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Introduction
Folklore,legends,myths
e
and
fairytaleshavefollowedchildhood
attraverso
through
theages,foreveryhealthyyoungsterhas
un
a
wholesomeandinstinctiveloveforstoriesfantastic,marvelous
e
and
manifestlyunreal.
ThewingedfairiesofGrimm
e
and
Andersenhavebroughtmorehappinesstochildishheartsthan
tutte
all
otherhumancreations.
Yet
la
the
oldtimefairytale,havingservedforgenerations,may
ora
now
beclassedas“historical”in
la
the
children’slibrary;
forthetimehas
vengono
come
foraseriesofnewer“wondertales”in
cui
which
thestereotypedgenie,dwarf
e
and
fairyareeliminated,togetherwith
tutti
all
thehorribleandblood-curdlingincidentsdevisedbytheirauthorstopoint
una
a
fearsomemoraltoeachtale.
Moderneducationincludesmorality;
therefore
il
the
modernchildseeksonlyentertainmentinitswondertales
e
and
gladlydispenseswithalldisagreeableincident.
Having
questo
this
thoughtinmind,the
storia
story
of“TheWonderfulWizardofOz”waswrittensolelyto
piacere
please
childrenoftoday.
Itaspirestobeing
una
a
modernizedfairytale,in
cui
which
thewondermentandjoyareretained
e
and
theheartachesandnightmaresareleft
fuori
out
.
L.
ChapterITheCyclone
Dorothy
viveva
lived
inthemidstof
la
the
greatKansasprairies,with
Zio
Uncle
Henry,whowasafarmer,
e
and
AuntEm,whowas
la
the
farmer’swife.
Theirhousewassmall,forthelumbertobuildithadtobecarriedbywagon
molti
many
miles.
Therewerefourwalls,afloor
e
and
aroof,whichmadeoneroom;
e
and
thisroomcontainedarustylookingcookstove,acupboardfor
i
the
dishes,atable,three
o
or
fourchairs,andthebeds.
Zio
Uncle
HenryandAuntEm
avevano
had
abigbedinonecorner,
e
and
Dorothyalittlebedinanothercorner.
Therewas
non
no
garretatall,and
non
no
cellar—exceptasmallholedugin
la
the
ground,calledacyclonecellar,
dove
where
thefamilycouldgoin
caso
case
oneofthosegreatwhirlwindsarose,mighty
abbastanza
enough
tocrushanybuildinginitspath.
Itwasreachedby
una
a
trapdoorinthemiddleofthefloor,from
cui
which
aladderleddownintothe
piccolo
small
,darkhole.
WhenDorothystoodin
la
the
doorwayandlookedaround,shecould
vedere
see
nothingbutthegreatgrayprairieon
ogni
every
side.
Notatreenora
casa
house
brokethebroadsweepofflatcountry
che
that
reachedtotheedgeoftheskyin
tutte
all
directions.
Thesunhadbakedtheplowedlandinto
una
a
graymass,withlittlecracksrunningthroughit.
Eventhegrasswasnotgreen,forthesun
aveva
had
burnedthetopsofthelongblades
finché
until
theywerethesamegraycolortobe
vedere
seen
everywhere.
Oncethehouse
ha
had
beenpainted,butthesunblisteredthepaint
e
and
therainswasheditaway,
e
and
nowthehousewasasdull
e
and
grayaseverythingelse.
Quando
When
AuntEmcamethereto
vivere
live
shewasayoung,pretty
moglie
wife
.
Thesunandwindhadchangedher,too.
They
avevano
had
takenthesparklefromhereyes
e
and
leftthemasobergray;
they
avevano
had
takentheredfromhercheeks
e
and
lips,andtheyweregrayalso.
Shewasthin
e
and
gaunt,andneversmiled
ora
now
.
WhenDorothy,whowasanorphan,
prima
first
cametoher,AuntEmhadbeensostartledbythechild’slaughterthatshewouldscream
e
and
pressherhanduponher
cuore
heart
wheneverDorothy’smerryvoicereachedherears;
e
and
shestilllookedat
la
the
littlegirlwithwonder
che
that
shecouldfindanythingtolaughat.
Zio
Uncle
Henryneverlaughed.
He
lavorava
worked
hardfrommorningtillnight
e
and
didnotknowwhatjoywas.
