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Introduction
Folklore,legends,myths
dan
and
fairytaleshavefollowedchildhoodthrough
yang
the
ages,foreveryhealthy
anak
youngster
hasawholesomeandinstinctive
cinta
love
forstoriesfantastic,marvelous
dan
and
manifestlyunreal.
ThewingedfairiesofGrimm
dan
and
Andersenhavebroughtmore
kebahagiaan
happiness
tochildishheartsthan
semua
all
otherhumancreations.
Yettheold
masa
time
fairytale,havingservedforgenerations,
dapat
may
nowbeclassedas“historical”inthechildren’s
perpustakaan
library
;
forthetimehascomeforaseriesofnewer“wondertales”inwhichthestereotypedgenie,
kerdil
dwarf
andfairyareeliminated,
bersama
together
withallthehorrible
dan
and
blood-curdlingincidentsdevisedbytheirauthorstopointa
menakutkan
fearsome
moraltoeachtale.
Modern
Modern
educationincludesmorality;
thereforethe
modern
modern
childseeksonlyentertainmentinitswondertales
dan
and
gladlydispenseswithalldisagreeable
insiden
incident
.
Havingthisthoughtin
pikiran
mind
,thestoryof“TheWonderful
Wizard
Wizard
ofOz”waswrittensolelytoplease
anak
children
oftoday.
Itaspirestobeingamodernizedfairytale,in
mana
which
thewondermentandjoyareretained
dan
and
theheartachesandnightmaresareleftout.
L.
Bab
Chapter
ITheCyclone
Dorothy
tinggal
lived
inthemidstofthe
besar
great
Kansasprairies,withUncleHenry,whowas
seorang
a
farmer,andAuntEm,whowasthefarmer’s
istri
wife
.
Theirhousewassmall,forthe
kayu
lumber
tobuildithadtobecarriedby
gerobak
wagon
manymiles.
Therewere
empat
four
walls,aflooranda
atap
roof
,whichmadeoneroom;
dan
and
thisroomcontaineda
berkarat
rusty
lookingcookstove,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—exceptasmall
lubang
hole
dugintheground,calledacyclonecellar,
mana
where
thefamilycouldgoincaseoneofthose
besar
great
whirlwindsarose,mightyenoughto
menghancurkan
crush
anybuildinginitspath.
Itwasreachedbya
perangkap
trap
doorinthemiddleofthe
lantai
floor
,fromwhichaladderled
bawah
down
intothesmall,dark
lubang
hole
.
WhenDorothystoodinthe
pintu
doorway
andlookedaround,she
bisa
could
seenothingbutthe
besar
great
grayprairieonevery
sisi
side
.
Notatreenora
rumah
house
brokethebroadsweepof
datar
flat
countrythatreachedtothe
tepi
edge
oftheskyin
semua
all
directions.
Thesunhadbaked
yang
the
plowedlandintoa
abu
gray
mass,withlittlecracksrunningthrough
itu
it
.
Eventhegrasswasnot
hijau
green
,forthesunhad
membakar
burned
thetopsofthe
panjang
long
bladesuntiltheywere
yang
the
samegraycolortobeseeneverywhere.
Oncethe
rumah
house
hadbeenpainted,butthe
matahari
sun
blisteredthepaintandtherainswasheditaway,
dan
and
nowthehousewasas
kusam
dull
andgrayaseverythingelse.
Ketika
When
AuntEmcamethereto
tinggal
live
shewasayoung,
cantik
pretty
wife.
Thesunand
angin
wind
hadchangedher,too.
Theyhad
mengambil
taken
thesparklefromhereyes
dan
and
leftthemasober
abu
gray
;
theyhadtakenthe
merah
red
fromhercheeksandlips,
dan
and
theyweregrayalso.
Shewas
kurus
thin
andgaunt,andnever
tersenyum
smiled
now.
WhenDorothy,whowasan
yatim piatu
orphan
,firstcametoher,
Bibi
Aunt
Emhadbeensostartledbythechild’s
tawa
laughter
thatshewouldscream
dan
and
pressherhanduponherheartwheneverDorothy’smerry
suara
voice
reachedherears;
andshe
masih
still
lookedatthelittle
gadis
girl
withwonderthatshe
bisa
could
findanythingtolaughat.
