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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | Progressively Translated Polish A1 Books

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | Progressively Translated Polish A1 Books

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Introduction
Folklore,legends,myths
i
andfairytaleshavefollowedchildhood
przez
throughtheages,foreveryhealthyyoungster
ma
hasawholesomeandinstinctive
miłość
loveforstoriesfantastic,marvelous
i
andmanifestlyunreal.
ThewingedfairiesofGrimm
i
andAndersenhavebroughtmorehappinesstochildishhearts
niż
thanallotherhumancreations.
Jednak
Yettheoldtimefairytale,havingservedforgenerations,
może
maynowbeclassedas“historical”inthechildren’slibrary;
forthe
czas
timehascomeforaseriesofnewer“wondertales”inwhichthestereotypedgenie,dwarf
i
andfairyareeliminated,together
ze
withallthehorribleandblood-curdlingincidentsdevisedbytheirauthorstopointafearsomemoraltoeachtale.
Moderneducationincludesmorality;
thereforethemodern
dziecko
childseeksonlyentertainmentinitswondertales
i
andgladlydispenseswithalldisagreeableincident.
Havingthisthoughtin
uwadze
mind,thestoryof“TheWonderfulWizardofOz”waswrittensolelytoplease
dzieci
childrenoftoday.
Itaspirestobeingamodernizedfairytale,inwhichthewondermentandjoyareretainedandtheheartachesandnightmaresareleft
się
out.
L.
ChapterITheCyclone
DorothylivedinthemidstofthegreatKansasprairies,with
Wujkiem
UncleHenry,whowasafarmer,
i
andAuntEm,whowasthefarmer’swife.
Their
dom
housewassmall,forthelumbertobuildithadtobecarriedbywagon
wiele
manymiles.
Therewerefourwalls,afloor
i
andaroof,whichmade
jeden
oneroom;
andthisroomcontainedarustylookingcookstove,acupboardforthedishes,atable,
trzy
threeorfourchairs,andthebeds.
Wujek
UncleHenryandAuntEm
mieli
hadabigbedin
jednym
onecorner,andDorothyalittle
łóżko
bedinanothercorner.
Therewasnogarretatall,
i
andnocellar—exceptasmallholedugintheground,calledacyclonecellar,wherethefamilycould
pójść
goincaseoneof
tych
thosegreatwhirlwindsarose,mighty
wystarczająco
enoughtocrushanybuildinginitspath.
Itwasreachedbyatrapdoorinthemiddleofthefloor,fromwhichaladderled
dół
downintothesmall,darkhole.
Kiedy
WhenDorothystoodinthedoorway
i
andlookedaround,shecould
widziała
seenothingbutthegreatgrayprairieoneveryside.
Notatreenora
dom
housebrokethebroadsweepofflatcountry
który
thatreachedtotheedgeoftheskyinalldirections.
Thesunhadbakedtheplowedlandintoagraymass,withlittlecracksrunning
przez
throughit.
Eventhegrasswasnotgreen,forthesunhadburnedthetopsofthelongblades
aż
untiltheywerethesamegraycolortobeseeneverywhere.
Kiedyś
Oncethehousehadbeenpainted,
ale
butthesunblisteredthepaintandtherainswasheditaway,and
teraz
nowthehousewasasdullandgrayas
wszystko
everythingelse.
WhenAuntEmcame
tam
theretoliveshewasayoung,prettywife.
Thesun
i
andwindhadchangedher,
też
too.
Theyhadtakenthesparklefromhereyes
i
andleftthemasobergray;
theyhadtakenthe
czerwień
redfromhercheeksandlips,andtheyweregray
także
also.
Shewasthinandgaunt,
i
andneversmilednow.
WhenDorothy,whowasanorphan,
po raz pierwszy
firstcametoher,AuntEmhadbeensostartledbythechild’slaughterthatshewouldscream
i
andpressherhanduponher
serce
heartwheneverDorothy’smerryvoicereachedherears;
i
andshestilllookedatthelittlegirl
z
withwonderthatshecould
znaleźć
findanythingtolaughat.
Wujek
UncleHenryneverlaughed.
He
pracował
workedhardfrommorningtillnight
i
anddidnotknowwhatjoywas.
