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Introduction
Folklore,legends,myths
dan
and
fairytaleshavefollowedchildhoodthrough
yang
the
ages,foreveryhealthyyoungster
memiliki
has
awholesomeandinstinctive
cinta
love
forstoriesfantastic,marvelous
dan
and
manifestlyunreal.
ThewingedfairiesofGrimm
dan
and
Andersenhavebroughtmorehappinesstochildishheartsthan
semua
all
otherhumancreations.
Yettheold
masa
time
fairytale,havingservedforgenerations,
dapat
may
nowbeclassedas“historical”inthechildren’slibrary;
forthetimehascomeforaseriesofnewer“wondertales”inwhichthestereotypedgenie,dwarf
dan
and
fairyareeliminated,togetherwith
semua
all
thehorribleandblood-curdlingincidentsdevisedbytheirauthorstopointafearsomemoralto
setiap
each
tale.
Moderneducationincludesmorality;
thereforethemodern
anak
child
seeksonlyentertainmentinitswondertales
dan
and
gladlydispenseswithalldisagreeableincident.
Having
ini
this
thoughtinmind,the
cerita
story
of“TheWonderfulWizardofOz”waswrittensolelytoplease
anak
children
oftoday.
Itaspirestobeingamodernizedfairytale,in
mana
which
thewondermentandjoyareretained
dan
and
theheartachesandnightmaresareleftout.
L.
ChapterITheCyclone
Dorothy
tinggal
lived
inthemidstofthe
besar
great
Kansasprairies,withUncleHenry,whowas
seorang
a
farmer,andAuntEm,whowasthefarmer’s
istri
wife
.
Theirhousewassmall,forthelumbertobuildithadtobecarriedbywagonmanymiles.
Ada
There
werefourwalls,afloor
dan
and
aroof,whichmade
satu
one
room;
andthisroomcontainedarusty
terlihat
looking
cookstove,acupboardfor
yang
the
dishes,atable,three
atau
or
fourchairs,andthebeds.
Paman
Uncle
HenryandAuntEm
memiliki
had
abigbedin
satu
one
corner,andDorothya
kecil
little
bedinanothercorner.
Ada
There
wasnogarretatall,
dan
and
nocellar—exceptasmallholedugintheground,calledacyclonecellar,
mana
where
thefamilycouldgoincaseoneofthose
besar
great
whirlwindsarose,mightyenoughtocrush
setiap
any
buildinginitspath.
Itwasreachedbyatrap
pintu
door
inthemiddleofthefloor,from
mana
which
aladderleddownintothe
kecil
small
,darkhole.
WhenDorothystoodinthedoorway
dan
and
lookedaround,shecould
melihat
see
nothingbutthegreatgrayprairieon
setiap
every
side.
Notatreenora
rumah
house
brokethebroadsweepofflatcountrythatreachedtotheedgeoftheskyin
semua
all
directions.
Thesunhadbaked
yang
the
plowedlandintoagraymass,
dengan
with
littlecracksrunningthrough
itu
it
.
Eventhegrasswasnotgreen,for
yang
the
sunhadburnedthetopsof
yang
the
longbladesuntiltheywere
yang
the
samegraycolortobeseeneverywhere.
Oncethe
rumah
house
hadbeenpainted,butthesunblisteredthepaint
dan
and
therainswasheditaway,
dan
and
nowthehousewasasdull
dan
and
grayaseverythingelse.
Ketika
When
AuntEmcamethereto
tinggal
live
shewasayoung,
cantik
pretty
wife.
Thesunandwindhadchangedher,
juga
too
.
Theyhadtakenthesparklefromhereyes
dan
and
leftthemasobergray;
theyhad
mengambil
taken
theredfromhercheeks
dan
and
lips,andtheyweregray
juga
also
.
Shewasthinandgaunt,
dan
and
neversmilednow.
WhenDorothy,whowasanorphan,first
datang
came
toher,AuntEmhadbeensostartledbythechild’slaughterthatshe
akan
would
screamandpressherhanduponherheartwheneverDorothy’smerryvoicereachedherears;
dan
and
shestilllookedatthe
kecil
little
girlwithwonderthatshe
bisa
could
findanythingtolaughat.
Paman
Uncle
Henryneverlaughed.
Heworked
keras
hard
frommorningtillnight
dan
and
didnotknowwhatjoywas.
Hewasgray
juga
also
,fromhislongbeardtohisroughboots,
dan
and
helookedsternandsolemn,
dan
and
rarelyspoke.