Paman
Uncle
Henryneverlaughed.
Heworked
keras
hard
frommorningtillnight
dan
and
didnotknowwhat
sukacita
joy
was.
Hewasgray
juga
also
,fromhislongbeardtohis
kasar
rough
boots,andhelookedstern
dan
and
solemn,andrarelyspoke.
ItwasTotothat
membuat
made
Dorothylaugh,andsavedherfrom
tumbuh
growing
asgrayasherother
lingkungan
surroundings
.
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
.
UncleHenrysatuponthe
ambang pintu
doorstep
andlookedanxiouslyatthe
langit
sky
,whichwasevengrayer
dari
than
usual.
Dorothystoodinthe
pintu
door
withTotoinherarms,
dan
and
lookedatthesky
juga
too
.
AuntEmwaswashingthedishes.
From
yang
the
farnorththeyhearda
rendah
low
wailofthewind,
dan
and
UncleHenryandDorothy
bisa
could
seewherethelong
rumput
grass
bowedinwavesbefore
yang
the
comingstorm.
Therenow
datang
came
asharpwhistlinginthe
udara
air
fromthesouth,andastheyturnedtheireyes
itu
that
waytheysawripplesinthe
rumput
grass
comingfromthatdirection
juga
also
.
SuddenlyUncleHenrystoodup.
“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!”
she
berteriak
screamed
.
“Runforthecellar!”
Toto
melompat
jumped
outofDorothy’sarms
dan
and
hidunderthebed,
dan
and
thegirlstartedtogethim.
Bibi
Aunt
Em,badlyfrightened,threw
membuka
open
thetrapdoorin
yang
the
floorandclimbeddown
yang
the
ladderintothesmall,
gelap
dark
hole.
DorothycaughtTotoatlast
dan
and
startedtofollowher
bibi
aunt
.
Whenshewashalfwayacrosstheroom
ada
there
cameagreatshriekfromthe
angin
wind
,andthehouseshookso
keras
hard
thatshelosther
pijakan
footing
andsatdownsuddenlyuponthe
lantai
floor
.
Thenastrangething
terjadi
happened
.
Thehousewhirledaround
dua
two
orthreetimesand
naik
rose
slowlythroughtheair.
Dorothy
merasa
felt
asifsheweregoingupina
balon
balloon
.
Thenorthandsouthwinds
bertemu
met
wherethehousestood,
dan
and
madeittheexact
pusat
center
ofthecyclone.
Inthe
tengah
middle
ofacyclonethe
udara
air
isgenerallystill,butthe
besar
great
pressureofthewindon
setiap
every
sideofthehouseraiseditup
tinggi
higher
andhigher,untilitwasatthevery
atas
top
ofthecyclone;
and
sana
there
itremainedandwas
membawa
carried
milesandmilesawayas
mudah
easily
asyoucouldcarrya
bulu
feather
.
Itwasverydark,
dan
and
thewindhowledhorriblyaroundher,
tapi
but
Dorothyfoundshewasridingquite
mudah
easily
.
Afterthefirstfewwhirls
sekitar
around
,andoneothertime
ketika
when
thehousetippedbadly,she
merasa
felt
asifshewerebeingrocked
lembut
gently
,likeababyinacradle.
Totodidnotlikeit.
He
berlari
ran
abouttheroom,now
sini
here
,nowthere,barkingloudly;
tapi
but
Dorothysatquitestillon
yang
the
floorandwaitedto
melihat
see
whatwouldhappen.
OnceToto
mendapatkan
got
tooneartheopen
perangkap
trap
door,andfellin;
dan
and
atfirstthelittle
gadis
girl
thoughtshehadlosthim.
Tetapi
But
soonshesawoneofhisearsstickingup
melalui
through
thehole,forthe
kuat
strong
pressureoftheairwaskeepinghimupsothathe
bisa
could
notfall.