Hewasgray
również
also,fromhislongbeardtohisroughboots,
i
andhelookedsternandsolemn,
i
andrarelyspoke.
ItwasToto
że
thatmadeDorothylaugh,andsavedherfromgrowingasgrayasher
inne
othersurroundings.
Totowasnotgray;
hewasalittleblack
psem
dog,withlongsilkyhair
i
andsmallblackeyesthattwinkledmerrilyoneithersideofhisfunny,weenose.
Totoplayedall
dzień
daylong,andDorothyplayed
z
withhim,andlovedhimdearly.
Dziś
Today,however,theywerenot
grali
playing.
UncleHenrysatuponthedoorstep
i
andlookedanxiouslyatthesky,
które
whichwasevengrayerthanusual.
Dorothy
stała
stoodinthedoorwithTotoinherarms,
i
andlookedatthesky
też
too.
AuntEmwaswashingthedishes.
Fromthefarnorththey
usłyszeli
heardalowwailofthewind,and
Wujek
UncleHenryandDorothycouldsee
gdzie
wherethelonggrassbowedinwaves
przed
beforethecomingstorm.
There
teraz
nowcameasharpwhistlingin
ten
theairfromthesouth,
i
andastheyturnedtheireyesthat
sposób
waytheysawripplesin
ten
thegrasscomingfromthatdirection
również
also.
SuddenlyUncleHenrystoodup.
“There’sacyclonecoming,Em,”hecalledtohis
żony
wife.
“I’llgolookafterthestock.”
Thenherantowardtheshedswherethecows
i
andhorseswerekept.
AuntEmdroppedherwork
i
andcametothedoor.
Jedno
Oneglancetoldherofthedangercloseathand.
“Quick,Dorothy!”
shescreamed.
“Runforthecellar!”
Totojumped
się
outofDorothy’sarmsandhid
pod
underthebed,andthe
dziewczyna
girlstartedtogethim.
AuntEm,badlyfrightened,threwopenthetrapdoorinthefloor
i
andclimbeddowntheladderintothesmall,darkhole.
Dorothy
złapała
caughtTotoatlastand
zaczęła
startedtofollowheraunt.
Kiedy
Whenshewashalfwayacrosstheroomthere
przyszedł
cameagreatshriekfromthewind,andthe
dom
houseshooksohardthatshelostherfootingand
usiadł
satdownsuddenlyuponthefloor.
Thenastrangethinghappened.
The
dom
housewhirledaroundtwoor
trzy
threetimesandroseslowlythroughtheair.
Dorothy
czuła
feltasifsheweregoing
się
upinaballoon.
Thenorth
i
andsouthwindsmetwherethe
dom
housestood,andmadeittheexactcenterofthecyclone.
Inthemiddleofacyclonetheairisgenerallystill,
ale
butthegreatpressureofthewindoneverysideofthe
domu
houseraisedituphigherandhigher,
aż
untilitwasattheverytopofthecyclone;
i
andthereitremainedandwascarriedmiles
i
andmilesawayaseasilyasyoucouldcarryafeather.
Itwasverydark,
a
andthewindhowledhorribly
wokół
aroundher,butDorothyfoundshewasridingquiteeasily.
Afterthefirstfewwhirlsaround,
a
andoneothertimewhenthe
dom
housetippedbadly,shefeltasifshewerebeingrockedgently,likea
dziecko
babyinacradle.
Totodidnotlike
to
it.
Heranabouttheroom,
teraz
nowhere,nowthere,barkingloudly;
ale
butDorothysatquitestillonthefloor
i
andwaitedtoseewhatwouldhappen.
OnceTotogot
zbyt
tooneartheopentrap
drzwi
door,andfellin;
andatfirstthelittle
dziewczyna
girlthoughtshehadlost
go
him.
Butsoonshesaw
jedno
oneofhisearsstickingup
przez
throughthehole,forthestrongpressureofthe
powietrza
airwaskeepinghimupsothathecouldnot
spaść
fall.
Shecrepttothehole,
złapała
caughtTotobytheear,anddraggedhimintotheroom
znowu
again,afterwardclosingthetrap
drzwi
doorsothatnomoreaccidentscouldhappen.
