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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | Progressively Translated Portuguese A1 Books

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | Progressively Translated Portuguese A1 Books

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Introduction
Folklore,legends,myths
e
andfairytaleshavefollowedchildhoodthroughtheages,foreveryhealthyyoungster
tem
hasawholesomeandinstinctive
amor
loveforstoriesfantastic,marvelous
e
andmanifestlyunreal.
ThewingedfairiesofGrimm
e
andAndersenhavebroughtmorehappinesstochildishheartsthanall
outras
otherhumancreations.
Yetthe
velho
oldtimefairytale,havingservedforgenerations,
pode
maynowbeclassedas“historical”in
o
thechildren’slibrary;
forthe
hora
timehascomeforaseriesofnewer“wondertales”inwhichthestereotypedgenie,dwarf
e
andfairyareeliminated,together
com
withallthehorribleandblood-curdlingincidentsdevisedbytheirauthorsto
apontar
pointafearsomemoralto
cada
eachtale.
Moderneducationincludesmorality;
thereforethemodern
criança
childseeksonlyentertainmentinitswondertales
e
andgladlydispenseswithalldisagreeableincident.
Tendo
Havingthisthoughtinmind,the
história
storyof“TheWonderfulWizardofOz”waswrittensolelyto
agradar
pleasechildrenoftoday.
Itaspirestobeing
um
amodernizedfairytale,in
qual
whichthewondermentandjoyareretained
e
andtheheartachesandnightmaresareleft
fora
out.
L.
ChapterITheCyclone
Dorothy
vivia
livedinthemidstofthegreatKansasprairies,
com
withUncleHenry,whowasafarmer,
e
andAuntEm,whowasthefarmer’s
esposa
wife.
Theirhousewassmall,forthelumbertobuildit
tinha
hadtobecarriedbywagon
muitos
manymiles.
Therewerefourwalls,afloor
e
andaroof,whichmadeone
quarto
room;
andthisroomcontainedarustylookingcookstove,acupboardforthedishes,atable,
três
threeorfourchairs,andthebeds.
Tio
UncleHenryandAuntEm
tinham
hadabigbedinonecorner,
e
andDorothyalittlebedinanothercorner.
Therewasnogarretatall,andnocellar—excepta
pequeno
smallholedugintheground,
chamado
calledacyclonecellar,wherethe
família
familycouldgoincaseoneofthosegreatwhirlwindsarose,mighty
suficiente
enoughtocrushanybuildinginitspath.
Itwasreachedby
uma
atrapdoorinthemiddleof
a
thefloor,fromwhichaladderleddowninto
a
thesmall,darkhole.
WhenDorothy
ficou
stoodinthedoorwayand
olhou
lookedaround,shecouldsee
nada
nothingbutthegreatgrayprairieoneveryside.
Not
uma
atreenorahouse
quebravam
brokethebroadsweepofflat
campo
countrythatreachedtotheedgeoftheskyinalldirections.
Thesun
tinha
hadbakedtheplowedlandinto
uma
agraymass,withlittlecracksrunningthroughit.
Eventhegrasswasnotgreen,forthesun
tinha
hadburnedthetopsofthelongbladesuntiltheywerethesamegraycolortobeseeneverywhere.
Oncethe
casa
househadbeenpainted,butthesunblisteredthepaint
e
andtherainswasheditaway,
e
andnowthehousewasasdull
e
andgrayaseverythingelse.
Quando
WhenAuntEmcamethereto
viver
liveshewasayoung,
bonita
prettywife.
Thesunandwind
tinham
hadchangedher,too.
They
tinham
hadtakenthesparklefromhereyes
e
andleftthemasobergray;
they
tinham
hadtakentheredfromhercheeks
e
andlips,andtheyweregray
também
also.
Shewasthinandgaunt,
e
andneversmilednow.
WhenDorothy,whowasanorphan,firstcametoher,AuntEmhadbeensostartledbythechild’slaughterthatshewouldscream
e
andpressherhanduponher
coração
heartwheneverDorothy’smerryvoicereachedherears;
e
andshestilllookedatthelittle
menina
girlwithwonderthatshe
podia
couldfindanythingtolaughat.
Tio
UncleHenryneverlaughed.
He
trabalhou
workedhardfrommorningtillnight
e
anddidnotknowwhatjoywas.
