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

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Introduction
Folklore,legends,myths
und
andfairytaleshavefollowed
kindheit
childhoodthroughtheages,for
jeder
everyhealthyyoungsterhasawholesome
und
andinstinctiveloveforstories
fantastisch
fantastic,marvelousandmanifestlyunreal.
Die
ThewingedfairiesofGrimm
und
andAndersenhavebroughtmorehappinesstochildishhearts
als
thanallotherhumancreations.
Yettheoldtimefairytale,havingservedforgenerations,
kann
maynowbeclassedas“historical”inthechildren’slibrary;
forthe
zeit
timehascomefora
reihe
seriesofnewer“wondertales”inwhichthestereotyped
dschinn
genie,dwarfandfairyareeliminated,
zusammen
togetherwithallthehorrible
und
andblood-curdlingincidentsdevisedbytheirauthorstopoint
eine
afearsomemoraltoeach
geschichte
tale.
Moderneducationincludesmorality;
deshalb
thereforethemodernchildseeks
nur
onlyentertainmentinitswondertales
und
andgladlydispenseswithalldisagreeableincident.
Having
dieses
thisthoughtinmind,the
geschichte
storyof“TheWonderfulWizardofOz”waswrittensolelytoplease
kinder
childrenoftoday.
Itaspirestobeing
ein
amodernizedfairytale,inwhichthewonderment
und
andjoyareretainedandtheheartaches
und
andnightmaresareleftout.
L.
Kapitel
ChapterITheCyclone
Dorothy
lebte
livedinthemidstofthegreatKansasprairies,with
Onkel
UncleHenry,whowasa
bauer
farmer,andAuntEm,whowasthefarmer’s
frau
wife.
Theirhousewassmall,for
das
thelumbertobuildithadtobecarriedby
wagen
wagonmanymiles.
Therewere
vier
fourwalls,afloorand
ein
aroof,whichmadeone
zimmer
room;
andthisroomcontained
ein
arustylookingcookstove,a
schrank
cupboardforthedishes,a
tisch
table,threeorfourchairs,
und
andthebeds.
UncleHenry
und
andAuntEmhadabig
bett
bedinonecorner,andDorothy
ein
alittlebedinanother
ecke
corner.
Therewasnogarretatall,
und
andnocellar—exceptasmall
loch
holedugintheground,calledacyclone
keller
cellar,wherethefamilycould
gehen
goincaseoneofthosegreatwhirlwindsarose,mighty
genug
enoughtocrushanybuildinginits
weg
path.
Itwasreachedby
eine
atrapdoorinthe
mitte
middleofthefloor,fromwhich
eine
aladderleddownintothesmall,dark
loch
hole.
WhenDorothystoodinthedoorway
und
andlookedaround,shecould
sehen
seenothingbutthegreatgray
prärie
prairieoneveryside.
Not
ein
atreenorahouse
brachen
brokethebroadsweepofflatcountrythatreachedto
die
theedgeoftheskyin
alle
alldirections.
Thesunhad
gebacken
bakedtheplowedlandintoagray
masse
mass,withlittlecracksrunningthroughit.
Sogar
Eventhegrasswasnot
grün
green,forthesunhad
verbrannt
burnedthetopsofthelongbladesuntiltheywerethesamegray
farbe
colortobeseeneverywhere.
Einmal
Oncethehousehadbeenpainted,
aber
butthesunblisteredthe
farbe
paintandtherainswasheditaway,
und
andnowthehousewasas
langweilig
dullandgrayaseverythingelse.
Als
WhenAuntEmcametheretoliveshewas
eine
ayoung,prettywife.
The
sonne
sunandwindhadchangedher,
auch
too.
Theyhadtakenthe
glanz
sparklefromhereyesandleftthem
ein
asobergray;
theyhad
genommen
takentheredfromhercheeks
und
andlips,andtheywere
grau
grayalso.
Shewasthin
und
andgaunt,andneversmiled
jetzt
now.
WhenDorothy,whowasanorphan,first
kam
cametoher,AuntEmhadbeensostartledby
die
thechild’slaughterthatshewouldscream
und
andpressherhanduponher
herz
heartwheneverDorothy’smerryvoicereachedherears;
und
andshestilllookedat
das
thelittlegirlwithwonder
dass
thatshecouldfindanythingto
lachen
laughat.
UncleHenrynever
gelacht
laughed.
Heworkedhardfrom
morgen
morningtillnightanddidnotknowwhat
freude
joywas.
