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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | Gradually Hardening Finnish A1

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | Gradually Hardening Finnish A1

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Introduction
Folklore,legends,myths
ja
andfairytaleshavefollowedchildhood
kautta
throughtheages,foreveryhealthyyoungsterhasawholesome
ja
andinstinctiveloveforstoriesfantastic,marvelous
ja
andmanifestlyunreal.
ThewingedfairiesofGrimmandAndersen
ovat
havebroughtmorehappinesstochildishhearts
kuin
thanallotherhumancreations.
Yettheold
ajan
timefairytale,havingservedforgenerations,
voidaan
maynowbeclassedas“historical”inthechildren’slibrary;
forthe
aika
timehascomeforaseriesofnewer“wondertales”in
jotka
whichthestereotypedgenie,dwarfandfairyareeliminated,
yhdessä
togetherwithallthehorribleandblood-curdlingincidentsdevisedbytheirauthorstopointafearsomemoraltoeachtale.
Moderneducationincludesmorality;
thereforethemodern
lapsi
childseeksonlyentertainmentinitswondertales
ja
andgladlydispenseswithalldisagreeableincident.
Having
tämä
thisthoughtinmind,the
tarina
storyof“TheWonderfulWizardofOz”was
kirjoitettiin
writtensolelytopleasechildrenoftoday.
Itaspirestobeingamodernizedfairytale,inwhichthewonderment
ja
andjoyareretainedandtheheartaches
ja
andnightmaresareleftout.
L.
ChapterITheCyclone
DorothylivedinthemidstofthegreatKansasprairies,withUncleHenry,
joka
whowasafarmer,andAuntEm,
joka
whowasthefarmer’swife.
Theirhousewas
pieni
small,forthelumbertobuildit
oli
hadtobecarriedbywagon
monia
manymiles.
Therewerefourwalls,afloor
ja
andaroof,whichmade
yhden
oneroom;
andthisroomcontainedarustylookingcookstove,acupboardforthedishes,atable,
kolme
threeorfourchairs,andthebeds.
UncleHenry
ja
andAuntEmhada
suuri
bigbedinonecorner,
ja
andDorothyalittlebedinanothercorner.
Siellä
Therewasnogarretatall,and
ei
nocellar—exceptasmallholedugintheground,
kutsuttiin
calledacyclonecellar,wherethe
perhe
familycouldgoincaseoneofthosegreatwhirlwindsarose,mightyenoughtocrushanybuildinginitspath.
Itwasreachedbyatrapdoorinthemiddleofthefloor,fromwhichaladderled
alas
downintothesmall,darkhole.
Kun
WhenDorothystoodinthedoorway
ja
andlookedaround,shecould
nähnyt
seenothingbutthegreatgrayprairieon
joka
everyside.
Notatreenora
talo
housebrokethebroadsweepofflatcountrythatreachedtotheedgeoftheskyinalldirections.
Thesun
oli
hadbakedtheplowedlandintoagraymass,withlittlecracksrunning
läpi
throughit.
Eventhegrasswasnotgreen,forthesunhadburnedthetopsofthelongbladesuntiltheywerethesamegraycolortobeseeneverywhere.
Kerran
Oncethehousehadbeenpainted,
mutta
butthesunblisteredthepaint
ja
andtherainswashedit
pois
away,andnowthehousewasasdull
ja
andgrayaseverythingelse.
Kun
WhenAuntEmcametheretoliveshewasa
nuori
young,prettywife.
Thesun
ja
andwindhadchangedher,too.
They
olivat
hadtakenthesparklefromhereyes
ja
andleftthemasobergray;
theyhad
otettu
takentheredfromhercheeks
ja
andlips,andtheyweregray
myös
also.
Shewasthinandgaunt,
ja
andneversmilednow.
WhenDorothy,
joka
whowasanorphan,first
tuli
cametoher,AuntEm
oli
hadbeensostartledbythechild’slaughter
että
thatshewouldscreamandpressherhanduponherheartwheneverDorothy’smerryvoicereachedherears;
ja
andshestilllookedatthelittlegirlwithwonder
että
thatshecouldfindanythingtolaughat.
Setä
UncleHenryneverlaughed.
He
työskenteli
workedhardfrommorningtillnightanddidnot
tiennyt
knowwhatjoywas.
