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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | Progressive Translation Books for Italian A1 Learners

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | Progressive Translation Books for Italian A1 Learners

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Introduction
Folklore,legends,myths
e
andfairytaleshavefollowedchildhood
attraverso
throughtheages,foreveryhealthyyoungsterhas
un
awholesomeandinstinctiveloveforstoriesfantastic,marvelous
e
andmanifestlyunreal.
ThewingedfairiesofGrimm
e
andAndersenhavebroughtmorehappinesstochildishheartsthan
tutte
allotherhumancreations.
Yet
la
theoldtimefairytale,havingservedforgenerations,may
ora
nowbeclassedas“historical”in
la
thechildren’slibrary;
forthetimehas
vengono
comeforaseriesofnewer“wondertales”in
cui
whichthestereotypedgenie,dwarf
e
andfairyareeliminated,togetherwith
tutti
allthehorribleandblood-curdlingincidentsdevisedbytheirauthorstopoint
una
afearsomemoraltoeachtale.
Moderneducationincludesmorality;
therefore
il
themodernchildseeksonlyentertainmentinitswondertales
e
andgladlydispenseswithalldisagreeableincident.
Having
questo
thisthoughtinmind,the
storia
storyof“TheWonderfulWizardofOz”waswrittensolelyto
piacere
pleasechildrenoftoday.
Itaspirestobeing
una
amodernizedfairytale,in
cui
whichthewondermentandjoyareretained
e
andtheheartachesandnightmaresareleft
fuori
out.
L.
ChapterITheCyclone
Dorothy
viveva
livedinthemidstof
la
thegreatKansasprairies,with
Zio
UncleHenry,whowasafarmer,
e
andAuntEm,whowas
la
thefarmer’swife.
Theirhousewassmall,forthelumbertobuildithadtobecarriedbywagon
molti
manymiles.
Therewerefourwalls,afloor
e
andaroof,whichmadeoneroom;
e
andthisroomcontainedarustylookingcookstove,acupboardfor
i
thedishes,atable,three
o
orfourchairs,andthebeds.
Zio
UncleHenryandAuntEm
avevano
hadabigbedinonecorner,
e
andDorothyalittlebedinanothercorner.
Therewas
non
nogarretatall,and
non
nocellar—exceptasmallholedugin
la
theground,calledacyclonecellar,
dove
wherethefamilycouldgoin
caso
caseoneofthosegreatwhirlwindsarose,mighty
abbastanza
enoughtocrushanybuildinginitspath.
Itwasreachedby
una
atrapdoorinthemiddleofthefloor,from
cui
whichaladderleddownintothe
piccolo
small,darkhole.
WhenDorothystoodin
la
thedoorwayandlookedaround,shecould
vedere
seenothingbutthegreatgrayprairieon
ogni
everyside.
Notatreenora
casa
housebrokethebroadsweepofflatcountry
che
thatreachedtotheedgeoftheskyin
tutte
alldirections.
Thesunhadbakedtheplowedlandinto
una
agraymass,withlittlecracksrunningthroughit.
Eventhegrasswasnotgreen,forthesun
aveva
hadburnedthetopsofthelongblades
finché
untiltheywerethesamegraycolortobe
vedere
seeneverywhere.
Oncethehouse
ha
hadbeenpainted,butthesunblisteredthepaint
e
andtherainswasheditaway,
e
andnowthehousewasasdull
e
andgrayaseverythingelse.
Quando
WhenAuntEmcamethereto
vivere
liveshewasayoung,pretty
moglie
wife.
Thesunandwindhadchangedher,too.
They
avevano
hadtakenthesparklefromhereyes
e
andleftthemasobergray;
they
avevano
hadtakentheredfromhercheeks
e
andlips,andtheyweregrayalso.
Shewasthin
e
andgaunt,andneversmiled
ora
now.
WhenDorothy,whowasanorphan,
prima
firstcametoher,AuntEmhadbeensostartledbythechild’slaughterthatshewouldscream
e
andpressherhanduponher
cuore
heartwheneverDorothy’smerryvoicereachedherears;
e
andshestilllookedat
la
thelittlegirlwithwonder
che
thatshecouldfindanythingtolaughat.
Zio
UncleHenryneverlaughed.