Shecrepttothe
lubang
hole
,caughtTotobythe
telinga
ear
,anddraggedhimintotheroomagain,afterward
menutup
closing
thetrapdoorso
itu
that
nomoreaccidentscould
terjadi
happen
.
Hourafterhourpassedaway,
dan
and
slowlyDorothygotoverher
ketakutan
fright
;
butshefeltquite
kesepian
lonely
,andthewindshriekedso
keras
loudly
allaboutherthatshe
hampir
nearly
becamedeaf.
Atfirstshehad
tanya
wondered
ifshewouldbedashedtopieces
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.
Bab
Chapter
IITheCouncilwiththeMunchkins
Shewasawakenedbya
kejutan
shock
,sosuddenandsevere
bahwa
that
ifDorothyhadnotbeen
berbaring
lying
onthesoftbedshemight
telah
have
beenhurt.
Asitwas,
yang
the
jarmadehercatchherbreath
dan
and
wonderwhathadhappened;
dan
and
Totoputhiscoldlittle
hidung
nose
intoherfaceandwhineddismally.
Dorothy
duduk
sat
upandnoticedthatthe
rumah
house
wasnotmoving;
norwasit
gelap
dark
,forthebrightsunshinecameinat
yang
the
window,floodingthelittle
kamar
room
.
Shesprangfromherbed
dan
and
withTotoatherheels
berlari
ran
andopenedthedoor.
Yang
The
littlegirlgaveacryofamazement
dan
and
lookedabouther,hereyes
tumbuh
growing
biggerandbiggerat
yang
the
wonderfulsightsshesaw.
Yang
The
cyclonehadsetthe
rumah
house
downverygently—foracyclone—in
yang
the
midstofacountryofmarvelous
keindahan
beauty
.
Therewerelovelypatchesofgreenswardallabout,
dengan
with
statelytreesbearingrich
dan
and
lusciousfruits.
Banksof
indah
gorgeous
flowerswereonevery
sisi
hand
,andbirdswithrare
dan
and
brilliantplumagesangandflutteredin
yang
the
treesandbushes.
Alittlewayoffwas
seorang
a
smallbrook,rushingand
berkilau
sparkling
alongbetweengreenbanks,
dan
and
murmuringinavoice
sangat
very
gratefultoalittle
gadis
girl
whohadlivedso
lama
long
onthedry,grayprairies.
Sementara
While
shestoodlookingeagerlyat
yang
the
strangeandbeautifulsights,she
memperhatikan
noticed
comingtowardheragroupof
yang
the
queerestpeopleshehadever
lihat
seen
.
Theywerenotasbigas
yang
the
grownfolkshehad
selalu
always
beenusedto;
but
tidak
neither
weretheyverysmall.
In
bahkan
fact
,theyseemedaboutastallasDorothy,
yang
who
wasawell-grownchildforherage,
meskipun
although
theywere,sofaraslooksgo,manyyears
tua
older
.
Threeweremenand
satu
one
awoman,andallwereoddly
berpakaian
dressed
.
Theyworeroundhatsthat
naik
rose
toasmallpointa
kaki
foot
abovetheirheads,withlittlebells
sekitar
around
thebrimsthattinkled
manis
sweetly
astheymoved.
Thehatsofthemenwere
biru
blue
;
thelittlewoman’shatwas
putih
white
,andsheworea
putih
white
gownthathunginpleatsfromhershoulders.
Overitweresprinkled
kecil
little
starsthatglistenedinthe
matahari
sun
likediamonds.
Themenweredressedin
biru
blue
,ofthesameshadeastheirhats,
dan
and
worewell-polishedbootswithadeep
gulungan
roll
ofblueatthetops.
Themen,Dorothythought,wereaboutas
tua
old
asUncleHenry,for
dua
two
ofthemhadbeards.
Tapi
But
thelittlewomanwasdoubtless
jauh
much
older.
Herfacewascovered
dengan
with
wrinkles,herhairwas
hampir
nearly
white,andshewalked
agak
rather
stiffly.
