtheplowedlandintoagraymass,with
malé
littlecracksrunningthroughit.
Eventhe
tráva
grasswasnotgreen,forthe
slunce
sunhadburnedthetopsofthelongblades
dokud
untiltheywerethesame
šedé
graycolortobeseen
všude
everywhere.
Oncethehousehadbeenpainted,
ale
butthesunblisteredthepaint
a
andtherainswasheditaway,
a
andnowthehousewasas
nudný
dullandgrayaseverythingelse.
Když
WhenAuntEmcamethereto
žít
liveshewasayoung,pretty
žena
wife.
Thesunandwindhadchanged
ji
her,too.
Theyhadtakenthe
jiskru
sparklefromhereyesandleftthemasober
šedé
gray;
theyhadtakentheredfromhercheeks
a
andlips,andtheywere
šedé
grayalso.
Shewasthin
a
andgaunt,andneversmilednow.
Když
WhenDorothy,whowasanorphan,
poprvé
firstcametoher,AuntEmhadbeensostartledbythechild’slaughterthatshewouldscream
a
andpressherhanduponher
srdce
heartwheneverDorothy’smerryvoicereachedherears;
a
andshestilllookedatthelittlegirl
s
withwonderthatshecould
najít
findanythingtolaughat.
UncleHenry
nikdy
neverlaughed.
Heworkedhardfrommorningtillnight
a
anddidnotknowwhat
radost
joywas.
Hewasgray
také
also,fromhislongbeardtohis
hrubé
roughboots,andhelookedstern
a
andsolemn,andrarelyspoke.
ItwasTotothatmadeDorothylaugh,
a
andsavedherfromgrowingasgrayasher
ostatní
othersurroundings.
Totowasnot
šedý
gray;
hewasalittle
černý
blackdog,withlongsilky
vlasy
hairandsmallblackeyes
které
thattwinkledmerrilyoneithersideofhisfunny,wee
nosu
nose.
Totoplayedalldaylong,
a
andDorothyplayedwithhim,
a
andlovedhimdearly.
Today,
však
however,theywerenotplaying.
Strýc
UncleHenrysatuponthe
prahu
doorstepandlookedanxiouslyatthesky,
která
whichwasevengrayerthan
obvykle
usual.
Dorothystoodinthe
dveří
doorwithTotoinherarms,
a
andlookedattheskytoo.
Teta
AuntEmwaswashingthedishes.
Fromthefarnorththeyheardalowwailofthe
větru
wind,andUncleHenryandDorothycould
vidět
seewherethelonggrassbowedinwaves
před
beforethecomingstorm.
There
nyní
nowcameasharpwhistlinginthe
vzduchu
airfromthesouth,andastheyturnedtheireyes
že
thatwaytheysawripplesinthe
trávě
grasscomingfromthatdirection
také
also.
SuddenlyUncleHenrystoodup.
“There’sacyclonecoming,Em,”hecalledtohis
ženě
wife.
“I’llgolookafterthestock.”
Thenheran
k
towardtheshedswherethecows
a
andhorseswerekept.
AuntEmdroppedher
práci
workandcametothedoor.
Jeden
Oneglancetoldherofthe
nebezpečí
dangercloseathand.
“Quick,Dorothy!”
shescreamed.
“Runforthecellar!”
TotojumpedoutofDorothy’sarms
a
andhidunderthebed,
a
andthegirlstartedtoget
ho
him.
AuntEm,badlyfrightened,threwopenthetrap
dveře
doorinthefloorandclimbeddowntheladderintothe
malé
small,darkhole.
DorothycaughtTotoatlast
a
andstartedtofollowher
tetu
aunt.
Whenshewashalfway
přes
acrosstheroomtherecameagreatshriekfrom
na
thewind,andthehouseshooksohard
že
thatshelostherfooting
a
andsatdownsuddenlyupon
na
thefloor.
Thenastrange
věc
thinghappened.
Thehousewhirledaroundtwo
nebo
orthreetimesandrose
pomalu
slowlythroughtheair.
Dorothyfeltasifsheweregoingupinaballoon.
The
severní
northandsouthwindsmet
kde
wherethehousestood,andmadeitthe
přesné
exactcenterofthecyclone.
Inthe
uprostřed
middleofacyclonetheairis
obecně
generallystill,butthegreat
tlak
pressureofthewindon
každé
everysideofthehouseraiseditup
výš
higherandhigher,untilitwasatthevery
vrcholu
topofthecyclone;
and
tam
thereitremainedandwascarriedmiles
a
andmilesawayaseasilyasyoucould
nést
carryafeather.
Itwasverydark,
a
andthewindhowledhorribly
kolem
aroundher,butDorothyfoundshewasriding
docela
quiteeasily.