Hewasgray
também
also,fromhislongbeardtohisroughboots,
e
andhelookedsternandsolemn,
e
andrarelyspoke.
ItwasTotothat
fez
madeDorothylaugh,andsavedherfromgrowingasgrayasher
outros
othersurroundings.
Totowasnotgray;
hewas
um
alittleblackdog,withlongsilkyhair
e
andsmallblackeyesthattwinkledmerrilyoneither
lado
sideofhisfunny,weenose.
Toto
brincava
playedalldaylong,andDorothy
brincava
playedwithhim,andlovedhimdearly.
Hoje
Today,however,theywerenot
jogando
playing.
UncleHenrysatupon
o
thedoorstepandlookedanxiouslyat
o
thesky,whichwasevengrayerthanusual.
Dorothy
ficou
stoodinthedoorwithTotoinherarms,
e
andlookedatthesky
também
too.
AuntEmwaswashingthedishes.
Fromthe
extremo
farnorththeyheardalowwailofthewind,
e
andUncleHenryandDorothy
podiam
couldseewherethelonggrassbowedinwaves
antes
beforethecomingstorm.
Therenow
vindo
cameasharpwhistlingin
os
theairfromthesouth,
e
andastheyturnedtheireyes
aquele
thatwaytheysawripplesin
os
thegrasscomingfromthatdirection
também
also.
SuddenlyUncleHenrystoodup.
“There’s
um
acyclonecoming,Em,”he
chamou
calledtohiswife.
“I’ll
vou
golookafterthestock.”
Thenhe
correu
rantowardtheshedswherethecows
e
andhorseswerekept.
AuntEmdroppedher
trabalho
workandcametothe
porta
door.
Oneglancetoldherof
o
thedangercloseathand.
“Quick,Dorothy!”
shescreamed.
“Runfor
a
thecellar!”
TotojumpedoutofDorothy’sarms
e
andhidunderthebed,
e
andthegirlstartedtogethim.
AuntEm,badlyfrightened,threw
abriu
openthetrapdoorinthefloor
e
andclimbeddowntheladderintothe
pequeno
small,darkhole.
DorothycaughtTotoatlast
e
andstartedtofollowheraunt.
Quando
Whenshewashalfwayacrossthe
sala
roomtherecameagreatshriekfromthewind,
e
andthehouseshooksohard
que
thatshelostherfooting
e
andsatdownsuddenlyuponthefloor.
Then
uma
astrangethinghappened.
The
casa
housewhirledaroundtwoor
três
threetimesandroseslowlythrough
a
theair.
Dorothyfeltas
se
ifsheweregoingupinaballoon.
Thenorth
e
andsouthwindsmetwherethe
casa
housestood,andmadeittheexactcenterofthecyclone.
Inthemiddleof
um
acyclonetheairisgenerallystill,
mas
butthegreatpressureofthewindon
cada
everysideofthehouseraisedituphigherandhigher,untilitwasatthevery
topo
topofthecyclone;
and
lá
thereitremainedandwascarriedmiles
e
andmilesawayaseasilyasyou
pudesse
couldcarryafeather.
Itwasverydark,
e
andthewindhowledhorriblyaroundher,
mas
butDorothyfoundshewasridingquiteeasily.
Depois
Afterthefirstfewwhirlsaround,
e
andoneothertimewhen
a
thehousetippedbadly,she
sentiu
feltasifshewerebeingrockedgently,likea
bebê
babyinacradle.
Totodidnot
gostou
likeit.
Heranabout
a
theroom,nowhere,now
lá
there,barkingloudly;
butDorothy
sentou
satquitestillonthefloor
e
andwaitedtoseewhatwould
aconteceria
happen.
OnceTotogottooneartheopentrap
porta
door,andfellin;
andatfirstthelittle
menina
girlthoughtshehadlosthim.
Mas
Butsoonshesawoneofhisearsstickingup
através
throughthehole,forthestrongpressureofthe
ar
airwaskeepinghimupso
que
thathecouldnotfall.
Shecrepttothehole,
pegou
caughtTotobytheear,
e
anddraggedhimintothe
quarto
roomagain,afterwardclosingthetrap
porta
doorsothatnomoreaccidentscould
acontecessem
happen.
Hourafterhourpassedaway,
e
andslowlyDorothygotoverherfright;
mas
butshefeltquitelonely,
e
andthewindshriekedsoloudlyallabouther
que
thatshenearlybecamedeaf.
