The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | Gradually Hardening Korean A1-B2

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | Gradually Hardening Korean A1-B2

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Introduction
Folklore,legends,mythsandfairytales
가지고
have
followedchildhoodthroughtheages,for
모든
every
healthyyoungsterhasawholesomeandinstinctiveloveforstoriesfantastic,marvelousandmanifestly
비현실적인
unreal
.
ThewingedfairiesofGrimmandAndersenhavebroughtmorehappinesstochildishheartsthan
모든
all
otherhumancreations.
Yettheoldtimefairytale,havingservedforgenerations,
may
nowbeclassedas“historical”inthechildren’slibrary;
forthetimehascomeforaseriesofnewer“wondertales”inwhichthestereotypedgenie,
난쟁이
dwarf
andfairyareeliminated,togetherwith
모든
all
thehorribleandblood-curdlingincidentsdevisedbytheirauthorstopointafearsomemoralto
each
tale.
Moderneducationincludesmorality;
그러므로
therefore
themodernchildseeksonlyentertainmentinitswondertalesand
기꺼이
gladly
dispenseswithalldisagreeableincident.
Having
this
thoughtinmind,thestoryof“The
멋진
Wonderful
WizardofOz”waswrittensolelytopleasechildrenoftoday.
Itaspirestobeingamodernizedfairytale,inwhichthewondermentandjoyareretainedandtheheartachesandnightmaresareleftout.
L.
Chapter
ITheCyclone
DorothylivedinthemidstofthegreatKansasprairies,
함께
with
UncleHenry,whowasafarmer,andAuntEm,whowasthefarmer’swife.
Their
house
wassmall,forthe
목재
lumber
tobuildithadtobecarriedby
마차
wagon
manymiles.
Therewere
four
walls,afloorandaroof,whichmade
one
room;
andthisroomcontainedarustylookingcookstove,acupboardforthedishes,a
테이블
table
,threeorfourchairs,
그리고
and
thebeds.
UncleHenryandAuntEmhada
big
bedinonecorner,andDorothya
작은
little
bedinanothercorner.
Therewasnogarretatall,andnocellar—excepta
작은
small
holeduginthe
ground
,calledacyclonecellar,wherethefamilycould
go
incaseoneofthose
great
whirlwindsarose,mightyenoughtocrushanybuildinginitspath.
Itwasreachedbyatrap
문에
door
inthemiddleofthefloor,fromwhichaladderled
아래로
down
intothesmall,darkhole.
When
Dorothystoodinthedoorwayandlookedaround,shecould
see
nothingbutthegreat
회색
gray
prairieoneveryside.
Notatreenorahousebrokethe
넓은
broad
sweepofflatcountrythatreachedtotheedgeoftheskyin
모든
all
directions.
Thesunhadbakedtheplowedlandintoa
회색
gray
mass,withlittlecracksrunningthroughit.
Eventhegrasswasnotgreen,forthesunhadburnedthetopsofthe
long
bladesuntiltheywerethe
똑같은
same
graycolortobeseen
어디서나
everywhere
.
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.
Hewas
회색
gray
also,fromhislongbeardtohis
거친
rough
boots,andhelookedstern
그리고
and
solemn,andrarelyspoke.
ItwasTotothatmadeDorothy
웃게
laugh
,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
norththeyhearda
낮은
low
wailofthewind,andUncleHenryandDorothycould
see
wherethelonggrassbowedinwaves
전에
before
thecomingstorm.
Therenowcamea
날카로운
sharp
whistlingintheairfromthesouth,
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,andthehouseshooksohardthatshelostherfootingandsatdown
갑자기
suddenly
uponthefloor.
Thena
이상한
strange
thinghappened.
Thehousewhirledaround
two
orthreetimesandroseslowly
통해
through
theair.
Dorothyfeltasifsheweregoingupinaballoon.
Thenorthandsouthwindsmetwherethehousestood,andmadeitthe
정확한
exact
centerofthecyclone.