Hewasgrayalso,fromhislongbeardtohisroughboots,
e
and
helookedsternandsolemn,
e
and
rarelyspoke.
ItwasToto
che
that
madeDorothylaugh,and
salvava
saved
herfromgrowingasgrayasher
altri
other
surroundings.
Totowasnotgray;
hewas
un
a
littleblackdog,withlongsilky
capelli
hair
andsmallblackeyes
che
that
twinkledmerrilyoneithersideofhisfunny,weenose.
Toto
giocava
played
alldaylong,andDorothy
giocava
played
withhim,andlovedhimdearly.
Oggi
Today
,however,theywerenot
giocando
playing
.
UncleHenrysatupon
il
the
doorstepandlookedanxiouslyat
il
the
sky,whichwasevengrayerthanusual.
Dorothy
stava
stood
inthedoorwithTotoinherarms,
e
and
lookedattheskytoo.
AuntEmwaswashing
i
the
dishes.
Fromthefarnorththeyheard
un
a
lowwailofthewind,
e
and
UncleHenryandDorothycould
vedere
see
wherethelonggrassbowedinwaves
prima
before
thecomingstorm.
There
ora
now
cameasharpwhistlingintheairfromthesouth,
e
and
astheyturnedtheireyesthatwaythey
visto
saw
ripplesinthegrasscomingfromthatdirectionalso.
Suddenly
Zio
Uncle
Henrystoodup.
“There’s
un
a
cyclonecoming,Em,”he
chiamò
called
tohiswife.
“I’ll
vado
go
lookafterthestock.”
Thenherantowardthesheds
dove
where
thecowsandhorseswerekept.
AuntEmdroppedher
lavoro
work
andcametothe
porta
door
.
Oneglancetoldherofthedangercloseathand.
“Quick,Dorothy!”
shescreamed.
“Runfor
la
the
cellar!”
TotojumpedoutofDorothy’sarms
e
and
hidunderthebed,
e
and
thegirlstartedtogethim.
AuntEm,badlyfrightened,threw
aprì
open
thetrapdoorin
la
the
floorandclimbeddown
la
the
ladderintothesmall,darkhole.
Dorothy
catturò
caught
Totoatlastandstartedto
seguire
follow
heraunt.
Whenshewashalfwayacrosstheroom
ci
there
cameagreatshriekfromthewind,
e
and
thehouseshooksohard
che
that
shelostherfooting
e
and
satdownsuddenlyuponthefloor.
Then
una
a
strangethinghappened.
The
casa
house
whirledaroundtwoor
tre
three
timesandroseslowly
attraverso
through
theair.
Dorothyfeltas
se
if
sheweregoingupin
un
a
balloon.
Thenorthandsouthwinds
incontrati
met
wherethehousestood,
e
and
madeittheexactcenterofthecyclone.
Inthemiddleof
un
a
cyclonetheairisgenerallystill,
ma
but
thegreatpressureofthewindon
ogni
every
sideofthehouseraisedit
fino a
up
higherandhigher,untilitwasatthevery
cima
top
ofthecyclone;
andthereitremained
e
and
wascarriedmilesandmilesawayaseasilyasyoucouldcarry
una
a
feather.
Itwasverydark,
e
and
thewindhowledhorribly
intorno
around
her,butDorothyfoundshewasriding
abbastanza
quite
easily.
Afterthefirstfewwhirlsaround,
e
and
oneothertimewhenthe
casa
house
tippedbadly,shefeltas
se
if
shewerebeingrockedgently,likeababyinacradle.
Totodidnotlikeit.
Heranabout
la
the
room,nowhere,nowthere,barkingloudly;
ma
but
Dorothysatquitestillonthefloor
e
and
waitedtoseewhat
sarebbe
would
happen.
OnceTotogottooneartheopentrapdoor,
e
and
fellin;
andatfirst
la
the
littlegirlthoughtshehad
perso
lost
him.
Butsoonshe
vide
saw
oneofhisearsstickingup
attraverso
through
thehole,forthestrongpressureoftheairwas
teneva
keeping
himupsothathecouldnot
cadere
fall
.
Shecrepttothehole,caughtTotoby
la
the
ear,anddraggedhiminto
la
the
roomagain,afterwardclosing
la
the
trapdoorsothat
non
no
moreaccidentscouldhappen.
