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Introduction
Folklore,legends,myths
és
and
fairytaleshavefollowedchildhoodthroughtheages,for
minden
every
healthyyoungsterhasawholesome
és
and
instinctiveloveforstories
fantasztikus
fantastic
,marvelousandmanifestlyunreal.
ThewingedfairiesofGrimm
és
and
Andersenhavebroughtmorehappinesstochildishhearts
mint
than
allotherhumancreations.
Mégis
Yet
theoldtimefairytale,
már
having
servedforgenerations,maynowbeclassedas“historical”inthechildren’slibrary;
forthe
ideje
time
hascomeforaseriesofnewer“wondertales”inwhichthestereotyped
dzsinn
genie
,dwarfandfairyareeliminated,
együtt
together
withallthehorrible
és
and
blood-curdlingincidentsdevisedbytheirauthorstopoint
egy
a
fearsomemoraltoeachtale.
Modern
Modern
educationincludesmorality;
thereforethe
modern
modern
childseeksonlyentertainmentinitswondertales
és
and
gladlydispenseswithalldisagreeableincident.
Having
ezt
this
thoughtinmind,thestoryof“TheWonderfulWizardofOz”was
írták
written
solelytopleasechildrenof
mai
today
.
Itaspirestobeing
egy
a
modernizedfairytale,inwhichthewonderment
és
and
joyareretainedandtheheartaches
és
and
nightmaresareleftout.
L.
Fejezet
Chapter
ITheCyclone
Dorothy
élt
lived
inthemidstofthe
nagy
great
Kansasprairies,withUncleHenry,
aki
who
wasafarmer,andAuntEm,
aki
who
wasthefarmer’swife.
Theirhousewas
kicsi
small
,forthelumbertobuildithadtobecarriedbywagon
sok
many
miles.
Therewerefourwalls,a
padló
floor
andaroof,whichmadeoneroom;
és
and
thisroomcontaineda
rozsdás
rusty
lookingcookstove,acupboardforthedishes,
egy
a
table,threeorfourchairs,
és
and
thebeds.
UncleHenry
és
and
AuntEmhada
nagy
big
bedinonecorner,
és
and
Dorothyalittlebedin
másik
another
corner.
Therewasnogarretatall,
és
and
nocellar—exceptasmallholedugintheground,calledacyclonecellar,wherethe
család
family
couldgoincaseoneofthose
nagy
great
whirlwindsarose,mightyenoughtocrushanybuildinginitspath.
Itwasreachedby
egy
a
trapdoorinthe
közepén
middle
ofthefloor,fromwhich
egy
a
ladderleddownintothe
kis
small
,darkhole.
WhenDorothystoodinthe
ajtóban
doorway
andlookedaround,shecould
látott
see
nothingbutthegreat
szürke
gray
prairieoneveryside.
Not
egy
a
treenorahousebrokethe
széles
broad
sweepofflatcountry
amely
that
reachedtotheedgeofthe
ég
sky
inalldirections.
The
nap
sun
hadbakedtheplowedlandintoa
szürke
gray
mass,withlittlecracksrunningthroughit.
Még
Even
thegrasswasnot
zöld
green
,forthesunhadburnedthetopsofthe
hosszú
long
bladesuntiltheywerethe
ugyanaz
same
graycolortobeseen
mindenhol
everywhere
.
Oncethehousehadbeenpainted,
de
but
thesunblisteredthepaint
és
and
therainswasheditaway,
és
and
nowthehousewasas
tompa
dull
andgrayaseverythingelse.
Amikor
When
AuntEmcamethereto
élni
live
shewasayoung,
csinos
pretty
wife.
Thesunand
szél
wind
hadchangedher,too.
Theyhadtakenthesparklefromhereyes
és
and
leftthemasober
szürke
gray
;
theyhadtakentheredfromhercheeks
és
and
lips,andtheyweregray
is
also
.
Shewasthinandgaunt,
és
and
neversmilednow.
WhenDorothy,
aki
who
wasanorphan,firstcametoher,
Néni
Aunt
Emhadbeensostartledby
a
the
child’slaughterthatshewouldscream
és
and
pressherhanduponherheartwheneverDorothy’s
vidám
merry
voicereachedherears;
és
and
shestilllookedatthelittlegirlwithwonderthatshe
tudott
could
findanythingtolaughat.
Bácsi
Uncle
Henryneverlaughed.
He
dolgozott
worked
hardfrommorningtillnight
és
and
didnotknowwhat
öröm
joy
was.