Hourafterhourpassedaway,
i
andslowlyDorothygotoverherfright;
ale
butshefeltquitelonely,
a
andthewindshriekedsoloudlyallabouther
że
thatshenearlybecamedeaf.
Atfirstshehadwonderedifshewouldbedashedtopieces
gdy
whenthehousefellagain;
ale
butasthehourspassed
i
andnothingterriblehappened,she
przestała
stoppedworryingandresolvedto
czekać
waitcalmlyandseewhatthefuturewould
przyniesie
bring.
Atlastshecrawledovertheswayingfloortoher
łóżka
bed,andlaydownuponit;
i
andTotofollowedandlaydownbeside
niej
her.
ChapterIITheCouncil
z
withtheMunchkins
Shewasawakenedbyashock,sosudden
i
andseverethatifDorothyhadnotbeen
leżała
lyingonthesoftbedshemighthavebeenhurt.
Asitwas,thejarmadeher
złapała
catchherbreathandwonderwhathadhappened;
andTotoputhiscoldlittlenoseintoher
twarzy
faceandwhineddismally.
Dorothy
usiadła
satupandnoticedthatthe
dom
housewasnotmoving;
norwasitdark,forthebrightsunshinecameinatthewindow,floodingthe
mały
littleroom.
Shesprangfromher
łóżka
bedandwithTotoatherheelsranandopenedthe
drzwi
door.
Thelittlegirlgaveacryofamazement
i
andlookedabouther,hereyesgrowingbigger
i
andbiggeratthewonderfulsightsshe
widziała
saw.
Thecyclonehadsetthe
dom
housedownverygently—foracyclone—inthemidstofa
kraju
countryofmarvelousbeauty.
Therewerelovelypatchesofgreenswardallabout,withstatelytreesbearingrich
i
andlusciousfruits.
Banksofgorgeousflowerswereoneveryhand,andbirdswithrareandbrilliantplumage
śpiewały
sangandflutteredinthetreesandbushes.
Alittlewayoffwasasmallbrook,rushing
i
andsparklingalongbetweengreenbanks,
i
andmurmuringinavoice
bardzo
verygratefultoalittlegirlwhohad
żyła
livedsolongonthedry,grayprairies.
Podczas
Whileshestoodlookingeagerlyatthestrange
i
andbeautifulsights,shenoticedcomingtowardheragroupofthequeerest
ludzi
peopleshehadeverseen.
Theywerenotas
duże
bigasthegrownfolkshehad
zawsze
alwaysbeenusedto;
butneitherweretheyvery
małe
small.
Infact,theyseemed
o
aboutastallasDorothy,whowasawell-grownchildforherage,althoughtheywere,sofaraslooksgo,
wiele
manyyearsolder.
Threeweremenandoneawoman,andallwereoddlydressed.
Theyworeroundhats
które
thatrosetoasmallpointafootabovetheirheads,
z
withlittlebellsaroundthebrims
które
thattinkledsweetlyastheymoved.
Thehatsofthemenwereblue;
the
mała
littlewoman’shatwaswhite,
i
andsheworeawhitegown
która
thathunginpleatsfromhershoulders.
Nad
Overitweresprinkledlittlestars
które
thatglistenedinthesun
jak
likediamonds.
Themenweredressedinblue,ofthe
tym samym
sameshadeastheirhats,
i
andworewell-polishedbootswithadeeprollofblueatthetops.
Themen,Dorothy
pomyślała
thought,wereaboutasoldas
Wujka
UncleHenry,fortwoofthemhadbeards.
Ale
Butthelittlewomanwasdoubtless
wiele
mucholder.
Herfacewascoveredwithwrinkles,her
włosy
hairwasnearlywhite,andshe
chodziła
walkedratherstiffly.
Whenthesepeopledrewnearthe
domu
housewhereDorothywasstandinginthedoorway,theypaused
i
andwhisperedamongthemselves,asifafraidtocomefarther.
Ale
ButthelittleoldwomanwalkeduptoDorothy,
zrobiła
madealowbowand
powiedziała
said,inasweetvoice:.
“Youarewelcome,mostnobleSorceress,tothelandoftheMunchkins.
WearesogratefultoyouforhavingkilledtheWickedWitchoftheEast,
i
andforsettingourpeoplefreefrombondage.”
Dorothy
słuchała
listenedtothisspeechwithwonder.