Inthemiddleofacyclonetheairisgenerallystill,butthe
great
pressureofthewindoneverysideofthehouseraisedituphigherandhigher,untilitwasattheverytopofthecyclone;
그리고
and
thereitremainedandwascarriedmiles
그리고
and
milesawayaseasilyasyoucould
들고
carry
afeather.
Itwasverydark,andthewindhowled
끔찍하게
horribly
aroundher,butDorothyfoundshewasridingquite
쉽게
easily
.
Afterthefirstfewwhirlsaround,
그리고
and
oneothertimewhenthehousetipped
심하게
badly
,shefeltasifshewerebeingrocked
부드럽게
gently
,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,forthe
강한
strong
pressureoftheairwaskeepinghimupsothathecouldnotfall.
Shecrepttothehole,caughtTotobytheear,anddraggedhimintotheroom
다시
again
,afterwardclosingthetrap
문을
door
sothatnomoreaccidentscouldhappen.
Hourafterhourpassedaway,and
천천히
slowly
Dorothygotoverherfright;
하지만
but
shefeltquitelonely,
and
thewindshriekedso
큰 소리로
loudly
allaboutherthatshe
거의
nearly
becamedeaf.
Atfirstshehadwonderedifshewouldbedashedtopieces
when
thehousefellagain;
하지만
but
asthehourspassedandnothing
끔찍한
terrible
happened,shestoppedworryingandresolvedtowaitcalmlyandseewhatthefuturewouldbring.
Atlastshecrawled
통해
over
theswayingfloortoherbed,
그리고
and
laydownuponit;
그리고
and
Totofollowedandlaydownbesideher.
ChapterIITheCouncilwiththeMunchkins
Shewasawakenedbyashock,sosuddenand
심한
severe
thatifDorothyhadnotbeenlyingonthe
부드러운
soft
bedshemighthavebeenhurt.
Asitwas,thejarmadehercatchher
숨을
breath
andwonderwhathadhappened;
그리고
and
Totoputhiscold
작은
little
noseintoherface
그리고
and
whineddismally.
Dorothysatupandnoticedthatthehousewasnotmoving;
norwasitdark,forthe
밝은
bright
sunshinecameinatthewindow,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,rushingandsparklingalongbetween
초록색
green
banks,andmurmuringinavoice
매우
very
gratefultoalittlegirlwhohadlivedso
오랫동안
long
onthedry,grayprairies.
Whileshestoodlookingeagerlyatthe
이상한
strange
andbeautifulsights,shenoticedcoming
향해
toward
heragroupofthequeerestpeopleshehadeverseen.
Theywerenotasbigasthegrownfolkshehad
항상
always
beenusedto;
butneitherwerethey
아주
very
small.
Infact,theyseemedaboutastallasDorothy,whowasawell-grownchildforherage,althoughtheywere,sofaraslooksgo,manyyearsolder.
Three
weremenandoneawoman,and
모두
all
wereoddlydressed.
Theywore
둥근
round
hatsthatrosetoasmallpointafoot
위에서
above
theirheads,withlittlebellsaroundthebrims
that
tinkledsweetlyastheymoved.
Thehatsofthemenwereblue;
the
작은
little
woman’shatwaswhite,andsheworeawhitegownthathunginpleatsfromhershoulders.
Overitweresprinkled
작은
little
starsthatglistenedinthesunlikediamonds.
Themenweredressedin
파란색
blue
,ofthesameshadeastheirhats,andworewell-polishedboots
가진
with
adeeprollof
파란색
blue
atthetops.
Themen,Dorothythought,wereaboutasoldasUncleHenry,for
two
ofthemhadbeards.
하지만
But
thelittlewomanwasdoubtless
훨씬
much
older.
Herfacewascoveredwithwrinkles,herhairwas
거의
nearly
white,andshewalked
오히려
rather
stiffly.