Hewasgray
is
also
,fromhislongbeardtohis
durva
rough
boots,andhelooked
szigorú
stern
andsolemn,andrarelyspoke.
ItwasToto
hogy
that
madeDorothylaugh,andsavedherfromgrowingas
szürke
gray
asherothersurroundings.
Totowasnot
szürke
gray
;
hewasalittle
fekete
black
dog,withlongsilkyhair
és
and
smallblackeyesthattwinkledmerrilyoneithersideofhis
vicces
funny
,weenose.
Totoplayedall
nap
day
long,andDorothyplayedwith
vele
him
,andlovedhimdearly.
Ma
Today
,however,theywerenotplaying.
Bácsi
Uncle
Henrysatuponthedoorstep
és
and
lookedanxiouslyatthesky,
amely
which
wasevengrayerthanusual.
DorothystoodinthedoorwithTotoinherarms,
és
and
lookedatthesky
is
too
.
AuntEmwaswashingthedishes.
Fromthefarnorththeyheardalowwailofthe
szél
wind
,andUncleHenryandDorothycouldseewherethe
hosszú
long
grassbowedinwaves
előtt
before
thecomingstorm.
There
most
now
cameasharpwhistlingintheairfromthesouth,
és
and
astheyturnedtheireyesthatwaythey
látták
saw
ripplesinthegrasscomingfromthatdirection
is
also
.
SuddenlyUncleHenrystoodup.
“There’sacyclonecoming,Em,”hecalledtohiswife.
“I’ll
megyek
go
lookafterthestock.”
Thenheran
felé
toward
theshedswherethecows
és
and
horseswerekept.
AuntEmdroppedherwork
és
and
cametothedoor.
Egy
One
glancetoldherofthedangercloseathand.
“Quick,Dorothy!”
shescreamed.
“Runforthecellar!”
TotojumpedoutofDorothy’sarms
és
and
hidunderthebed,
és
and
thegirlstartedtogethim.
Néni
Aunt
Em,badlyfrightened,threwopenthetrapdoorinthefloor
és
and
climbeddowntheladderintothe
kis
small
,darkhole.
DorothycaughtTotoatlast
és
and
startedtofollowheraunt.
Amikor
When
shewashalfwayacrosstheroomtherecamea
nagy
great
shriekfromthewind,
és
and
thehouseshooksohard
hogy
that
shelostherfooting
és
and
satdownsuddenlyuponthefloor.
Then
egy
a
strangethinghappened.
The
ház
house
whirledaroundtwoor
három
three
timesandroseslowlythrough
a
the
air.
Dorothyfeltasifshewere
menne
going
upinaballoon.
Thenorth
és
and
southwindsmetwherethe
ház
house
stood,andmadeitthe
pontos
exact
centerofthecyclone.
Inthe
közepén
middle
ofacyclonethe
levegő
air
isgenerallystill,butthe
nagy
great
pressureofthewindon
minden
every
sideofthehouseraisedituphigher
és
and
higher,untilitwasattheverytopofthecyclone;
és
and
thereitremainedandwascarriedmiles
és
and
milesawayaseasilyasyoucouldcarry
egy
a
feather.
Itwasvery
sötét
dark
,andthewindhowled
szörnyen
horribly
aroundher,butDorothy
találta
found
shewasridingquite
könnyen
easily
.
Afterthefirstfewwhirlsaround,
és
and
oneothertimewhenthe
ház
house
tippedbadly,shefeltasifshewerebeingrocked
gyengéden
gently
,likeababyinacradle.
Toto
tetszett
did
notlikeit.
He
futott
ran
abouttheroom,nowhere,
most
now
there,barkingloudly;
butDorothy
ült
sat
quitestillonthefloor
és
and
waitedtoseewhat
fog
would
happen.
OnceTotogot
túl
too
neartheopentrapdoor,
és
and
fellin;
andat
először
first
thelittlegirlthoughtshehadlosthim.
De
But
soonshesawoneofhisearssticking
fel
up
throughthehole,forthe
erős
strong
pressureoftheairwaskeepinghim
fel
up
sothathecouldnotfall.
Shecreptto
a
the
hole,caughtTotoby
a
the
ear,anddraggedhiminto
a
the
roomagain,afterwardclosing
a
the
trapdoorsothatno
több
more
accidentscouldhappen.