ItwasTotothat
membuat
made
Dorothylaugh,andsavedherfromgrowingasgrayasherothersurroundings.
Totowasnotgray;
hewasalittle
hitam
black
dog,withlongsilky
rambut
hair
andsmallblackeyes
yang
that
twinkledmerrilyoneither
sisi
side
ofhisfunny,weenose.
Toto
bermain
played
alldaylong,andDorothy
bermain
played
withhim,andlovedhimdearly.
Hari
Today
,however,theywerenot
bermain
playing
.
UncleHenrysatuponthedoorstep
dan
and
lookedanxiouslyatthesky,whichwas
bahkan
even
grayerthanusual.
Dorothystoodinthe
pintu
door
withTotoinherarms,
dan
and
lookedatthesky
juga
too
.
AuntEmwaswashingthedishes.
From
yang
the
farnorththeyheardalowwailof
yang
the
wind,andUncleHenry
dan
and
Dorothycouldseewhere
yang
the
longgrassbowedinwaves
sebelum
before
thecomingstorm.
There
sekarang
now
cameasharpwhistlinginthe
udara
air
fromthesouth,andastheyturnedtheireyes
itu
that
waytheysawripplesinthegrass
datang
coming
fromthatdirectionalso.
Suddenly
Paman
Uncle
Henrystoodup.
“There’sacyclone
datang
coming
,Em,”hecalledtohiswife.
“I’ll
pergi
go
lookafterthestock.”
Thenhe
berlari
ran
towardtheshedswherethecows
dan
and
horseswerekept.
AuntEmdroppedherwork
dan
and
cametothedoor.
Satu
One
glancetoldherof
yang
the
dangercloseathand.
“Quick,Dorothy!”
shescreamed.
“Runforthecellar!”
Totojumped
keluar
out
ofDorothy’sarmsandhid
bawah
under
thebed,andthe
gadis
girl
startedtogethim.
AuntEm,badlyfrightened,threw
membuka
open
thetrapdoorin
yang
the
floorandclimbeddown
yang
the
ladderintothesmall,darkhole.
Dorothy
menangkap
caught
Totoatlastand
mulai
started
tofollowheraunt.
Ketika
When
shewashalfwayacrosstheroom
ada
there
cameagreatshriekfromthewind,
dan
and
thehouseshookso
keras
hard
thatshelostherfooting
dan
and
satdownsuddenlyuponthefloor.
Thenastrange
sesuatu
thing
happened.
Thehousewhirledaround
dua
two
orthreetimesandroseslowly
melalui
through
theair.
Dorothyfeltasifsheweregoingupinaballoon.
Yang
The
northandsouthwinds
bertemu
met
wherethehousestood,
dan
and
madeittheexactcenterof
yang
the
cyclone.
Inthemiddleofacyclonethe
udara
air
isgenerallystill,butthe
besar
great
pressureofthewindon
setiap
every
sideofthehouseraisedituphigher
dan
and
higher,untilitwasatthevery
atas
top
ofthecyclone;
and
sana
there
itremainedandwascarriedmiles
dan
and
milesawayaseasilyasyou
bisa
could
carryafeather.
Itwasverydark,
dan
and
thewindhowledhorriblyaroundher,
tapi
but
Dorothyfoundshewasridingquiteeasily.
Setelah
After
thefirstfewwhirls
sekitar
around
,andoneothertime
ketika
when
thehousetippedbadly,she
merasa
felt
asifshewerebeingrockedgently,likea
bayi
baby
inacradle.
Totodidnotlikeit.
He
berlari
ran
abouttheroom,now
sini
here
,nowthere,barkingloudly;
tapi
but
Dorothysatquitestillon
yang
the
floorandwaitedto
melihat
see
whatwouldhappen.
OnceToto
mendapatkan
got
tooneartheopentrap
pintu
door
,andfellin;
andatfirstthe
kecil
little
girlthoughtshehad
kehilangan
lost
him.
Butsoonshe
melihat
saw
oneofhisearsstickingup
melalui
through
thehole,forthestrongpressureofthe
udara
air
waskeepinghimupsothathe
bisa
could
notfall.
Shecrepttothehole,
menangkap
caught
Totobytheear,
dan
and
draggedhimintotheroomagain,afterward
menutup
closing
thetrapdoorso
itu
that
nomoreaccidentscould
terjadi
happen
.