Atfirstshehadwondered
se
ifshewouldbedashedtopieces
quando
whenthehousefellagain;
mas
butasthehourspassed
e
andnothingterriblehappened,she
parou
stoppedworryingandresolvedto
esperar
waitcalmlyandseewhatthefuturewould
traria
bring.
Atlastshecrawled
sobre
overtheswayingfloortoher
cama
bed,andlaydownupon
ele
it;
andTotofollowedandlaydownbeside
dela
her.
ChapterIITheCouncil
com
withtheMunchkins
Shewasawakenedby
um
ashock,sosuddenandsevere
que
thatifDorothyhadnotbeenlyingonthesoft
cama
bedshemighthavebeen
se
hurt.
Asitwas,thejar
fez
madehercatchherbreath
e
andwonderwhathadhappened;
e
andTotoputhiscoldlittlenoseintoher
rosto
faceandwhineddismally.
Dorothy
sentou
satupandnoticedthat
a
thehousewasnotmoving;
norwasitdark,for
o
thebrightsunshinecameinat
o
thewindow,floodingthelittle
quarto
room.
Shesprangfromher
cama
bedandwithTotoatherheels
correu
ranandopenedthedoor.
Thelittle
menina
girlgaveacryofamazement
e
andlookedabouther,hereyesgrowingbigger
e
andbiggeratthewonderfulsightsshe
viu
saw.
Thecyclonehadsetthe
casa
housedownverygently—foracyclone—inthemidstof
um
acountryofmarvelousbeauty.
Therewerelovelypatchesofgreensward
todo
allabout,withstatelytreesbearingrich
e
andlusciousfruits.
Banksofgorgeousflowerswereoneveryhand,
e
andbirdswithrareandbrilliantplumage
cantavam
sangandflutteredinthetrees
e
andbushes.
Alittlewayoffwasasmallbrook,rushing
e
andsparklingalongbetweengreenbanks,
e
andmurmuringinavoice
muito
verygratefultoalittle
menina
girlwhohadlivedso
tempo
longonthedry,grayprairies.
Enquanto
Whileshestoodlookingeagerlyat
as
thestrangeandbeautifulsights,shenoticed
vindo
comingtowardheragroupof
as
thequeerestpeopleshehadeverseen.
Theywerenotasbigasthegrownfolkshehad
sempre
alwaysbeenusedto;
butneitherwerethey
muito
verysmall.
Infact,theyseemedaboutastallasDorothy,
que
whowasawell-grownchildforherage,althoughtheywere,sofaraslooks
fossem
go,manyyearsolder.
Threeweremen
e
andoneawoman,and
todos
allwereoddlydressed.
Theyworeroundhats
que
thatrosetoasmallpointafootabovetheirheads,
com
withlittlebellsaroundthebrims
que
thattinkledsweetlyasthey
moviam
moved.
Thehatsofthemenwereblue;
o
thelittlewoman’shatwas
branco
white,andsheworea
branco
whitegownthathunginpleatsfromhershoulders.
Overitweresprinkledlittlestarsthatglistenedinthesun
como
likediamonds.
Themenweredressedinblue,of
os
thesameshadeastheirhats,
e
andworewell-polishedbootswith
um
adeeprollofblueat
os
thetops.
Themen,Dorothy
pensou
thought,wereaboutasoldas
Tio
UncleHenry,fortwoofthem
tinham
hadbeards.
Butthelittlewomanwasdoubtless
muito
mucholder.
Herfacewascoveredwithwrinkles,her
cabelo
hairwasnearlywhite,andshe
caminhou
walkedratherstiffly.
Whenthese
pessoas
peopledrewnearthehouse
onde
whereDorothywasstandinginthedoorway,theypaused
e
andwhisperedamongthemselves,as
se
ifafraidtocomefarther.
Mas
ButthelittleoldwomanwalkeduptoDorothy,
fez
madealowbowand
disse
said,inasweetvoice:.
“Youarewelcome,mostnobleSorceress,tothelandoftheMunchkins.
Wearesogratefultoyoufor
ter
havingkilledtheWickedWitchoftheEast,
e
andforsettingourpeople
libertar
freefrombondage.”
Dorothylistenedto
esse
thisspeechwithwonder.