Ora
Hour
afterhourpassedaway,
e
and
slowlyDorothygotoverherfright;
ma
but
shefeltquitelonely,
e
and
thewindshriekedsoloudlyallabouther
che
that
shenearlybecamedeaf.
Atfirstshehadwondered
se
if
shewouldbedashedtopieces
quando
when
thehousefellagain;
ma
but
asthehourspassed
e
and
nothingterriblehappened,shestopped
preoccuparsi
worrying
andresolvedtowaitcalmly
e
and
seewhatthefuturewould
portato
bring
.
Atlastshecrawled
su
over
theswayingfloortoher
letto
bed
,andlaydownupon
esso
it
;
andTotofollowedand
sdraiò
lay
downbesideher.
ChapterIITheCouncilwiththeMunchkins
Shewasawakenedbyashock,sosudden
e
and
severethatifDorothy
avrebbe
had
notbeenlyingonthesoft
letto
bed
shemighthavebeen
male
hurt
.
Asitwas,thejarmadehercatchherbreath
e
and
wonderwhathadhappened;
e
and
Totoputhiscoldlittlenoseintoher
faccia
face
andwhineddismally.
Dorothy
sedette
sat
upandnoticedthat
la
the
housewasnotmoving;
norwasitdark,forthebrightsunshinecameinatthewindow,floodingthelittleroom.
Shesprangfromher
letto
bed
andwithTotoatherheelsran
e
and
openedthedoor.
Thelittlegirlgave
un
a
cryofamazementand
guardò
looked
abouther,hereyesgrowingbigger
e
and
biggeratthewonderfulsightsshe
vedeva
saw
.
Thecyclonehadsetthe
casa
house
downverygently—foracyclone—inthemidstof
un
a
countryofmarvelousbeauty.
Therewerelovelypatchesofgreenswardallabout,withstatelytreesbearingrich
e
and
lusciousfruits.
Banksofgorgeousflowerswereoneveryhand,
e
and
birdswithrareandbrilliantplumagesang
e
and
flutteredinthetrees
e
and
bushes.
Alittlewayoffwasasmallbrook,rushing
e
and
sparklingalongbetweengreenbanks,
e
and
murmuringinavoiceverygratefultoalittlegirl
che
who
hadlivedsolongon
le
the
dry,grayprairies.
Whileshe
stava
stood
lookingeagerlyatthestrange
e
and
beautifulsights,shenoticedcomingtowardher
un
a
groupofthequeerest
persone
people
shehadeverseen.
Theywerenotasbigasthegrownfolkshehad
sempre
always
beenusedto;
butneitherweretheyverysmall.
Infact,theyseemedaboutastallasDorothy,
che
who
wasawell-grownchildforherage,althoughtheywere,sofaraslooksgo,
molti
many
yearsolder.
Threeweremen
e
and
oneawoman,and
tutti
all
wereoddlydressed.
Theyworeroundhats
che
that
rosetoasmall
punto
point
afootabovetheirheads,withlittlebells
attorno
around
thebrimsthattinkledsweetlyastheymoved.
I
The
hatsofthemenwereblue;
il
the
littlewoman’shatwas
bianco
white
,andsheworea
bianco
white
gownthathunginpleatsfromhershoulders.
Sopra
Over
itweresprinkledlittlestars
che
that
glistenedinthesun
come
like
diamonds.
Themenweredressedinblue,ofthesameshadeastheirhats,
e
and
worewell-polishedbootswith
un
a
deeprollofblueatthetops.
La
The
men,Dorothythought,were
circa
about
asoldasUncleHenry,for
due
two
ofthemhadbeards.
Ma
But
thelittlewomanwasdoubtlessmucholder.
Her
viso
face
wascoveredwithwrinkles,her
capelli
hair
wasnearlywhite,andshe
camminava
walked
ratherstiffly.
Whenthese
persone
people
drewnearthehouse
dove
where
Dorothywasstandinginthedoorway,theypaused
e
and
whisperedamongthemselves,as
se
if
afraidtocomefarther.
Ma
But
thelittleoldwomanwalkeduptoDorothy,
fece
made
alowbowand
disse
said
,inasweetvoice:.
“Youarewelcome,mostnobleSorceress,to
la
the
landoftheMunchkins.
Wearesogratefultoyouforhaving
ucciso
killed
theWickedWitchoftheEast,
e
and
forsettingourpeople
liberato
free
frombondage.”
