Introduction
Folklore,legends,myths
dan
andfairytaleshavefollowedchildhoodthroughyang
theages,foreveryhealthyyoungstermemiliki
hasawholesomeandinstinctivecinta
loveforstoriesfantastic,marvelousdan
andmanifestlyunreal.ThewingedfairiesofGrimm
dan
andAndersenhavebroughtmorehappinesstochildishheartsthansemua
allotherhumancreations.Yettheold
masa
timefairytale,havingservedforgenerations,dapat
maynowbeclassedas“historical”inthechildren’slibrary;forthetimehascomeforaseriesofnewer“wondertales”inwhichthestereotypedgenie,dwarf
dan
andfairyareeliminated,togetherwithsemua
allthehorribleandblood-curdlingincidentsdevisedbytheirauthorstopointafearsomemoraltosetiap
eachtale.Moderneducationincludesmorality;
thereforethemodern
anak
childseeksonlyentertainmentinitswondertalesdan
andgladlydispenseswithalldisagreeableincident.Having
ini
thisthoughtinmind,thecerita
storyof“TheWonderfulWizardofOz”waswrittensolelytopleaseanak
childrenoftoday.Itaspirestobeingamodernizedfairytale,in
mana
whichthewondermentandjoyareretaineddan
andtheheartachesandnightmaresareleftout.L.
ChapterITheCyclone
Dorothy
tinggal
livedinthemidstofthebesar
greatKansasprairies,withUncleHenry,whowasseorang
afarmer,andAuntEm,whowasthefarmer’sistri
wife.Theirhousewassmall,forthelumbertobuildithadtobecarriedbywagonmanymiles.
Ada
Therewerefourwalls,afloordan
andaroof,whichmadesatu
oneroom;andthisroomcontainedarusty
terlihat
lookingcookstove,acupboardforyang
thedishes,atable,threeatau
orfourchairs,andthebeds.Paman
UncleHenryandAuntEmmemiliki
hadabigbedinsatu
onecorner,andDorothyakecil
littlebedinanothercorner.Ada
Therewasnogarretatall,dan
andnocellar—exceptasmallholedugintheground,calledacyclonecellar,mana
wherethefamilycouldgoincaseoneofthosebesar
greatwhirlwindsarose,mightyenoughtocrushsetiap
anybuildinginitspath.Itwasreachedbyatrap
pintu
doorinthemiddleofthefloor,frommana
whichaladderleddownintothekecil
small,darkhole.WhenDorothystoodinthedoorway
dan
andlookedaround,shecouldmelihat
seenothingbutthegreatgrayprairieonsetiap
everyside.Notatreenora
rumah
housebrokethebroadsweepofflatcountrythatreachedtotheedgeoftheskyinsemua
alldirections.Thesunhadbaked
yang
theplowedlandintoagraymass,dengan
withlittlecracksrunningthroughitu
it.Eventhegrasswasnotgreen,for
yang
thesunhadburnedthetopsofyang
thelongbladesuntiltheywereyang
thesamegraycolortobeseeneverywhere.Oncethe
rumah
househadbeenpainted,butthesunblisteredthepaintdan
andtherainswasheditaway,dan
andnowthehousewasasdulldan
andgrayaseverythingelse.Ketika
WhenAuntEmcametheretotinggal
liveshewasayoung,cantik
prettywife.Thesunandwindhadchangedher,
juga
too.Theyhadtakenthesparklefromhereyes
dan
andleftthemasobergray;theyhad
mengambil
takentheredfromhercheeksdan
andlips,andtheyweregrayjuga
also.Shewasthinandgaunt,
dan
andneversmilednow.WhenDorothy,whowasanorphan,first
datang
cametoher,AuntEmhadbeensostartledbythechild’slaughterthatsheakan
wouldscreamandpressherhanduponherheartwheneverDorothy’smerryvoicereachedherears;dan
andshestilllookedatthekecil
littlegirlwithwonderthatshebisa
couldfindanythingtolaughat.Paman
UncleHenryneverlaughed.Heworked
keras
hardfrommorningtillnightdan
anddidnotknowwhatjoywas.Hewasgray
juga
also,fromhislongbeardtohisroughboots,dan
andhelookedsternandsolemn,dan
andrarelyspoke.ItwasTotothat
membuat
madeDorothylaugh,andsavedherfromgrowingasgrayasherothersurroundings.Totowasnotgray;
hewasalittle
hitam
blackdog,withlongsilkyrambut
hairandsmallblackeyesyang
thattwinkledmerrilyoneithersisi
sideofhisfunny,weenose.Toto
bermain
playedalldaylong,andDorothybermain
playedwithhim,andlovedhimdearly.Hari
Today,however,theywerenotbermain
playing.UncleHenrysatuponthedoorstep
dan
andlookedanxiouslyatthesky,whichwasbahkan
evengrayerthanusual.Dorothystoodinthe
pintu
doorwithTotoinherarms,dan
andlookedattheskyjuga
too.AuntEmwaswashingthedishes.