Hewasgray
myös
also,fromhislongbeardtohisroughboots,
ja
andhelookedsternandsolemn,
ja
andrarelyspoke.
ItwasTotothatmadeDorothylaugh,
ja
andsavedherfromgrowingasgrayasherothersurroundings.
Totowasnotgray;
hewasalittle
musta
blackdog,withlongsilky
hiukset
hairandsmallblackeyesthattwinkledmerrilyoneither
puolella
sideofhisfunny,weenose.
Toto
leikki
playedalldaylong,andDorothy
leikki
playedwithhim,andlovedhimdearly.
Tänään
Today,however,theywerenotplaying.
Setä
UncleHenrysatuponthedoorstep
ja
andlookedanxiouslyatthesky,
joka
whichwasevengrayerthanusual.
Dorothy
seisoi
stoodinthedoorwithTotoinherarms,
ja
andlookedatthesky
myös
too.
AuntEmwaswashingthedishes.
Fromthefarnorththey
kuulivat
heardalowwailofthewind,and
Setä
UncleHenryandDorothycould
nähdä
seewherethelonggrassbowedinwaves
ennen
beforethecomingstorm.
There
nyt
nowcameasharpwhistlingintheairfromthesouth,
ja
andastheyturnedtheireyesthatwaythey
näkivät
sawripplesinthegrass
tulivat
comingfromthatdirectionalso.
Suddenly
Setä
UncleHenrystoodup.
“There’sacyclonecoming,Em,”hecalledtohiswife.
“I’ll
menen
golookafterthestock.”
Thenherantowardtheshedswherethecows
ja
andhorseswerekept.
AuntEmdroppedherwork
ja
andcametothedoor.
Yksi
Oneglancetoldherofthedanger
lähellä
closeathand.
“Quick,Dorothy!”
shescreamed.
“Runforthecellar!”
Totojumped
pois
outofDorothy’sarmsandhid
alle
underthebed,andthe
tyttö
girlstartedtogethim.
AuntEm,badlyfrightened,threw
avasi
openthetrapdoorinthefloor
ja
andclimbeddowntheladderintothesmall,darkhole.
DorothycaughtTotoatlast
ja
andstartedtofollowheraunt.
Kun
Whenshewashalfwayacrosstheroomtherecamea
suuri
greatshriekfromthewind,
ja
andthehouseshookso
kovaa
hardthatshelostherfooting
ja
andsatdownsuddenlyuponthefloor.
Thenastrangething
tapahtui
happened.
Thehousewhirledaround
kaksi
twoorthreetimesandroseslowlythroughtheair.
Dorothy
tuntui
feltasifsheweregoingupinaballoon.
Thenorthandsouthwindsmet
jossa
wherethehousestood,and
tekivät
madeittheexactcenterofthecyclone.
Inthemiddleofacyclonethe
ilma
airisgenerallystill,butthe
suuri
greatpressureofthewindon
joka
everysideofthehouseraisedituphigherandhigher,
kunnes
untilitwasattheverytopofthecyclone;
ja
andthereitremainedandwascarriedmiles
ja
andmilesawayaseasilyasyoucouldcarryafeather.
Itwas
hyvin
verydark,andthewindhowledhorriblyaround
hänen
her,butDorothyfoundshewasriding
melko
quiteeasily.
Afterthefirst
muutaman
fewwhirlsaround,andoneothertimewhenthe
talo
housetippedbadly,shefeltasifshewerebeingrockedgently,likeababyinacradle.
Totodidnot
pitänyt
likeit.
Heranabouttheroom,
nyt
nowhere,nowthere,barkingloudly;
mutta
butDorothysatquitestillonthefloor
ja
andwaitedtoseewhatwould
tapahtuisi
happen.
OnceTotogottoonearthe
auki
opentrapdoor,andfellin;
andatfirstthelittle
tyttö
girlthoughtshehadlosthim.
Mutta
Butsoonshesawoneofhisearsstickingup
läpi
throughthehole,forthestrongpressureoftheairwas
piti
keepinghimupsothathe
voinut
couldnotfall.
Shecrepttothehole,caughtTotobytheear,
ja
anddraggedhimintotheroom
taas
again,afterwardclosingthetrapdoorsothat
ei
nomoreaccidentscouldhappen.