He
lavorava
workedhardfrommorningtillnight
e
anddidnotknowwhatjoywas.
Hewasgrayalso,fromhislongbeardtohisroughboots,
e
andhelookedsternandsolemn,
e
andrarelyspoke.
ItwasToto
che
thatmadeDorothylaugh,and
salvava
savedherfromgrowingasgrayasher
altri
othersurroundings.
Totowasnotgray;
hewas
un
alittleblackdog,withlongsilky
capelli
hairandsmallblackeyes
che
thattwinkledmerrilyoneithersideofhisfunny,weenose.
Toto
giocava
playedalldaylong,andDorothy
giocava
playedwithhim,andlovedhimdearly.
Oggi
Today,however,theywerenot
giocando
playing.
UncleHenrysatupon
il
thedoorstepandlookedanxiouslyat
il
thesky,whichwasevengrayerthanusual.
Dorothy
stava
stoodinthedoorwithTotoinherarms,
e
andlookedattheskytoo.
AuntEmwaswashing
i
thedishes.
Fromthefarnorththeyheard
un
alowwailofthewind,
e
andUncleHenryandDorothycould
vedere
seewherethelonggrassbowedinwaves
prima
beforethecomingstorm.
There
ora
nowcameasharpwhistlingintheairfromthesouth,
e
andastheyturnedtheireyesthatwaythey
visto
sawripplesinthegrasscomingfromthatdirectionalso.
Suddenly
Zio
UncleHenrystoodup.
“There’s
un
acyclonecoming,Em,”he
chiamò
calledtohiswife.
“I’ll
vado
golookafterthestock.”
Thenherantowardthesheds
dove
wherethecowsandhorseswerekept.
AuntEmdroppedher
lavoro
workandcametothe
porta
door.
Oneglancetoldherofthedangercloseathand.
“Quick,Dorothy!”
shescreamed.
“Runfor
la
thecellar!”
TotojumpedoutofDorothy’sarms
e
andhidunderthebed,
e
andthegirlstartedtogethim.
AuntEm,badlyfrightened,threw
aprì
openthetrapdoorin
la
thefloorandclimbeddown
la
theladderintothesmall,darkhole.
Dorothy
catturò
caughtTotoatlastandstartedto
seguire
followheraunt.
Whenshewashalfwayacrosstheroom
ci
therecameagreatshriekfromthewind,
e
andthehouseshooksohard
che
thatshelostherfooting
e
andsatdownsuddenlyuponthefloor.
Then
una
astrangethinghappened.
The
casa
housewhirledaroundtwoor
tre
threetimesandroseslowly
attraverso
throughtheair.
Dorothyfeltas
se
ifsheweregoingupin
un
aballoon.
Thenorthandsouthwinds
incontrati
metwherethehousestood,
e
andmadeittheexactcenterofthecyclone.
Inthemiddleof
un
acyclonetheairisgenerallystill,
ma
butthegreatpressureofthewindon
ogni
everysideofthehouseraisedit
fino a
uphigherandhigher,untilitwasatthevery
cima
topofthecyclone;
andthereitremained
e
andwascarriedmilesandmilesawayaseasilyasyoucouldcarry
una
afeather.
Itwasverydark,
e
andthewindhowledhorribly
intorno
aroundher,butDorothyfoundshewasriding
abbastanza
quiteeasily.
Afterthefirstfewwhirlsaround,
e
andoneothertimewhenthe
casa
housetippedbadly,shefeltas
se
ifshewerebeingrockedgently,likeababyinacradle.
Totodidnotlikeit.
Heranabout
la
theroom,nowhere,nowthere,barkingloudly;
ma
butDorothysatquitestillonthefloor
e
andwaitedtoseewhat
sarebbe
wouldhappen.
OnceTotogottooneartheopentrapdoor,
e
andfellin;
andatfirst
la
thelittlegirlthoughtshehad
perso
losthim.
Butsoonshe
vide
sawoneofhisearsstickingup
attraverso
throughthehole,forthestrongpressureoftheairwas
teneva
keepinghimupsothathecouldnot
cadere
fall.
Shecrepttothehole,caughtTotoby
la
theear,anddraggedhiminto
la
theroomagain,afterwardclosing
la
thetrapdoorsothat
non
nomoreaccidentscouldhappen.