Hewasgray
auch
also,fromhislongbeardtohisroughboots,
und
andhelookedsternand
feierlich
solemn,andrarelyspoke.
ItwasToto
so
thatmadeDorothylaugh,andsavedherfromgrowingas
grau
grayasherothersurroundings.
Totowasnot
grau
gray;
hewasalittleblack
hund
dog,withlongsilkyhair
und
andsmallblackeyesthat
funkelten
twinkledmerrilyoneithersideofhisfunny,wee
nase
nose.
Totoplayedalldaylong,
und
andDorothyplayedwithhim,
und
andlovedhimdearly.
Today,
jedoch
however,theywerenotplaying.
Onkel
UncleHenrysatuponthedoorstep
und
andlookedanxiouslyatthe
himmel
sky,whichwasevengrayer
als
thanusual.
DorothystoodinthedoorwithTotoinherarms,
und
andlookedatthesky
auch
too.
AuntEmwaswashing
das
thedishes.
Fromthefar
norden
norththeyheardalowwailof
das
thewind,andUncleHenry
und
andDorothycouldseewhere
das
thelonggrassbowedinwaves
vor
beforethecomingstorm.
There
nun
nowcameasharpwhistlinginthe
luft
airfromthesouth,andastheyturnedtheireyesthatwaythey
sahen
sawripplesinthegrasscomingfromthat
richtung
directionalso.
SuddenlyUncleHenrystood
auf
up.
“There’sacyclonecoming,Em,”hecalledtohis
frau
wife.
“I’llgolookafter
die
thestock.”
Thenherantowardtheshedswherethecows
und
andhorseswerekept.
AuntEmdroppedher
arbeit
workandcametothedoor.
One
blick
glancetoldherofthe
gefahr
dangercloseathand.
“Quick,Dorothy!”
shescreamed.
“Runfor
den
thecellar!”
TotojumpedoutofDorothy’sarms
und
andhidunderthebed,
und
andthegirlstartedtoget
ihn
him.
AuntEm,badlyfrightened,
warf
threwopenthetrapdoorinthe
boden
floorandclimbeddowntheladderintothesmall,dark
loch
hole.
DorothycaughtTotoatlast
und
andstartedtofollowher
tante
aunt.
Whenshewashalfway
über
acrosstheroomtherecame
ein
agreatshriekfromthe
wind
wind,andthehouseshooksohardthatshelostherfooting
und
andsatdownsuddenlyuponthe
boden
floor.
Thenastrangething
geschah
happened.
Thehousewhirledaround
zwei
twoorthreetimesandrose
langsam
slowlythroughtheair.
Dorothy
fühlte
feltasifsheweregoing
nach oben
upinaballoon.
The
nord-
northandsouthwindsmet
wo
wherethehousestood,andmadeittheexact
zentrum
centerofthecyclone.
Inthe
mitte
middleofacyclonethe
luft
airisgenerallystill,butthegreat
druck
pressureofthewindon
jeder
everysideofthehouseraiseditup
höher
higherandhigher,untilitwasatthevery
spitze
topofthecyclone;
and
dort
thereitremainedandwascarriedmiles
und
andmilesawayaseasilyasyou
konnte
couldcarryafeather.
Itwas
sehr
verydark,andthewindhowled
schrecklich
horriblyaroundher,butDorothyfoundshewasriding
ziemlich
quiteeasily.
Afterthefirstfewwhirlsaround,
und
andoneothertimewhenthe
haus
housetippedbadly,shefeltasifshewerebeingrocked
sanft
gently,likeababyin
ein
acradle.
Totodidnotlikeit.
Heranabout
den
theroom,nowhere,now
dort
there,barkingloudly;
butDorothysat
ganz
quitestillonthefloor
und
andwaitedtoseewhat
würde
wouldhappen.
OnceTotogottoonear
die
theopentrapdoor,andfellin;
und
andatfirstthelittle
mädchen
girlthoughtshehadlost
ihn
him.
Butsoonshesawoneofhisearsstickingup
durch
throughthehole,forthestrongpressureoftheairwaskeepinghimupso
so
thathecouldnotfall.
Shecrepttothe
loch
hole,caughtTotobythe
ohr
ear,anddraggedhimintothe
raum
roomagain,afterwardclosingthe
fing
trapdoorsothatno
mehr
moreaccidentscouldhappen.