Hourafterhourpassedaway,
ja
andslowlyDorothygotoverherfright;
mutta
butshefeltquitelonely,
ja
andthewindshriekedsoloudlyallabouther
että
thatshenearlybecamedeaf.
Atfirstshehadwondered
jos
ifshewouldbedashedtopieces
kun
whenthehousefellagain;
mutta
butasthehourspassed
ja
andnothingterriblehappened,shestoppedworrying
ja
andresolvedtowaitcalmly
ja
andseewhatthefuturewould
toisi
bring.
Atlastshecrawled
yli
overtheswayingfloortoherbed,
ja
andlaydownuponit;
ja
andTotofollowedandlaydownbesideher.
ChapterIITheCouncil
kanssa
withtheMunchkins
Shewasawakenedbyashock,sosudden
ja
andseverethatifDorothy
olisi
hadnotbeenlyingonthesoftbedshemight
olisi
havebeenhurt.
Asitwas,thejarmadehercatchherbreath
ja
andwonderwhathadhappened;
ja
andTotoputhiscoldlittlenoseintoherface
ja
andwhineddismally.
Dorothysat
ylös
upandnoticedthatthe
talo
housewasnotmoving;
norwasitdark,forthebrightsunshine
tuli
cameinatthewindow,floodingthelittleroom.
Shesprangfromherbed
ja
andwithTotoatherheelsran
ja
andopenedthedoor.
The
pikku
littlegirlgaveacryofamazementandlookedabout
hänen
her,hereyesgrowingbiggerandbiggeratthewonderfulsightsshesaw.
Thecyclone
oli
hadsetthehousedown
hyvin
verygently—foracyclone—inthemidstofacountryofmarvelousbeauty.
Siellä
Therewerelovelypatchesofgreenswardallabout,withstatelytreesbearingrichandlusciousfruits.
Banksofgorgeousflowerswereoneveryhand,andbirdswithrareandbrilliantplumage
lauloivat
sangandflutteredinthetreesandbushes.
Alittlewayoffwasasmallbrook,rushing
ja
andsparklingalongbetweengreenbanks,
ja
andmurmuringinavoice
hyvin
verygratefultoalittlegirl
joka
whohadlivedsolongonthedry,grayprairies.
Kun
Whileshestoodlookingeagerlyatthestrangeandbeautifulsights,shenoticed
tuli
comingtowardheragroupofthequeerestpeopleshe
oli
hadeverseen.
Theywerenotasbigasthegrownfolkshe
oli
hadalwaysbeenusedto;
mutta
butneitherweretheyverysmall.
In
itse asiassa
fact,theyseemedaboutastallasDorothy,
joka
whowasawell-grownchildforherage,althoughtheywere,sofaraslooksgo,
monia
manyyearsolder.
Threeweremen
ja
andoneawoman,and
kaikki
allwereoddlydressed.
Theyworeroundhatsthatrosetoasmallpointafootabovetheirheads,withlittlebellsaroundthebrimsthattinkledsweetlyasthey
liikkuivat
moved.
Thehatsofthemenwereblue;
thelittlewoman’shatwas
valkoinen
white,andsheworea
valkoinen
whitegownthathunginpleatsfromhershoulders.
Overitweresprinkledlittlestarsthatglistenedinthesun
kuin
likediamonds.
Themenweredressedinblue,ofthesameshadeastheirhats,andworewell-polishedbootswithadeeprollofblueatthetops.
Themen,Dorothy
ajatteli
thought,wereaboutasoldas
Setä
UncleHenry,fortwoofthemhadbeards.
Mutta
Butthelittlewomanwasdoubtless
paljon
mucholder.
Herfacewascoveredwithwrinkles,herhairwasnearly
valkoinen
white,andshewalkedratherstiffly.
Kun
WhenthesepeopledrewnearthehousewhereDorothywas
seisoi
standinginthedoorway,theypaused
ja
andwhisperedamongthemselves,asifafraidto
tulivat
comefarther.
Butthelittle
vanha
oldwomanwalkeduptoDorothy,madealowbow
ja
andsaid,inasweetvoice:.
“Youare
tervetuloa
welcome,mostnobleSorceress,tothelandoftheMunchkins.
Wearesogratefultoyouforhaving
tappanut
killedtheWickedWitchoftheEast,andforsettingourpeople
vapauttanut
freefrombondage.”