Whenthesepeopledrewnearthe
house
whereDorothywasstandinginthedoorway,theypausedandwhisperedamongthemselves,asifafraidtocome
멀리
farther
.
ButthelittleoldwomanwalkeduptoDorothy,madea
낮은
low
bowandsaid,inasweetvoice:.
“Youarewelcome,
가장
most
nobleSorceress,tothelandoftheMunchkins.
Wearesogratefultoyouforhavingkilledthe
사악한
Wicked
WitchoftheEast,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,
사실
indeed
,justunderthecornerofthe
great
beamthehouserestedon,
two
feetwerestickingout,shodin
은색
silver
shoeswithpointedtoes.
“Oh,dear!
Oh,dear!”
criedDorothy,claspingherhands
함께
together
indismay.
“Thehousemusthavefallenon
그녀
her
.
Whatevershallwedo?”
“Thereisnothingtobedone,”saidthe
작은
little
womancalmly.
“Butwhowasshe?”
askedDorothy.
“Shewasthe
사악한
Wicked
WitchoftheEast,asIsaid,”answeredthe
작은
little
woman.
“Shehasheld
모든
all
theMunchkinsinbondageformanyyears,makingthem
노예로
slave
forhernightandday.
이제
Now
theyareallsetfree,andaregratefultoyouforthefavor.”
“WhoaretheMunchkins?”
inquiredDorothy.
“Theyarethepeoplewho
사는
live
inthislandoftheEastwherethe
악한
Wicked
Witchruled.”
“AreyouaMunchkin?”
askedDorothy.
“No,
하지만
but
Iamtheirfriend,
비록
although
IliveinthelandoftheNorth.
When
theysawtheWitchoftheEastwas
죽은
dead
theMunchkinssenta
신속한
swift
messengertome,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,
사악한
wicked
witches;
butnowthatyouhavekilled
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,gavea
큰 소리로
loud
shoutandpointedtothecornerofthehousewheretheWickedWitchhadbeenlying.
“Whatisit?”
askedthe
작은
little
oldwoman,andlooked,
그리고
and
begantolaugh.
Thefeetofthe
죽은
dead
Witchhaddisappearedentirely,and
아무것도
nothing
wasleftbutthesilver
신발
shoes
.
“Shewassoold,”explainedtheWitchoftheNorth,“thatshedriedup
빨리
quickly
inthesun.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
andplacedthemonthe
테이블
table
.
Thenshecameout
다시
again
totheMunchkinsandsaid:.
“Iamanxioustogetbacktomyauntanduncle,forIamsuretheywillworryaboutme.
Can
youhelpmefindmyway?”
TheMunchkinsandtheWitch
먼저
first
lookedatoneanother,andthenatDorothy,andthenshooktheirheads.
“AttheEast,not
멀지
far
fromhere,”saidone,“thereisagreatdesert,and
아무도
none
couldlivetocrossit.”
“ItisthesameattheSouth,”said
다른
another
,“forIhavebeenthereandseenit.
TheSouthisthecountryoftheQuadlings.”
“Iamtold,”saidthethirdman,“thatitisthesameattheWest.
그리고
And
thatcountry,wheretheWinkies
사는
live
,isruledbythe
사악한
Wicked
WitchoftheWest,whowould
만들
make
youherslaveifyoupassedherway.”
“TheNorthismyhome,”saidtheoldlady,“andatitsedgeisthe
같은
same
greatdesertthatsurroundsthisLandofOz.I’mafraid,mydear,youwillhavetolivewithus.”
Dorothybegantosobatthis,forshefeltlonelyamong
모든
all
thesestrangepeople.
Hertearsseemedtogrievethekind-heartedMunchkins,forthey
즉시
immediately
tookouttheirhandkerchiefsandbegantoweepalso.
Asforthe
작은
little
oldwoman,shetookoffhercapandbalancedthepointontheendofher
nose
,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?”