Introduction
Folklore,legends,myths
dan
andfairytaleshavefollowedchildhoodthroughyang
theages,foreveryhealthyanak
youngsterhasawholesomeandinstinctivecinta
loveforstoriesfantastic,marvelousdan
andmanifestlyunreal.ThewingedfairiesofGrimm
dan
andAndersenhavebroughtmorekebahagiaan
happinesstochildishheartsthansemua
allotherhumancreations.Yettheold
masa
timefairytale,havingservedforgenerations,dapat
maynowbeclassedas“historical”inthechildren’sperpustakaan
library;forthetimehascomeforaseriesofnewer“wondertales”inwhichthestereotypedgenie,
kerdil
dwarfandfairyareeliminated,bersama
togetherwithallthehorribledan
andblood-curdlingincidentsdevisedbytheirauthorstopointamenakutkan
fearsomemoraltoeachtale.Modern
Moderneducationincludesmorality;thereforethe
modern
modernchildseeksonlyentertainmentinitswondertalesdan
andgladlydispenseswithalldisagreeableinsiden
incident.Havingthisthoughtin
pikiran
mind,thestoryof“TheWonderfulWizard
WizardofOz”waswrittensolelytopleaseanak
childrenoftoday.Itaspirestobeingamodernizedfairytale,in
mana
whichthewondermentandjoyareretaineddan
andtheheartachesandnightmaresareleftout.L.
Bab
ChapterITheCycloneDorothy
tinggal
livedinthemidstofthebesar
greatKansasprairies,withUncleHenry,whowasseorang
afarmer,andAuntEm,whowasthefarmer’sistri
wife.Theirhousewassmall,forthe
kayu
lumbertobuildithadtobecarriedbygerobak
wagonmanymiles.Therewere
empat
fourwalls,afloorandaatap
roof,whichmadeoneroom;dan
andthisroomcontainedaberkarat
rustylookingcookstove,acupboardforyang
thedishes,atable,threeatau
orfourchairs,andthebeds.Paman
UncleHenryandAuntEmmemiliki
hadabigbedinsatu
onecorner,andDorothyakecil
littlebedinanothercorner.Ada
Therewasnogarretatall,dan
andnocellar—exceptasmalllubang
holedugintheground,calledacyclonecellar,mana
wherethefamilycouldgoincaseoneofthosebesar
greatwhirlwindsarose,mightyenoughtomenghancurkan
crushanybuildinginitspath.Itwasreachedbya
perangkap
trapdoorinthemiddleofthelantai
floor,fromwhichaladderledbawah
downintothesmall,darklubang
hole.WhenDorothystoodinthe
pintu
doorwayandlookedaround,shebisa
couldseenothingbutthebesar
greatgrayprairieoneverysisi
side.Notatreenora
rumah
housebrokethebroadsweepofdatar
flatcountrythatreachedtothetepi
edgeoftheskyinsemua
alldirections.Thesunhadbaked
yang
theplowedlandintoaabu
graymass,withlittlecracksrunningthroughitu
it.Eventhegrasswasnot
hijau
green,forthesunhadmembakar
burnedthetopsofthepanjang
longbladesuntiltheywereyang
thesamegraycolortobeseeneverywhere.Oncethe
rumah
househadbeenpainted,butthematahari
sunblisteredthepaintandtherainswasheditaway,dan
andnowthehousewasaskusam
dullandgrayaseverythingelse.Ketika
WhenAuntEmcametheretotinggal
liveshewasayoung,cantik
prettywife.Thesunand
angin
windhadchangedher,too.Theyhad
mengambil
takenthesparklefromhereyesdan
andleftthemasoberabu
gray;theyhadtakenthe
merah
redfromhercheeksandlips,dan
andtheyweregrayalso.Shewas
kurus
thinandgaunt,andnevertersenyum
smilednow.WhenDorothy,whowasan
yatim piatu
orphan,firstcametoher,Bibi
