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Introduction
Folklore,legends,mythsandfairytales
가지고
have
followedchildhoodthroughtheages,for
모든
every
healthyyoungsterhasawholesomeandinstinctiveloveforstoriesfantastic,marvelousandmanifestlyunreal.
ThewingedfairiesofGrimmandAndersenhavebroughtmorehappinesstochildishheartsthan
모든
all
otherhumancreations.
Yettheoldtimefairytale,havingservedforgenerations,
may
nowbeclassedas“historical”inthechildren’slibrary;
forthetimehascomeforaseriesofnewer“wondertales”inwhichthestereotypedgenie,dwarfandfairyareeliminated,togetherwith
모든
all
thehorribleandblood-curdlingincidentsdevisedbytheirauthorstopointafearsomemoralto
each
tale.
Moderneducationincludesmorality;
thereforethemodernchildseeksonlyentertainmentinitswondertalesandgladlydispenseswith
모든
all
disagreeableincident.
Havingthisthoughtinmind,thestoryof“TheWonderfulWizardofOz”waswrittensolelytopleasechildrenoftoday.
Itaspirestobeingamodernizedfairytale,inwhichthewondermentandjoyareretainedandtheheartachesandnightmaresareleftout.
L.
ChapterITheCyclone
DorothylivedinthemidstofthegreatKansasprairies,
함께
with
UncleHenry,whowasafarmer,andAuntEm,whowasthefarmer’swife.
Their
house
wassmall,forthelumbertobuildithadtobecarriedbywagonmanymiles.
Therewere
four
walls,afloorandaroof,whichmade
one
room;
andthisroomcontainedarustylookingcookstove,acupboardforthedishes,atable,threeorfourchairs,
그리고
and
thebeds.
UncleHenryandAuntEmhada
big
bedinonecorner,andDorothya
작은
little
bedinanothercorner.
Therewasnogarretatall,andnocellar—excepta
작은
small
holedugintheground,calledacyclonecellar,wherethefamilycould
go
incaseoneofthose
great
whirlwindsarose,mightyenoughtocrushanybuildinginitspath.
Itwasreachedbyatrap
문에
door
inthemiddleofthefloor,fromwhichaladderled
아래로
down
intothesmall,darkhole.
When
Dorothystoodinthedoorwayandlookedaround,shecould
see
nothingbutthegreatgrayprairieon
모든
every
side.
Notatreenorahousebrokethebroadsweepofflatcountrythatreachedtotheedgeoftheskyin
모든
all
directions.
Thesunhadbakedtheplowedlandintoagraymass,with
작은
little
cracksrunningthroughit.
Eventhegrasswasnotgreen,forthesunhadburnedthetopsofthe
long
bladesuntiltheywerethe
똑같은
same
graycolortobeseeneverywhere.
Oncethehousehadbeenpainted,butthesunblisteredthepaintandtherainswasheditaway,and
이제
now
thehousewasasdullandgrayas
모든
everything
else.
WhenAuntEmcame
거기
there
toliveshewasayoung,
예쁜
pretty
wife.
Thesunandwindhadchangedher,too.
Theyhadtakenthesparklefromhereyesandleftthemasobergray;
theyhadtakentheredfromhercheeksandlips,andtheyweregray
또한
also
.
Shewasthinandgaunt,
and
neversmilednow.
WhenDorothy,whowasanorphan,
처음
first
cametoher,AuntEmhadbeensostartledbythechild’slaughterthatshewouldscreamandpressher
손을
hand
uponherheartwheneverDorothy’smerryvoicereachedherears;
그리고
and
shestilllookedatthe
작은
little
girlwithwonderthatshecould
찾을
find
anythingtolaughat.
UncleHenry
절대
never
laughed.
Heworkedhardfrommorningtillnightanddidnotknowwhatjoywas.
Hewasgray
또한
also
,fromhislongbeardtohisroughboots,
그리고
and
helookedsternandsolemn,
그리고
and
rarelyspoke.