Hourafterhourpassed
el
away
,andslowlyDorothygotoverherfright;
de
but
shefeltquitelonely,
és
and
thewindshriekedso
hangosan
loudly
allaboutherthatshe
majdnem
nearly
becamedeaf.
Atfirstshehad
vajon
wondered
ifshewouldbedashedtopieceswhenthe
ház
house
fellagain;
butasthehourspassed
és
and
nothingterriblehappened,shestoppedworrying
és
and
resolvedtowaitcalmly
és
and
seewhatthefuturewouldbring.
Atlastshecrawled
át
over
theswayingfloortoherbed,
és
and
laydownuponit;
és
and
Totofollowedandlaydownbesideher.
Fejezet
Chapter
IITheCouncilwiththeMunchkins
Shewasawakenedby
egy
a
shock,sosuddenand
súlyos
severe
thatifDorothyhadnotbeenlyingonthe
puha
soft
bedshemighthavebeenhurt.
Asitwas,thejarmadehercatchherbreath
és
and
wonderwhathadhappened;
és
and
Totoputhiscold
kis
little
noseintoherface
és
and
whineddismally.
Dorothysatup
és
and
noticedthatthehousewasnot
mozog
moving
;
norwasitdark,forthe
ragyogó
bright
sunshinecameinatthewindow,floodingthe
kis
little
room.
Shesprangfromherbed
és
and
withTotoatherheels
futott
ran
andopenedthedoor.
Thelittle
kislány
girl
gaveacryofamazement
és
and
lookedabouther,hereyesgrowingbigger
és
and
biggeratthewonderfulsightsshe
látott
saw
.
Thecyclonehadsetthe
házat
house
downverygently—foracyclone—inthemidstof
egy
a
countryofmarvelousbeauty.
Therewere
gyönyörű
lovely
patchesofgreenswardallabout,withstatelytreesbearing
gazdag
rich
andlusciousfruits.
Banksof
gyönyörű
gorgeous
flowerswereoneveryhand,
és
and
birdswithrareand
ragyogó
brilliant
plumagesangandflutteredinthetrees
és
and
bushes.
Alittlewayoffwas
egy
a
smallbrook,rushingandsparklingalong
között
between
greenbanks,andmurmuringin
egy
a
voiceverygratefulto
egy
a
littlegirlwhohad
élt
lived
solongonthe
száraz
dry
,grayprairies.
Whileshestoodlooking
lelkesen
eagerly
atthestrangeand
gyönyörű
beautiful
sights,shenoticedcomingtowardher
egy
a
groupofthequeerest
emberek
people
shehadeverseen.
Theywerenotasbigas
a
the
grownfolkshehad
mindig
always
beenusedto;
butneitherwerethey
nagyon
very
small.
Infact,theyseemedaboutas
magas
tall
asDorothy,whowas
egy
a
well-grownchildforherage,
bár
although
theywere,sofaras
néz ki
looks
go,manyyearsolder.
Threeweremen
és
and
oneawoman,andallwereoddlydressed.
Theywore
kör
round
hatsthatroseto
egy
a
smallpointafoot
felett
above
theirheads,withlittlebellsaroundthebrimsthattinkled
édesen
sweetly
astheymoved.
Thehatsofthemenwereblue;
thelittlewoman’shatwas
fehér
white
,andsheworea
fehér
white
gownthathunginpleatsfromhershoulders.
Overitweresprinkledlittlestarsthatglistenedinthesun
mint
like
diamonds.
Themenweredressedin
kék
blue
,ofthesameshadeastheirhats,
és
and
worewell-polishedbootswitha
mély
deep
rollofblueatthetops.
Themen,Dorothy
gondolta
thought
,wereaboutasoldas
Bácsi
Uncle
Henry,fortwoofthem
volt
had
beards.
Butthelittlewomanwasdoubtless
sokkal
much
older.
Herfacewascovered
a
with
wrinkles,herhairwas
majdnem
nearly
white,andshewalked
meglehetősen
rather
stiffly.
Whenthesepeopledrewnearthehouse
ahol
where
Dorothywasstandinginthedoorway,theypaused
és
and
whisperedamongthemselves,asifafraidto
jönni
come
farther.
ButthelittleoldwomanwalkeduptoDorothy,madealow
meghajolt
bow
andsaid,ina
édes
sweet
voice:.
“Youarewelcome,mostnobleSorceress,tothelandoftheMunchkins.
Wearesogratefultoyoufor
vagyunk
having
killedtheWickedWitchofthe
Kelet
East
,andforsettingourpeoplefreefrombondage.”
