Introduction
Folklore,legends,myths
और
andfairytaleshavefollowedबचपन
childhoodthroughtheages,forप्रत्येक
everyhealthyyoungsterhasawholesomeऔर
andinstinctiveloveforstoriesfantastic,marvelousऔर
andmanifestlyunreal.ThewingedfairiesofGrimmandAndersenhavebroughtmore
खुशी
happinesstochildishheartsthanसभी
allotherhumancreations.Yetthe
पुराने
oldtimefairytale,havingservedforgenerations,mayअब
nowbeclassedas“historical”inthechildren’sपुस्तकालय
library;forthetimehas
आ
comeforaseriesofnewer“wondertales”inजिसमें
whichthestereotypedgenie,dwarfऔर
andfairyareeliminated,togetherwithसभी
allthehorribleandblood-curdlingincidentsdevisedbytheirauthorstopointएक
afearsomemoraltoeachकहानी
tale.Moderneducationincludesmorality;
इसलिए
thereforethemodernchildseeksकेवल
onlyentertainmentinitswondertalesऔर
andgladlydispenseswithalldisagreeableincident.Having
इस
thisthoughtinmind,theकहानी
storyof“TheWonderfulWizardofOz”waswrittenकेवल
solelytopleasechildrenofआज
today.Itaspirestobeing
एक
amodernizedfairytale,inजिसमें
whichthewondermentandjoyareretainedऔर
andtheheartachesandnightmaresareleftबाहर
out.L.
ChapterITheCyclone
Dorothylivedinthemidstofthe
महान
greatKansasprairies,withUncleHenry,जो
whowasafarmer,andचाची
AuntEm,whowasthefarmer’sपत्नी
wife.Theirhousewassmall,forthe
लकड़ी
lumbertobuildithadtobecarriedbyगाड़ी
wagonmanymiles.Therewere
चार
fourwalls,afloorandaछत
roof,whichmadeoneroom;और
andthisroomcontainedaजंग
rustylookingcookstove,acupboardforthedishes,एक
atable,threeorfourchairs,और
andthebeds.UncleHenry
और
andAuntEmhadaबड़ा
bigbedinonecorner,और
andDorothyalittlebedinदूसरे
anothercorner.Therewasnogarretatall,
और
andnocellar—exceptasmallछेद
holedugintheground,calledacyclonecellar,जहां
wherethefamilycouldgoincaseoneofउन
thosegreatwhirlwindsarose,mightyपर्याप्त
enoughtocrushanybuildinginitspath.Itwasreachedby
एक
atrapdoorintheबीच
middleofthefloor,fromwhichएक
aladderleddownintotheछोटे
small,darkhole.WhenDorothystoodinthedoorway
और
andlookedaround,shecouldseeकुछ
nothingbutthegreatgrayprairieonहर
everyside.Notatree
न
norahousebrokethebroadsweepofसमतल
flatcountrythatreachedtotheकिनारे
edgeoftheskyinसभी
alldirections.Thesunhadbaked
को
theplowedlandintoagrayद्रव्यमान
mass,withlittlecracksrunningthroughit.Eventhe
घास
grasswasnotgreen,fortheसूर्य
sunhadburnedthetopsofthelongbladesतक
untiltheywerethesamegrayरंग
colortobeseeneverywhere.बार
Oncethehousehadbeenpainted,लेकिन
butthesunblisteredtheपेंट
paintandtherainswasheditaway,और
andnowthehousewasasनीरस
dullandgrayaseverythingelse.जब
WhenAuntEmcametheretoliveshewasएक
ayoung,prettywife.The
सूरज
sunandwindhadchangedउसे
her,too.Theyhadtaken
को
thesparklefromhereyesऔर
andleftthemasobergray;theyhadtakentheredfromhercheeks
और
andlips,andtheyweregrayभी
also.Shewasthinandgaunt,
और
andneversmilednow.WhenDorothy,whowasan
अनाथ
orphan,firstcametoher,AuntEmhadbeensostartledbythechild’sहँसी
laughterthatshewouldscreamऔर
andpressherhanduponherदिल
heartwheneverDorothy’smerryvoicereachedherears;और
andshestilllookedatthelittleलड़की
girlwithwonderthatshecouldfindकुछ
anythingtolaughat.UncleHenryneverlaughed.