Whenthesepeopledrewnearthe
rumah
house
whereDorothywasstandinginthe
pintu
doorway
,theypausedandwhispered
antara
among
themselves,asifafraidto
datang
come
farther.
Butthelittle
tua
old
womanwalkeduptoDorothy,
membuat
made
alowbowandsaid,ina
manis
sweet
voice:.
“Youarewelcome,
paling
most
nobleSorceress,tothe
tanah
land
oftheMunchkins.
Weareso
berterima kasih
grateful
toyouforhaving
membunuh
killed
theWickedWitchofthe
Timur
East
,andforsettingour
orang
people
freefrombondage.”
Dorothy
mendengarkan
listened
tothisspeechwith
heran
wonder
.
Whatcouldthelittle
wanita
woman
possiblymeanbycallingherasorceress,
dan
and
sayingshehadkilled
yang
the
WickedWitchofthe
Timur
East
?
Dorothywasaninnocent,
berbahaya
harmless
littlegirl,whohadbeencarriedby
seorang
a
cyclonemanymilesfrom
rumah
home
;
andshehadnever
membunuh
killed
anythinginallherlife.
Tapi
But
thelittlewomanevidently
mengharapkan
expected
hertoanswer;
soDorothysaid,
dengan
with
hesitation,“Youareverykind,
tapi
but
theremustbesome
kesalahan
mistake
.
Ihavenotkilledanything.”
“Yourhousedid,anyway,”repliedthe
kecil
little
oldwoman,witha
tertawa
laugh
,“andthatisthe
sama
same
thing.
See!”
shecontinued,pointingtothe
sudut
corner
ofthehouse.
“Thereareher
dua
two
feet,stillstickingoutfrom
bawah
under
ablockofwood.”
Dorothy
melihat
looked
,andgavealittle
teriakan
cry
offright.
There,indeed,just
bawah
under
thecornerofthe
besar
great
beamthehouserestedon,
dua
two
feetwerestickingout,shodin
perak
silver
shoeswithpointedtoes.
“Oh,
sayang
dear
!
Oh,dear!”
criedDorothy,claspingherhandstogetherindismay.
“The
rumah
house
musthavefallenonher.
Whatevershallwedo?”
“Thereisnothingtobedone,”said
yang
the
littlewomancalmly.
“But
siapa
who
wasshe?”
askedDorothy.
“Shewas
yang
the
WickedWitchofthe
Timur
East
,asIsaid,”answered
yang
the
littlewoman.
“Shehas
menahan
held
alltheMunchkinsin
perbudakan
bondage
formanyyears,makingthem
budak
slave
forhernightand
siang
day
.
Nowtheyareallsetfree,
dan
and
aregratefultoyouforthefavor.”
“WhoaretheMunchkins?”
inquiredDorothy.
“Theyarethe
orang
people
wholiveinthis
tanah
land
oftheEastwherethe
Jahat
Wicked
Witchruled.”
“AreyouaMunchkin?”
askedDorothy.
“No,
tapi
but
Iamtheirfriend,
meskipun
although
Iliveinthe
tanah
land
oftheNorth.
Whenthey
melihat
saw
theWitchofthe
Timur
East
wasdeadtheMunchkins
mengirim
sent
aswiftmessengertome,
dan
and
Icameatonce.
Iamthe
Penyihir
Witch
oftheNorth.”
“Oh,gracious!”
criedDorothy.
“Areyouarealwitch?”
“Yes,indeed,”answeredthe
kecil
little
woman.
“ButIama
baik
good
witch,andthepeopleloveme.
Iamnotaspowerfulasthe
Jahat
Wicked
Witchwaswhoruled
sini
here
,orIshouldhavesetthe
orang
people
freemyself.”
“ButIthought
semua
all
witcheswerewicked,”saidthe
gadis
girl
,whowashalffrightenedat
menghadapi
facing
arealwitch.
“Oh,
tidak
no
,thatisagreat
kesalahan
mistake
.
Therewereonlyfourwitchesinallthe
Tanah
Land
ofOz,andtwoofthem,thosewho
tinggal
live
intheNorthandthe
Selatan
South
,aregoodwitches.
