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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | Progressive Translation Books for Polish A1-B2 Learners

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | Progressive Translation Books for Polish A1-B2 Learners

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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
Yettheoldtimefairy
bajka
tale,havingservedforgenerations,
może
maynowbeclassedas“historical”inthechildren’slibrary;
forthe
czas
timehascomeforaseriesofnewer“wondertales”inwhichthestereotypedgenie,dwarf
i
andfairyareeliminated,together
ze
withallthehorribleandblood-curdlingincidentsdevisedbytheirauthorstopointa
przerażający
fearsomemoraltoeachtale.
Moderneducationincludesmorality;
dlatego
thereforethemodernchildseeks
tylko
onlyentertainmentinitswondertales
i
andgladlydispenseswithalldisagreeableincident.
Havingthisthoughtin
uwadze
mind,thestoryof“TheWonderfulWizardofOz”waswritten
wyłącznie
solelytopleasechildrenoftoday.
Itaspirestobeingamodernizedfairytale,inwhichthewondermentand
radość
joyareretainedandtheheartachesandnightmaresareleft
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,a
stół
table,threeorfourchairs,
i
andthebeds.
UncleHenryand
Ciotka
AuntEmhadabig
łóżko
bedinonecorner,andDorothyalittle
łóżko
bedinanothercorner.
Therewasnogarretatall,
i
andnocellar—exceptasmallholeduginthe
ziemi
ground,calledacyclonecellar,wherethefamilycould
pójść
goincaseoneof
tych
thosegreatwhirlwindsarose,mighty
wystarczająco
enoughtocrushanybuildinginitspath.
Itwasreachedbyatrapdoorinthemiddleofthe
podłogi
floor,fromwhichaladder
prowadziła
leddownintothesmall,darkhole.
Kiedy
WhenDorothystoodinthedoorway
i
andlookedaround,shecould
widziała
seenothingbutthegreatgray
prerii
prairieoneveryside.
Notatree
ani
norahousebrokethebroadsweepofflatcountry
który
thatreachedtotheedgeoftheskyinalldirections.
The
słońce
sunhadbakedtheplowedlandintoagray
masę
mass,withlittlecracksrunning
przez
throughit.
Eventhegrasswasnotgreen,forthe
słońce
sunhadburnedthetopsofthelongblades
aż
untiltheywerethesamegraycolortobeseen
wszędzie
everywhere.
Oncethehousehadbeenpainted,
ale
butthesunblisteredthepaintandtherainswasheditaway,and
teraz
nowthehousewasas
nudny
dullandgrayaseverythingelse.
Kiedy
WhenAuntEmcametheretoliveshewasayoung,prettywife.
The
słońce
sunandwindhadchanged
ją
her,too.
Theyhadtakenthesparklefromhereyes
i
andleftthemasober
szary
gray;
theyhadtakenthe
czerwień
redfromhercheeksandlips,andtheywere
szare
grayalso.
Shewasthin
i
andgaunt,andneversmilednow.
WhenDorothy,whowasanorphan,
po raz pierwszy
firstcametoher,AuntEmhadbeensostartledbythechild’slaughterthatshewould
krzyczała
screamandpressherhanduponher
serce
heartwheneverDorothy’smerryvoice
dotarł
reachedherears;
andshe
nadal
stilllookedatthelittlegirl
z
withwonderthatshecould
znaleźć
findanythingtolaughat.
Wujek
UncleHenryneverlaughed.
He
pracował
workedhardfrommorningtillnight
i
anddidnotknowwhat
radość
joywas.
Hewasgray
również
also,fromhislongbeardtohisroughboots,
i
andhelookedsternandsolemn,
i
andrarelyspoke.
ItwasToto
że
thatmadeDorothylaugh,andsavedherfromgrowingasgrayasher
inne
othersurroundings.
Totowasnot
szary
gray;
hewasalittleblack
psem
dog,withlongsilkyhair
i
andsmallblackeyesthattwinkledmerrilyoneithersideofhisfunny,wee
nosa
nose.