What
poderia
couldthelittlewomanpossibly
dizer
meanbycallingherasorceress,
e
andsayingshehadkilledtheWickedWitchoftheEast?
Dorothywasaninnocent,harmlesslittle
menina
girl,whohadbeencarriedbyacyclone
muitos
manymilesfromhome;
andshe
tinha
hadneverkilledanythinginallher
vida
life.
Butthelittlewomanevidentlyexpectedherto
respondesse
answer;
soDorothysaid,withhesitation,“Youare
muito
verykind,buttheremustbe
algum
somemistake.
Ihavenot
matei
killedanything.”
“Yourhousedid,anyway,”replied
a
thelittleoldwoman,with
uma
alaugh,“andthatis
a
thesamething.
See!”
shecontinued,
apontando
pointingtothecornerof
o
thehouse.
“Thereareher
dois
twofeet,stillstickingoutfrom
debaixo
underablockofwood.”
Dorothy
olhou
looked,andgavealittlecryoffright.
Ali
There,indeed,justunderthecornerof
a
thegreatbeamthehouserestedon,
dois
twofeetwerestickingout,shodinsilvershoes
com
withpointedtoes.
“Oh,dear!
Oh,dear!”
criedDorothy,claspingherhands
juntas
togetherindismay.
“Thehouse
deve
musthavefallenonher.
O
Whatevershallwedo?”
“Thereis
nada
nothingtobedone,”saidthelittle
mulher
womancalmly.
“Butwhowasshe?”
perguntou
askedDorothy.
“ShewastheWickedWitchof
a
theEast,asIsaid,”
respondeu
answeredthelittlewoman.
“Shehas
manteve
heldalltheMunchkinsinbondagefor
muitos
manyyears,makingthemslaveforher
noite
nightandday.
Nowtheyare
todos
allsetfree,andaregratefultoyoufor
o
thefavor.”
“WhoaretheMunchkins?”
inquiredDorothy.
“Theyarethe
pessoas
peoplewholiveinthislandoftheEast
onde
wheretheWickedWitchruled.”
“Areyou
um
aMunchkin?”
askedDorothy.
“No,
mas
butIamtheirfriend,althoughI
viva
liveinthelandoftheNorth.
Whenthey
viram
sawtheWitchoftheEastwas
morta
deadtheMunchkinssentaswiftmessengerto
mim
me,andIcameatonce.
Iam
a
theWitchoftheNorth.”
“Oh,gracious!”
criedDorothy.
“Areyou
uma
arealwitch?”
“Yes,indeed,”
respondeu
answeredthelittlewoman.
“ButIam
uma
agoodwitch,andthe
pessoas
peopleloveme.
IamnotaspowerfulastheWickedWitchwas
que
whoruledhere,orIshould
teria
havesetthepeoplefreemyself.”
“ButI
achava
thoughtallwitcheswerewicked,”
disse
saidthegirl,whowas
meio
halffrightenedatfacingarealwitch.
“Oh,
não
no,thatisagreatmistake.
Therewere
apenas
onlyfourwitchesinall
a
theLandofOz,and
duas
twoofthem,thosewho
vivem
liveintheNorthand
a
theSouth,aregoodwitches.
I
sei
knowthisistrue,forIam
um
oneofthemmyself,andcannotbemistaken.
Aqueles
ThosewhodweltintheEast
e
andtheWestwere,indeed,wickedwitches;
mas
butnowthatyouhave
mataste
killedoneofthem,thereis
mas
butoneWickedWitchin
toda
alltheLandofOz—theonewholivesin
a
theWest.”
“But,”saidDorothy,after
um
amoment’sthought,“AuntEmhas
disse
toldmethatthewitcheswere
todas
alldead—yearsandyearsago.”
“WhoisAuntEm?”
inquired
a
thelittleoldwoman.
“Sheismyaunt
que
wholivesinKansas,whereI
venho
camefrom.”
TheWitchoftheNorthseemedto
pensar
thinkforatime,withher
cabeça
headbowedandhereyesupontheground.
Thenshe
olhou
lookedupandsaid,“Idonot
sei
knowwhereKansasis,forIhave
nunca
neverheardthatcountrymentioned
antes
before.
Buttellme,isit
um
acivilizedcountry?”
“Oh,yes,”repliedDorothy.
“Thenthataccountsforit.