Dorothylistenedto
tätä
thisspeechwithwonder.
Whatcouldthe
pieni
littlewomanpossiblymeanby
kutsui
callingherasorceress,and
sanoi
sayingshehadkilledtheWickedWitchoftheEast?
Dorothywasaninnocent,harmlesslittlegirl,who
oli
hadbeencarriedbyacyclone
monta
manymilesfromhome;
andshe
ollut
hadneverkilledanythinginallherlife.
Mutta
Butthelittlewomanevidentlyexpectedherto
vastaamaan
answer;
soDorothysaid,withhesitation,“Youare
hyvin
verykind,buttheremustbesomemistake.
I
ole
havenotkilledanything.”
“Yourhouse
teki
did,anyway,”repliedthelittle
vanha
oldwoman,withalaugh,“andthatisthe
sama
samething.
See!”
shecontinued,pointingtothecornerofthehouse.
“Therearehertwofeet,
yhä
stillstickingoutfromunderablockofwood.”
Dorothy
katsoi
looked,andgavealittlecryoffright.
Siellä
There,indeed,justunderthecornerofthegreatbeamthehouserestedon,
kaksi
twofeetwerestickingout,shodinsilvershoeswithpointedtoes.
“Oh,dear!
Oh,dear!”
criedDorothy,claspingherhands
yhteen
togetherindismay.
“Thehousemusthavefallenon
hänen
her.
Whatevershallwedo?”
“Thereis
mitään
nothingtobedone,”saidthe
pieni
littlewomancalmly.
“Butwhowasshe?”
kysyi
askedDorothy.
“ShewastheWickedWitchoftheEast,asIsaid,”
vastasi
answeredthelittlewoman.
“She
on
hasheldalltheMunchkinsinbondagefor
monta
manyyears,makingthemslaveforher
yö
nightandday.
Nowtheyare
kaikki
allsetfree,andaregratefultoyouforthefavor.”
“WhoaretheMunchkins?”
inquiredDorothy.
“Theyarethepeople
jotka
wholiveinthislandoftheEast
jossa
wheretheWickedWitchruled.”
“AreyouaMunchkin?”
kysyi
askedDorothy.
“No,butIamtheirfriend,althoughIliveinthelandoftheNorth.
WhentheysawtheWitchoftheEastwasdeadtheMunchkins
lähettivät
sentaswiftmessengerto
minulle
me,andIcameatonce.
IamtheWitchoftheNorth.”
“Oh,gracious!”
criedDorothy.
“Areyouarealwitch?”
“Yes,indeed,”
vastasi
answeredthelittlewoman.
“ButIama
hyvä
goodwitch,andthepeople
rakastavat
loveme.
IamnotaspowerfulastheWickedWitchwas
joka
whoruledhere,orI
olisi
shouldhavesetthepeople
vapauttaa
freemyself.”
“ButIthought
kaikki
allwitcheswerewicked,”saidthe
tyttö
girl,whowashalffrightenedatfacingarealwitch.
“Oh,
ei
no,thatisagreatmistake.
Therewere
vain
onlyfourwitchesinalltheLandofOz,and
kaksi
twoofthem,thosewholiveintheNorthandtheSouth,are
hyviä
goodwitches.
Iknowthisis
totta
true,forIamoneofthemmyself,andcannotbemistaken.
Ne
ThosewhodweltintheEast
ja
andtheWestwere,indeed,wickedwitches;
mutta
butnowthatyouhavekilledoneofthem,thereis
mutta
butoneWickedWitchinalltheLandofOz—theone
joka
wholivesintheWest.”
“But,”
sanoi
saidDorothy,afteramoment’sthought,“AuntEmhastoldme
että
thatthewitcheswerealldead—yearsandyearsago.”
“WhoisAuntEm?”
inquiredthe
pieni
littleoldwoman.
“Sheismyaunt
joka
wholivesinKansas,whereI
tulen
camefrom.”
TheWitchoftheNorthseemedtothinkforatime,withher
päänsä
headbowedandhereyesupontheground.
Thenshe
katsoi
lookedupandsaid,“Idonot
tiedä
knowwhereKansasis,forIhave
koskaan
neverheardthatcountrymentioned
ennen
before.
Buttellme,isitacivilizedcountry?”
“Oh,yes,”repliedDorothy.
“Thenthataccountsforit.