ItwasTotothatmadeDorothylaugh,andsavedherfromgrowingasgrayasher
다른
other
surroundings.
Totowasnotgray;
hewasalittle
검은
black
dog,withlongsilkyhairandsmall
검은
black
eyesthattwinkledmerrilyoneithersideofhisfunny,weenose.
Totoplayedalldaylong,andDorothyplayed
함께
with
him,andlovedhimdearly.
오늘
Today
,however,theywerenotplaying.
UncleHenrysatuponthedoorstepandlookedanxiouslyatthesky,whichwasevengrayerthanusual.
Dorothystoodinthe
door
withTotoinherarms,andlookedattheskytoo.
AuntEmwaswashingthedishes.
Fromthe
멀리
far
norththeyheardalowwailofthewind,andUncleHenryandDorothycould
see
wherethelonggrassbowedinwaves
전에
before
thecomingstorm.
Therenowcameasharpwhistlingintheairfromthesouth,
그리고
and
astheyturnedtheireyes
that
waytheysawripplesinthegrasscomingfrom
that
directionalso.
SuddenlyUncleHenrystoodup.
“There’sacyclonecoming,Em,”hecalledtohiswife.
“I’llgolookafterthestock.”
Thenherantoward
the
shedswherethecowsandhorseswerekept.
AuntEmdroppedherworkandcametothedoor.
Oneglancetoldherofthedangercloseathand.
“Quick,Dorothy!”
shescreamed.
“Runforthecellar!”
TotojumpedoutofDorothy’sarmsandhidunderthe
침대
bed
,andthegirlstartedtogethim.
AuntEm,badlyfrightened,threw
열고
open
thetrapdoorinthefloorandclimbed
내려
down
theladderintothe
작은
small
,darkhole.
DorothycaughtTotoatlastandstartedtofollowheraunt.
When
shewashalfwayacrossthe
방을
room
therecameagreatshriekfromthewind,andthehouseshooksohardthatshelostherfootingandsatdownsuddenlyuponthefloor.
Thenastrangethinghappened.
Thehousewhirledaround
two
orthreetimesandroseslowly
통해
through
theair.
Dorothyfeltasifsheweregoingupinaballoon.
Thenorthandsouthwindsmetwherethehousestood,andmadeittheexactcenterofthecyclone.
Inthemiddleofacyclonetheairisgenerallystill,butthe
great
pressureofthewindoneverysideofthehouseraisedituphigherandhigher,untilitwasattheverytopofthecyclone;
그리고
and
thereitremainedandwascarriedmiles
그리고
and
milesawayaseasilyasyoucouldcarryafeather.
Itwasverydark,andthewindhowledhorriblyaroundher,butDorothyfoundshewasridingquiteeasily.
Afterthe
처음
first
fewwhirlsaround,andoneothertime
when
thehousetippedbadly,shefeltasifshewerebeingrockedgently,likeababyinacradle.
Totodidnotlikeit.
Heran
대해
about
theroom,nowhere,
이제
now
there,barkingloudly;
butDorothysat
아주
quite
stillonthefloorandwaitedtoseewhatwouldhappen.
OnceTotogot
너무
too
neartheopentrap
문에
door
,andfellin;
andatfirstthelittlegirlthoughtshehadlost
him
.
Butsoonshesawoneofhisearsstickingup
통해
through
thehole,forthestrongpressureofthe
공기
air
waskeepinghimupsothathecouldnotfall.
Shecrepttothehole,caughtTotobytheear,anddraggedhimintotheroom
다시
again
,afterwardclosingthetrap
문을
door
sothatnomoreaccidentscouldhappen.
Hourafterhourpassedaway,andslowlyDorothygotoverherfright;
하지만
but
shefeltquitelonely,
and
thewindshriekedsoloudlyallaboutherthatshenearlybecamedeaf.