Hourafter
stunde
hourpassedaway,andslowlyDorothy
bekam
gotoverherfright;
butshe
fühlte
feltquitelonely,andthe
wind
windshriekedsoloudlyallaboutherthatshe
fast
nearlybecamedeaf.
Atfirstshehadwonderedifshewouldbedashedtopieceswhen
das
thehousefellagain;
butas
die
thehourspassedandnothingterrible
passierte
happened,shestoppedworryingandresolvedto
warten
waitcalmlyandseewhat
die
thefuturewouldbring.
Atlastshe
kroch
crawledovertheswayingfloortoher
bett
bed,andlaydownuponit;
und
andTotofollowedandlaydown
neben
besideher.
ChapterIIThe
Rat
CouncilwiththeMunchkins
Shewas
geweckt
awakenedbyashock,so
plötzlich
suddenandseverethatifDorothyhadnotbeen
gelegen
lyingonthesoftbedshemighthavebeen
verletzt
hurt.
Asitwas,the
glas
jarmadehercatchher
atem
breathandwonderwhathad
passiert
happened;
andTotoputhiscoldlittle
nase
noseintoherfaceand
jammerte
whineddismally.
Dorothysatup
und
andnoticedthatthehousewasnot
bewegte
moving;
norwasitdark,forthe
helle
brightsunshinecameinatthe
fenster
window,floodingthelittleroom.
Shesprangfromher
bett
bedandwithTotoatherheelsran
und
andopenedthedoor.
Thelittle
mädchen
girlgaveacryofamazement
und
andlookedabouther,hereyesgrowing
größer
biggerandbiggeratthewonderfulsightsshe
sah
saw.
Thecyclonehadsetthe
haus
housedownverygently—foracyclone—inthemidstofacountryofmarvelous
schönheit
beauty.
Therewerelovelypatchesofgreenswardallabout,withstatelytreesbearingrich
und
andlusciousfruits.
Banksofgorgeousflowerswereoneveryhand,
und
andbirdswithrareandbrilliantplumagesang
und
andflutteredinthetrees
und
andbushes.
Alittlewayoffwas
ein
asmallbrook,rushingandsparklingalong
zwischen
betweengreenbanks,andmurmuringin
ein
avoiceverygratefulto
ein
alittlegirlwhohad
gelebt
livedsolongonthedry,grayprairies.
Während
Whileshestoodlookingeagerlyatthestrange
und
andbeautifulsights,shenoticedcomingtowardher
eine
agroupofthequeerest
menschen
peopleshehadeverseen.
Theywerenotas
groß
bigasthegrownfolkshehadalwaysbeenusedto;
aber
butneitherweretheyvery
klein
small.
Infact,theyseemedaboutas
groß
tallasDorothy,whowas
ein
awell-grownchildforher
alter
age,althoughtheywere,sofaraslooksgo,
viele
manyyearsolder.
Threeweremen
und
andoneawoman,and
alle
allwereoddlydressed.
They
trugen
woreroundhatsthatrosetoasmallpointafoot
über
abovetheirheads,withlittlebellsaround
die
thebrimsthattinkledsweetlyasthey
bewegten
moved.
Thehatsofthemenwere
blau
blue;
thelittlewoman’shatwas
weiß
white,andsheworea
weiß
whitegownthathunginpleatsfromhershoulders.
Overitweresprinkledlittlestarsthatglistenedinthe
sonne
sunlikediamonds.
Themenweredressedin
blau
blue,ofthesameshadeastheirhats,
und
andworewell-polishedbootswithadeep
rolle
rollofblueatthetops.
Die
Themen,Dorothythought,wereaboutas
alt
oldasUncleHenry,for
zwei
twoofthemhadbeards.
Aber
Butthelittlewomanwasdoubtless
viel
mucholder.
Herfacewascoveredwithwrinkles,her
haar
hairwasnearlywhite,andshewalked
ziemlich
ratherstiffly.
Whenthesepeopledrewnear
der
thehousewhereDorothywasstandingin
der
thedoorway,theypausedandwhisperedamongthemselves,asifafraidto
kommen
comefarther.
Butthelittleold
frau
womanwalkeduptoDorothy,madea
tief
lowbowandsaid,inasweet
stimme
voice:.
“Youarewelcome,mostnoble
Zauberin
Sorceress,tothelandof
der
theMunchkins.
Weareso
dankbar
gratefultoyouforhavingkilledthe
Böse
WickedWitchoftheEast,
und
andforsettingourpeoplefreefrombondage.”