InthecivilizedcountriesIbelievetherearenowitchesleft,norwizards,norsorceresses,normagicians.
Mutta
But,yousee,theLandofOzhas
koskaan
neverbeencivilized,forwearecutofffromalltherestoftheworld.
Thereforewe
yhä
stillhavewitchesandwizardsamongstus.”
“Whoarethewizards?”
kysyi
askedDorothy.
“Ozhimselfisthe
Suuri
GreatWizard,”answeredtheWitch,sinkinghervoicetoawhisper.
“Heismorepowerful
kuin
thanalltherestofus
yhdessä
together.
HelivesintheCityofEmeralds.”
Dorothywasgoingto
kysyä
askanotherquestion,butjustthentheMunchkins,
jotka
whohadbeenstandingsilentlyby,gavealoudshoutandpointedtothecornerofthehouse
jossa
wheretheWickedWitchhadbeenlying.
“Whatisit?”
kysyi
askedthelittleoldwoman,
ja
andlooked,andbegantolaugh.
ThefeetofthedeadWitchhaddisappearedentirely,andnothingwasleftbutthesilvershoes.
“Shewassoold,”explainedtheWitchoftheNorth,“thatshedriedupquicklyinthesun.Thatistheendofher.
Mutta
Butthesilvershoesareyours,
ja
andyoushallhavethemtowear.”
Shereached
alas
downandpickeduptheshoes,andaftershakingthedustoutofthemhandedthemtoDorothy.
“TheWitchoftheEastwasproudofthosesilvershoes,”
sanoi
saidoneoftheMunchkins,“andthereissomecharmconnectedwiththem;
mutta
butwhatitiswe
koskaan
neverknew.”
Dorothycarriedtheshoesintothehouse
ja
andplacedthemonthetable.
Thenshe
tuli
cameoutagaintotheMunchkins
ja
andsaid:.
“Iamanxioustogetbacktomyaunt
ja
anduncle,forIam
varma
suretheywillworryaboutme.
Canyou
auttaa
helpmefindmyway?”
TheMunchkins
ja
andtheWitchfirstlookedatoneanother,
ja
andthenatDorothy,andthenshooktheirheads.
“AttheEast,not
kaukana
farfromhere,”saidone,“thereisa
suuri
greatdesert,andnonecould
elää
livetocrossit.”
“Itisthe
sama
sameattheSouth,”said
toinen
another,“forIhavebeen
siellä
thereandseenit.
TheSouthisthe
maa
countryoftheQuadlings.”
“Iamtold,”
sanoi
saidthethirdman,“thatitisthe
sama
sameattheWest.
Andthatcountry,
jossa
wheretheWinkieslive,isruledby
sitä
theWickedWitchoftheWest,
joka
whowouldmakeyouherslave
jos
ifyoupassedherway.”
“TheNorthismyhome,”
sanoi
saidtheoldlady,“andatitsedgeisthe
sama
samegreatdesertthatsurrounds
tämän
thisLandofOz.I’mafraid,mydear,youwillhavetolivewithus.”
Dorothybegantosobatthis,forshe
tunsi
feltlonelyamongallthesestrangepeople.
Hertearsseemedtogrievethekind-heartedMunchkins,fortheyimmediately
ottivat
tookouttheirhandkerchiefsandbegantoweep
myös
also.
Asforthelittle
vanha
oldwoman,shetookoffhercapandbalancedthe
pisteen
pointontheendofhernose,
kun
whileshecounted“One,two,three”inasolemnvoice.
Atoncethecapchangedtoaslate,onwhichwas
kirjoitettu
writteninbig,whitechalkmarks:.
“LETDOROTHYGOTOTHE
City
CITYOFEMERALDS”.
Thelittle
vanha
oldwomantooktheslatefromhernose,
ja
andhavingreadthewordson
sen
it,asked,“IsyournameDorothy,mydear?”
“Yes,”
vastasi
answeredthechild,lookingup
ja
anddryinghertears.
“Thenyou
on
mustgototheCityofEmeralds.
Ehkä
PerhapsOzwillhelpyou.”
“Whereis
tämä
thiscity?”
askedDorothy.
“Itis
täsmälleen
exactlyinthecenterofthe
maan
country,andisruledbyOz,the
Suuri
GreatWizardItoldyouof.”
“Ishea
hyvä
goodman?”