Atfirstshehadwonderedifshewouldbedashedtopieces
when
thehousefellagain;
하지만
but
asthehourspassedandnothingterriblehappened,shestoppedworryingandresolvedtowaitcalmlyandseewhatthefuturewouldbring.
Atlastshecrawled
통해
over
theswayingfloortoherbed,
그리고
and
laydownuponit;
그리고
and
Totofollowedandlaydownbesideher.
ChapterIITheCouncilwiththeMunchkins
Shewasawakenedbyashock,sosuddenandseverethatifDorothyhadnotbeenlyingonthesoftbedshemighthavebeenhurt.
Asitwas,thejarmadehercatchherbreathandwonderwhathadhappened;
그리고
and
Totoputhiscold
작은
little
noseintoherface
그리고
and
whineddismally.
Dorothysatupandnoticedthatthehousewasnotmoving;
norwasitdark,forthebrightsunshinecameinatthewindow,floodingthe
작은
little
room.
Shesprangfromherbedand
함께
with
Totoatherheelsranandopenedthe
문을
door
.
Thelittlegirlgaveacryofamazementandlookedabouther,hereyesgrowingbiggerandbiggeratthewonderfulsightsshesaw.
Thecyclonehadsetthe
집을
house
downverygently—foracyclone—inthemidstofa
나라
country
ofmarvelousbeauty.
Therewerelovelypatchesofgreenswardallabout,withstatelytreesbearingrichandlusciousfruits.
Banksofgorgeousflowerswereoneveryhand,andbirds
가진
with
rareandbrilliantplumagesangandflutteredinthetreesandbushes.
Alittlewayoffwasasmallbrook,rushingandsparklingalongbetweengreenbanks,andmurmuringinavoice
매우
very
gratefultoalittlegirlwhohadlivedso
오랫동안
long
onthedry,grayprairies.
Whileshestoodlookingeagerlyatthestrangeand
아름다운
beautiful
sights,shenoticedcomingtowardheragroupofthequeerestpeopleshehadeverseen.
Theywerenotasbigasthegrownfolkshehad
항상
always
beenusedto;
butneitherwerethey
아주
very
small.
Infact,theyseemedaboutastallasDorothy,whowasawell-grownchildforherage,althoughtheywere,sofaraslooksgo,manyyearsolder.
Three
weremenandoneawoman,and
모두
all
wereoddlydressed.
Theyworeroundhats
that
rosetoasmallpointafootabovetheirheads,withlittlebellsaroundthebrims
that
tinkledsweetlyastheymoved.
Thehatsofthemenwereblue;
the
작은
little
woman’shatwaswhite,andsheworeawhitegownthathunginpleatsfromhershoulders.
Overitweresprinkled
작은
little
starsthatglistenedinthesunlikediamonds.
Themenweredressedinblue,ofthe
같은
same
shadeastheirhats,andworewell-polishedboots
가진
with
adeeprollofblueatthetops.
Themen,Dorothythought,wereaboutasoldasUncleHenry,for
two
ofthemhadbeards.
하지만
But
thelittlewomanwasdoubtless
훨씬
much
older.
Herfacewascoveredwithwrinkles,herhairwasnearlywhite,andshewalkedratherstiffly.
When
thesepeopledrewnearthe
house
whereDorothywasstandinginthedoorway,theypausedandwhisperedamongthemselves,asifafraidtocomefarther.
그러나
But
thelittleoldwomanwalkeduptoDorothy,madealowbowandsaid,inasweetvoice:.
“Youarewelcome,
가장
most
nobleSorceress,tothelandoftheMunchkins.
WearesogratefultoyouforhavingkilledtheWickedWitchoftheEast,andforsettingourpeoplefreefrombondage.”
Dorothylistenedto
this
speechwithwonder.
Whatcouldthe
작은
little
womanpossiblymeanbycallingherasorceress,andsayingshehadkilledtheWickedWitchoftheEast?