Hourafterhourpassedaway,
dan
and
slowlyDorothygotoverherfright;
tapi
but
shefeltquitelonely,
dan
and
thewindshriekedsoloudlyallabouther
bahwa
that
shenearlybecamedeaf.
Atfirstshehadwonderedifshe
akan
would
bedashedtopieces
ketika
when
thehousefellagain;
tapi
but
asthehourspassed
dan
and
nothingterriblehappened,she
berhenti
stopped
worryingandresolvedto
menunggu
wait
calmlyandseewhat
yang
the
futurewouldbring.
Atlastshecrawled
atas
over
theswayingfloortoherbed,
dan
and
laydownuponit;
dan
and
Totofollowedandlaydownbesideher.
ChapterIITheCouncil
dengan
with
theMunchkins
Shewasawakenedbyashock,sosudden
dan
and
severethatifDorothyhadnotbeen
berbaring
lying
onthesoftbedshemight
telah
have
beenhurt.
Asitwas,
yang
the
jarmadehercatchherbreath
dan
and
wonderwhathadhappened;
dan
and
Totoputhiscoldlittlenoseintoherface
dan
and
whineddismally.
Dorothysatup
dan
and
noticedthatthehousewasnot
bergerak
moving
;
norwasitdark,for
yang
the
brightsunshinecameinat
yang
the
window,floodingthelittle
kamar
room
.
Shesprangfromherbed
dan
and
withTotoatherheels
berlari
ran
andopenedthedoor.
Yang
The
littlegirlgaveacryofamazement
dan
and
lookedabouther,hereyesgrowingbigger
dan
and
biggeratthewonderfulsightsshesaw.
Yang
The
cyclonehadsetthe
rumah
house
downverygently—foracyclone—in
yang
the
midstofacountryofmarvelousbeauty.
Ada
There
werelovelypatchesofgreenswardallabout,
dengan
with
statelytreesbearingrich
dan
and
lusciousfruits.
Banksofgorgeousflowerswereon
setiap
every
hand,andbirdswithrare
dan
and
brilliantplumagesangandflutteredin
yang
the
treesandbushes.
Alittlewayoffwas
seorang
a
smallbrook,rushingandsparklingalong
antara
between
greenbanks,andmurmuringin
seorang
a
voiceverygratefulto
seorang
a
littlegirlwhohadlivedso
lama
long
onthedry,grayprairies.
Sementara
While
shestoodlookingeagerlyat
yang
the
strangeandbeautifulsights,shenoticed
datang
coming
towardheragroupof
yang
the
queerestpeopleshehadever
lihat
seen
.
Theywerenotasbigas
yang
the
grownfolkshehad
selalu
always
beenusedto;
butneitherweretheyvery
kecil
small
.
Infact,theyseemedaboutastallasDorothy,
yang
who
wasawell-grownchildforherage,althoughtheywere,so
sejauh
far
aslooksgo,manyyearsolder.
Tiga
Three
weremenandonea
wanita
woman
,andallwereoddlydressed.
Theyworeroundhatsthatrosetoasmall
titik
point
afootabovetheirheads,
dengan
with
littlebellsaroundthebrimsthattinkledsweetlyasthey
bergerak
moved
.
Thehatsofthemenwereblue;
the
kecil
little
woman’shatwaswhite,
dan
and
sheworeawhitegownthathunginpleatsfromhershoulders.
Overitweresprinkled
kecil
little
starsthatglistenedinthesun
seperti
like
diamonds.
Themenweredressedinblue,of
yang
the
sameshadeastheirhats,
dan
and
worewell-polishedbootswithadeeprollofblueat
yang
the
tops.
Themen,Dorothythought,wereaboutas
tua
old
asUncleHenry,for
dua
two
ofthemhadbeards.
Tapi
But
thelittlewomanwasdoubtless
jauh
much
older.
Herfacewascovered
dengan
with
wrinkles,herhairwasnearly
putih
white
,andshewalkedratherstiffly.
Ketika
When
thesepeopledrewnearthe
rumah
house
whereDorothywasstandinginthedoorway,theypaused
dan
and
whisperedamongthemselves,asif
takut
afraid
tocomefarther.
Butthe
kecil
little
oldwomanwalkeduptoDorothy,
membuat
made
alowbowandsaid,ina
manis
sweet
voice:.
“Youarewelcome,
paling
most
nobleSorceress,tothelandoftheMunchkins.
Wearesogratefultoyouforhaving
membunuh
killed
theWickedWitchoftheEast,
dan
and
forsettingourpeoplefreefrombondage.”