Afterthefirstfewwhirlsaround,
a
andoneothertimewhenthe
dům
housetippedbadly,shefeltasifshewerebeingrocked
jemně
gently,likeababyinacradle.
Totodidnotlike
to
it.
Heranaboutthe
místnosti
room,nowhere,nowthere,barking
hlasitě
loudly;
butDorothysatquitestillonthe
podlaze
floorandwaitedtoseewhatwould
stane
happen.
OnceTotogottooneartheopentrapdoor,
a
andfellin;
andatfirstthe
malá
littlegirlthoughtshehadlost
ho
him.
Butsoonshesawoneofhisearsstickingupthroughthe
díru
hole,forthestrongpressureofthe
vzduchu
airwaskeepinghimupso
že
thathecouldnotfall.
Shecrepttothe
díře
hole,caughtTotobythe
ucho
ear,anddraggedhimintothe
místnosti
roomagain,afterwardclosingthetrap
dveře
doorsothatnomoreaccidentscould
stát
happen.
Hourafterhourpassedaway,
a
andslowlyDorothygotoverher
strach
fright;
butshefeltquitelonely,
a
andthewindshriekedso
hlasitě
loudlyallaboutherthatshe
málem
nearlybecamedeaf.
Atfirstshehadwonderedifshewouldbedashedtopieceswhenthe
dům
housefellagain;
butasthehourspassed
a
andnothingterriblehappened,shestoppedworrying
a
andresolvedtowaitcalmly
a
andseewhatthefuturewouldbring.
Atlastshecrawled
přes
overtheswayingfloortoher
postele
bed,andlaydownuponit;
a
andTotofollowedandlaydown
vedle
besideher.
ChapterIIThe
Rada
CouncilwiththeMunchkins
Shewasawakenedbyashock,sosudden
a
andseverethatifDorothyhadnotbeenlyingonthe
měkké
softbedshemighthavebeenhurt.
Asitwas,the
džbán
jarmadehercatchher
dech
breathandwonderwhathadhappened;
a
andTotoputhiscoldlittle
nos
noseintoherfaceandwhineddismally.
Dorothysatup
a
andnoticedthatthehousewasnotmoving;
ani
norwasitdark,forthe
jasné
brightsunshinecameinatthe
okna
window,floodingthelittleroom.
Shesprangfromher
postele
bedandwithTotoatherheelsran
a
andopenedthedoor.
Thelittle
dívka
girlgaveacryof
úžasu
amazementandlookedabouther,hereyesgrowing
větší
biggerandbiggeratthe
nádherné
wonderfulsightsshesaw.
Thecyclonehadsetthe
dům
housedownverygently—foracyclone—inthemidstofa
země
countryofmarvelousbeauty.
Therewere
krásné
lovelypatchesofgreenswardallabout,
s
withstatelytreesbearingrich
a
andlusciousfruits.
Banksofgorgeousflowerswereoneveryhand,
a
andbirdswithrareandbrilliantplumagesang
a
andflutteredinthetrees
a
andbushes.
Alittlewayoffwasasmall
potok
brook,rushingandsparklingalong
mezi
betweengreenbanks,andmurmuringinavoice
velmi
verygratefultoalittle
dívce
girlwhohadlivedso
dlouho
longonthedry,grayprairies.
Zatímco
Whileshestoodlookingeagerlyatthe
podivné
strangeandbeautifulsights,shenoticedcoming
k
towardheragroupofthequeerestpeopleshehadeverseen.
Theywerenotasbigasthegrownfolkshehad
vždy
alwaysbeenusedto;
but
ani
neitherweretheyverysmall.
Infact,theyseemedaboutastallasDorothy,whowasawell-grown
dítě
childforherage,althoughtheywere,sofaraslooksgo,
mnoho
manyyearsolder.
Threeweremen
a
andoneawoman,and
všichni
allwereoddlydressed.
Theywore
kulaté
roundhatsthatrosetoasmallpointafoot
nad
abovetheirheads,withlittlebellsaroundthebrims
které
thattinkledsweetlyastheymoved.
Thehatsofthemenwere
modré
blue;
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,andshewalked
spíše
ratherstiffly.
Whenthesepeopledrewnearthe
domu
housewhereDorothywasstandinginthedoorway,theypaused
a
andwhisperedamongthemselves,asifafraidtocome
dál
farther.
Butthelittleold
žena
womanwalkeduptoDorothy,madealowbow
a
andsaid,inasweetvoice:.
“Youare
vítejte
welcome,mostnobleSorceress,tothe
zemi
landoftheMunchkins.
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,buttheremustbesome
chyba
mistake.
Ihavenotkilledanything.”
“Your
dům
housedid,anyway,”repliedthe
malá
littleoldwoman,withalaugh,“andthatisthesamething.
