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Introduction
Folklore,legends,myths
e
and
fairytaleshavefollowed
infância
childhood
throughtheages,foreveryhealthy
jovem
youngster
hasawholesomeandinstinctive
amor
love
forstoriesfantastic,marvelous
e
and
manifestlyunreal.
ThewingedfairiesofGrimm
e
and
Andersenhavebroughtmore
felicidade
happiness
tochildishheartsthan
todas as
all
otherhumancreations.
Yet
o
the
oldtimefairytale,
tendo
having
servedforgenerations,may
agora
now
beclassedas“historical”in
o
the
children’slibrary;
forthe
hora
time
hascomefora
série
series
ofnewer“wondertales”inwhichthestereotyped
gênio
genie
,dwarfandfairyareeliminated,together
com
with
allthehorribleandblood-curdlingincidentsdevisedbytheirauthorsto
apontar
point
afearsomemoralto
cada
each
tale.
Moderneducationincludes
moralidade
morality
;
thereforethemodernchild
procura
seeks
onlyentertainmentinitswondertales
e
and
gladlydispenseswithalldisagreeableincident.
Tendo
Having
thisthoughtinmind,the
história
story
of“TheWonderfulWizardofOz”waswritten
exclusivamente
solely
topleasechildrenof
hoje
today
.
Itaspirestobeing
um
a
modernizedfairytale,in
qual
which
thewondermentandjoyareretained
e
and
theheartachesandnightmaresareleft
fora
out
.
L.
ChapterITheCyclone
Dorothy
vivia
lived
inthemidstofthegreatKansasprairies,
com
with
UncleHenry,whowasa
fazendeiro
farmer
,andAuntEm,whowasthefarmer’s
esposa
wife
.
Theirhousewassmall,forthe
madeira
lumber
tobuildithadtobecarriedbywagon
muitos
many
miles.
Therewerefourwalls,a
chão
floor
andaroof,which
faziam
made
oneroom;
andthis
quarto
room
containedarustylookingcookstove,a
armário
cupboard
forthedishes,a
mesa
table
,threeorfourchairs,
e
and
thebeds.
UncleHenry
e
and
AuntEmhada
grande
big
bedinonecorner,
e
and
Dorothyalittlebedinanother
canto
corner
.
Therewasnogarretatall,and
não
no
cellar—exceptasmallhole
cavado
dug
intheground,calledacyclonecellar,
onde
where
thefamilycouldgoin
caso
case
oneofthosegreatwhirlwinds
surgir
arose
,mightyenoughtocrush
qualquer
any
buildinginitspath.
Itwas
chegava
reached
byatrapdoorin
a
the
middleofthefloor,from
qual
which
aladderleddowninto
a
the
small,darkhole.
WhenDorothy
ficou
stood
inthedoorwayand
olhou
looked
around,shecouldsee
nada
nothing
butthegreatgray
pradaria
prairie
oneveryside.
Not
uma
a
treenorahouse
quebravam
broke
thebroadsweepof
plano
flat
countrythatreachedtothe
borda
edge
oftheskyin
todas as
all
directions.
Thesunhadbakedtheplowed
terra
land
intoagraymass,
com
with
littlecracksrunningthroughit.
Eventhe
grama
grass
wasnotgreen,forthe
sol
sun
hadburnedthetopsofthelongbladesuntiltheywerethesame
cinza
gray
colortobeseeneverywhere.
Oncethe
casa
house
hadbeenpainted,butthe
sol
sun
blisteredthepaintandtherains
lavou
washed
itaway,andnowthe
casa
house
wasasdulland
cinza
gray
aseverythingelse.
When
Tia
Aunt
Emcamethereto
viver
live
shewasayoung,
bonita
pretty
wife.
Thesunand
vento
wind
hadchangedher,too.
They
tinham
had
takenthesparklefromhereyes
e
and
leftthemasober
cinza
gray
;
theyhadtakenthe
vermelho
red
fromhercheeksandlips,
e
and
theyweregrayalso.
Shewas
magra
thin
andgaunt,andnever
sorriu
smiled
now.
WhenDorothy,whowasan
órfã
orphan
,firstcametoher,
Tia
Aunt
Emhadbeensostartledbythechild’s
riso
laughter
thatshewouldscream
e
and
pressherhanduponher
coração
heart
wheneverDorothy’smerryvoicereachedherears;
e
and
shestilllookedatthelittle
menina
girl
withwonderthatshe
podia
could
findanythingtolaughat.
Tio
Uncle
Henryneverlaughed.
He
trabalhou
worked
hardfrommorningtillnight
e
and
didnotknowwhat
alegria
joy
was.