Ora
Hourafterhourpassedaway,
e
andslowlyDorothygotoverherfright;
ma
butshefeltquitelonely,
e
andthewindshriekedsoloudlyallabouther
che
thatshenearlybecamedeaf.
Atfirstshehadwondered
se
ifshewouldbedashedtopieces
quando
whenthehousefellagain;
ma
butasthehourspassed
e
andnothingterriblehappened,shestopped
preoccuparsi
worryingandresolvedtowaitcalmly
e
andseewhatthefuturewould
portato
bring.
Atlastshecrawled
su
overtheswayingfloortoher
letto
bed,andlaydownupon
esso
it;
andTotofollowedand
sdraiò
laydownbesideher.
ChapterIITheCouncilwiththeMunchkins
Shewasawakenedbyashock,sosudden
e
andseverethatifDorothy
avrebbe
hadnotbeenlyingonthesoft
letto
bedshemighthavebeen
male
hurt.
Asitwas,thejarmadehercatchherbreath
e
andwonderwhathadhappened;
e
andTotoputhiscoldlittlenoseintoher
faccia
faceandwhineddismally.
Dorothy
sedette
satupandnoticedthat
la
thehousewasnotmoving;
norwasitdark,forthebrightsunshinecameinatthewindow,floodingthelittleroom.
Shesprangfromher
letto
bedandwithTotoatherheelsran
e
andopenedthedoor.
Thelittlegirlgave
un
acryofamazementand
guardò
lookedabouther,hereyesgrowingbigger
e
andbiggeratthewonderfulsightsshe
vedeva
saw.
Thecyclonehadsetthe
casa
housedownverygently—foracyclone—inthemidstof
un
acountryofmarvelousbeauty.
Therewerelovelypatchesofgreenswardallabout,withstatelytreesbearingrich
e
andlusciousfruits.
Banksofgorgeousflowerswereoneveryhand,
e
andbirdswithrareandbrilliantplumagesang
e
andflutteredinthetrees
e
andbushes.
Alittlewayoffwasasmallbrook,rushing
e
andsparklingalongbetweengreenbanks,
e
andmurmuringinavoiceverygratefultoalittlegirl
che
whohadlivedsolongon
le
thedry,grayprairies.
Whileshe
stava
stoodlookingeagerlyatthestrange
e
andbeautifulsights,shenoticedcomingtowardher
un
agroupofthequeerest
persone
peopleshehadeverseen.
Theywerenotasbigasthegrownfolkshehad
sempre
alwaysbeenusedto;
butneitherweretheyverysmall.
Infact,theyseemedaboutastallasDorothy,
che
whowasawell-grownchildforherage,althoughtheywere,sofaraslooksgo,
molti
manyyearsolder.
Threeweremen
e
andoneawoman,and
tutti
allwereoddlydressed.
Theyworeroundhats
che
thatrosetoasmall
punto
pointafootabovetheirheads,withlittlebells
attorno
aroundthebrimsthattinkledsweetlyastheymoved.
I
Thehatsofthemenwereblue;
il
thelittlewoman’shatwas
bianco
white,andsheworea
bianco
whitegownthathunginpleatsfromhershoulders.
Sopra
Overitweresprinkledlittlestars
che
thatglistenedinthesun
come
likediamonds.
Themenweredressedinblue,ofthesameshadeastheirhats,
e
andworewell-polishedbootswith
un
adeeprollofblueatthetops.
La
Themen,Dorothythought,were
circa
aboutasoldasUncleHenry,for
due
twoofthemhadbeards.
Ma
Butthelittlewomanwasdoubtlessmucholder.
Her
viso
facewascoveredwithwrinkles,her
capelli
hairwasnearlywhite,andshe
camminava
walkedratherstiffly.
Whenthese
persone
peopledrewnearthehouse
dove
whereDorothywasstandinginthedoorway,theypaused
e
andwhisperedamongthemselves,as
se
ifafraidtocomefarther.
Ma
ButthelittleoldwomanwalkeduptoDorothy,
fece
madealowbowand
disse
said,inasweetvoice:.
“Youarewelcome,mostnobleSorceress,to
la
thelandoftheMunchkins.
Wearesogratefultoyouforhaving
ucciso
killedtheWickedWitchoftheEast,
e
andforsettingourpeople
liberato
freefrombondage.”