Heworkedhardfrom
सुबह
morningtillnightanddidnotknowwhatjoywas.Hewasgray
भी
also,fromhislongbeardtohisroughboots,और
andhelookedsternandगंभीर
solemn,andrarelyspoke.ItwasTotothatmadeDorothylaugh,
और
andsavedherfromgrowingasgrayasherअन्य
othersurroundings.Totowasnotgray;
hewas
एक
alittleblackdog,withlongsilkyhairऔर
andsmallblackeyesthattwinkledmerrilyonदोनों
eithersideofhisfunny,weeनाक
nose.Totoplayedalldaylong,
और
andDorothyplayedwithhim,और
andlovedhimdearly.Today,
हालांकि
however,theywerenotplaying.चाचा
UncleHenrysatupontheदरवाजे
doorstepandlookedanxiouslyattheआकाश
sky,whichwasevengrayerसे
thanusual.Dorothystoodinthedoor
साथ
withTotoinherarms,और
andlookedattheskyभी
too.AuntEmwaswashingthedishes.
Fromthe
दूर
farnorththeyheardalowwailoftheहवा
wind,andUncleHenryandDorothycouldseeकहाँ
wherethelonggrassbowedinwavesपहले
beforethecomingstorm.Therenowcamea
तेज
sharpwhistlingintheairfromtheदक्षिण
south,andastheyturnedtheireyesthatwaytheysawripplesintheघास
grasscomingfromthatdirectionभी
also.SuddenlyUncleHenrystoodup.
“There’sacyclonecoming,Em,”hecalledtohis
पत्नी
wife.“I’llgolookafterthestock.”
Thenheran
ओर
towardtheshedswherethecowsऔर
andhorseswerekept.AuntEmdroppedher
काम
workandcametothedoor.एक
Oneglancetoldheroftheखतरे
dangercloseathand.“Quick,Dorothy!”
shescreamed.
“Runforthecellar!”
Totojumped
बाहर
outofDorothy’sarmsandhidundertheबिस्तर
bed,andthegirlstartedtogetउसे
him.AuntEm,badlyfrightened,threwopenthe
जाल
trapdoorinthefloorऔर
andclimbeddowntheladderintothesmall,अंधेरे
darkhole.DorothycaughtTotoatlast
और
andstartedtofollowherचाची
aunt.Whenshewashalfwayacross
को
theroomtherecameagreatshriekfromको
thewind,andthehouseshooksohardकि
thatshelostherfootingऔर
andsatdownsuddenlyuponको
thefloor.Thenastrange
बात
thinghappened.Thehousewhirledaround
दो
twoorthreetimesandroseधीरे
slowlythroughtheair.Dorothyfeltasifshewere
जा
goingupinaballoon.The
उत्तर
northandsouthwindsmetजहां
wherethehousestood,andmadeittheसटीक
exactcenterofthecyclone.Inthe
बीच
middleofacyclonetheairisआम तौर पर
generallystill,butthegreatदबाव
pressureofthewindonप्रत्येक
everysideofthehouseraisedituphigherऔर
andhigher,untilitwasattheveryशीर्ष
topofthecyclone;and
वहाँ
thereitremainedandwascarriedmilesऔर
andmilesawayaseasilyasyoucouldले
carryafeather.Itwasverydark,
और
andthewindhowledhorriblyचारों ओर
aroundher,butDorothyfoundshewasridingquiteआसानी
easily.Afterthefirstfewwhirlsaround,
और
andoneothertimewhentheघर
housetippedbadly,shefeltasifshewerebeingrockedधीरे
gently,likeababyinaपालना
cradle.Totodidnotlike
यह
it.Heranaboutthe
कमरे
room,nowhere,nowthere,barkingजोर
loudly;butDorothysatquite
अभी भी
stillonthefloorandwaitedtoदेखने
seewhatwouldhappen.OnceTotogot
बहुत
tooneartheopentrapdoor,और
andfellin;andat
पहले
firstthelittlegirlthoughtshehadlostउसे
him.Butsoonshesaw
एक
oneofhisearsstickingऊपर
upthroughthehole,fortheमजबूत
strongpressureoftheairwaskeepinghimऊपर
upsothathecouldnotगिर
fall.Shecrepttothe
छेद
hole,caughtTotobytheकान
ear,anddraggedhimintotheकमरे
roomagain,afterwardclosingthetrapdoorsothatnomoreaccidentscouldhappen.घंटे
Hourafterhourpassedaway,और
andslowlyDorothygotoverherडर
fright;butshefeltquite
अकेला
lonely,andthewindshriekedsoजोर
loudlyallaboutherthatshenearlybecameबहरा
deaf.Atfirstshehadwonderedifshewouldbedashedtopieces
जब
whenthehousefellagain;लेकिन
butasthehourspassedऔर