Whatcouldthe
mała
littlewomanpossiblymeanbycallingherasorceress,
i
andsayingshehadkilledtheWickedWitchoftheEast?
Dorothywasaninnocent,harmlesslittlegirl,whohadbeencarriedbyacyclone
wiele
manymilesfromhome;
andshehadnever
zabiła
killedanythinginallherlife.
Ale
Butthelittlewomanevidentlyexpectedhertoanswer;
soDorothy
powiedziała
said,withhesitation,“Youare
bardzo
verykind,buttheremustbesomemistake.
Ihavenot
zabiłem
killedanything.”
“Yourhousedid,anyway,”repliedthe
mała
littleoldwoman,withalaugh,“andthatisthesamething.
See!”
shecontinued,pointingtothecornerofthe
domu
house.
“Therearehertwofeet,
wciąż
stillstickingoutfromunderablockofwood.”
Dorothy
spojrzała
looked,andgavealittlecryoffright.
Tam
There,indeed,justunderthecornerofthegreatbeamthe
dom
houserestedon,twofeetwerestickingout,shodinsilvershoeswithpointedtoes.
“Oh,dear!
Oh,dear!”
criedDorothy,claspingherhandstogetherindismay.
“The
dom
housemusthavefallenon
jej
her.
Whatevershallwedo?”
“Thereisnothingtobedone,”
powiedziała
saidthelittlewomancalmly.
“Butwhowasshe?”
zapytała
askedDorothy.
“ShewastheWickedWitchoftheEast,asIsaid,”
odpowiedziała
answeredthelittlewoman.
“Shehas
trzymała
heldalltheMunchkinsinbondagefor
wiele
manyyears,makingthemslaveforher
noc
nightandday.
Nowtheyareallsetfree,
i
andaregratefultoyouforthefavor.”
“WhoaretheMunchkins?”
inquiredDorothy.
“Theyarethepeople
którzy
wholiveinthislandoftheEast
gdzie
wheretheWickedWitchruled.”
“AreyouaMunchkin?”
zapytała
askedDorothy.
“No,butIamtheirfriend,althoughIliveinthelandoftheNorth.
Kiedy
WhentheysawtheWitchoftheEastwas
żyje
deadtheMunchkinssentaswiftmessengerto
mnie
me,andIcameatonce.
IamtheWitchoftheNorth.”
“Oh,gracious!”
criedDorothy.
“Areyouarealwitch?”
“Yes,indeed,”
odpowiedziała
answeredthelittlewoman.
“ButIamagoodwitch,
a
andthepeopleloveme.
IamnotaspowerfulastheWickedWitchwaswhoruled
tu
here,orIshouldhavesetthe
ludzi
peoplefreemyself.”
“ButI
myślałem
thoughtallwitcheswerewicked,”
powiedziała
saidthegirl,whowashalffrightenedatfacingarealwitch.
“Oh,
nie
no,thatisagreatmistake.
Therewere
tylko
onlyfourwitchesinalltheLandofOz,and
dwie
twoofthem,thosewho
mieszkają
liveintheNorthandtheSouth,aregoodwitches.
I
wiem
knowthisistrue,forIam
jednym
oneofthemmyself,andcannotbemistaken.
Those
którzy
whodweltintheEast
i
andtheWestwere,indeed,wickedwitches;
ale
butnowthatyouhave
zabiłeś
killedoneofthem,thereis
ale
butoneWickedWitchinalltheLandofOz—the
jedną
onewholivesintheWest.”
“But,”
powiedziała
saidDorothy,afteramoment’sthought,“AuntEmhas
powiedziała
toldmethatthewitcheswere
wszystkie
alldead—yearsandyearsago.”
“WhoisAuntEm?”
inquiredthelittleoldwoman.
“SheismyauntwholivesinKansas,whereIcamefrom.”
TheWitchoftheNorthseemedto
myśleć
thinkforatime,withherheadbowed
i
andhereyesupontheground.
Thenshe
spojrzała
lookedupandsaid,“Idonot
wiem
knowwhereKansasis,forIhavenever
słyszałam
heardthatcountrymentionedbefore.
Ale
Buttellme,isitacivilizedcountry?”
“Oh,yes,”repliedDorothy.
“Thenthataccountsfor
to
it.