Dorothy
hörte
listenedtothisspeechwithwonder.
What
könnte
couldthelittlewomanpossibly
meinen
meanbycallingherasorceress,
und
andsayingshehadkilled
die
theWickedWitchoftheEast?
Dorothywasaninnocent,harmlesslittle
mädchen
girl,whohadbeencarriedbyacyclone
viele
manymilesfromhome;
andshehad
nie
neverkilledanythinginallher
leben
life.
Butthelittlewoman
offenbar
evidentlyexpectedhertoanswer;
soDorothysaid,withhesitation,“Youare
sehr
verykind,buttheremustbesomemistake.
Ihavenotkilledanything.”
“Your
haus
housedid,anyway,”repliedthelittleold
frau
woman,withalaugh,“andthatisthesamething.
See!”
shecontinued,pointingto
die
thecornerofthehouse.
“Therearehertwo
füße
feet,stillstickingoutfrom
unter
underablockofwood.”
Dorothylooked,
und
andgavealittlecryoffright.
Dort
There,indeed,justunderthe
ecke
cornerofthegreatbeamthe
haus
houserestedon,twofeetwere
steckten
stickingout,shodinsilvershoeswithpointedtoes.
“Oh,dear!
Oh,dear!”
criedDorothy,claspingherhands
zusammen
togetherindismay.
“Thehouse
muss
musthavefallenonher.
Was
Whatevershallwedo?”
“Thereis
nichts
nothingtobedone,”said
die
thelittlewomancalmly.
“Butwhowasshe?”
fragte
askedDorothy.
“Shewasthe
Böse
WickedWitchoftheEast,asIsaid,”answered
die
thelittlewoman.
“Shehas
gehalten
heldalltheMunchkinsin
knechtschaft
bondageformanyyears,makingthemslaveforher
nacht
nightandday.
Nowtheyare
alle
allsetfree,andare
dankbar
gratefultoyouforthefavor.”
“Whoare
die
theMunchkins?”
inquiredDorothy.
“Theyare
die
thepeoplewholiveinthis
land
landoftheEastwhere
die
theWickedWitchruled.”
“Areyou
ein
aMunchkin?”
askedDorothy.
“No,
aber
butIamtheirfriend,
obwohl
althoughIliveinthe
land
landoftheNorth.
Whenthey
sahen
sawtheWitchoftheEastwas
tot
deadtheMunchkinssentaswiftmessengerto
mir
me,andIcameatonce.
Iam
die
theWitchoftheNorth.”
“Oh,gracious!”
criedDorothy.
“Areyou
eine
arealwitch?”
“Yes,indeed,”answeredthelittle
frau
woman.
“ButIamagood
hexe
witch,andthepeoplelove
mich
me.
Iamnotas
mächtig
powerfulastheWickedWitchwaswhoruled
hier
here,orIshouldhaveset
die
thepeoplefreemyself.”
“ButI
dachte
thoughtallwitcheswerewicked,”said
das
thegirl,whowashalffrightenedatfacingareal
hexe
witch.
“Oh,no,thatis
ein
agreatmistake.
Therewere
nur
onlyfourwitchesinall
die
theLandofOz,and
zwei
twoofthem,thosewho
leben
liveintheNorthand
die
theSouth,aregoodwitches.
Iknowthisis
wahr
true,forIamoneofthemmyself,
und
andcannotbemistaken.
Thosewhodweltin
die
theEastandtheWestwere,indeed,
böse
wickedwitches;
butnowthatyouhavekilled
eine
oneofthem,thereis
aber
butoneWickedWitchinall
die
theLandofOz—theonewholivesin
die
theWest.”
“But,”saidDorothy,
nach
afteramoment’sthought,“AuntEmhastoldme
dass
thatthewitcheswerealldead—years
und
andyearsago.”
“Whois
Tante
AuntEm?”
inquiredthelittleold
frau
woman.
“SheismyauntwholivesinKansas,
wo
whereIcamefrom.”
The
Hexe
WitchoftheNorthseemedtothinkfor
eine
atime,withherheadbowed
und
andhereyesuponthe
boden
ground.
Thenshelookedup
und
andsaid,“Idonotknow
wo
whereKansasis,forIhave
nie
neverheardthatcountrymentionedbefore.
Aber
Buttellme,isit
ein
acivilizedcountry?”
“Oh,yes,”repliedDorothy.
“Thenthataccountsfor
es
it.