AuntEmhadbeensostartledbythechild’stawa
laughterthatshewouldscreamdan
andpressherhanduponherheartwheneverDorothy’smerrysuara
voicereachedherears;andshe
masih
stilllookedatthelittlegadis
girlwithwonderthatshebisa
couldfindanythingtolaughat.Paman
UncleHenryneverlaughed.Heworked
keras
hardfrommorningtillnightdan
anddidnotknowwhatsukacita
joywas.Hewasgray
juga
also,fromhislongbeardtohiskasar
roughboots,andhelookedsterndan
andsolemn,andrarelyspoke.ItwasTotothat
membuat
madeDorothylaugh,andsavedherfromtumbuh
growingasgrayasherotherlingkungan
surroundings.Totowasnotgray;
hewasalittle
hitam
blackdog,withlongsilkyrambut
hairandsmallblackeyesyang
thattwinkledmerrilyoneithersisi
sideofhisfunny,weenose.Toto
bermain
playedalldaylong,andDorothybermain
playedwithhim,andlovedhimdearly.Hari
Today,however,theywerenotbermain
playing.UncleHenrysatuponthe
ambang pintu
doorstepandlookedanxiouslyatthelangit
sky,whichwasevengrayerdari
thanusual.Dorothystoodinthe
pintu
doorwithTotoinherarms,dan
andlookedattheskyjuga
too.AuntEmwaswashingthedishes.
From
yang
thefarnorththeyheardarendah
lowwailofthewind,dan
andUncleHenryandDorothybisa
couldseewherethelongrumput
grassbowedinwavesbeforeyang
thecomingstorm.Therenow
datang
cameasharpwhistlingintheudara
airfromthesouth,andastheyturnedtheireyesitu
thatwaytheysawripplesintherumput
grasscomingfromthatdirectionjuga
also.SuddenlyUncleHenrystoodup.
“There’sacyclone
datang
coming,Em,”hecalledtohiswife.“I’ll
pergi
golookafterthestock.”Thenhe
berlari
rantowardtheshedswherethecowsdan
andhorseswerekept.AuntEmdroppedherwork
dan
andcametothedoor.Satu
Oneglancetoldherofyang
thedangercloseathand.“Quick,Dorothy!”
she
berteriak
screamed.“Runforthecellar!”
Toto
melompat
jumpedoutofDorothy’sarmsdan
andhidunderthebed,dan
andthegirlstartedtogethim.Bibi
AuntEm,badlyfrightened,threwmembuka
openthetrapdoorinyang
thefloorandclimbeddownyang
theladderintothesmall,gelap
darkhole.DorothycaughtTotoatlast
dan
andstartedtofollowherbibi
aunt.Whenshewashalfwayacrosstheroom
ada
therecameagreatshriekfromtheangin
wind,andthehouseshooksokeras
hardthatshelostherpijakan
footingandsatdownsuddenlyuponthelantai
floor.Thenastrangething
terjadi
happened.Thehousewhirledaround
dua
twoorthreetimesandnaik
roseslowlythroughtheair.Dorothy
merasa
feltasifsheweregoingupinabalon
balloon.Thenorthandsouthwinds
bertemu
metwherethehousestood,dan
andmadeittheexactpusat
centerofthecyclone.Inthe
tengah
middleofacyclonetheudara
airisgenerallystill,butthebesar
greatpressureofthewindonsetiap
everysideofthehouseraisedituptinggi
higherandhigher,untilitwasattheveryatas
topofthecyclone;and
sana
thereitremainedandwasmembawa
carriedmilesandmilesawayasmudah
easilyasyoucouldcarryabulu
feather.Itwasverydark,
dan
andthewindhowledhorriblyaroundher,tapi
butDorothyfoundshewasridingquitemudah
easily.Afterthefirstfewwhirls
sekitar
around,andoneothertimeketika
whenthehousetippedbadly,shemerasa
feltasifshewerebeingrockedlembut
gently,likeababyinacradle.Totodidnotlikeit.