andnothingterriblehappened,shestoppedworryingऔर
andresolvedtowaitcalmlyऔर
andseewhatthefuturewouldbring.Atlastshecrawledovertheswaying
फर्श
floortoherbed,andlaydownuponit;और
andTotofollowedandlaydownbesideउसके
her.ChapterIITheCouncil
साथ
withtheMunchkinsShewasawakenedby
एक
ashock,sosuddenandगंभीर
severethatifDorothyhadnotbeenlyingontheनरम
softbedshemighthavebeenचोट
hurt.Asitwas,the
जार
jarmadehercatchherसांस
breathandwonderwhathadhappened;और
andTotoputhiscoldlittleनाक
noseintoherfaceandwhineddismally.Dorothysatup
और
andnoticedthatthehousewasnotmoving;न
norwasitdark,fortheउज्ज्वल
brightsunshinecameinattheखिड़की
window,floodingthelittleroom.Shesprangfromher
बिस्तर
bedandwithTotoatherheelsranऔर
andopenedthedoor.Thelittle
लड़की
girlgaveacryofamazementऔर
andlookedabouther,hereyesgrowingbiggerऔर
andbiggeratthewonderfulsightsshesaw.को
Thecyclonehadsettheघर
housedownverygently—foracyclone—inको
themidstofacountryofmarvelousसुंदरता
beauty.Therewerelovelypatchesofgreenswardallabout,withstatelytreesbearing
समृद्ध
richandlusciousfruits.Banksof
खूबसूरत
gorgeousflowerswereoneveryतरफ
hand,andbirdswithrareऔर
andbrilliantplumagesangandflutteredinthetreesऔर
andbushes.Alittleway
दूर
offwasasmallbrook,rushingऔर
andsparklingalongbetweengreenbanks,और
andmurmuringinavoiceबहुत
verygratefultoalittleलड़की
girlwhohadlivedsolongontheसूखी
dry,grayprairies.Whileshestoodlooking
उत्सुकता
eagerlyatthestrangeandसुंदर
beautifulsights,shenoticedcomingtowardherएक
agroupofthequeerestलोगों
peopleshehadeverseen.Theywerenotasbigasthegrownfolkshehad
हमेशा
alwaysbeenusedto;butneitherwerethey
बहुत
verysmall.Infact,theyseemedaboutastallasDorothy,
जो
whowasawell-grownchildforherउम्र
age,althoughtheywere,soतक
faraslooksgo,manyyearsबड़े
older.Threeweremenandonea
महिला
woman,andallwereoddlydressed.Theywore
गोल
roundhatsthatrosetoएक
asmallpointafootऊपर
abovetheirheads,withlittlebellsचारों ओर
aroundthebrimsthattinkledsweetlyastheymoved.Thehatsofthemenwereblue;
thelittlewoman’s
टोपी
hatwaswhite,andsheworeएक
awhitegownthathunginpleatsfromhershoulders.Overitweresprinkled
छोटे
littlestarsthatglistenedintheसूरज
sunlikediamonds.Themenweredressedinblue,ofthe
समान
sameshadeastheirhats,और
andworewell-polishedbootswithadeepरोल
rollofblueatthetops.Themen,Dorothy
सोचा
thought,wereaboutasoldasचाचा
UncleHenry,fortwoofthemhadbeards.लेकिन
Butthelittlewomanwasdoubtlessबहुत
mucholder.Herfacewascoveredwithwrinkles,her
बाल
hairwasnearlywhite,andsheचलती
walkedratherstiffly.Whenthesepeopledrew
पास
nearthehousewhereDorothywasstandinginthedoorway,theypausedऔर
andwhisperedamongthemselves,asifडर
afraidtocomefarther.Butthelittleold
औरत
womanwalkeduptoDorothy,madeएक
alowbowandsaid,inएक
asweetvoice:.“Youare
स्वागत
welcome,mostnobleSorceress,totheभूमि
landoftheMunchkins.Weareso
आभारी
gratefultoyouforhavingkilledtheदुष्ट
WickedWitchoftheEast,और
andforsettingourpeopleमुक्त
freefrombondage.”Dorothylistenedto
यह
thisspeechwithwonder.Whatcould
को
thelittlewomanpossiblymeanbycallingherasorceress,और
andsayingshehadkilledको
theWickedWitchoftheपूर्व
East?Dorothywasaninnocent,
हानिरहित
harmlesslittlegirl,whohadbeencarriedbyacycloneकई
manymilesfromhome;andshehadneverkilled
कुछ
anythinginallherlife.लेकिन
Butthelittlewomanevidentlyexpectedhertoanswer;soDorothy
कहा
said,withhesitation,“Youareबहुत
verykind,buttheremustbeकुछ
somemistake.Ihavenotkilledanything.”