Totoplayedalldaylong,andDorothyplayed
z
withhim,andlovedhimdearly.
Dziś
Today,however,theywerenot
grali
playing.
UncleHenrysatuponthe
progu
doorstepandlookedanxiouslyatthe
niebo
sky,whichwasevengrayer
niż
thanusual.
Dorothystoodinthedoor
z
withTotoinherarms,
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
thegrasscomingfromthat
kierunku
directionalso.
SuddenlyUncleHenrystoodup.
“There’sacyclonecoming,Em,”hecalledtohis
żony
wife.
“I’llgolookafterthestock.”
Thenheran
kierunku
towardtheshedswherethecows
i
andhorseswerekept.
AuntEmdroppedherwork
i
andcametothedoor.
Jedno
Oneglancetoldherofthedangercloseathand.
“Quick,Dorothy!”
she
krzyczała
screamed.
“Runforthecellar!”
Totojumped
się
outofDorothy’sarmsand
ukrył
hidunderthebed,andthe
dziewczyna
girlstartedtogethim.
Ciocia
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.
Inthe
środku
middleofacyclonetheairis
zazwyczaj
generallystill,butthegreat
ciśnienie
pressureofthewindoneverysideofthe
domu
houseraisedituphigherandhigher,
aż
untilitwasattheverytopofthecyclone;
i
andthereitremainedandwascarriedmiles
i
andmilesawayaseasilyasyoucould
nosić
carryafeather.
Itwasverydark,
a
andthewindhowledhorribly
wokół
aroundher,butDorothyfoundshewas
jeździ
ridingquiteeasily.
Afterthefirstfewwhirlsaround,
a
andoneothertimewhenthe
dom
housetippedbadly,shefeltasifshewerebeingrocked
delikatnie
gently,likeababyinacradle.
Totodidnotlike
to
it.
Heranabouttheroom,
teraz
nowhere,nowthere,barking
głośno
loudly;
butDorothysatquitestillonthefloor
i
andwaitedtoseewhatwouldhappen.
OnceTotogot
zbyt
tooneartheopentrap
drzwi
door,andfellin;
andatfirstthelittle
dziewczyna
girlthoughtshehadlost
go
him.
Butsoonshesaw
jedno
oneofhisearsstickingup
przez
throughthehole,forthe
silne
strongpressureoftheairwaskeepinghimupsothathecouldnot
spaść
fall.
Shecrepttothehole,
złapała
caughtTotobytheear,anddraggedhimintotheroom
znowu
again,afterwardclosingthetrap
drzwi
doorsothatnomoreaccidentscouldhappen.
Hourafterhourpassedaway,
i
andslowlyDorothygotoverher
strach
fright;
butshefeltquitelonely,
a
andthewindshriekedso
głośno
loudlyallaboutherthatshe
prawie
nearlybecamedeaf.
Atfirstshehadwonderedifshewouldbedashedtopieces
gdy
whenthehousefellagain;
ale
butasthehourspassed
i
andnothingterriblehappened,she
przestała
stoppedworryingandresolvedto
czekać
waitcalmlyandseewhatthefuturewould
przyniesie
bring.
Atlastshecrawledovertheswayingfloortoher
łóżka
bed,andlaydownuponit;
i
andTotofollowedandlaydown
obok
besideher.
ChapterIIThe
Rada
CouncilwiththeMunchkins
Shewas
obudził
awakenedbyashock,so
nagły
suddenandseverethatifDorothyhadnotbeen
leżała
lyingonthesoftbedshemighthavebeenhurt.
Asitwas,the
słoik
jarmadehercatchher
oddech
breathandwonderwhathadhappened;
andTotoputhiscoldlittle
nos
noseintoherfaceandwhineddismally.
Dorothy
usiadła
satupandnoticedthatthe
dom
housewasnotmoving;
norwasitdark,forthe
jasne
brightsunshinecameinatthe
okno
window,floodingthelittleroom.
Shesprangfromher
łóżka
bedandwithTotoatherheelsranandopenedthe
drzwi
door.