From
yang
thefarnorththeyheardalowwailofyang
thewind,andUncleHenrydan
andDorothycouldseewhereyang
thelonggrassbowedinwavessebelum
beforethecomingstorm.There
sekarang
nowcameasharpwhistlingintheudara
airfromthesouth,andastheyturnedtheireyesitu
thatwaytheysawripplesinthegrassdatang
comingfromthatdirectionalso.Suddenly
Paman
UncleHenrystoodup.“There’sacyclone
datang
coming,Em,”hecalledtohiswife.“I’ll
pergi
golookafterthestock.”Thenhe
berlari
rantowardtheshedswherethecowsdan
andhorseswerekept.AuntEmdroppedherwork
dan
andcametothedoor.Satu
Oneglancetoldherofyang
thedangercloseathand.“Quick,Dorothy!”
shescreamed.
“Runforthecellar!”
Totojumped
keluar
outofDorothy’sarmsandhidbawah
underthebed,andthegadis
girlstartedtogethim.AuntEm,badlyfrightened,threw
membuka
openthetrapdoorinyang
thefloorandclimbeddownyang
theladderintothesmall,darkhole.Dorothy
menangkap
caughtTotoatlastandmulai
startedtofollowheraunt.Ketika
Whenshewashalfwayacrosstheroomada
therecameagreatshriekfromthewind,dan
andthehouseshooksokeras
hardthatshelostherfootingdan
andsatdownsuddenlyuponthefloor.Thenastrange
sesuatu
thinghappened.Thehousewhirledaround
dua
twoorthreetimesandroseslowlymelalui
throughtheair.Dorothyfeltasifsheweregoingupinaballoon.
Yang
Thenorthandsouthwindsbertemu
metwherethehousestood,dan
andmadeittheexactcenterofyang
thecyclone.Inthemiddleofacyclonethe
udara
airisgenerallystill,butthebesar
greatpressureofthewindonsetiap
everysideofthehouseraisedituphigherdan
andhigher,untilitwasattheveryatas
topofthecyclone;and
sana
thereitremainedandwascarriedmilesdan
andmilesawayaseasilyasyoubisa
couldcarryafeather.Itwasverydark,
dan
andthewindhowledhorriblyaroundher,tapi
butDorothyfoundshewasridingquiteeasily.Setelah
Afterthefirstfewwhirlssekitar
around,andoneothertimeketika
whenthehousetippedbadly,shemerasa
feltasifshewerebeingrockedgently,likeabayi
babyinacradle.Totodidnotlikeit.