Dorothylistenedto
questo
thisspeechwithwonder.
Whatcould
la
thelittlewomanpossiblymeanbycallingher
una
asorceress,andsayingshe
aveva
hadkilledtheWickedWitchof
la
theEast?
Dorothywasaninnocent,harmlesslittlegirl,
che
whohadbeencarriedbyacyclone
molte
manymilesfromhome;
andshe
aveva
hadneverkilledanythinginallher
vita
life.
Butthelittlewomanevidentlyexpectedherto
rispondesse
answer;
soDorothysaid,withhesitation,“Youareverykind,
ma
buttheremustbesomemistake.
I
ho
havenotkilledanything.”
“Your
casa
housedid,anyway,”repliedthelittleoldwoman,with
una
alaugh,“andthatis
la
thesamething.
See!”
shecontinued,pointingtothecornerofthe
casa
house.
“Therearehertwofeet,
ancora
stillstickingoutfromunder
un
ablockofwood.”
Dorothy
guardò
looked,andgavealittlecryoffright.
There,indeed,
proprio
justunderthecornerofthe
grande
greatbeamthehouserested
su
on,twofeetwerestickingout,shodinsilvershoeswithpointedtoes.
“Oh,
cara
dear!
Oh,dear!”
criedDorothy,claspingherhands
insieme
togetherindismay.
“Thehouse
deve
musthavefallenonher.
Whatevershallwedo?”
“Thereis
niente
nothingtobedone,”said
la
thelittlewomancalmly.
“But
chi
whowasshe?”
askedDorothy.
“Shewas
la
theWickedWitchoftheEast,asIsaid,”
rispose
answeredthelittlewoman.
“She
ha
hasheldalltheMunchkinsinbondagefor
molti
manyyears,makingthemslaveforher
notte
nightandday.
Nowtheyare
tutti
allsetfree,andaregratefultoyoufor
il
thefavor.”
“WhoaretheMunchkins?”
inquiredDorothy.
“Theyarethe
persone
peoplewholiveinthislandoftheEast
dove
wheretheWickedWitchruled.”
“Areyou
un
aMunchkin?”
askedDorothy.
“No,
ma
butIamtheirfriend,althoughI
vivo
liveinthelandoftheNorth.
Quando
WhentheysawtheWitchoftheEastwasdeadtheMunchkinssent
un
aswiftmessengertome,
e
andIcameatonce.
Iam
la
theWitchoftheNorth.”
“Oh,gracious!”
criedDorothy.
“Areyou
una
arealwitch?”
“Yes,indeed,”
rispose
answeredthelittlewoman.
“ButIam
una
agoodwitch,andthepeople
ama
loveme.
Iamnotaspowerfulas
la
theWickedWitchwaswhoruled
qui
here,orIshouldhaveset
la
thepeoplefreemyself.”
“ButI
pensavo
thoughtallwitcheswerewicked,”
disse
saidthegirl,whowas
mezzo
halffrightenedatfacingarealwitch.
“Oh,no,thatis
un
agreatmistake.
Therewere
solo
onlyfourwitchesinall
la
theLandofOz,and
due
twoofthem,thosewho
vivono
liveintheNorthand
la
theSouth,aregoodwitches.
I
so
knowthisistrue,forIam
uno
oneofthemmyself,andcannotbemistaken.
Those
che
whodweltintheEast
e
andtheWestwere,indeed,wickedwitches;
ma
butnowthatyouhave
ucciso
killedoneofthem,thereis
ma
butoneWickedWitchinall
la
theLandofOz—theonewholivesin
la
theWest.”
“But,”saidDorothy,
dopo
afteramoment’sthought,“AuntEm
ha
hastoldmethatthewitcheswere
tutte
alldead—yearsandyearsago.”
“WhoisAuntEm?”
inquired
la
thelittleoldwoman.
“Sheismyaunt
che
wholivesinKansas,whereI
vengo
camefrom.”
TheWitchof
la
theNorthseemedtothinkfor
un
atime,withherheadbowed
e
andhereyesupontheground.
Thenshelookedup
e
andsaid,“Idonot
so
knowwhereKansasis,forI
ho
haveneverheardthatcountrymentioned
prima
before.
Buttellme,isit
un
acivilizedcountry?”
“Oh,yes,”repliedDorothy.