Dorothylistenedto
ezt
this
speechwithwonder.
Whatcouldthelittlewomanpossiblymeanby
hívja
calling
herasorceress,and
mondja
saying
shehadkilledthe
Gonosz
Wicked
WitchoftheEast?
Dorothywasan
ártatlan
innocent
,harmlesslittlegirl,who
volt
had
beencarriedbyacyclone
sok
many
milesfromhome;
andshehadneverkilled
semmit
anything
inallherlife.
De
But
thelittlewomanevidentlyexpectedhertoanswer;
soDorothy
mondta
said
,withhesitation,“Youarevery
kedves
kind
,buttheremustbesome
tévedés
mistake
.
Ihavenotkilledanything.”
“Yourhousedid,anyway,”
válaszolta
replied
thelittleoldwoman,withalaugh,“andthatisthe
ugyanaz
same
thing.
See!”
shecontinued,pointingtothecornerofthe
ház
house
.
“Therearehertwofeet,stillstickingoutfromunder
egy
a
blockofwood.”
Dorothylooked,
és
and
gavealittlecryof
félelem
fright
.
There,indeed,justunderthe
sarok
corner
ofthegreatbeamthe
ház
house
restedon,twofeetwerestickingout,shodin
ezüst
silver
shoeswithpointedtoes.
“Oh,dear!
Oh,dear!”
criedDorothy,claspingherhands
össze
together
indismay.
“Thehousemusthavefallenonher.
Whatevershallwedo?”
“Thereisnothingtobedone,”
mondta
said
thelittlewomancalmly.
“But
ki
who
wasshe?”
askedDorothy.
“Shewasthe
Gonosz
Wicked
WitchoftheEast,asIsaid,”answeredthelittlewoman.
“Shehasheld
összes
all
theMunchkinsinbondagefor
sok
many
years,makingthemslaveforher
éjjel
night
andday.
Nowtheyareallsetfree,
és
and
aregratefultoyouforthefavor.”
“Whoare
a
the
Munchkins?”
inquiredDorothy.
“Theyarethe
emberek
people
wholiveinthislandoftheEast
ahol
where
theWickedWitchruled.”
“Areyou
egy
a
Munchkin?”
askedDorothy.
“No,
de
but
Iamtheirfriend,
bár
although
Iliveinthelandofthe
Észak
North
.
WhentheysawtheWitchofthe
Kelet
East
wasdeadtheMunchkinssenta
gyors
swift
messengertome,andIcameatonce.
Iam
az
the
WitchoftheNorth.”
“Oh,gracious!”
criedDorothy.
“Areyouarealwitch?”
“Yes,indeed,”answered
a
the
littlewoman.
“ButIama
good
witch,andthepeopleloveme.
Iamnotas
erős
powerful
astheWickedWitchwas
aki
who
ruledhere,orIshould
volna
have
setthepeoplefreemyself.”
“ButIthought
minden
all
witcheswerewicked,”saidthe
lány
girl
,whowashalffrightenedatfacing
egy
a
realwitch.
“Oh,no,thatis
egy
a
greatmistake.
Therewere
csak
only
fourwitchesinall
az
the
LandofOz,andtwoofthem,those
akik
who
liveintheNorth
és
and
theSouth,aregoodwitches.
I
tudom
know
thisistrue,forIamoneofthemmyself,
és
and
cannotbemistaken.
Those
akik
who
dweltintheEast
és
and
theWestwere,indeed,
gonosz
wicked
witches;
butnowthatyouhavekilled
egy
one
ofthem,thereis
de
but
oneWickedWitchinalltheLandofOz—the
egy
one
wholivesintheWest.”
“But,”
mondta
said
Dorothy,afteramoment’sthought,“AuntEm
már
has
toldmethatthewitcheswerealldead—yearsandyearsago.”
“WhoisAuntEm?”
inquired
a
the
littleoldwoman.
“Sheismyaunt
aki
who
livesinKansas,whereI
jöttem
came
from.”
TheWitchoftheNorthseemedtothinkfor
egy
a
time,withherheadbowed
és
and
hereyesupontheground.
Thenshelookedup
és
and
said,“Idonot
tudom
know
whereKansasis,forIhaveneverheardthatcountrymentionedbefore.
De
But
tellme,isit
egy
a
civilizedcountry?”
“Oh,yes,”repliedDorothy.