Dorothywasaninnocent,harmlesslittlegirl,whohadbeencarriedbyacyclonemanymilesfromhome;
그리고
and
shehadneverkilled
아무것도
anything
inallherlife.
하지만
But
thelittlewomanevidentlyexpectedhertoanswer;
soDorothysaid,withhesitation,“Youare
매우
very
kind,buttheremustbe
어떤
some
mistake.
Ihavenotkilledanything.”
“Yourhousedid,anyway,”repliedthelittleold
여자가
woman
,withalaugh,“andthatisthe
같은
same
thing.
See!”
shecontinued,pointingtothecornerofthehouse.
“Thereareher
two
feet,stillstickingoutfromunderablockofwood.”
Dorothylooked,
그리고
and
gavealittlecryoffright.
There,indeed,justunderthecornerofthe
great
beamthehouserestedon,
two
feetwerestickingout,shodinsilvershoes
가진
with
pointedtoes.
“Oh,dear!
Oh,dear!”
criedDorothy,claspingherhands
함께
together
indismay.
“Thehousemusthavefallenon
그녀
her
.
Whatevershallwedo?”
“Thereisnothingtobedone,”saidthe
작은
little
womancalmly.
“Butwhowasshe?”
askedDorothy.
“ShewastheWickedWitchoftheEast,asIsaid,”answeredthe
작은
little
woman.
“Shehasheld
모든
all
theMunchkinsinbondageformanyyears,makingthemslaveforhernightandday.
이제
Now
theyareallsetfree,andaregratefultoyouforthefavor.”
“WhoaretheMunchkins?”
inquiredDorothy.
“Theyarethepeoplewho
사는
live
inthislandoftheEastwheretheWickedWitchruled.”
“AreyouaMunchkin?”
askedDorothy.
“No,
하지만
but
Iamtheirfriend,althoughI
살고
live
inthelandoftheNorth.
When
theysawtheWitchoftheEastwas
죽은
dead
theMunchkinssentaswiftmessengertome,andIcameatonce.
IamtheWitchoftheNorth.”
“Oh,gracious!”
criedDorothy.
“Areyoua
진짜
real
witch?”
“Yes,indeed,”answeredthe
작은
little
woman.
“ButIama
좋은
good
witch,andthepeopleloveme.
IamnotaspowerfulastheWickedWitchwaswhoruledhere,orIshouldhavesetthepeoplefreemyself.”
“ButIthought
모든
all
witcheswerewicked,”saidthegirl,whowas
반은
half
frightenedatfacinga
실제
real
witch.
“Oh,no,thatisa
great
mistake.
Therewereonly
four
witchesinalltheLandofOz,and
two
ofthem,thosewho
사는
live
intheNorthandtheSouth,are
좋은
good
witches.
Iknowthisistrue,forIam
one
ofthemmyself,andcannotbemistaken.
ThosewhodweltintheEastandtheWestwere,indeed,wickedwitches;
하지만
but
nowthatyouhavekilled
one
ofthem,thereis
하지만
but
oneWickedWitchin
모든
all
theLandofOz—the
one
wholivesintheWest.”
“But,”saidDorothy,
after
amoment’sthought,“AuntEmhastoldmethatthewitcheswere
모두
all
dead—yearsandyearsago.”
“WhoisAuntEm?”
inquiredthe
작은
little
oldwoman.
“SheismyauntwholivesinKansas,whereIcamefrom.”
TheWitchoftheNorthseemedtothinkforatime,withherheadbowedandhereyesupontheground.
Thenshelookedupandsaid,“IdonotknowwhereKansasis,forIhaveneverheard
that
countrymentionedbefore.
Buttellme,isitacivilizedcountry?”
“Oh,yes,”repliedDorothy.
“Then
that
accountsforit.
InthecivilizedcountriesI
믿습니다
believe
therearenowitchesleft,norwizards,norsorceresses,normagicians.