He
berlari
ranabouttheroom,nowsini
here,nowthere,barkingloudly;tapi
butDorothysatquitestillonyang
thefloorandwaitedtomelihat
seewhatwouldhappen.OnceToto
mendapatkan
gottooneartheopentrappintu
door,andfellin;andatfirstthe
kecil
littlegirlthoughtshehadkehilangan
losthim.Butsoonshe
melihat
sawoneofhisearsstickingupmelalui
throughthehole,forthestrongpressureoftheudara
airwaskeepinghimupsothathebisa
couldnotfall.Shecrepttothehole,
menangkap
caughtTotobytheear,dan
anddraggedhimintotheroomagain,afterwardmenutup
closingthetrapdoorsoitu
thatnomoreaccidentscouldterjadi
happen.Hourafterhourpassedaway,
dan
andslowlyDorothygotoverherfright;tapi
butshefeltquitelonely,dan
andthewindshriekedsoloudlyallaboutherbahwa
thatshenearlybecamedeaf.Atfirstshehadwonderedifshe
akan
wouldbedashedtopiecesketika
whenthehousefellagain;tapi
butasthehourspasseddan
andnothingterriblehappened,sheberhenti
stoppedworryingandresolvedtomenunggu
waitcalmlyandseewhatyang
thefuturewouldbring.Atlastshecrawled
atas
overtheswayingfloortoherbed,dan
andlaydownuponit;dan
andTotofollowedandlaydownbesideher.ChapterIITheCouncil
dengan
withtheMunchkinsShewasawakenedbyashock,sosudden
dan
andseverethatifDorothyhadnotbeenberbaring
lyingonthesoftbedshemighttelah
havebeenhurt.Asitwas,
yang
thejarmadehercatchherbreathdan
andwonderwhathadhappened;dan
andTotoputhiscoldlittlenoseintoherfacedan
andwhineddismally.Dorothysatup
dan
andnoticedthatthehousewasnotbergerak
moving;norwasitdark,for
yang
thebrightsunshinecameinatyang
thewindow,floodingthelittlekamar
room.Shesprangfromherbed
dan
andwithTotoatherheelsberlari
ranandopenedthedoor.Yang
Thelittlegirlgaveacryofamazementdan
andlookedabouther,hereyesgrowingbiggerdan
andbiggeratthewonderfulsightsshesaw.Yang
Thecyclonehadsettherumah
housedownverygently—foracyclone—inyang
themidstofacountryofmarvelousbeauty.Ada
Therewerelovelypatchesofgreenswardallabout,dengan
withstatelytreesbearingrichdan
andlusciousfruits.Banksofgorgeousflowerswereon
setiap
everyhand,andbirdswithraredan
andbrilliantplumagesangandflutteredinyang
thetreesandbushes.Alittlewayoffwas
seorang
asmallbrook,rushingandsparklingalongantara
betweengreenbanks,andmurmuringinseorang
avoiceverygratefultoseorang
alittlegirlwhohadlivedsolama
longonthedry,grayprairies.Sementara
Whileshestoodlookingeagerlyatyang
thestrangeandbeautifulsights,shenoticeddatang
comingtowardheragroupofyang
thequeerestpeopleshehadeverlihat
seen.Theywerenotasbigas
yang
thegrownfolkshehadselalu
alwaysbeenusedto;butneitherweretheyvery
kecil
small.Infact,theyseemedaboutastallasDorothy,
yang
whowasawell-grownchildforherage,althoughtheywere,sosejauh
faraslooksgo,manyyearsolder.Tiga
Threeweremenandoneawanita
woman,andallwereoddlydressed.Theyworeroundhatsthatrosetoasmall
titik
pointafootabovetheirheads,dengan
withlittlebellsaroundthebrimsthattinkledsweetlyastheybergerak
moved.Thehatsofthemenwereblue;
the
kecil
littlewoman’shatwaswhite,dan
andsheworeawhitegownthathunginpleatsfromhershoulders.Overitweresprinkled
kecil
littlestarsthatglistenedinthesunseperti
likediamonds.Themenweredressedinblue,of
yang
thesameshadeastheirhats,dan
andworewell-polishedbootswithadeeprollofblueatyang
thetops.Themen,Dorothythought,wereaboutas
tua
oldasUncleHenry,fordua
twoofthemhadbeards.Tapi
Butthelittlewomanwasdoubtlessjauh
mucholder.Herfacewascovered
dengan
withwrinkles,herhairwasnearlyputih
white,andshewalkedratherstiffly.Ketika
Whenthesepeopledrewneartherumah
housewhereDorothywasstandinginthedoorway,theypauseddan
andwhisperedamongthemselves,asiftakut
afraidtocomefarther.Butthe
kecil
littleoldwomanwalkeduptoDorothy,membuat
madealowbowandsaid,inamanis
sweetvoice:.“Youarewelcome,
paling
mostnobleSorceress,tothelandoftheMunchkins.Wearesogratefultoyouforhaving
membunuh
killedtheWickedWitchoftheEast,dan
andforsettingourpeoplefreefrombondage.”Dorothy
mendengarkan
listenedtothisspeechwithwonder.Whatcould
yang
thelittlewomanpossiblymeanbycallingherasorceress,dan
andsayingshehadkilledyang
theWickedWitchoftheEast?Dorothywasaninnocent,harmless
kecil
littlegirl,whohadbeencarriedbyseorang
acyclonemanymilesfromrumah
home;andshehadnever
membunuh
killedanythinginallherlife.Tapi
Butthelittlewomanevidentlyexpectedhertomenjawab
answer;soDorothysaid,withhesitation,“Youare
sangat
verykind,buttheremustbebeberapa
somemistake.Ihavenot
membunuh
killedanything.”“Yourhousedid,anyway,”repliedthe
kecil
littleoldwoman,withalaugh,“andthatisthesama
samething.See!”
