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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | Gradually Hardening Finnish A1-B2 Translation Books

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Introduction
Folklore,legends,myths
ja
andfairytaleshavefollowedchildhood
kautta
throughtheages,forevery
terveellinen
healthyyoungsterhasawholesome
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,dwarfand
keiju
fairyareeliminated,togetherwithallthehorribleandblood-curdlingincidentsdevisedbytheirauthorstopointafearsomemoraltoeachtale.
Nykyaikainen
Moderneducationincludesmorality;
thereforethe
nykyaikainen
modernchildseeksonlyentertainmentinitswondertales
ja
andgladlydispenseswithalldisagreeableincident.
Having
tämä
thisthoughtinmind,the
tarina
storyof“TheWonderfulWizardofOz”was
kirjoitettiin
writtensolelytopleasechildrenoftoday.
Itaspirestobeingamodernizedfairy
satu
tale,inwhichthewonderment
ja
andjoyareretainedandtheheartaches
ja
andnightmaresareleftout.
L.
ChapterITheCyclone
DorothylivedinthemidstofthegreatKansasprairies,withUncleHenry,
joka
whowasafarmer,and
Tädin
AuntEm,whowasthefarmer’s
vaimo
wife.
Theirhousewassmall,forthelumbertobuildit
oli
hadtobecarriedbywagon
monia
manymiles.
Therewerefourwalls,a
lattia
floorandaroof,which
tekivät
madeoneroom;
andthis
huoneessa
roomcontainedarustylookingcookstove,acupboardforthedishes,a
pöytä
table,threeorfourchairs,
ja
andthebeds.
UncleHenry
ja
andAuntEmhada
suuri
bigbedinonecorner,
ja
andDorothyalittlebedinanother
nurkassa
corner.
Therewasnogarretatall,and
ei
nocellar—exceptasmallhole
kaivettu
dugintheground,calledacyclonecellar,wherethe
perhe
familycouldgoincaseoneofthosegreatwhirlwinds
nousisi
arose,mightyenoughtocrushanybuildinginitspath.
Itwas
pääsi
reachedbyatrapdoorinthe
keskellä
middleofthefloor,fromwhichaladderled
alas
downintothesmall,darkhole.
Kun
WhenDorothystoodinthe
ovella
doorwayandlookedaround,shecould
nähnyt
seenothingbutthegreatgrayprairieon
joka
everyside.
Notatreenora
talo
housebrokethebroadsweepofflatcountrythatreachedtotheedgeoftheskyinalldirections.
The
aurinko
sunhadbakedtheplowed
maan
landintoagraymass,withlittlecracksrunning
läpi
throughit.
Eventhegrasswasnot
vihreä
green,forthesunhadburnedthetopsofthelongbladesuntiltheywerethesamegraycolortobeseen
kaikkialla
everywhere.
Oncethehousehadbeen
maalattu
painted,butthesunblisteredthe
maalattu
paintandtherainswashedit
pois
away,andnowthehousewasas
tylsä
dullandgrayaseverythingelse.
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
thatshewouldscreamand
painoi
pressherhanduponherheartwheneverDorothy’s
iloinen
merryvoicereachedherears;
ja
andshestilllookedatthelittlegirlwithwonder
että
thatshecouldfindanythingto
nauraa
laughat.
UncleHenrynever
nauranut
laughed.
Heworkedhardfrommorningtillnightanddidnot
tiennyt
knowwhatjoywas.
Hewas
harmaa
grayalso,fromhislong
parta
beardtohisroughboots,
ja
andhelookedsternandsolemn,
ja
andrarelyspoke.
ItwasTotothatmadeDorothy
nauramaan
laugh,andsavedherfrom
kasvamasta
growingasgrayasherothersurroundings.
Totowasnot
harmaa
gray;
hewasalittle
musta
blackdog,withlongsilky
hiukset
hairandsmallblackeyesthattwinkledmerrilyoneither
puolella
sideofhisfunny,weenose.
Toto
leikki
playedalldaylong,andDorothy
leikki
playedwithhim,andlovedhim
suuresti
dearly.
Today,however,theywerenotplaying.
Setä
UncleHenrysatuponthe
ovella
doorstepandlookedanxiouslyatthesky,
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.
Yhtäkkiä
SuddenlyUncleHenrystoodup.
“There’sacyclonecoming,Em,”hecalledtohiswife.