InthecivilizedcountriesI
wierzę
believetherearenowitchesleft,norwizards,norsorceresses,normagicians.
Ale
But,yousee,theLandofOzhas
nigdy nie
neverbeencivilized,forwearecutofffromalltherestofthe
świata
world.
Thereforewestillhavewitches
i
andwizardsamongstus.”
“Whoarethewizards?”
zapytała
askedDorothy.
“OzhimselfistheGreatWizard,”
odpowiedziała
answeredtheWitch,sinkinghervoicetoawhisper.
“Heismorepowerfulthanalltherestofus
razem
together.
HelivesintheCityofEmeralds.”
Dorothywasgoingto
zadać
askanotherquestion,butjustthentheMunchkins,
którzy
whohadbeenstandingsilentlyby,gavealoudshout
i
andpointedtothecornerofthe
domu
housewheretheWickedWitchhadbeen
leżała
lying.
“Whatisit?”
askedthelittleoldwoman,
i
andlooked,andbegantolaugh.
ThefeetofthedeadWitchhaddisappearedentirely,
i
andnothingwasleftbutthesilvershoes.
“Shewassoold,”explainedtheWitchoftheNorth,“thatshedriedupquicklyinthesun.Thatistheendofher.
Ale
Butthesilvershoesare
twoje
yours,andyoushallhavethemtowear.”
Shereached
dół
downandpickeduptheshoes,and
po
aftershakingthedustoutofthemhandedthemtoDorothy.
“TheWitchoftheEastwasproudof
tych
thosesilvershoes,”saidoneoftheMunchkins,“andthereissomecharmconnectedwith
nimi
them;
butwhatitiswe
nigdy nie
neverknew.”
Dorothycarriedtheshoesintothe
domu
houseandplacedthemonthetable.
Thenshecameout
znów
againtotheMunchkinsand
powiedziała
said:.
“Iamanxioustogetbacktomyaunt
i
anduncle,forIamsurethey
będą
willworryaboutme.
Canyouhelpme
znaleźć
findmyway?”
TheMunchkinsandtheWitch
najpierw
firstlookedatoneanother,andthenatDorothy,andthenshooktheirheads.
“AttheEast,notfarfromhere,”
powiedział
saidone,“thereisagreatdesert,
i
andnonecouldlivetocrossit.”
“ItisthesameattheSouth,”
powiedział
saidanother,“forIhavebeen
tam
thereandseenit.
TheSouthisthe
kraj
countryoftheQuadlings.”
“Iamtold,”
powiedział
saidthethirdman,“thatitisthesameattheWest.
A
Andthatcountry,wheretheWinkies
żyją
live,isruledbytheWickedWitchoftheWest,whowould
uczyniłaby
makeyouherslaveifyoupassedherway.”
“TheNorthismyhome,”
powiedziała
saidtheoldlady,“andatitsedgeisthesamegreatdesert
która
thatsurroundsthisLandofOz.I’mafraid,mydear,youwillhavetolivewithus.”
Dorothybegantosobatthis,forshe
czuła
feltlonelyamongallthesestrange
ludzi
people.
Hertearsseemedtogrievethekind-heartedMunchkins,fortheyimmediatelytook
się
outtheirhandkerchiefsandbegantoweep
również
also.
Asforthelittleoldwoman,shetookoffhercap
i
andbalancedthepointonthe
końcu
endofhernose,whileshecounted“One,
dwa
two,three”inasolemnvoice.
Atoncethecap
zmieniła
changedtoaslate,onwhichwaswritteninbig,whitechalkmarks:.
“LETDOROTHYGOTOTHE
Miasta
CITYOFEMERALDS”.
Thelittle
stara
oldwomantooktheslatefromhernose,
i
andhavingreadthewordsonit,
zapytała
asked,“IsyournameDorothy,mydear?”
“Yes,”
odpowiedziała
answeredthechild,lookingup
i
anddryinghertears.
“Thenyoumustgotothe
Miasta
CityofEmeralds.
PerhapsOzwillhelpyou.”
“Whereisthiscity?”
zapytała
askedDorothy.
“Itisexactlyinthecenterofthe
kraju
country,andisruledbyOz,theGreatWizardItoldyouof.”
“Isheagoodman?”