Hewasgray
também
also
,fromhislongbeardtohisroughboots,
e
and
helookedsternand
solene
solemn
,andrarelyspoke.
ItwasTotothat
fez
made
Dorothylaugh,andsavedherfrom
crescer
growing
asgrayasher
outros
other
surroundings.
Totowasnot
cinzento
gray
;
hewasalittle
preto
black
dog,withlongsilkyhair
e
and
smallblackeyesthattwinkledmerrilyoneithersideofhis
engraçado
funny
,weenose.
Totoplayed
todo
all
daylong,andDorothy
brincava
played
withhim,andlovedhimdearly.
Hoje
Today
,however,theywerenot
jogando
playing
.
UncleHenrysatupon
o
the
doorstepandlookedanxiouslyat
o
the
sky,whichwasevengrayerthan
habitual
usual
.
Dorothystoodinthe
porta
door
withTotoinherarms,
e
and
lookedatthesky
também
too
.
AuntEmwaswashingthedishes.
Fromthefar
norte
north
theyheardalowwailofthe
vento
wind
,andUncleHenryandDorothy
podiam
could
seewherethelong
grama
grass
bowedinwavesbeforethecoming
tempestade
storm
.
Therenowcameasharp
assobio
whistling
intheairfrom
os
the
south,andastheyturnedtheireyesthatwaythey
viram
saw
ripplesinthegrass
vindo
coming
fromthatdirectionalso.
Suddenly
Tio
Uncle
Henrystoodup.
“There’s
um
a
cyclonecoming,Em,”he
chamou
called
tohiswife.
“I’ll
vou
go
lookafterthestock.”
Thenhe
correu
ran
towardtheshedswherethecows
e
and
horseswerekept.
AuntEmdroppedher
trabalho
work
andcametothe
porta
door
.
Oneglancetoldherof
o
the
dangercloseathand.
“Quick,Dorothy!”
she
gritou
screamed
.
“Runforthecellar!”
Toto
saltou
jumped
outofDorothy’sarms
e
and
hidunderthebed,
e
and
thegirlstartedtogethim.
Tia
Aunt
Em,badlyfrightened,threw
abriu
open
thetrapdoorinthe
chão
floor
andclimbeddownthe
escada
ladder
intothesmall,dark
buraco
hole
.
DorothycaughtTotoatlast
e
and
startedtofollowher
tia
aunt
.
Whenshewashalfway
através
across
theroomtherecame
um
a
greatshriekfromthe
vento
wind
,andthehouseshooksohard
que
that
shelostherfooting
e
and
satdownsuddenlyuponthe
chão
floor
.
Thenastrangething
aconteceu
happened
.
Thehousewhirledaround
duas
two
orthreetimesandrose
lentamente
slowly
throughtheair.
Dorothy
sentiu
felt
asifsheweregoingupina
balão
balloon
.
Thenorthandsouthwinds
encontraram
met
wherethehousestood,
e
and
madeittheexact
centro
center
ofthecyclone.
Inthe
meio
middle
ofacyclonethe
ar
air
isgenerallystill,butthe
grande
great
pressureofthewindon
cada
every
sideofthehouse
levantou
raised
ituphigherandhigher,untilitwasatthevery
topo
top
ofthecyclone;
and
there
itremainedandwascarriedmiles
e
and
milesawayaseasilyasyou
pudesse
could
carryafeather.
Itwasvery
escuro
dark
,andthewindhowled
horrivelmente
horribly
aroundher,butDorothyfoundshewas
montando
riding
quiteeasily.
Afterthefirstfewwhirlsaround,
e
and
oneothertimewhen
a
the
housetippedbadly,she
sentiu
felt
asifshewerebeingrocked
suavemente
gently
,likeababyina
berço
cradle
.
Totodidnotlikeit.
He
correu
ran
abouttheroom,now
aqui
here
,nowthere,barkingloudly;
mas
but
Dorothysatquitestillon
o
the
floorandwaitedto
ver
see
whatwouldhappen.
OnceTotogottoo
perto
near
theopentrapdoor,
e
and
fellin;
andatfirstthelittle
menina
girl
thoughtshehadlosthim.
Mas
But
soonshesawoneofhisearsstickingup
através
through
thehole,forthe
forte
strong
pressureoftheairwas
mantendo
keeping
himupsothathe
pudesse
could
notfall.
Shecrepttothe
buraco
hole
,caughtTotobythe
orelha
ear
,anddraggedhimintothe
quarto
room
again,afterwardclosingthe
armadilha
trap
doorsothatno
mais
more
accidentscouldhappen.