Dorothy
mendengarkan
listened
tothisspeechwithwonder.
Whatcould
yang
the
littlewomanpossiblymeanbycallingherasorceress,
dan
and
sayingshehadkilled
yang
the
WickedWitchoftheEast?
Dorothywasaninnocent,harmless
kecil
little
girl,whohadbeencarriedby
seorang
a
cyclonemanymilesfrom
rumah
home
;
andshehadnever
membunuh
killed
anythinginallherlife.
Tapi
But
thelittlewomanevidentlyexpectedherto
menjawab
answer
;
soDorothysaid,withhesitation,“Youare
sangat
very
kind,buttheremustbe
beberapa
some
mistake.
Ihavenot
membunuh
killed
anything.”
“Yourhousedid,anyway,”repliedthe
kecil
little
oldwoman,withalaugh,“andthatisthe
sama
same
thing.
See!”
shecontinued,pointingtothecornerofthe
rumah
house
.
“Therearehertwofeet,
masih
still
stickingoutfromunderablockofwood.”
Dorothy
melihat
looked
,andgavealittlecryoffright.
Sana
There
,indeed,justunderthecornerofthe
besar
great
beamthehouserestedon,
dua
two
feetwerestickingout,shodinsilvershoes
dengan
with
pointedtoes.
“Oh,dear!
Oh,dear!”
criedDorothy,claspingherhandstogetherindismay.
“The
rumah
house
musthavefallenonher.
Whatevershallwedo?”
“Thereisnothingtobedone,”said
yang
the
littlewomancalmly.
“But
siapa
who
wasshe?”
askedDorothy.
“Shewas
yang
the
WickedWitchoftheEast,asIsaid,”answered
yang
the
littlewoman.
“Shehas
menahan
held
alltheMunchkinsinbondageformanyyears,
membuat
making
themslaveforher
malam
night
andday.
Nowtheyare
semua
all
setfree,andaregratefultoyouforthefavor.”
“WhoaretheMunchkins?”
inquiredDorothy.
“Theyarethe
orang
people
wholiveinthislandoftheEast
mana
where
theWickedWitchruled.”
“AreyouaMunchkin?”
askedDorothy.
“No,
tapi
but
Iamtheirfriend,althoughI
tinggal
live
inthelandoftheNorth.
Ketika
When
theysawtheWitchoftheEastwas
mati
dead
theMunchkinssentaswiftmessengertome,
dan
and
Icameatonce.
IamtheWitchoftheNorth.”
“Oh,gracious!”
criedDorothy.
“Areyouarealwitch?”
“Yes,indeed,”answeredthe
kecil
little
woman.
“ButIama
baik
good
witch,andthepeopleloveme.
IamnotaspowerfulastheWickedWitchwaswhoruled
sini
here
,orIshouldhavesetthe
orang
people
freemyself.”
“ButIthought
semua
all
witcheswerewicked,”saidthe
gadis
girl
,whowashalffrightenedat
menghadapi
facing
arealwitch.
“Oh,
tidak
no
,thatisagreatmistake.
Ada
There
wereonlyfourwitchesinalltheLandofOz,
dan
and
twoofthem,thosewho
tinggal
live
intheNorthandtheSouth,are
baik
good
witches.
Iknowthisis
benar
true
,forIamoneofthemmyself,
dan
and
cannotbemistaken.
ThosewhodweltintheEast
dan
and
theWestwere,indeed,wickedwitches;
tapi
but
nowthatyouhave
membunuh
killed
oneofthem,thereis
tapi
but
oneWickedWitchinalltheLandofOz—theonewholivesintheWest.”
“But,”
mengatakan
said
Dorothy,afteramoment’s
berpikir
thought
,“AuntEmhastoldmethatthewitcheswere
semua
all
dead—yearsandyearsago.”
“WhoisAuntEm?”
inquiredthe
kecil
little
oldwoman.
“Sheismyaunt
yang
who
livesinKansas,whereIcamefrom.”
TheWitchoftheNorthseemedto
berpikir
think
foratime,withherheadbowed
dan
and
hereyesupontheground.
Thenshe
melihat
looked
upandsaid,“Idonot
tahu
know
whereKansasis,forIhave
pernah
never
heardthatcountrymentioned
sebelumnya
before
.
Buttellme,isitacivilizedcountry?”
“Oh,yes,”repliedDorothy.
“Thenthataccountsforit.
