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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | Progressive Russian A1 Translation Books

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | Progressive Russian A1 Translation Books

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Introduction
Folklore,legends,myths
и
andfairytaleshavefollowedchildhoodthroughtheages,for
каждый
everyhealthyyoungsterhasawholesome
и
andinstinctiveloveforstoriesfantastic,marvelous
и
andmanifestlyunreal.
ThewingedfairiesofGrimm
и
andAndersenhavebroughtmorehappinesstochildishhearts
чем
thanallotherhumancreations.
Yettheoldtimefairytale,havingservedforgenerations,
может
maynowbeclassedas“historical”inthechildren’slibrary;
forthe
время
timehascomeforaseriesofnewer“wondertales”inwhichthestereotypedgenie,dwarf
и
andfairyareeliminated,togetherwithallthehorrible
и
andblood-curdlingincidentsdevisedbytheirauthorstopointafearsomemoraltoeachtale.
Moderneducationincludesmorality;
thereforethemodern
ребенок
childseeksonlyentertainmentinitswondertales
и
andgladlydispenseswithalldisagreeableincident.
Having
эту
thisthoughtinmind,the
история
storyof“TheWonderfulWizardofOz”waswrittensolelytopleasechildrenoftoday.
Itaspirestobeingamodernizedfairytale,inwhichthewonderment
и
andjoyareretainedandtheheartaches
и
andnightmaresareleftout.
L.
ChapterITheCyclone
DorothylivedinthemidstofthegreatKansasprairies,
с
withUncleHenry,whowasafarmer,
и
andAuntEm,whowasthefarmer’swife.
Their
дом
housewassmall,forthelumbertobuildithadtobecarriedbywagon
многие
manymiles.
Therewerefourwalls,afloor
и
andaroof,whichmadeoneroom;
и
andthisroomcontainedarustylookingcookstove,acupboardforthedishes,atable,
три
threeorfourchairs,andthebeds.
UncleHenry
и
andAuntEmhadabig
кровать
bedinonecorner,andDorothyalittle
кровать
bedinanothercorner.
Therewas
не
nogarretatall,and
не
nocellar—exceptasmallholedugintheground,calledacyclonecellar,wherethe
семья
familycouldgoincaseoneofthosegreatwhirlwindsarose,mighty
достаточно
enoughtocrushanybuildinginitspath.
Itwasreachedbyatrapdoorinthemiddleofthefloor,fromwhichaladderled
вниз
downintothesmall,darkhole.
Когда
WhenDorothystoodinthedoorway
и
andlookedaround,shecould
видеть
seenothingbutthegreatgrayprairieoneveryside.
Notatreenora
дом
housebrokethebroadsweepofflatcountrythatreachedtotheedgeoftheskyinalldirections.
Thesunhadbakedtheplowedlandintoagraymass,
с
withlittlecracksrunningthroughit.
Даже
Eventhegrasswasnotgreen,forthesunhadburnedthetopsofthelongbladesuntiltheywerethe
же
samegraycolortobeseeneverywhere.
Когда
Oncethehousehadbeenpainted,
но
butthesunblisteredthepaint
и
andtherainswasheditaway,
и
andnowthehousewasasdull
и
andgrayaseverythingelse.
Когда
WhenAuntEmcamethereto
жить
liveshewasayoung,prettywife.
Thesun
и
andwindhadchangedher,
тоже
too.
Theyhadtakenthesparklefromhereyes
и
andleftthemasobergray;
theyhadtakenthe
красный
redfromhercheeksandlips,
и
andtheyweregrayalso.
Shewasthin
и
andgaunt,andneversmiled
теперь
now.
WhenDorothy,whowasanorphan,
впервые
firstcametoher,AuntEmhadbeensostartledbythechild’slaughter
что
thatshewouldscreamandpressher
руку
handuponherheartwheneverDorothy’smerryvoicereachedherears;
и
andshestilllookedatthelittlegirl
с
withwonderthatshecould
найти
findanythingtolaughat.
Дядя
UncleHenryneverlaughed.
Heworkedhardfrommorningtillnight
и
anddidnotknowwhatjoywas.
Hewasgray
также
also,fromhislongbeardtohisroughboots,
и
andhelookedsternandsolemn,
и
andrarelyspoke.
ItwasTotothatmadeDorothylaugh,
и
andsavedherfromgrowingasgrayasherothersurroundings.
Totowasnotgray;
hewasalittleblackdog,
с
withlongsilkyhairandsmallblackeyes
которые
thattwinkledmerrilyoneithersideofhisfunny,weenose.
Totoplayedall
день
daylong,andDorothyplayed
с
withhim,andlovedhimdearly.
Сегодня
Today,however,theywerenotplaying.
Дядя
UncleHenrysatuponthedoorstep
и
andlookedanxiouslyatthesky,whichwasevengrayer
чем
thanusual.