shecontinued,pointingtothecornerofthe
rumah
house.“Therearehertwofeet,
masih
stillstickingoutfromunderablockofwood.”Dorothy
melihat
looked,andgavealittlecryoffright.Sana
There,indeed,justunderthecornerofthebesar
greatbeamthehouserestedon,dua
twofeetwerestickingout,shodinsilvershoesdengan
withpointedtoes.“Oh,dear!
Oh,dear!”
criedDorothy,claspingherhandstogetherindismay.
“The
rumah
housemusthavefallenonher.Whatevershallwedo?”
“Thereisnothingtobedone,”said
yang
thelittlewomancalmly.“But
siapa
whowasshe?”askedDorothy.
“Shewas
yang
theWickedWitchoftheEast,asIsaid,”answeredyang
thelittlewoman.“Shehas
menahan
heldalltheMunchkinsinbondageformanyyears,membuat
makingthemslaveforhermalam
nightandday.Nowtheyare
semua
allsetfree,andaregratefultoyouforthefavor.”“WhoaretheMunchkins?”
inquiredDorothy.
“Theyarethe
orang
peoplewholiveinthislandoftheEastmana
wheretheWickedWitchruled.”“AreyouaMunchkin?”
askedDorothy.
“No,
tapi
butIamtheirfriend,althoughItinggal
liveinthelandoftheNorth.Ketika
WhentheysawtheWitchoftheEastwasmati
deadtheMunchkinssentaswiftmessengertome,dan
andIcameatonce.IamtheWitchoftheNorth.”
“Oh,gracious!”
criedDorothy.
“Areyouarealwitch?”
“Yes,indeed,”answeredthe
kecil
littlewoman.“ButIama
baik
goodwitch,andthepeopleloveme.IamnotaspowerfulastheWickedWitchwaswhoruled
sini
here,orIshouldhavesettheorang
peoplefreemyself.”“ButIthought
semua
allwitcheswerewicked,”saidthegadis
girl,whowashalffrightenedatmenghadapi
facingarealwitch.“Oh,
tidak
no,thatisagreatmistake.Ada
TherewereonlyfourwitchesinalltheLandofOz,dan
andtwoofthem,thosewhotinggal
liveintheNorthandtheSouth,arebaik
goodwitches.Iknowthisis
benar
true,forIamoneofthemmyself,dan
andcannotbemistaken.ThosewhodweltintheEast
dan
andtheWestwere,indeed,wickedwitches;tapi
butnowthatyouhavemembunuh
killedoneofthem,thereistapi
butoneWickedWitchinalltheLandofOz—theonewholivesintheWest.”“But,”
mengatakan
saidDorothy,afteramoment’sberpikir
thought,“AuntEmhastoldmethatthewitchesweresemua
alldead—yearsandyearsago.”“WhoisAuntEm?”
inquiredthe
kecil
littleoldwoman.“Sheismyaunt
yang
wholivesinKansas,whereIcamefrom.”TheWitchoftheNorthseemedto
berpikir
thinkforatime,withherheadboweddan
andhereyesupontheground.Thenshe
melihat
lookedupandsaid,“Idonottahu
knowwhereKansasis,forIhavepernah
neverheardthatcountrymentionedsebelumnya
before.Buttellme,isitacivilizedcountry?”
“Oh,yes,”repliedDorothy.
“Thenthataccountsforit.