Dorothylistenedto
questo
this
speechwithwonder.
Whatcould
la
the
littlewomanpossiblymeanbycallingher
una
a
sorceress,andsayingshe
aveva
had
killedtheWickedWitchof
la
the
East?
Dorothywasaninnocent,harmlesslittlegirl,
che
who
hadbeencarriedbyacyclone
molte
many
milesfromhome;
andshe
aveva
had
neverkilledanythinginallher
vita
life
.
Butthelittlewomanevidentlyexpectedherto
rispondesse
answer
;
soDorothysaid,withhesitation,“Youareverykind,
ma
but
theremustbesomemistake.
I
ho
have
notkilledanything.”
“Your
casa
house
did,anyway,”repliedthelittleoldwoman,with
una
a
laugh,“andthatis
la
the
samething.
See!”
shecontinued,pointingtothecornerofthe
casa
house
.
“Therearehertwofeet,
ancora
still
stickingoutfromunder
un
a
blockofwood.”
Dorothy
guardò
looked
,andgavealittlecryoffright.
There,indeed,
proprio
just
underthecornerofthe
grande
great
beamthehouserested
su
on
,twofeetwerestickingout,shodinsilvershoeswithpointedtoes.
“Oh,
cara
dear
!
Oh,dear!”
criedDorothy,claspingherhands
insieme
together
indismay.
“Thehouse
deve
must
havefallenonher.
Whatevershallwedo?”
“Thereis
niente
nothing
tobedone,”said
la
the
littlewomancalmly.
“But
chi
who
wasshe?”
askedDorothy.
“Shewas
la
the
WickedWitchoftheEast,asIsaid,”
rispose
answered
thelittlewoman.
“She
ha
has
heldalltheMunchkinsinbondagefor
molti
many
years,makingthemslaveforher
notte
night
andday.
Nowtheyare
tutti
all
setfree,andaregratefultoyoufor
il
the
favor.”
“WhoaretheMunchkins?”
inquiredDorothy.
“Theyarethe
persone
people
wholiveinthislandoftheEast
dove
where
theWickedWitchruled.”
“Areyou
un
a
Munchkin?”
askedDorothy.
“No,
ma
but
Iamtheirfriend,althoughI
vivo
live
inthelandoftheNorth.
Quando
When
theysawtheWitchoftheEastwasdeadtheMunchkinssent
un
a
swiftmessengertome,
e
and
Icameatonce.
Iam
la
the
WitchoftheNorth.”
“Oh,gracious!”
criedDorothy.
“Areyou
una
a
realwitch?”
“Yes,indeed,”
rispose
answered
thelittlewoman.
“ButIam
una
a
goodwitch,andthepeople
ama
love
me.
Iamnotaspowerfulas
la
the
WickedWitchwaswhoruled
qui
here
,orIshouldhaveset
la
the
peoplefreemyself.”
“ButI
pensavo
thought
allwitcheswerewicked,”
disse
said
thegirl,whowas
mezzo
half
frightenedatfacingarealwitch.
“Oh,no,thatis
un
a
greatmistake.
Therewere
solo
only
fourwitchesinall
la
the
LandofOz,and
due
two
ofthem,thosewho
vivono
live
intheNorthand
la
the
South,aregoodwitches.
I
so
know
thisistrue,forIam
uno
one
ofthemmyself,andcannotbemistaken.
Those
che
who
dweltintheEast
e
and
theWestwere,indeed,wickedwitches;
ma
but
nowthatyouhave
ucciso
killed
oneofthem,thereis
ma
but
oneWickedWitchinall
la
the
LandofOz—theonewholivesin
la
the
West.”
“But,”saidDorothy,
dopo
after
amoment’sthought,“AuntEm
ha
has
toldmethatthewitcheswere
tutte
all
dead—yearsandyearsago.”
“WhoisAuntEm?”
inquired
la
the
littleoldwoman.
“Sheismyaunt
che
who
livesinKansas,whereI
vengo
came
from.”
TheWitchof
la
the
Northseemedtothinkfor
un
a
time,withherheadbowed
e
and
hereyesupontheground.
Thenshelookedup
e
and
said,“Idonot
so
know
whereKansasis,forI
ho
have
neverheardthatcountrymentioned
prima
before
.
Buttellme,isit
un
a
civilizedcountry?”
“Oh,yes,”repliedDorothy.