Thelittlegirlgavea
krzyk
cryofamazementandlookedabout
jej
her,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
Whileshestoodlookingeagerlyatthe
dziwne
strangeandbeautifulsights,she
zauważyła
noticedcomingtowardhera
grupę
groupofthequeerestpeopleshehadever
widziała
seen.
Theywerenotas
duże
bigasthegrownfolkshehad
zawsze
alwaysbeenusedto;
butneitherweretheyvery
małe
small.
Infact,theyseemed
o
aboutastallasDorothy,whowasawell-grownchildforherage,
chociaż
althoughtheywere,sofaraslooksgo,
wiele
manyyearsolder.
Threeweremenandoneawoman,andallwere
dziwnie
oddlydressed.
Theyworeroundhats
które
thatrosetoasmallpointafoot
nad
abovetheirheads,withlittlebells
wokół
aroundthebrimsthattinkled
słodko
sweetlyastheymoved.
Thehatsofthemenwereblue;
the
mała
littlewoman’shatwaswhite,
i
andsheworeawhitegown
która
thathunginpleatsfromhershoulders.
Nad
Overitweresprinkledlittlestars
które
thatglistenedinthesun
jak
likediamonds.
Themenweredressedin
niebieski
blue,ofthesameshadeastheirhats,
i
andworewell-polishedbootswithadeeprollof
niebieski
blueatthetops.
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,asifafraidtocome
dalej
farther.
Butthelittleold
kobieta
womanwalkeduptoDorothy,
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
Butthelittlewomanevidently
spodziewał
expectedhertoanswer;
soDorothy
powiedziała
said,withhesitation,“Youare
bardzo
verykind,buttheremustbesome
błąd
mistake.
Ihavenotkilledanything.”
“Your
dom
housedid,anyway,”repliedthe
mała
littleoldwoman,withalaugh,“andthatisthesamething.
See!”
she
kontynuowała
continued,pointingtothecornerofthe
domu
house.
“Therearehertwo
nogi
feet,stillstickingoutfromundera
bloku
blockofwood.”
Dorothylooked,
i
andgavealittlecryoffright.
Tam
There,indeed,justunderthecornerofthegreat
belki
beamthehouserestedon,
dwie
twofeetwerestickingout,shodinsilver
buty
shoeswithpointedtoes.
“Oh,dear!
Oh,dear!”
płakała
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?”
zapytała
inquiredDorothy.
“Theyarethepeople
którzy
wholiveinthislandoftheEast
gdzie
wheretheWickedWitchruled.”
“AreyouaMunchkin?”
zapytała
askedDorothy.
“No,butIamtheirfriend,
chociaż
althoughIliveinthelandoftheNorth.
Kiedy
WhentheysawtheWitchoftheEastwas
żyje
deadtheMunchkinssentaswiftmessengerto
mnie
me,andIcameatonce.
IamtheWitchoftheNorth.”
“Oh,gracious!”
płakała
criedDorothy.
“Areyouarealwitch?”
“Yes,indeed,”
odpowiedziała
answeredthelittlewoman.
“ButIamagoodwitch,
a
andthepeopleloveme.
Iamnotas
potężny
powerfulastheWickedWitchwaswho
rządziła
ruledhere,orIshouldhavesetthe
ludzi
peoplefreemyself.”
“ButI
myślałem
thoughtallwitcheswerewicked,”
powiedziała
saidthegirl,whowashalffrightenedatfacingarealwitch.
“Oh,
nie
no,thatisagreat
błąd
mistake.
TherewereonlyfourwitchesinalltheLandofOz,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.”
“Whois
Ciotka
AuntEm?”
inquiredthelittleoldwoman.
“Sheismy
ciotka
auntwholivesinKansas,whereIcamefrom.”
The
Czarownica
WitchoftheNorthseemedto
myśleć
thinkforatime,withherheadbowed
i
andhereyesuponthe
ziemi
ground.
Thenshelookedup
i
andsaid,“Idonot
wiem
knowwhereKansasis,forIhavenever
słyszałam
heardthatcountrymentionedbefore.