“Thenthataccountsfor
ez
it
.
InthecivilizedcountriesI
hiszem
believe
therearenowitchesleft,norwizards,norsorceresses,normagicians.
De
But
,yousee,theLandofOzhasneverbeen
civilizált
civilized
,forwearecutofffromallthe
többi
rest
oftheworld.
Thereforewestill
vannak
have
witchesandwizardsamongstus.”
“Whoare
a
the
wizards?”
askedDorothy.
“Ozhimselfis
a
the
GreatWizard,”answeredthe
Boszorkány
Witch
,sinkinghervoicetoawhisper.
“Heismorepowerful
mint
than
alltherestofustogether.
HelivesintheCityofEmeralds.”
Dorothywasgoingtoaskanotherquestion,
de
but
justthentheMunchkins,
akik
who
hadbeenstandingsilentlyby,gave
egy
a
loudshoutandpointedtothecornerofthe
ház
house
wheretheWickedWitchhadbeenlying.
“Whatisit?”
kérdezte
asked
thelittleoldwoman,
és
and
looked,andbeganto
nevetni
laugh
.
Thefeetofthe
halott
dead
Witchhaddisappearedentirely,
és
and
nothingwasleftbutthe
ezüst
silver
shoes.
“Shewassoold,”explainedthe
Boszorkány
Witch
oftheNorth,“thatshedriedup
gyorsan
quickly
inthesun.Thatistheendofher.
De
But
thesilvershoesareyours,
és
and
youshallhavethemtowear.”
Shereacheddown
és
and
pickeduptheshoes,
és
and
aftershakingthedustoutofthemhandedthemtoDorothy.
“The
Boszorkány
Witch
oftheEastwas
büszke
proud
ofthosesilvershoes,”
mondta
said
oneoftheMunchkins,“andthereissomecharmconnectedwiththem;
de
but
whatitisweneverknew.”
Dorothycarriedtheshoesintothehouse
és
and
placedthemonthetable.
Thenshecameout
újra
again
totheMunchkinsand
mondta
said:
.
“Iamanxioustogetbacktomyaunt
és
and
uncle,forIam
biztos
sure
theywillworryaboutme.
Canyouhelpme
megtalálni
find
myway?”
TheMunchkins
és
and
theWitchfirstlookedatoneanother,
és
and
thenatDorothy,andthenshooktheirheads.
“AttheEast,not
messze
far
fromhere,”saidone,“thereisa
nagy
great
desert,andnonecould
élne
live
tocrossit.”
“ItisthesameattheSouth,”
mondta
said
another,“forIhavebeen
ott
there
andseenit.
The
Dél
South
isthecountryoftheQuadlings.”
“Iamtold,”saidthe
harmadik
third
man,“thatitisthesameattheWest.
És
And
thatcountry,wheretheWinkies
élnek
live
,isruledbythe
Gonosz
Wicked
WitchoftheWest,
aki
who
wouldmakeyouherslave
ha
if
youpassedherway.”
“The
Észak
North
ismyhome,”saidtheoldlady,“andatitsedgeisthe
ugyanaz
same
greatdesertthatsurrounds
ezt
this
LandofOz.I’mafraid,mydear,youwillhavetolivewithus.”
Dorothybegantosobatthis,forshefeltlonely
között
among
allthesestrangepeople.
Hertearsseemedtogrievethekind-heartedMunchkins,forthey
azonnal
immediately
tookouttheirhandkerchiefs
és
and
begantoweepalso.
Asforthe
kis
little
oldwoman,shetookoffhercap
és
and
balancedthepointonthe
végén
end
ofhernose,whileshecounted“One,
kettő
two
,three”inasolemn
hangon
voice
.
Atoncethecapchangedto
egy
a
slate,onwhichwas
írtak
written
inbig,whitechalkmarks:.
“LETDOROTHYGOTO
Az
THE
CITYOFEMERALDS”.
Thelittleoldwomantooktheslatefromhernose,
és
and
havingreadthewordsonit,asked,“IsyournameDorothy,mydear?”
“Yes,”answered
a
the
child,lookingupanddryinghertears.
“Thenyou
kell
must
gototheCityofEmeralds.
Talán
Perhaps
Ozwillhelpyou.”
“Whereis
ez
this
city?”
askedDorothy.
“Itis
pontosan
exactly
inthecenterofthe
ország
country
,andisruledbyOz,the
Nagy
Great
WizardItoldyouof.”
“Ishea
good
man?”