He
berlari
ranabouttheroom,nowsini
here,nowthere,barkingloudly;tapi
butDorothysatquitestillonyang
thefloorandwaitedtomelihat
seewhatwouldhappen.OnceToto
mendapatkan
gottooneartheopenperangkap
trapdoor,andfellin;dan
andatfirstthelittlegadis
girlthoughtshehadlosthim.Tetapi
Butsoonshesawoneofhisearsstickingupmelalui
throughthehole,forthekuat
strongpressureoftheairwaskeepinghimupsothathebisa
couldnotfall.Shecrepttothe
lubang
hole,caughtTotobythetelinga
ear,anddraggedhimintotheroomagain,afterwardmenutup
closingthetrapdoorsoitu
thatnomoreaccidentscouldterjadi
happen.Hourafterhourpassedaway,
dan
andslowlyDorothygotoverherketakutan
fright;butshefeltquite
kesepian
lonely,andthewindshriekedsokeras
loudlyallaboutherthatshehampir
nearlybecamedeaf.Atfirstshehad
tanya
wonderedifshewouldbedashedtopiecesketika
whenthehousefellagain;tapi
butasthehourspasseddan
andnothingterriblehappened,sheberhenti
stoppedworryingandresolvedtomenunggu
waitcalmlyandseewhatyang
thefuturewouldbring.Atlastshecrawled
atas
overtheswayingfloortoherbed,dan
andlaydownuponit;dan
andTotofollowedandlaydownbesideher.Bab
ChapterIITheCouncilwiththeMunchkinsShewasawakenedbya
kejutan
shock,sosuddenandseverebahwa
thatifDorothyhadnotbeenberbaring
lyingonthesoftbedshemighttelah
havebeenhurt.Asitwas,
yang
thejarmadehercatchherbreathdan
andwonderwhathadhappened;dan
andTotoputhiscoldlittlehidung
noseintoherfaceandwhineddismally.Dorothy
duduk
satupandnoticedthattherumah
housewasnotmoving;norwasit
gelap
dark,forthebrightsunshinecameinatyang
thewindow,floodingthelittlekamar
room.Shesprangfromherbed
dan
andwithTotoatherheelsberlari
ranandopenedthedoor.Yang
Thelittlegirlgaveacryofamazementdan
andlookedabouther,hereyestumbuh
growingbiggerandbiggeratyang
thewonderfulsightsshesaw.Yang
Thecyclonehadsettherumah
housedownverygently—foracyclone—inyang
themidstofacountryofmarvelouskeindahan
beauty.Therewerelovelypatchesofgreenswardallabout,
dengan
withstatelytreesbearingrichdan
andlusciousfruits.Banksof
indah
gorgeousflowerswereoneverysisi
hand,andbirdswithraredan
andbrilliantplumagesangandflutteredinyang
thetreesandbushes.Alittlewayoffwas
seorang
asmallbrook,rushingandberkilau
sparklingalongbetweengreenbanks,dan
andmurmuringinavoicesangat
verygratefultoalittlegadis
girlwhohadlivedsolama
longonthedry,grayprairies.Sementara
Whileshestoodlookingeagerlyatyang
thestrangeandbeautifulsights,shememperhatikan
noticedcomingtowardheragroupofyang
thequeerestpeopleshehadeverlihat
seen.Theywerenotasbigas
yang
thegrownfolkshehadselalu
alwaysbeenusedto;but
tidak
neitherweretheyverysmall.In
bahkan
fact,theyseemedaboutastallasDorothy,yang
whowasawell-grownchildforherage,meskipun
althoughtheywere,sofaraslooksgo,manyyearstua
older.Threeweremenand
satu
oneawoman,andallwereoddlyberpakaian
dressed.Theyworeroundhatsthat
naik
rosetoasmallpointakaki
footabovetheirheads,withlittlebellssekitar
aroundthebrimsthattinkledmanis