“Your
घर
housedid,anyway,”repliedthelittleoldऔरत
woman,withalaugh,“andthatistheही
samething.See!”
shecontinued,pointingtothe
कोने
cornerofthehouse.“Thereareher
दो
twofeet,stillstickingoutfromunderएक
ablockofwood.”Dorothylooked,
और
andgavealittlecryofडर
fright.There,indeed,justunderthe
कोने
cornerofthegreatbeamtheघर
houserestedon,twofeetwerestickingबाहर
out,shodinsilvershoeswithpointedtoes.“Oh,
प्रिय
dear!Oh,dear!”
criedDorothy,claspingherhands
साथ
togetherindismay.“Thehousemusthavefallenonher.
Whatevershallwedo?”
“Thereisnothingtobedone,”saidthelittle
औरत
womancalmly.“Butwhowasshe?”
askedDorothy.
“Shewasthe
दुष्ट
WickedWitchoftheEast,asIsaid,”answeredthelittleऔरत
woman.“Shehasheldall
को
theMunchkinsinbondageforकई
manyyears,makingthemslaveforherरात
nightandday.Nowtheyare
सभी
allsetfree,andareआभारी
gratefultoyouforthefavor.”“WhoaretheMunchkins?”
inquiredDorothy.
“Theyarethepeople
जो
wholiveinthislandoftheपूर्व
EastwheretheWickedWitchruled.”“Areyou
एक
aMunchkin?”askedDorothy.
“No,
लेकिन
butIamtheirfriend,हालांकि
althoughIliveintheभूमि
landoftheNorth.Whentheysawthe
चुड़ैल
WitchoftheEastwasमर
deadtheMunchkinssentaswiftदूत
messengertome,andIcameatonce.Iamthe
चुड़ैल
WitchoftheNorth.”“Oh,gracious!”
रो
criedDorothy.“Areyoua
असली
realwitch?”“Yes,indeed,”answeredthelittle
औरत
woman.“ButIamagood
चुड़ैल
witch,andthepeopleloveme.Iamnotas
शक्तिशाली
powerfulastheWickedWitchwasजो
whoruledhere,orIshouldhavesetको
thepeoplefreemyself.”“ButIthought
सभी
allwitcheswerewicked,”saidtheलड़की
girl,whowashalffrightenedatfacingएक
arealwitch.“Oh,no,thatis
एक
agreatmistake.Therewere
केवल
onlyfourwitchesinalltheभूमि
LandofOz,andtwoofthem,thoseजो
wholiveintheNorthऔर
andtheSouth,aregoodwitches.I
पता
knowthisistrue,forIamएक
oneofthemmyself,andcannotbemistaken.Those
जो
whodweltintheEastऔर
andtheWestwere,indeed,दुष्ट
wickedwitches;butnowthatyouhavekilled
एक
oneofthem,thereisलेकिन
butoneWickedWitchinallको
theLandofOz—theonewholivesinको
theWest.”“But,”saidDorothy,
बाद
afteramoment’sthought,“AuntEmhastoldmeकि
thatthewitcheswerealldead—yearsandyearsago.”“Whois
चाची
AuntEm?”inquiredthelittleold
औरत
woman.“Sheismyaunt
जो
wholivesinKansas,whereIcamefrom.”The
चुड़ैल
WitchoftheNorthseemedtothinkforatime,withherसिर
headbowedandhereyesupontheजमीन
ground.Thenshelookedup
और
andsaid,“Idonotपता
knowwhereKansasis,forIhaveneverheardthatदेश
countrymentionedbefore.Buttell
मुझे
me,isitacivilizedcountry?”“Oh,yes,”repliedDorothy.