그러나
But
,yousee,theLandofOzhas
결코
never
beencivilized,forwearecutofffromallthe
나머지
rest
oftheworld.
Thereforewe
여전히
still
havewitchesandwizardsamongstus.”
“Whoarethewizards?”
askedDorothy.
“Ozhimselfisthe
위대한
Great
Wizard,”answeredtheWitch,sinkinghervoicetoawhisper.
“Heis
more
powerfulthanalltherestofustogether.
HelivesintheCityofEmeralds.”
Dorothywasgoingtoaskanotherquestion,butjustthentheMunchkins,whohadbeenstandingsilentlyby,gavealoudshoutandpointedtothecornerofthehousewheretheWickedWitchhadbeenlying.
“Whatisit?”
askedthe
작은
little
oldwoman,andlooked,
그리고
and
begantolaugh.
Thefeetofthe
죽은
dead
Witchhaddisappearedentirely,and
아무것도
nothing
wasleftbutthesilvershoes.
“Shewassoold,”explainedtheWitchoftheNorth,“thatshedriedupquicklyinthesun.Thatistheendofher.
하지만
But
thesilvershoesare
당신
yours
,andyoushallhavethemtowear.”
Shereached
아래로
down
andpickeduptheshoes,
and
aftershakingthedustoutofthemhandedthemtoDorothy.
“TheWitchoftheEastwasproudof
those
silvershoes,”saidoneoftheMunchkins,“andthereissomecharmconnectedwiththem;
하지만
but
whatitiswe
결코
never
knew.”
Dorothycarriedtheshoesintothe
house
andplacedthemonthetable.
Thenshecameout
다시
again
totheMunchkinsandsaid:.
“Iamanxioustogetbacktomyauntanduncle,forIamsuretheywillworryaboutme.
Can
youhelpmefindmyway?”
TheMunchkinsandtheWitch
먼저
first
lookedatoneanother,andthenatDorothy,andthenshooktheirheads.
“AttheEast,not
멀지
far
fromhere,”saidone,“thereisagreatdesert,andnonecould
live
tocrossit.”
“ItisthesameattheSouth,”said
다른
another
,“forIhavebeenthereandseenit.
TheSouthisthecountryoftheQuadlings.”
“Iamtold,”saidthethirdman,“thatitisthesameattheWest.
그리고
And
thatcountry,wheretheWinkies
사는
live
,isruledbytheWickedWitchoftheWest,whowould
만들
make
youherslaveifyoupassedherway.”
“TheNorthismyhome,”saidtheoldlady,“andatitsedgeisthe
같은
same
greatdesertthatsurroundsthisLandofOz.I’mafraid,mydear,youwillhavetolivewithus.”
Dorothybegantosobatthis,forshefeltlonelyamong
모든
all
thesestrangepeople.
Hertearsseemedtogrievethekind-heartedMunchkins,fortheyimmediatelytookouttheirhandkerchiefsandbegantoweepalso.
Asforthe
작은
little
oldwoman,shetookoffhercapandbalancedthepointontheendofhernose,whileshecounted“One,
two
,three”inasolemnvoice.
Atoncethecapchangedtoaslate,onwhichwaswrittenin
big
,whitechalkmarks:.
“LETDOROTHYGOTOTHECITYOFEMERALDS”.
The
작은
little
oldwomantooktheslatefromhernose,andhaving
읽고
read
thewordsonit,asked,“IsyournameDorothy,mydear?”
“Yes,”answeredthechild,lookingup
and
dryinghertears.
“ThenyoumustgototheCityofEmeralds.
PerhapsOzwillhelpyou.”
“Whereisthiscity?”
askedDorothy.
“Itis
정확히
exactly
inthecenterofthe
나라의
country
,andisruledbyOz,the
위대한
Great
WizardItoldyouof.”
“Ishea
좋은
good
man?”