sweetlyastheymoved.Thehatsofthemenwere
biru
blue;thelittlewoman’shatwas
putih
white,andsheworeaputih
whitegownthathunginpleatsfromhershoulders.Overitweresprinkled
kecil
littlestarsthatglistenedinthematahari
sunlikediamonds.Themenweredressedin
biru
blue,ofthesameshadeastheirhats,dan
andworewell-polishedbootswithadeepgulungan
rollofblueatthetops.Themen,Dorothythought,wereaboutas
tua
oldasUncleHenry,fordua
twoofthemhadbeards.Tapi
Butthelittlewomanwasdoubtlessjauh
mucholder.Herfacewascovered
dengan
withwrinkles,herhairwashampir
nearlywhite,andshewalkedagak
ratherstiffly.Whenthesepeopledrewnearthe
rumah
housewhereDorothywasstandinginthepintu
doorway,theypausedandwhisperedantara
amongthemselves,asifafraidtodatang
comefarther.Butthelittle
tua
oldwomanwalkeduptoDorothy,membuat
madealowbowandsaid,inamanis
sweetvoice:.“Youarewelcome,
paling
mostnobleSorceress,tothetanah
landoftheMunchkins.Weareso
berterima kasih
gratefultoyouforhavingmembunuh
killedtheWickedWitchoftheTimur
East,andforsettingourorang
peoplefreefrombondage.”Dorothy
mendengarkan
listenedtothisspeechwithheran
wonder.Whatcouldthelittle
wanita
womanpossiblymeanbycallingherasorceress,dan
andsayingshehadkilledyang
theWickedWitchoftheTimur
East?Dorothywasaninnocent,
berbahaya
harmlesslittlegirl,whohadbeencarriedbyseorang
acyclonemanymilesfromrumah
home;andshehadnever
membunuh
killedanythinginallherlife.Tapi
Butthelittlewomanevidentlymengharapkan
expectedhertoanswer;soDorothysaid,
dengan
withhesitation,“Youareverykind,tapi
buttheremustbesomekesalahan
mistake.Ihavenotkilledanything.”
“Yourhousedid,anyway,”repliedthe
kecil
littleoldwoman,withatertawa
laugh,“andthatisthesama
samething.See!”
shecontinued,pointingtothe
sudut
cornerofthehouse.“Thereareher
dua
twofeet,stillstickingoutfrombawah
underablockofwood.”Dorothy
melihat
looked,andgavealittleteriakan
cryoffright.There,indeed,just
bawah
underthecornerofthebesar
greatbeamthehouserestedon,dua
twofeetwerestickingout,shodinperak
silvershoeswithpointedtoes.“Oh,
sayang
dear!Oh,dear!”
criedDorothy,claspingherhandstogetherindismay.
“The
rumah
housemusthavefallenonher.Whatevershallwedo?”
“Thereisnothingtobedone,”said
yang
thelittlewomancalmly.“But
siapa
whowasshe?”askedDorothy.
“Shewas
yang
theWickedWitchoftheTimur
East,asIsaid,”answeredyang
thelittlewoman.“Shehas
menahan
heldalltheMunchkinsinperbudakan
bondageformanyyears,makingthembudak
slaveforhernightandsiang
day.Nowtheyareallsetfree,
dan
andaregratefultoyouforthefavor.”“WhoaretheMunchkins?”
inquiredDorothy.
“Theyarethe
orang
peoplewholiveinthistanah
landoftheEastwheretheJahat
WickedWitchruled.”“AreyouaMunchkin?”
askedDorothy.
“No,
tapi
butIamtheirfriend,meskipun
althoughIliveinthetanah
landoftheNorth.Whenthey
melihat
sawtheWitchoftheTimur
EastwasdeadtheMunchkinsmengirim
sentaswiftmessengertome,dan
andIcameatonce.Iamthe
Penyihir
WitchoftheNorth.”“Oh,gracious!”
criedDorothy.
“Areyouarealwitch?”