“Thenthataccountsfor
यह
it.InthecivilizedcountriesI
मानना
believetherearenowitchesleft,न
norwizards,norsorceresses,normagicians.लेकिन
But,yousee,theLandofOzhasneverbeenसभ्य
civilized,forwearecutofffromसभी
alltherestoftheदुनिया
world.Thereforewestillhavewitches
और
andwizardsamongstus.”“Whoarethewizards?”
askedDorothy.
“Ozhimselfisthe
महान
GreatWizard,”answeredtheWitch,sinkingherआवाज
voicetoawhisper.“Heis
अधिक
morepowerfulthanalltherestofustogether.Helivesinthe
शहर
CityofEmeralds.”Dorothywasgoingtoaskanother
सवाल
question,butjustthentheMunchkins,जो
whohadbeenstandingsilentlyसे
by,gavealoudshoutऔर
andpointedtothecorneroftheघर
housewheretheWickedWitchhadbeenlying.“Whatisit?”
पूछा
askedthelittleoldwoman,और
andlooked,andbegantolaugh.The
पैर
feetofthedeadWitchhaddisappearedentirely,और
andnothingwasleftbuttheचांदी
silvershoes.“Shewassoold,”explainedthe
चुड़ैल
WitchoftheNorth,“thatshedriedupजल्दी
quicklyinthesun.Thatistheअंत
endofher.Butthe
चांदी
silvershoesareyours,andyoushallhavethemtowear.”Shereached
नीचे
downandpickeduptheजूते
shoes,andaftershakingtheधूल
dustoutofthemhandedthemtoDorothy.“The
चुड़ैल
WitchoftheEastwasगर्व
proudofthosesilvershoes,”कहा
saidoneoftheMunchkins,“andthereisकुछ
somecharmconnectedwiththem;लेकिन
butwhatitisweneverknew.”Dorothycarriedthe
जूते
shoesintothehouseandplacedthemontheमेज
table.Thenshecameout
फिर
againtotheMunchkinsandकहा
said:.“Iamanxioustogetbacktomy
चाची
auntanduncle,forIamयकीन
suretheywillworryaboutme.Canyou
मदद
helpmefindmyway?”TheMunchkins
और
andtheWitchfirstlookedatएक
oneanother,andthenatDorothy,और
andthenshooktheirheads.“AttheEast,not
दूर
farfromhere,”saidone,“thereisagreatरेगिस्तान
desert,andnonecouldlivetoपार
crossit.”“Itisthe
ही
sameattheSouth,”saidदूसरे
another,“forIhavebeenthereऔर
andseenit.TheSouthisthe
देश
countryoftheQuadlings.”“Iamtold,”
कहा
saidthethirdman,“thatitistheही
sameattheWest.Andthat
देश
country,wheretheWinkieslive,isruledbytheदुष्ट
WickedWitchoftheWest,whowouldबना
makeyouherslaveifyoupassedherway.”“TheNorthismyhome,”
कहा
saidtheoldlady,“andatitsकिनारे
edgeisthesamegreatरेगिस्तान
desertthatsurroundsthisLandofOz.I’mडर
afraid,mydear,youwillhavetoliveसाथ
withus.”Dorothybegantosobat
इस
this,forshefeltlonelyबीच
amongallthesestrangepeople.Hertearsseemedtogrievethekind-heartedMunchkins,forthey
तुरंत
immediatelytookouttheirhandkerchiefsऔर
andbegantoweepalso.Asfor
को
thelittleoldwoman,shetookoffherटोपी
capandbalancedthepointonको
theendofhernose,जबकि
whileshecounted“One,two,three”inaगंभीर
solemnvoice.Atoncethe
टोपी
capchangedtoaslate,onजिस
whichwaswritteninbig,सफेद
whitechalkmarks:.“LETDOROTHY
जाते
GOTOTHECITYOFEMERALDS”.को
Thelittleoldwomantookको
theslatefromhernose,और
andhavingreadthewordsonit,पूछा
asked,“IsyournameDorothy,mydear?”“Yes,”answeredthe
बच्चे
child,lookingupanddryinghertears.“Thenyoumust
जाना
gototheCityofEmeralds.शायद
PerhapsOzwillhelpyou.”“Whereisthiscity?”
askedDorothy.
“Itis
ठीक
exactlyinthecenteroftheदेश
country,andisruledbyOz,theमहान
GreatWizardItoldyouof.”“Ishe
एक
agoodman?”