“I’ll
menen
golookafterthestock.”
Thenheran
kohti
towardtheshedswherethecows
ja
andhorseswerekept.
AuntEmdroppedherwork
ja
andcametothedoor.
Yksi
Oneglancetoldherofthedanger
lähellä
closeathand.
“Quick,Dorothy!”
she
huusi
screamed.
“Runforthecellar!”
Toto
hyppäsi
jumpedoutofDorothy’sarmsandhid
alle
underthebed,andthe
tyttö
girlstartedtogethim.
Täti
AuntEm,badlyfrightened,threw
avasi
openthetrapdoorinthefloor
ja
andclimbeddowntheladderintothesmall,darkhole.
DorothycaughtTotoatlast
ja
andstartedtofollowheraunt.
Kun
Whenshewashalfwayacrosstheroomtherecamea
suuri
greatshriekfromthewind,
ja
andthehouseshookso
kovaa
hardthatshelostherfooting
ja
andsatdownsuddenlyuponthefloor.
Thena
outoa
strangethinghappened.
Thehousewhirled
ympäri
aroundtwoorthreetimes
ja
androseslowlythroughtheair.
Dorothy
tuntui
feltasifsheweregoingupinaballoon.
Thenorthandsouthwindsmet
jossa
wherethehousestood,and
tekivät
madeittheexactcenterofthecyclone.
Inthe
keskellä
middleofacyclonethe
ilma
airisgenerallystill,butthe
suuri
greatpressureofthewindon
joka
everysideofthehouse
nosti
raisedituphigherandhigher,
kunnes
untilitwasattheverytopofthecyclone;
ja
andthereitremainedandwascarriedmiles
ja
andmilesawayaseasilyasyoucouldcarrya
höyhen
feather.
Itwasverydark,
ja
andthewindhowledhorriblyaround
hänen
her,butDorothyfoundshewas
ratsasti
ridingquiteeasily.
Afterthefirst
muutaman
fewwhirlsaround,andoneothertimewhenthe
talo
housetippedbadly,shefeltasifshewerebeingrocked
lempeästi
gently,likeababyina
kehdossa
cradle.
Totodidnotlikeit.
Heranabouttheroom,
nyt
nowhere,nowthere,barking
äänekkäästi
loudly;
butDorothysatquitestillonthefloor
ja
andwaitedtoseewhatwould
tapahtuisi
happen.
OnceTotogottoonearthe
auki
opentrapdoor,andfellin;
andatfirstthelittle
tyttö
girlthoughtshehadlosthim.
Mutta
Butsoonshesawoneofhisearsstickingup
läpi
throughthehole,forthe
voimakas
strongpressureoftheairwas
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.
ChapterIIThe
Neuvosto
CouncilwiththeMunchkins
Shewas
herätti
awakenedbyashock,so
äkillinen
suddenandseverethatifDorothy
olisi
hadnotbeenlyingonthesoftbedshemight
olisi
havebeenhurt.
Asitwas,the
purkki
jarmadehercatchherbreath
ja
andwonderwhathadhappened;
ja
andTotoputhiscoldlittlenoseintoherface
ja
andwhineddismally.
Dorothysat
ylös
upandnoticedthatthe
talo
housewasnotmoving;
norwasitdark,forthe
kirkas
brightsunshinecameinatthewindow,floodingthelittleroom.
Shesprangfromherbed
ja
andwithTotoatherheelsran
ja
andopenedthedoor.
The
pikku
littlegirlgaveacryofamazementandlookedabout
hänen
her,hereyesgrowingbiggerandbiggeratthewonderfulsightsshesaw.
Thecyclone
oli
hadsetthehousedown
hyvin
verygently—foracyclone—inthemidstofacountryofmarvelousbeauty.
Siellä
Therewerelovelypatchesofgreenswardallabout,withstatelytreesbearing
runsaasti
richandlusciousfruits.
Banksofgorgeousflowerswereoneveryhand,andbirdswithrareandbrilliantplumage
lauloivat
sangandflutteredinthetreesandbushes.
Alittlewayoffwasasmallbrook,rushing
ja
andsparklingalongbetweengreenbanks,
ja
andmurmuringinavoice
hyvin
verygratefultoalittlegirl
joka
whohadlivedsolongonthedry,grayprairies.
Kun
Whileshestoodlookingeagerlyatthe
outoja
strangeandbeautifulsights,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.