Hour
após
after
hourpassedaway,and
lentamente
slowly
Dorothygotoverher
susto
fright
;
butshefeltquitelonely,
e
and
thewindshriekedso
alto
loudly
allaboutherthatshe
quase
nearly
becamedeaf.
Atfirstshehadwondered
se
if
shewouldbedashedtopieces
quando
when
thehousefellagain;
mas
but
asthehourspassed
e
and
nothingterriblehappened,she
parou
stopped
worryingandresolvedto
esperar
wait
calmlyandseewhatthe
futuro
future
wouldbring.
Atlastshe
rastejou
crawled
overtheswayingfloortoher
cama
bed
,andlaydownupon
ele
it
;
andTotofollowedandlaydownbeside
dela
her
.
ChapterIITheCouncil
com
with
theMunchkins
Shewasawakenedby
um
a
shock,sosuddenandsevere
que
that
ifDorothyhadnotbeenlyingonthesoft
cama
bed
shemighthavebeen
se
hurt
.
Asitwas,the
frasco
jar
madehercatchher
fôlego
breath
andwonderwhathadhappened;
e
and
Totoputhiscoldlittle
nariz
nose
intoherfaceandwhineddismally.
Dorothy
sentou
sat
upandnoticedthat
a
the
housewasnotmoving;
nem
nor
wasitdark,for
o
the
brightsunshinecameinat
o
the
window,floodingthelittle
quarto
room
.
Shesprangfromher
cama
bed
andwithTotoatherheels
correu
ran
andopenedthedoor.
Thelittle
menina
girl
gaveacryofamazement
e
and
lookedabouther,hereyes
crescendo
growing
biggerandbiggeratthewonderfulsightsshe
viu
saw
.
Thecyclonehadsetthe
casa
house
downverygently—foracyclone—inthemidstof
um
a
countryofmarvelousbeauty.
Therewerelovelypatchesofgreensward
todo
all
about,withstatelytreesbearingrich
e
and
lusciousfruits.
Banksofgorgeousflowerswereoneveryhand,
e
and
birdswithrareand
brilhante
brilliant
plumagesangandflutteredin
os
the
treesandbushes.
Alittlewayoffwasasmallbrook,rushing
e
and
sparklingalongbetweengreenbanks,
e
and
murmuringinavoice
muito
very
gratefultoalittle
menina
girl
whohadlivedso
tempo
long
onthedry,grayprairies.
Enquanto
While
shestoodlookingeagerlyat
as
the
strangeandbeautifulsights,she
notou
noticed
comingtowardhera
grupo
group
ofthequeerestpeopleshe
tinha
had
everseen.
Theywerenotasbigasthegrownfolkshehad
sempre
always
beenusedto;
butneitherwerethey
muito
very
small.
Infact,they
pareciam
seemed
aboutastallasDorothy,
que
who
wasawell-grownchildforherage,
embora
although
theywere,sofaraslooks
fossem
go
,manyyearsolder.
Threeweremen
e
and
oneawoman,and
todos
all
wereoddlydressed.
They
usavam
wore
roundhatsthatrosetoasmallpointafootabovetheirheads,
com
with
littlebellsaroundthebrims
que
that
tinkledsweetlyasthey
moviam
moved
.
Thehatsofthemenwereblue;
o
the
littlewoman’shatwas
branco
white
,andsheworea
branco
white
gownthathunginpleatsfromhershoulders.
Overitweresprinkledlittlestarsthatglistenedinthe
sol
sun
likediamonds.
Themenweredressedin
azul
blue
,ofthesameshadeastheirhats,
e
and
worewell-polishedbootswith
um
a
deeprollofblueat
os
the
tops.
Themen,Dorothy
pensou
thought
,wereaboutasoldas
Tio
Uncle
Henry,fortwoofthem
tinham
had
beards.
Butthelittlewomanwasdoubtless
muito
much
older.
Herfacewas
coberto
covered
withwrinkles,herhairwas
quase
nearly
white,andshewalkedratherstiffly.
Quando
When
thesepeopledrewnearthe
casa
house
whereDorothywasstandinginthedoorway,theypaused
e
and
whisperedamongthemselves,as
se
if
afraidtocomefarther.
Mas
But
thelittleoldwomanwalkeduptoDorothy,
fez
made
alowbowand
disse
said
,inasweetvoice:.
“Youarewelcome,most
nobre
noble
Sorceress,tothelandoftheMunchkins.
Wearesogratefultoyoufor
ter
having
killedtheWickedWitchofthe
Leste
East
,andforsettingour
povo
people
freefrombondage.”
Dorothy
ouviu
listened
tothisspeechwithwonder.