InthecivilizedcountriesI
creio
believetherearenowitchesleft,norwizards,norsorceresses,normagicians.
Mas
But,yousee,theLandofOzhas
nunca
neverbeencivilized,forwearecutofffromall
a
therestoftheworld.
Thereforewe
ainda
stillhavewitchesandwizardsamongstus.”
“Whoare
os
thewizards?”
askedDorothy.
“Ozhimselfisthe
Grande
GreatWizard,”answeredtheWitch,sinkinghervoiceto
um
awhisper.
“Heismorepowerfulthan
todos
alltherestofus
juntos
together.
Helivesinthe
Cidade
CityofEmeralds.”
Dorothywas
ia
goingtoaskanotherquestion,
mas
butjustthentheMunchkins,
que
whohadbeenstandingsilentlyby,gavealoudshout
e
andpointedtothecornerofthe
casa
housewheretheWickedWitchhadbeenlying.
“Whatisit?”
perguntou
askedthelittleoldwoman,
e
andlooked,andbegantolaugh.
Thefeetofthe
morta
deadWitchhaddisappearedentirely,
e
andnothingwasleftbutthesilvershoes.
“Shewassoold,”explained
a
theWitchoftheNorth,“thatshedriedupquicklyin
a
thesun.Thatistheendofher.
Mas
Butthesilvershoesare
teus
yours,andyoushallhavethemtowear.”
Shereacheddown
e
andpickeduptheshoes,
e
andaftershakingthedustoutofthemhandedthemtoDorothy.
“TheWitchof
a
theEastwasproudofthosesilvershoes,”
disse
saidoneoftheMunchkins,“andthereis
algum
somecharmconnectedwiththem;
mas
butwhatitiswe
nunca
neverknew.”
Dorothycarriedtheshoesintothe
casa
houseandplacedthemonthetable.
Thenshecameout
novamente
againtotheMunchkinsand
disse
said:.
“Iamanxioustogetbacktomyaunt
e
anduncle,forIam
certeza
suretheywillworryabout
comigo
me.
Canyouhelpme
encontrar
findmyway?”
TheMunchkins
e
andtheWitchfirstlookedat
um
oneanother,andthenatDorothy,
e
andthenshooktheirheads.
“AttheEast,notfarfromhere,”
disse
saidone,“thereisa
grande
greatdesert,andnonecould
viver
livetocrossit.”
“Itis
o
thesameattheSouth,”
disse
saidanother,“forIhavebeen
lá
thereandseenit.
TheSouthis
o
thecountryoftheQuadlings.”
“Iamtold,”said
o
thethirdman,“thatitis
o
thesameattheWest.
E
Andthatcountry,wheretheWinkies
vivem
live,isruledbytheWickedWitchof
os
theWest,whowouldmakeyouherslave
se
ifyoupassedherway.”
“TheNorthismyhome,”
disse
saidtheoldlady,“andatitsedgeisthe
mesmo
samegreatdesertthatsurrounds
esta
thisLandofOz.I’mafraid,my
querida
dear,youwillhaveto
viver
livewithus.”
Dorothybegantosobat
isso
this,forshefeltlonelyamong
todas
allthesestrangepeople.
Hertearsseemedtogrievethekind-heartedMunchkins,fortheyimmediately
tiraram
tookouttheirhandkerchiefsandbegantoweep
também
also.
Asforthelittleoldwoman,she
tirou
tookoffhercapandbalancedthepointontheendofhernose,
enquanto
whileshecounted“One,two,three”inasolemnvoice.
Atoncethecap
mudou
changedtoaslate,on
qual
whichwaswritteninbig,
branco
whitechalkmarks:.
“LETDOROTHYGOTOTHE
Cidade
CITYOFEMERALDS”.
Thelittleoldwoman
tirou
tooktheslatefromhernose,
e
andhavingreadthewordsonit,
perguntou
asked,“IsyournameDorothy,mydear?”
“Yes,”
respondeu
answeredthechild,lookingup
e
anddryinghertears.
“Thenyoumust
ir
gototheCityofEmeralds.
Talvez
PerhapsOzwillhelpyou.”
“Whereis
esta
thiscity?”
askedDorothy.
“Itis
exatamente
exactlyinthecenterof
o
thecountry,andisruledbyOz,
o
theGreatWizardItoldyouof.”
“Ishe
um
agoodman?”