Ale
Buttellme,isitacivilizedcountry?”
“Oh,yes,”repliedDorothy.
“Thenthataccountsfor
to
it.
InthecivilizedcountriesI
wierzę
believetherearenowitchesleft,
ani
norwizards,norsorceresses,normagicians.
Ale
But,yousee,theLandofOzhas
nigdy nie
neverbeencivilized,forwearecutofffromalltherestofthe
świata
world.
Thereforewestillhavewitches
i
andwizardsamongstus.”
“Whoarethewizards?”
zapytała
askedDorothy.
“OzhimselfistheGreatWizard,”
odpowiedziała
answeredtheWitch,sinkingher
głos
voicetoawhisper.
“Heismorepowerfulthanalltherestofus
razem
together.
HelivesintheCityofEmeralds.”
Dorothywasgoingto
zadać
askanotherquestion,butjustthentheMunchkins,
którzy
whohadbeenstandingsilentlyby,gavealoud
krzyk
shoutandpointedtothecornerofthe
domu
housewheretheWickedWitchhadbeen
leżała
lying.
“Whatisit?”
askedthelittleoldwoman,
i
andlooked,andbeganto
śmiać
laugh.
ThefeetofthedeadWitchhaddisappeared
całkowicie
entirely,andnothingwasleftbutthesilver
buty
shoes.
“Shewassoold,”
wyjaśniła
explainedtheWitchoftheNorth,“thatshedriedup
szybko
quicklyinthesun.Thatistheendofher.
Ale
Butthesilvershoesare
twoje
yours,andyoushallhavethemtowear.”
Shereached
dół
downandpickedupthe
buty
shoes,andaftershakingthe
pyłu
dustoutofthemhandedthemtoDorothy.
“TheWitchoftheEastwas
dumna
proudofthosesilvershoes,”
powiedział
saidoneoftheMunchkins,“andthereissome
urok
charmconnectedwiththem;
butwhatitiswe
nigdy nie
neverknew.”
Dorothycarriedthe
buty
shoesintothehouseandplacedthemonthe
stole
table.
Thenshecameout
znów
againtotheMunchkinsand
powiedziała
said:.
“Iamanxioustogetbacktomyaunt
i
anduncle,forIamsurethey
będą
willworryaboutme.
Canyouhelpme
znaleźć
findmyway?”
TheMunchkinsandthe
Czarownica
Witchfirstlookedatoneanother,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,isruledbytheWicked
Czarownica
WitchoftheWest,whowould
uczyniłaby
makeyouherslaveifyou
przeszedł
passedherway.”
“TheNorthismyhome,”
powiedziała
saidtheoldlady,“andatitsedgeisthesamegreatdesert
która
thatsurroundsthisLandofOz.I’mafraid,mydear,youwillhavetolivewithus.”
Dorothybegantosobatthis,forshe
czuła
feltlonelyamongallthesestrange
ludzi
people.
Hertearsseemedtogrievethekind-heartedMunchkins,forthey
natychmiast
immediatelytookouttheirhandkerchiefs
i
andbegantoweepalso.
Asforthelittleoldwoman,shetookoffhercap
i
andbalancedthepointonthe
końcu
endofhernose,whileshe
liczyła
counted“One,two,three”inasolemn
głosem
voice.
Atoncethecap
zmieniła
changedtoaslate,onwhichwaswritteninbig,white
kredy
chalkmarks:.
“LETDOROTHYGOTOTHE
Miasta
CITYOFEMERALDS”.
Thelittle
stara
oldwomantooktheslatefromher
nosa
nose,andhavingreadthewordsonit,
zapytała
asked,“IsyournameDorothy,mydear?”
“Yes,”
odpowiedziała
answeredthechild,lookingup
i
anddryinghertears.
“Thenyoumustgotothe
Miasta
CityofEmeralds.
PerhapsOzwillhelpyou.”
“Whereisthiscity?”
zapytała
askedDorothy.
“Itisexactlyinthecenterofthe
kraju
country,andisruledbyOz,theGreatWizardItoldyouof.”
“Isheagoodman?”