What
poderia
could
thelittlewomanpossibly
dizer
mean
bycallingherasorceress,
e
and
sayingshehadkilledtheWickedWitchofthe
Leste
East
?
Dorothywasaninnocent,harmlesslittle
menina
girl
,whohadbeencarriedbyacyclone
muitos
many
milesfromhome;
andshe
tinha
had
neverkilledanythinginallher
vida
life
.
Butthelittlewoman
evidentemente
evidently
expectedhertoanswer;
soDorothy
disse
said
,withhesitation,“Youare
muito
very
kind,buttheremustbe
algum
some
mistake.
Ihavenot
matei
killed
anything.”
“Yourhousedid,anyway,”
respondeu
replied
thelittleoldwoman,
com
with
alaugh,“andthatis
a
the
samething.
See!”
she
continuou
continued
,pointingtothecornerof
o
the
house.
“Thereareher
dois
two
feet,stillstickingoutfrom
debaixo
under
ablockofwood.”
Dorothy
olhou
looked
,andgavealittle
grito
cry
offright.
There,indeed,just
debaixo
under
thecornerofthe
grande
great
beamthehouserestedon,
dois
two
feetwerestickingout,shodinsilvershoes
com
with
pointedtoes.
“Oh,dear!
Oh,dear!”
chorou
cried
Dorothy,claspingherhands
juntas
together
indismay.
“Thehouse
deve
must
havefallenonher.
O
Whatever
shallwedo?”
“Thereis
nada
nothing
tobedone,”saidthelittle
mulher
woman
calmly.
“Butwhowasshe?”
perguntou
asked
Dorothy.
“ShewastheWicked
Bruxa
Witch
oftheEast,asIsaid,”
respondeu
answered
thelittlewoman.
“Shehas
manteve
held
alltheMunchkinsin
cativeiro
bondage
formanyyears,makingthemslaveforher
noite
night
andday.
Nowtheyare
todos
all
setfree,andaregratefultoyoufor
o
the
favor.”
“WhoaretheMunchkins?”
perguntou
inquired
Dorothy.
“Theyarethe
pessoas
people
wholiveinthis
terra
land
oftheEastwheretheWicked
Feiticeira
Witch
ruled.”
“AreyouaMunchkin?”
perguntou
asked
Dorothy.
“No,butIamtheir
amigo
friend
,althoughIliveinthe
terra
land
oftheNorth.
Whenthey
viram
saw
theWitchofthe
Leste
East
wasdeadtheMunchkins
mandaram
sent
aswiftmessengerto
mim
me
,andIcameatonce.
Iam
a
the
WitchoftheNorth.”
“Oh,gracious!”
chorou
cried
Dorothy.
“Areyouarealwitch?”
“Yes,indeed,”
respondeu
answered
thelittlewoman.
“ButIam
uma
a
goodwitch,andthe
pessoas
people
loveme.
Iamnotas
poderoso
powerful
astheWickedWitchwas
que
who
ruledhere,orIshould
teria
have
setthepeoplefreemyself.”
“ButI
achava
thought
allwitcheswerewicked,”
disse
said
thegirl,whowas
meio
half
frightenedatfacingareal
bruxa
witch
.
“Oh,no,thatis
um
a
greatmistake.
Therewere
apenas
only
fourwitchesinall
a
the
LandofOz,and
duas
two
ofthem,thosewho
vivem
live
intheNorthand
a
the
South,aregoodwitches.
I
sei
know
thisistrue,forIam
um
one
ofthemmyself,andcannotbemistaken.
Aqueles
Those
whodweltinthe
Oriente
East
andtheWestwere,indeed,wickedwitches;
mas
but
nowthatyouhave
mataste
killed
oneofthem,thereis
mas
but
oneWickedWitchin
toda
all
theLandofOz—theonewholivesin
a
the
West.”
“But,”saidDorothy,after
um
a
moment’sthought,“AuntEmhas
disse
told
methatthewitcheswerealldead—years
e
and
yearsago.”
“Whois
Tia
Aunt
Em?”
inquiredthelittleoldwoman.
“Sheismy
tia
aunt
wholivesinKansas,
onde
where
Icamefrom.”
The
Feiticeira
Witch
oftheNorthseemedto
pensar
think
foratime,withher
cabeça
head
bowedandhereyesuponthe
chão
ground
.
Thenshelookedup
e
and
said,“Idonot
sei
know
whereKansasis,forIhave
nunca
never
heardthatcountrymentioned
antes
before
.
Buttellme,isit
um
a
civilizedcountry?”
“Oh,yes,”
respondeu
replied
Dorothy.
“Thenthataccountsforit.