I
tahu
know
thisistrue,forIamoneofthemmyself,
dan
and
cannotbemistaken.
Thosewho
tinggal
dwelt
intheEastandthe
Barat
West
were,indeed,wickedwitches;
tapi
but
nowthatyouhave
membunuh
killed
oneofthem,thereis
tapi
but
oneWickedWitchinallthe
Tanah
Land
ofOz—theonewholivesintheWest.”
“But,”
mengatakan
said
Dorothy,afteramoment’s
berpikir
thought
,“AuntEmhastoldmethatthewitcheswere
semua
all
dead—yearsandyearsago.”
“Whois
Bibi
Aunt
Em?”
inquiredthelittle
tua
old
woman.
“Sheismy
bibi
aunt
wholivesinKansas,whereIcamefrom.”
The
Penyihir
Witch
oftheNorthseemedto
berpikir
think
foratime,withherhead
membungkuk
bowed
andhereyesuponthe
tanah
ground
.
Thenshelookedup
dan
and
said,“Idonot
tahu
know
whereKansasis,forIhave
pernah
never
heardthatcountrymentioned
sebelumnya
before
.
Buttellme,isita
beradab
civilized
country?”
“Oh,yes,”repliedDorothy.
“Thenthataccountsforit.
Inthe
beradab
civilized
countriesIbelievethereare
tidak
no
witchesleft,norwizards,
atau
nor
sorceresses,normagicians.
But,yousee,the
Tanah
Land
ofOzhasneverbeen
beradab
civilized
,forwearecutofffromalltherestofthe
dunia
world
.
Thereforewestillhavewitches
dan
and
wizardsamongstus.”
“Whoarethewizards?”
askedDorothy.
“OzhimselfistheGreatWizard,”answeredtheWitch,
menenggelamkan
sinking
hervoicetoa
bisikan
whisper
.
“Heismorepowerfulthan
semua
all
therestofustogether.
Helivesinthe
Kota
City
ofEmeralds.”
Dorothywasgoingto
mengajukan
ask
anotherquestion,butjustthentheMunchkins,whohadbeenstanding
diam
silently
by,gavealoud
berteriak
shout
andpointedtothe
sudut
corner
ofthehousewherethe
Jahat
Wicked
Witchhadbeenlying.
“Whatisit?”
askedthe
kecil
little
oldwoman,andlooked,
dan
and
begantolaugh.
The
kaki
feet
ofthedeadWitchhad
menghilang
disappeared
entirely,andnothingwasleftbut
yang
the
silvershoes.
“Shewassoold,”explainedthe
Penyihir
Witch
oftheNorth,“thatshedriedup
cepat
quickly
inthesun.Thatistheendofher.
Tapi
But
thesilvershoesare
milikmu
yours
,andyoushallhavethemtowear.”
Shereached
bawah
down
andpickedupthe
sepatu
shoes
,andaftershakingthe
debu
dust
outofthemhandedthemtoDorothy.
“TheWitchof
yang
the
Eastwasproudofthose
perak
silver
shoes,”saidoneof
yang
the
Munchkins,“andthereis
beberapa
some
charmconnectedwiththem;
tapi
but
whatitiswe
pernah
never
knew.”
Dorothycarriedthe
sepatu
shoes
intothehouseandplacedthemonthe
meja
table
.
Thenshecameout
lagi
again
totheMunchkinsandsaid:.
“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.
The
Selatan
South
isthecountryoftheQuadlings.”
“Iamtold,”saidthe
ketiga
third
man,“thatitisthe
sama
same
attheWest.
Andthat
negara
country
,wheretheWinkieslive,isruledbythe
Jahat
Wicked
WitchoftheWest,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,forthey
segera
immediately
tookouttheirhandkerchiefs
dan
and
begantoweepalso.
Asforthe
kecil
little
oldwoman,shetookoffher
topi
cap
andbalancedthepointonthe
ujung
end
ofhernose,whileshe
menghitung
counted
“One,two,three”inasolemn
suara
voice
.
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?”