“Thenthataccountsforit.
InthecivilizedcountriesI
credo
believetherearenowitchesleft,norwizards,norsorceresses,normagicians.
Ma
But,yousee,theLandofOzhasneverbeencivilized,forwearecut
fuori
offfromalltherestof
la
theworld.
Thereforewestill
abbiamo
havewitchesandwizardsamongstus.”
“Whoare
i
thewizards?”
askedDorothy.
“Ozhimselfisthe
Grande
GreatWizard,”answeredtheWitch,sinkinghervoiceto
un
awhisper.
“Heismorepowerfulthan
tutti
alltherestofus
insieme
together.
Helivesinthe
Città
CityofEmeralds.”
Dorothywasgoingtoaskanother
domanda
question,butjustthentheMunchkins,
che
whohadbeenstandingsilentlyby,gave
un
aloudshoutandpointedtothecornerofthe
casa
housewheretheWickedWitchhadbeenlying.
“Whatisit?”
chiese
askedthelittleoldwoman,
e
andlooked,andbegantolaugh.
ThefeetofthedeadWitchhaddisappearedentirely,
e
andnothingwasleftbutthesilvershoes.
“Shewassoold,”explained
la
theWitchoftheNorth,“thatshedriedupquicklyin
la
thesun.Thatistheendofher.
Ma
Butthesilvershoesareyours,
e
andyoushallhavethemtowear.”
Shereacheddown
e
andpickeduptheshoes,
e
andaftershakingthedustoutofthemhandedthemtoDorothy.
“TheWitchoftheEastwasproudofthosesilvershoes,”
disse
saidoneoftheMunchkins,“andthereissomecharmconnectedwith
loro
them;
butwhatitisweneverknew.”
Dorothycarried
le
theshoesintothehouse
e
andplacedthemonthetable.
Thenshecame
uscì
outagaintotheMunchkins
e
andsaid:.
“Iamanxioustogetbacktomyaunt
e
anduncle,forIam
sicuro
suretheywillworryabout
me
me.
Canyouhelpme
trovare
findmyway?”
TheMunchkins
e
andtheWitchfirstlookedatoneanother,
e
andthenatDorothy,andthenshooktheirheads.
“AttheEast,not
lontano
farfromhere,”saidone,“thereisa
grande
greatdesert,andnonecouldlivetocrossit.”
“ItisthesameattheSouth,”
disse
saidanother,“forIhavebeen
ci
thereandseenit.
TheSouthis
il
thecountryoftheQuadlings.”
“Iamtold,”
disse
saidthethirdman,“thatitis
il
thesameattheWest.
E
Andthatcountry,wheretheWinkies
vivono
live,isruledbytheWickedWitchoftheWest,who
è
wouldmakeyouherslave
se
ifyoupassedherway.”
“TheNorthismyhome,”
disse
saidtheoldlady,“andatitsedgeis
la
thesamegreatdesertthatsurrounds
questa
thisLandofOz.I’mafraid,mydear,you
è
willhavetolivewithus.”
Dorothybegantosobat
questo
this,forshefeltlonelyamong
tutte
allthesestrangepeople.
Hertearsseemedtogrievethekind-heartedMunchkins,fortheyimmediatelytook
fuori
outtheirhandkerchiefsandbegantoweepalso.
Asforthelittleoldwoman,shetookoffhercap
e
andbalancedthepointonthe
fine
endofhernose,whileshecounted“One,
due
two,three”inasolemnvoice.
Atonce
il
thecapchangedtoaslate,on
cui
whichwaswritteninbig,
bianco
whitechalkmarks:.
“LETDOROTHY
Vada
GOTOTHECITYOFEMERALDS”.
Thelittleoldwoman
prese
tooktheslatefromhernose,
e
andhavingreadthewordsonit,
chiese
asked,“IsyournameDorothy,mydear?”
“Yes,”
rispose
answeredthechild,lookingup
e
anddryinghertears.
“Thenyou
devi
mustgototheCityofEmeralds.
Forse
PerhapsOzwillhelpyou.”
“Whereis
questa
thiscity?”
askedDorothy.
“Itis
esattamente
exactlyinthecenterof
il
thecountry,andisruledbyOz,
il
theGreatWizardItoldyouof.”
“Ishe
un
agoodman?”