InthecivilizedcountriesI
creio
believe
therearenowitchesleft,
nem
nor
wizards,norsorceresses,normagicians.
Mas
But
,yousee,theLandofOzhas
nunca
never
beencivilized,forwearecutofffromall
a
the
restoftheworld.
Portanto
Therefore
westillhavewitches
e
and
wizardsamongstus.”
“Whoare
os
the
wizards?”
askedDorothy.
“Ozhimselfisthe
Grande
Great
Wizard,”answeredtheWitch,sinkingher
voz
voice
toawhisper.
“Heis
mais
more
powerfulthanalltherestofus
juntos
together
.
Helivesinthe
Cidade
City
ofEmeralds.”
Dorothywas
ia
going
toaskanotherquestion,
mas
but
justthentheMunchkins,
que
who
hadbeenstandingsilentlyby,gavea
alta
loud
shoutandpointedtothe
canto
corner
ofthehousewheretheWicked
Bruxa
Witch
hadbeenlying.
“Whatisit?”
perguntou
asked
thelittleoldwoman,
e
and
looked,andbeganto
rir
laugh
.
Thefeetofthe
morta
dead
Witchhaddisappearedentirely,
e
and
nothingwasleftbutthesilver
sapatos
shoes
.
“Shewassoold,”
explicou
explained
theWitchofthe
Norte
North
,“thatshedriedup
rapidamente
quickly
inthesun.Thatis
a
the
endofher.
But
os
the
silvershoesareyours,
e
and
youshallhavethemtowear.”
Shereacheddown
e
and
pickeduptheshoes,
e
and
aftershakingthedustoutofthemhandedthemtoDorothy.
“The
Feiticeira
Witch
oftheEastwasproudofthosesilvershoes,”
disse
said
oneoftheMunchkins,“andthereis
algum
some
charmconnectedwiththem;
mas
but
whatitiswe
nunca
never
knew.”
Dorothycarriedthe
sapatos
shoes
intothehouseand
colocou
placed
themonthetable.
Thenshecameout
novamente
again
totheMunchkinsand
disse
said:
.
“Iamanxioustogetbacktomy
tia
aunt
anduncle,forIam
certeza
sure
theywillworryaboutme.
Podes
Can
youhelpmefindmyway?”
TheMunchkins
e
and
theWitchfirstlookedat
um
one
another,andthenatDorothy,
e
and
thenshooktheirheads.
“Atthe
Leste
East
,notfarfromhere,”
disse
said
one,“thereisa
grande
great
desert,andnonecould
viver
live
tocrossit.”
“Itis
o
the
sameattheSouth,”
disse
said
another,“forIhavebeen
there
andseenit.
The
Sul
South
isthecountryof
o
the
Quadlings.”
“Iamtold,”said
o
the
thirdman,“thatitis
o
the
sameattheWest.
E
And
thatcountry,wheretheWinkies
vivem
live
,isruledbytheWicked
Feiticeira
Witch
oftheWest,whowould
faria
make
youherslaveifyou
passasses
passed
herway.”
“TheNorthismyhome,”
disse
said
theoldlady,“andatits
borda
edge
isthesamegreat
deserto
desert
thatsurroundsthisLandofOz.I’mafraid,mydear,youwill
tenhas
have
tolivewithus.”
Dorothy
começou
began
tosobatthis,forshe
sentia
felt
lonelyamongallthesestrange
pessoas
people
.
Hertearsseemedto
entristecer
grieve
thekind-heartedMunchkins,forthey
imediatamente
immediately
tookouttheirhandkerchiefs
e
and
begantoweepalso.
Asforthelittleoldwoman,she
tirou
took
offhercapand
equilibrou
balanced
thepointontheendofher
nariz
nose
,whileshecounted“One,
dois
two
,three”inasolemn
voz
voice
.
Atoncethecap
mudou
changed
toaslate,on
qual
which
waswritteninbig,
branco
white
chalkmarks:.
“LETDOROTHYGOTOTHE
Cidade
CITY
OFEMERALDS”.
Thelittleoldwoman
tirou
took
theslatefromher
nariz
nose
,andhavingreadthewordsonit,
perguntou
asked
,“IsyournameDorothy,mydear?”
“Yes,”
respondeu
answered
thechild,lookingup
e
and
dryinghertears.
“Thenyoumust
ir
go
totheCityofEmeralds.
Talvez
Perhaps
Ozwillhelpyou.”
“Whereis
esta
this
city?”
askedDorothy.
“Itis
exatamente
exactly
inthecenterof
o
the
country,andisruledbyOz,
o
the
GreatWizardItoldyouof.”
“Ishe
um
a
goodman?”