Theyworeroundhatsthatrosetoasmallpointafoot
yläpuolella
abovetheirheads,withlittlebellsaroundthebrimsthattinkledsweetlyasthey
liikkuivat
moved.
Thehatsofthemenwereblue;
thelittlewoman’s
hattu
hatwaswhite,andsheworea
valkoinen
whitegownthathunginpleatsfromhershoulders.
Overitweresprinkledlittlestarsthatglistenedinthesun
kuin
likediamonds.
Themenwere
olivat pukeutuneet
dressedinblue,ofthesameshadeastheirhats,andworewell-polishedbootswitha
syvä
deeprollofblueatthetops.
Themen,Dorothy
ajatteli
thought,wereaboutasoldas
Setä
UncleHenry,fortwoofthemhadbeards.
Mutta
Butthelittlewomanwasdoubtless
paljon
mucholder.
Herfacewascoveredwithwrinkles,herhairwas
lähes
nearlywhite,andshewalked
melko
ratherstiffly.
WhenthesepeopledrewnearthehousewhereDorothywas
seisoi
standinginthedoorway,theypaused
ja
andwhisperedamongthemselves,asifafraidto
tulivat
comefarther.
Butthelittle
vanha
oldwomanwalkeduptoDorothy,madealowbow
ja
andsaid,inasweet
äänellä
voice:.
“Youarewelcome,most
jalo
nobleSorceress,tothelandoftheMunchkins.
Wearesogratefultoyouforhaving
tappanut
killedtheWickedWitchoftheEast,andforsettingourpeople
vapauttanut
freefrombondage.”
Dorothylistenedto
tätä
thisspeechwithwonder.
Whatcouldthe
pieni
littlewomanpossiblymeanby
kutsui
callingherasorceress,and
sanoi
sayingshehadkilledtheWickedWitchofthe
Idän
East?
Dorothywasaninnocent,
harmiton
harmlesslittlegirl,whohadbeencarriedbyacyclone
monta
manymilesfromhome;
andshe
ollut
hadneverkilledanythinginallherlife.
Mutta
Butthelittlewomanevidently
odotti
expectedhertoanswer;
soDorothy
sanoi
said,withhesitation,“Youare
hyvin
verykind,buttheremustbesomemistake.
I
ole
havenotkilledanything.”
“Yourhouse
teki
did,anyway,”repliedthelittle
vanha
oldwoman,withalaugh,“andthatisthe
sama
samething.
See!”
shecontinued,pointingtothe
nurkkaan
cornerofthehouse.
“Therearehertwofeet,
yhä
stillstickingoutfromunderablockofwood.”
Dorothy
katsoi
looked,andgavealittlecryoffright.
Siellä
There,indeed,justunderthecornerofthegreatbeamthehouserestedon,
kaksi
twofeetwerestickingout,shodinsilver
kengät
shoeswithpointedtoes.
“Oh,dear!
Oh,dear!”
criedDorothy,claspingherhands
yhteen
togetherindismay.
“Thehousemusthavefallenon
hänen
her.
Whatevershallwedo?”
“Thereis
mitään
nothingtobedone,”saidthe
pieni
littlewomancalmly.
“Butwhowasshe?”
kysyi
askedDorothy.
“Shewasthe
Paha
WickedWitchoftheEast,asIsaid,”
vastasi
answeredthelittlewoman.
“She
on
hasheldalltheMunchkinsinbondagefor
monta
manyyears,makingthemslaveforher
yö
nightandday.
Nowtheyare
kaikki
allsetfree,andaregratefultoyouforthefavor.”
“WhoaretheMunchkins?”
inquiredDorothy.
“Theyarethepeople
jotka
wholiveinthislandofthe
Idän
EastwheretheWickedWitchruled.”
“AreyouaMunchkin?”
kysyi
askedDorothy.
“No,butIamtheirfriend,althoughIliveinthelandoftheNorth.
Whentheysawthe
Noidan
WitchoftheEastwasdeadtheMunchkins
lähettivät
sentaswiftmessengerto
minulle
me,andIcameatonce.
Iamthe
Noita
WitchoftheNorth.”
“Oh,gracious!”
criedDorothy.
“Areyouarealwitch?”
“Yes,indeed,”
vastasi
answeredthelittlewoman.
“ButIama
hyvä
goodwitch,andthepeople
rakastavat
loveme.