See!”
shecontinued,pointingtothe
roh
cornerofthehouse.
“Thereareher
dvě
twofeet,stillstickingoutfrom
pod
underablockofwood.”
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.
“ShewastheWicked
Čarodějnice
WitchoftheEast,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,
i když
althoughIliveinthe
zemi
landoftheNorth.
Whentheysawthe
Čarodějnice
WitchoftheEastwas
mrtvá
deadtheMunchkinssentaswift
posel
messengertome,andIcameatonce.
Iamthe
Čarodějnice
WitchoftheNorth.”
“Oh,gracious!”
criedDorothy.
“Areyouarealwitch?”
“Yes,indeed,”answeredthe
malá
littlewoman.
“ButIama
dobrá
goodwitch,andthepeoplelove
mě
me.
IamnotaspowerfulastheWicked
Čarodějnice
Witchwaswhoruledhere,
nebo
orIshouldhavesetthepeoplefreemyself.”
“ButIthought
všechny
allwitcheswerewicked,”saidthe
dívka
girl,whowashalffrightenedatfacinga
skutečné
realwitch.
“Oh,no,thatisagreat
chyba
mistake.
Therewereonlyfourwitchesinall
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.”
“Whois
Teta
AuntEm?”
inquiredthelittle
stará
oldwoman.
“Sheismy
teta
auntwholivesinKansas,whereIcamefrom.”
The
Čarodějnice
WitchoftheNorthseemedtothinkfora
dobu
time,withherheadbowed
a
andhereyesuponthe
zemi
ground.
Thenshelookedup
a
andsaid,“Idonotknow
kde
whereKansasis,forIhave
nikdy
neverheardthatcountrymentioned
předtím
before.
Buttellme,isitacivilizedcountry?”
“Oh,yes,”repliedDorothy.
“Thenthataccountsfor
to
it.
InthecivilizedcountriesIbelievethereare
žádné
nowitchesleft,norwizards,
ani
norsorceresses,normagicians.
But,yousee,the
Země
LandofOzhasneverbeencivilized,forwearecutofffromalltherestofthe
světa
world.
Thereforewestillhavewitches
a
andwizardsamongstus.”
“Whoarethewizards?”
askedDorothy.
“OzhimselfistheGreatWizard,”answeredthe
Čarodějnice
Witch,sinkinghervoicetoa
šepot
whisper.
“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.
The
nohy
feetofthedeadWitchhaddisappeared
zcela
entirely,andnothingwasleftbutthesilvershoes.
“Shewassoold,”explained
na
theWitchoftheNorth,“thatshedriedup
rychle
quicklyinthesun.Thatis
na
theendofher.
Butthesilver
boty
shoesareyours,andyoushallhavethemtowear.”
Shereached
dolů
downandpickedupthe
boty
shoes,andaftershakingthe
prach
dustoutofthemhandedthemtoDorothy.
“TheWitchof
na
theEastwasproudof
ty
thosesilvershoes,”saidoneof
na
theMunchkins,“andthereis
nějaké
somecharmconnectedwiththem;
ale
butwhatitiswe
nikdy
neverknew.”
Dorothycarriedthe
boty
shoesintothehouseandplacedthemonthe
stůl
table.
ThenshecameoutagaintotheMunchkins
a
andsaid:.
“Iamanxioustogetbacktomy
tetě
auntanduncle,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.
The
Jižní
SouthisthecountryoftheQuadlings.”
“Iamtold,”saidthe
třetí
thirdman,“thatitisthe
stejné
sameattheWest.
And
která
thatcountry,wheretheWinkieslive,isruledbytheWicked
Čarodějnice
WitchoftheWest,whowouldmakeyouherslaveifyoupassedherway.”
“TheNorthismyhome,”saidthe
stará
oldlady,“andatitsedgeisthesamegreatdesert
která
thatsurroundsthisLandofOz.I’mafraid,mydear,youwillhavetolivewithus.”
Dorothybegantosobatthis,forshefeltlonely
mezi
amongallthesestrangepeople.
Hertearsseemedto
truchlit
grievethekind-heartedMunchkins,forthey
okamžitě
immediatelytookouttheirhandkerchiefs
a
andbegantoweepalso.
Asforthe
malé
littleoldwoman,shetookoffhercap
a
andbalancedthepointonthe
konci
endofhernose,whileshecounted“One,
dva
two,three”inasolemnvoice.
Atoncethe
čepice
capchangedtoaslate,on
které
whichwaswritteninbig,whitechalkmarks:.
“LETDOROTHYGOTOTHE
Města
CITYOFEMERALDS”.
Thelittle
stará
oldwomantooktheslatefromher
nosu
nose,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?”