InthecivilizedcountriesI
percaya
believe
therearenowitchesleft,norwizards,norsorceresses,normagicians.
Tapi
But
,yousee,theLandofOzhas
pernah
never
beencivilized,forwearecutofffromalltherestofthe
dunia
world
.
Thereforewestillhavewitches
dan
and
wizardsamongstus.”
“Whoarethewizards?”
askedDorothy.
“OzhimselfistheGreatWizard,”answeredtheWitch,sinkinghervoicetoawhisper.
“Heis
lebih
more
powerfulthanalltherestofustogether.
Helivesinthe
Kota
City
ofEmeralds.”
Dorothywasgoingto
mengajukan
ask
anotherquestion,butjustthentheMunchkins,whohadbeenstandingsilentlyby,gavealoudshout
dan
and
pointedtothecornerofthe
rumah
house
wheretheWickedWitchhadbeen
berbaring
lying
.
“Whatisit?”
askedthe
kecil
little
oldwoman,andlooked,
dan
and
begantolaugh.
Thefeetof
yang
the
deadWitchhaddisappearedentirely,
dan
and
nothingwasleftbut
yang
the
silvershoes.
“Shewassoold,”explainedtheWitchoftheNorth,“thatshedriedupquicklyinthesun.Thatistheendofher.
Tapi
But
thesilvershoesare
milikmu
yours
,andyoushallhavethemtowear.”
Shereached
bawah
down
andpickeduptheshoes,
dan
and
aftershakingthedustoutofthemhandedthemtoDorothy.
“TheWitchof
yang
the
Eastwasproudofthosesilvershoes,”saidoneof
yang
the
Munchkins,“andthereis
beberapa
some
charmconnectedwiththem;
tapi
but
whatitiswe
pernah
never
knew.”
Dorothycarriedtheshoesintothe
rumah
house
andplacedthemonthetable.
Thenshecame
keluar
out
againtotheMunchkins
dan
and
said:.
“Iamanxioustoget
kembali
back
tomyauntand
paman
uncle
,forIamsurethey
akan
will
worryaboutme.
Canyouhelpme
menemukan
find
myway?”
TheMunchkins
dan
and
theWitchfirstlookedat
satu
one
another,andthenatDorothy,
dan
and
thenshooktheirheads.
“At
yang
the
East,notfarfromhere,”saidone,“thereisa
besar
great
desert,andnonecould
hidup
live
tocrossit.”
“Itis
yang
the
sameattheSouth,”said
lain
another
,“forIhavebeen
sana
there
andseenit.
TheSouthisthe
negara
country
oftheQuadlings.”
“Iamtold,”saidthethird
orang
man
,“thatitisthe
sama
same
attheWest.
Andthat
negara
country
,wheretheWinkieslive,isruledbytheWickedWitchoftheWest,who
akan
would
makeyouherslave
jika
if
youpassedherway.”
“TheNorthismyhome,”saidthe
tua
old
lady,“andatitsedgeisthe
sama
same
greatdesertthatsurrounds
ini
this
LandofOz.I’m
takut
afraid
,mydear,youwillhaveto
tinggal
live
withus.”
Dorothybegantosobatthis,forshe
merasa
felt
lonelyamongallthesestrange
orang
people
.
Hertearsseemedtogrieve
yang
the
kind-heartedMunchkins,fortheyimmediately
mengambil
took
outtheirhandkerchiefsandbegantoweep
juga
also
.
Asforthelittle
tua
old
woman,shetookoffhercap
dan
and
balancedthepointonthe
ujung
end
ofhernose,whileshecounted“One,
dua
two
,three”inasolemnvoice.
Atoncethecap
berubah
changed
toaslate,onwhichwaswrittenin
besar
big
,whitechalkmarks:.
“LETDOROTHY
Pergi
GO
TOTHECITYOFEMERALDS”.
The
kecil
little
oldwomantooktheslatefromhernose,
dan
and
havingreadthewordson
itu
it
,asked,“IsyournameDorothy,mydear?”
“Yes,”answeredthe
anak
child
,lookingupanddryinghertears.
“Thenyou
harus
must
gototheCityofEmeralds.
Mungkin
Perhaps
Ozwillhelpyou.”
“Whereisthiscity?”
askedDorothy.
“Itis
persis
exactly
inthecenterofthe
negara
country
,andisruledbyOz,the
Besar
Great
WizardItoldyouof.”
“Ishea
baik
good
man?”