InthecivilizedcountriesI
percaya
believetherearenowitchesleft,norwizards,norsorceresses,normagicians.Tapi
But,yousee,theLandofOzhaspernah
neverbeencivilized,forwearecutofffromalltherestofthedunia
world.Thereforewestillhavewitches
dan
andwizardsamongstus.”“Whoarethewizards?”
askedDorothy.
“OzhimselfistheGreatWizard,”answeredtheWitch,sinkinghervoicetoawhisper.
“Heis
lebih
morepowerfulthanalltherestofustogether.Helivesinthe
Kota
CityofEmeralds.”Dorothywasgoingto
mengajukan
askanotherquestion,butjustthentheMunchkins,whohadbeenstandingsilentlyby,gavealoudshoutdan
andpointedtothecorneroftherumah
housewheretheWickedWitchhadbeenberbaring
lying.“Whatisit?”
askedthe
kecil
littleoldwoman,andlooked,dan
andbegantolaugh.Thefeetof
yang
thedeadWitchhaddisappearedentirely,dan
andnothingwasleftbutyang
thesilvershoes.“Shewassoold,”explainedtheWitchoftheNorth,“thatshedriedupquicklyinthesun.Thatistheendofher.
Tapi
Butthesilvershoesaremilikmu
yours,andyoushallhavethemtowear.”Shereached
bawah
downandpickeduptheshoes,dan
andaftershakingthedustoutofthemhandedthemtoDorothy.“TheWitchof
yang
theEastwasproudofthosesilvershoes,”saidoneofyang
theMunchkins,“andthereisbeberapa
somecharmconnectedwiththem;tapi
butwhatitiswepernah
neverknew.”Dorothycarriedtheshoesintothe
rumah
houseandplacedthemonthetable.Thenshecame
keluar
outagaintotheMunchkinsdan
andsaid:.“Iamanxioustoget
kembali
backtomyauntandpaman
uncle,forIamsuretheyakan
willworryaboutme.Canyouhelpme
menemukan
findmyway?”TheMunchkins
dan
andtheWitchfirstlookedatsatu
oneanother,andthenatDorothy,dan
andthenshooktheirheads.“At
yang
theEast,notfarfromhere,”saidone,“thereisabesar
greatdesert,andnonecouldhidup
livetocrossit.”“Itis
yang
thesameattheSouth,”saidlain
another,“forIhavebeensana
thereandseenit.TheSouthisthe
negara
countryoftheQuadlings.”“Iamtold,”saidthethird
orang
man,“thatitisthesama
sameattheWest.Andthat
negara
country,wheretheWinkieslive,isruledbytheWickedWitchoftheWest,whoakan
wouldmakeyouherslavejika
ifyoupassedherway.”“TheNorthismyhome,”saidthe
tua
oldlady,“andatitsedgeisthesama
samegreatdesertthatsurroundsini
thisLandofOz.I’mtakut
afraid,mydear,youwillhavetotinggal
livewithus.”Dorothybegantosobatthis,forshe
merasa
feltlonelyamongallthesestrangeorang
people.Hertearsseemedtogrieve
yang
thekind-heartedMunchkins,fortheyimmediatelymengambil
tookouttheirhandkerchiefsandbegantoweepjuga
also.Asforthelittle
tua
oldwoman,shetookoffhercapdan
andbalancedthepointontheujung
endofhernose,whileshecounted“One,dua
two,three”inasolemnvoice.Atoncethecap
berubah
changedtoaslate,onwhichwaswritteninbesar
big,whitechalkmarks:.“LETDOROTHY
Pergi
GOTOTHECITYOFEMERALDS”.The
kecil
littleoldwomantooktheslatefromhernose,dan
andhavingreadthewordsonitu
it,asked,“IsyournameDorothy,mydear?”“Yes,”answeredthe
anak
child,lookingupanddryinghertears.“Thenyou
harus
mustgototheCityofEmeralds.Mungkin
PerhapsOzwillhelpyou.”“Whereisthiscity?”
askedDorothy.
“Itis
persis
exactlyinthecenterofthenegara
country,andisruledbyOz,theBesar
GreatWizardItoldyouof.”“Ishea
baik
goodman?”