InthecivilizedcountriesI
glaube
believetherearenowitchesleft,norwizards,norsorceresses,normagicians.
Aber
But,yousee,theLandofOzhas
nie
neverbeencivilized,forwearecutofffromallthe
rest
restoftheworld.
Thereforewe
immer noch
stillhavewitchesandwizards
unter
amongstus.”
“Whoarethewizards?”
fragte
askedDorothy.
“OzhimselfistheGreatWizard,”answeredthe
Hexe
Witch,sinkinghervoicetoawhisper.
“Heismorepowerful
als
thanalltherestofus
zusammen
together.
Helivesinthe
Stadt
CityofEmeralds.”
Dorothywasgoingto
stellen
askanotherquestion,butjustthentheMunchkins,whohadbeenstanding
schweigend
silentlyby,gavealoudshout
und
andpointedtothecornerofthehousewherethe
Böse
WickedWitchhadbeenlying.
“Whatisit?”
fragte
askedthelittleoldwoman,
und
andlooked,andbeganto
lachen
laugh.
Thefeetofthedead
Hexe
Witchhaddisappearedentirely,and
nichts
nothingwasleftbutthesilvershoes.
“Shewassoold,”
erklärte
explainedtheWitchoftheNorth,“thatshedriedupquicklyinthe
sonne
sun.Thatistheendofher.
Aber
Butthesilvershoesareyours,
und
andyoushallhavethemtowear.”
Shereached
unten
downandpickedupthe
schuhe
shoes,andaftershakingthe
staub
dustoutofthemhandedthemtoDorothy.
“The
Hexe
WitchoftheEastwas
stolz
proudofthosesilvershoes,”said
einer
oneoftheMunchkins,“andthereis
etwas
somecharmconnectedwiththem;
aber
butwhatitiswe
nie
neverknew.”
Dorothycarriedthe
schuhe
shoesintothehouseandplacedthemonthe
tisch
table.
Thenshecameout
wieder
againtotheMunchkinsandsaid:.
“Iam
bestrebt
anxioustogetbacktomy
tante
auntanduncle,forIam
sicher
suretheywillworryaboutme.
Kannst
Canyouhelpmefindmyway?”
TheMunchkins
und
andtheWitchfirstlookedatoneanother,
und
andthenatDorothy,andthenshooktheirheads.
“Atthe
Osten
East,notfarfromhere,”saidone,“thereisagreat
wüste
desert,andnonecouldlivetocrossit.”
“ItisthesameattheSouth,”said
anderer
another,“forIhavebeen
dort
thereandseenit.
The
Süden
SouthisthecountryoftheQuadlings.”
“Iamtold,”said
der
thethirdman,“thatitis
der
thesameattheWest.
Und
Andthatcountry,wheretheWinkies
leben
live,isruledbytheWicked
Hexe
WitchoftheWest,whowould
machen
makeyouherslaveifyoupassedherway.”
“The
Norden
Northismyhome,”said
die
theoldlady,“andatits
rand
edgeisthesamegreat
wüste
desertthatsurroundsthisLandofOz.I’mafraid,mydear,youwillhavetolivewithus.”
Dorothy
begann
begantosobatthis,forshe
fühlte
feltlonelyamongallthesestrange
menschen
people.
Hertearsseemedtogrieve
die
thekind-heartedMunchkins,forthey
sofort
immediatelytookouttheirhandkerchiefs
und
andbegantoweepalso.
Asforthelittleold
frau
woman,shetookoffhercap
und
andbalancedthepointonthe
ende
endofhernose,whileshecounted“One,
zwei
two,three”inasolemn
stimme
voice.
Atoncethecapchangedto
eine
aslate,onwhichwaswritteninbig,whitechalkmarks:.
“LETDOROTHYGOTOTHE
Stadt
CITYOFEMERALDS”.
Thelittleold
frau
womantooktheslatefromher
nase
nose,andhavingreadthewordsonit,
fragte
asked,“IsyournameDorothy,mydear?”
“Yes,”answered
das
thechild,lookingupand
trocknete
dryinghertears.
“Thenyoumustgotothe
Stadt
CityofEmeralds.
PerhapsOzwill
helfen
helpyou.”
“Whereisthiscity?”
fragte
askedDorothy.
“Itisexactlyin
der
thecenterofthecountry,
und
andisruledbyOz,
der
theGreatWizardItoldyouof.”
“Ishe
ein
agoodman?”