Iamnotas
voimakas
powerfulastheWickedWitchwas
joka
whoruledhere,orI
olisi
shouldhavesetthepeople
vapauttaa
freemyself.”
“ButIthought
kaikki
allwitcheswerewicked,”saidthe
tyttö
girl,whowashalffrightenedatfacingareal
noidan
witch.
“Oh,no,thatisa
suuri
greatmistake.
Therewereonly
neljä
fourwitchesinalltheLandofOz,and
kaksi
twoofthem,thosewholiveintheNorthandtheSouth,are
hyviä
goodwitches.
Iknowthisis
totta
true,forIamoneofthemmyself,andcannotbe
väärässä
mistaken.
Thosewhodweltinthe
Idässä
EastandtheWestwere,
todellakin
indeed,wickedwitches;
butnowthatyouhavekilledoneofthem,thereis
mutta
butoneWickedWitchinalltheLandofOz—theone
joka
wholivesintheWest.”
“But,”
sanoi
saidDorothy,afteramoment’sthought,“AuntEmhastoldme
että
thatthewitcheswerealldead—yearsandyearsago.”
“Whois
Täti
AuntEm?”
inquiredthelittle
vanha
oldwoman.
“Sheismyaunt
joka
wholivesinKansas,whereI
tulen
camefrom.”
TheWitchoftheNorth
näytti
seemedtothinkforatime,withher
päänsä
headbowedandhereyesupontheground.
Thenshe
katsoi
lookedupandsaid,“Idonot
tiedä
knowwhereKansasis,forIhave
koskaan
neverheardthatcountrymentioned
ennen
before.
Buttellme,isita
sivistynyt
civilizedcountry?”
“Oh,yes,”repliedDorothy.
“Thenthataccountsforit.
InthecivilizedcountriesIbelievetherearenowitchesleft,
eikä
norwizards,norsorceresses,normagicians.
Mutta
But,yousee,theLandofOzhas
koskaan
neverbeencivilized,forwearecutofffromalltherestoftheworld.
Siksi
Thereforewestillhavewitches
ja
andwizardsamongstus.”
“Whoarethewizards?”
kysyi
askedDorothy.
“Ozhimselfisthe
Suuri
GreatWizard,”answeredtheWitch,sinkinghervoicetoawhisper.
“Heismorepowerful
kuin
thanalltherestofus
yhdessä
together.
HelivesintheCityofEmeralds.”
Dorothywasgoingto
kysyä
askanotherquestion,butjustthentheMunchkins,
jotka
whohadbeenstandingsilentlyby,gavealoud
huusivat
shoutandpointedtothe
nurkkaan
cornerofthehousewherethe
Paha
WickedWitchhadbeenlying.
“Whatisit?”
kysyi
askedthelittleoldwoman,
ja
andlooked,andbeganto
nauraa
laugh.
Thefeetofthedead
Noidan
Witchhaddisappearedentirely,andnothingwasleftbutthesilver
kengät
shoes.
“Shewassoold,”
selitti
explainedtheWitchoftheNorth,“thatshe
kuivui
driedupquicklyinthesun.Thatistheendofher.
Mutta
Butthesilvershoesareyours,
ja
andyoushallhavethemtowear.”
Shereached
alas
downandpickedupthe
kengät
shoes,andaftershakingthedustoutofthemhandedthemtoDorothy.
“The
Noita
WitchoftheEastwas
ylpeä
proudofthosesilvershoes,”
sanoi
saidoneoftheMunchkins,“andthereissomecharmconnectedwiththem;
mutta
butwhatitiswe
koskaan
neverknew.”
Dorothycarriedthe
kengät
shoesintothehouseandplacedthemonthetable.
Thenshe
tuli
cameoutagaintotheMunchkins
ja
andsaid:.
“Iamanxioustogetbacktomy
tädin
auntanduncle,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.
The
Etelä
SouthisthecountryoftheQuadlings.”
“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.”
Dorothy
alkoi
begantosobatthis,forshe
tunsi
feltlonelyamongallthesestrangepeople.
Hertears
näyttivät
seemedtogrievethekind-heartedMunchkins,forthey
heti
immediatelytookouttheirhandkerchiefs
ja
andbegantoweepalso.
Asforthe
pieni
littleoldwoman,shetook
pois
offhercapandbalancedthe
pisteen
pointontheendofhernose,
kun
whileshecounted“One,two,three”inasolemn
äänellä
voice.
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?”