“Thenthataccountsforit.
InthecivilizedcountriesI
credo
believe
therearenowitchesleft,norwizards,norsorceresses,normagicians.
Ma
But
,yousee,theLandofOzhasneverbeencivilized,forwearecut
fuori
off
fromalltherestof
la
the
world.
Thereforewestill
abbiamo
have
witchesandwizardsamongstus.”
“Whoare
i
the
wizards?”
askedDorothy.
“Ozhimselfisthe
Grande
Great
Wizard,”answeredtheWitch,sinkinghervoiceto
un
a
whisper.
“Heismorepowerfulthan
tutti
all
therestofus
insieme
together
.
Helivesinthe
Città
City
ofEmeralds.”
Dorothywasgoingtoaskanother
domanda
question
,butjustthentheMunchkins,
che
who
hadbeenstandingsilentlyby,gave
un
a
loudshoutandpointedtothecornerofthe
casa
house
wheretheWickedWitchhadbeenlying.
“Whatisit?”
chiese
asked
thelittleoldwoman,
e
and
looked,andbegantolaugh.
ThefeetofthedeadWitchhaddisappearedentirely,
e
and
nothingwasleftbutthesilvershoes.
“Shewassoold,”explained
la
the
WitchoftheNorth,“thatshedriedupquicklyin
la
the
sun.Thatistheendofher.
Ma
But
thesilvershoesareyours,
e
and
youshallhavethemtowear.”
Shereacheddown
e
and
pickeduptheshoes,
e
and
aftershakingthedustoutofthemhandedthemtoDorothy.
“TheWitchoftheEastwasproudofthosesilvershoes,”
disse
said
oneoftheMunchkins,“andthereissomecharmconnectedwith
loro
them
;
butwhatitisweneverknew.”
Dorothycarried
le
the
shoesintothehouse
e
and
placedthemonthetable.
Thenshecame
uscì
out
againtotheMunchkins
e
and
said:.
“Iamanxioustogetbacktomyaunt
e
and
uncle,forIam
sicuro
sure
theywillworryabout
me
me
.
Canyouhelpme
trovare
find
myway?”
TheMunchkins
e
and
theWitchfirstlookedatoneanother,
e
and
thenatDorothy,andthenshooktheirheads.
“AttheEast,not
lontano
far
fromhere,”saidone,“thereisa
grande
great
desert,andnonecouldlivetocrossit.”
“ItisthesameattheSouth,”
disse
said
another,“forIhavebeen
ci
there
andseenit.
TheSouthis
il
the
countryoftheQuadlings.”
“Iamtold,”
disse
said
thethirdman,“thatitis
il
the
sameattheWest.
E
And
thatcountry,wheretheWinkies
vivono
live
,isruledbytheWickedWitchoftheWest,who
è
would
makeyouherslave
se
if
youpassedherway.”
“TheNorthismyhome,”
disse
said
theoldlady,“andatitsedgeis
la
the
samegreatdesertthatsurrounds
questa
this
LandofOz.I’mafraid,mydear,you
è
will
havetolivewithus.”
Dorothybegantosobat
questo
this
,forshefeltlonelyamong
tutte
all
thesestrangepeople.
Hertearsseemedtogrievethekind-heartedMunchkins,fortheyimmediatelytook
fuori
out
theirhandkerchiefsandbegantoweepalso.
Asforthelittleoldwoman,shetookoffhercap
e
and
balancedthepointonthe
fine
end
ofhernose,whileshecounted“One,
due
two
,three”inasolemnvoice.
Atonce
il
the
capchangedtoaslate,on
cui
which
waswritteninbig,
bianco
white
chalkmarks:.
“LETDOROTHY
Vada
GO
TOTHECITYOFEMERALDS”.
Thelittleoldwoman
prese
took
theslatefromhernose,
e
and
havingreadthewordsonit,
chiese
asked
,“IsyournameDorothy,mydear?”
“Yes,”
rispose
answered
thechild,lookingup
e
and
dryinghertears.
“Thenyou
devi
must
gototheCityofEmeralds.
Forse
Perhaps
Ozwillhelpyou.”
“Whereis
questa
this
city?”
askedDorothy.
“Itis
esattamente
exactly
inthecenterof
il
the
country,andisruledbyOz,
il
the
GreatWizardItoldyouof.”
“Ishe
un
a
goodman?”