“Yes,indeed,”answeredthe
kecil
littlewoman.“ButIama
baik
goodwitch,andthepeopleloveme.Iamnotaspowerfulasthe
Jahat
WickedWitchwaswhoruledsini
here,orIshouldhavesettheorang
peoplefreemyself.”“ButIthought
semua
allwitcheswerewicked,”saidthegadis
girl,whowashalffrightenedatmenghadapi
facingarealwitch.“Oh,
tidak
no,thatisagreatkesalahan
mistake.Therewereonlyfourwitchesinallthe
Tanah
LandofOz,andtwoofthem,thosewhotinggal
liveintheNorthandtheSelatan
South,aregoodwitches.I
tahu
knowthisistrue,forIamoneofthemmyself,dan
andcannotbemistaken.Thosewho
tinggal
dweltintheEastandtheBarat
Westwere,indeed,wickedwitches;tapi
butnowthatyouhavemembunuh
killedoneofthem,thereistapi
butoneWickedWitchinalltheTanah
LandofOz—theonewholivesintheWest.”“But,”
mengatakan
saidDorothy,afteramoment’sberpikir
thought,“AuntEmhastoldmethatthewitchesweresemua
alldead—yearsandyearsago.”“Whois
Bibi
AuntEm?”inquiredthelittle
tua
oldwoman.“Sheismy
bibi
auntwholivesinKansas,whereIcamefrom.”The
Penyihir
WitchoftheNorthseemedtoberpikir
thinkforatime,withherheadmembungkuk
bowedandhereyesuponthetanah
ground.Thenshelookedup
dan
andsaid,“Idonottahu
knowwhereKansasis,forIhavepernah
neverheardthatcountrymentionedsebelumnya
before.Buttellme,isita
beradab
civilizedcountry?”“Oh,yes,”repliedDorothy.
“Thenthataccountsforit.
Inthe
beradab
civilizedcountriesIbelievetherearetidak
nowitchesleft,norwizards,atau
norsorceresses,normagicians.But,yousee,the
Tanah
LandofOzhasneverbeenberadab
civilized,forwearecutofffromalltherestofthedunia
world.Thereforewestillhavewitches
dan
andwizardsamongstus.”“Whoarethewizards?”
askedDorothy.
“OzhimselfistheGreatWizard,”answeredtheWitch,
menenggelamkan
sinkinghervoicetoabisikan
whisper.“Heismorepowerfulthan
semua
alltherestofustogether.Helivesinthe
Kota
CityofEmeralds.”Dorothywasgoingto
mengajukan
askanotherquestion,butjustthentheMunchkins,whohadbeenstandingdiam
silentlyby,gavealoudberteriak
shoutandpointedtothesudut
cornerofthehousewheretheJahat
WickedWitchhadbeenlying.“Whatisit?”
askedthe
kecil
littleoldwoman,andlooked,dan
andbegantolaugh.The
kaki
feetofthedeadWitchhadmenghilang
disappearedentirely,andnothingwasleftbutyang
thesilvershoes.“Shewassoold,”explainedthe
Penyihir
WitchoftheNorth,“thatshedriedupcepat
quicklyinthesun.Thatistheendofher.Tapi
Butthesilvershoesaremilikmu
yours,andyoushallhavethemtowear.”Shereached
bawah
downandpickedupthesepatu
shoes,andaftershakingthedebu
dustoutofthemhandedthemtoDorothy.“TheWitchof
yang
theEastwasproudofthoseperak
silvershoes,”saidoneofyang
theMunchkins,“andthereisbeberapa
somecharmconnectedwiththem;tapi
butwhatitiswepernah
neverknew.”Dorothycarriedthe
sepatu
shoesintothehouseandplacedthemonthemeja
table.Thenshecameout
lagi
againtotheMunchkinsandsaid:.“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.The
Selatan
SouthisthecountryoftheQuadlings.”“Iamtold,”saidthe
ketiga
thirdman,“thatitisthesama
sameattheWest.Andthat
negara
country,wheretheWinkieslive,isruledbytheJahat
WickedWitchoftheWest,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,fortheysegera
immediatelytookouttheirhandkerchiefsdan
andbegantoweepalso.Asforthe
kecil
littleoldwoman,shetookoffhertopi
capandbalancedthepointontheujung
endofhernose,whileshemenghitung
counted“One,two,three”inasolemnsuara
voice.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?”