Dorothystoodinthedoor
с
withTotoinherarms,
и
andlookedatthesky
тоже
too.
AuntEmwaswashingthedishes.
Fromthe
далеко
farnorththeyheardalowwailofthewind,
и
andUncleHenryandDorothycould
видеть
seewherethelonggrassbowedinwaves
перед
beforethecomingstorm.
There
теперь
nowcameasharpwhistlingintheairfromthesouth,
и
andastheyturnedtheireyesthatwaytheysawripplesinthegrasscomingfromthatdirection
также
also.
SuddenlyUncleHenrystoodup.
“There’sacyclonecoming,Em,”hecalledtohiswife.
“I’llgolookafterthestock.”
Thenherantowardthesheds
где
wherethecowsandhorseswerekept.
AuntEmdroppedherwork
и
andcametothedoor.
Один
Oneglancetoldherofthedangercloseathand.
“Quick,Dorothy!”
shescreamed.
“Runfor
в
thecellar!”
TotojumpedoutofDorothy’sarms
и
andhidunderthebed,
и
andthegirlstartedtoget
его
him.
AuntEm,badlyfrightened,threwopenthetrapdoorinthefloor
и
andclimbeddowntheladderintothesmall,darkhole.
DorothycaughtTotoatlast
и
andstartedtofollowheraunt.
Когда
Whenshewashalfwayacrosstheroomtherecamea
большой
greatshriekfromthewind,
и
andthehouseshooksohard
что
thatshelostherfooting
и
andsatdownsuddenlyuponthefloor.
Thenastrange
вещь
thinghappened.
Thehousewhirledaround
два
twoorthreetimesandroseslowlythrough
в
theair.
Dorothyfeltasifsheweregoingupinaballoon.
Thenorth
и
andsouthwindsmetwherethe
дом
housestood,andmadeittheexactcenterofthecyclone.
Inthemiddleofacyclonethe
воздух
airisgenerallystill,butthegreatpressureofthewindon
все
everysideofthehouseraisedituphigher
и
andhigher,untilitwasatthevery
вершине
topofthecyclone;
and
там
thereitremainedandwascarriedmiles
и
andmilesawayaseasilyasyoucouldcarryafeather.
Itwas
очень
verydark,andthewindhowledhorribly
вокруг
aroundher,butDorothyfoundshewasriding
довольно
quiteeasily.
Afterthefirstfewwhirlsaround,
и
andoneothertimewhenthe
дом
housetippedbadly,shefeltasifshewerebeingrockedgently,likea
младенца
babyinacradle.
Totodidnotlike
это
it.
Heranabouttheroom,
теперь
nowhere,nowthere,barkingloudly;
но
butDorothysatquitestillonthefloor
и
andwaitedtoseewhatwouldhappen.
Однажды
OnceTotogottooneartheopentrapdoor,
и
andfellin;
andat
сначала
firstthelittlegirlthoughtshehadlost
его
him.
Butsoonshesawoneofhisearsstickingup
через
throughthehole,forthestrongpressureofthe
воздуха
airwaskeepinghimupso
что
thathecouldnotfall.
Shecrepttothehole,caughtTotobytheear,
и
anddraggedhimintotheroom
снова
again,afterwardclosingthetrap
дверь
doorsothatnomoreaccidentscouldhappen.
Hourafterhourpassedaway,
и
andslowlyDorothygotoverherfright;
но
butshefeltquitelonely,
и
andthewindshriekedsoloudly
все
allaboutherthatshenearlybecamedeaf.
At
сначала
firstshehadwonderedifshewouldbedashedtopieces
когда
whenthehousefellagain;
но
butasthehourspassed
и
andnothingterriblehappened,shestoppedworrying
и
andresolvedtowaitcalmly
и
andseewhatthefuturewouldbring.
Atlastshecrawledovertheswayingfloortoher
постель
bed,andlaydownuponit;
и
andTotofollowedandlaydownbeside
ней
her.
ChapterIITheCouncil
с
withtheMunchkins
Shewasawakenedbyashock,sosudden
и
andseverethatifDorothyhadnotbeenlyingonthesoft
постели
bedshemighthavebeenhurt.
Asitwas,thejarmadehercatchherbreath
и
andwonderwhathadhappened;
и
andTotoputhiscoldlittlenoseintoherface
и
andwhineddismally.
Dorothysatup
и
andnoticedthatthehousewasnotmoving;
norwasitdark,forthebrightsunshinecameinatthewindow,floodingthelittleroom.
Shesprangfromher
постели
bedandwithTotoatherheelsran
и
andopenedthedoor.
Thelittle
девочка
girlgaveacryofamazement
и
andlookedabouther,hereyesgrowingbigger
и
andbiggeratthewonderfulsightsshesaw.
Thecyclonehadsetthe
дом
housedownverygently—foracyclone—inthemidstofa
страны
countryofmarvelousbeauty.
Therewerelovelypatchesofgreenswardallabout,
с
withstatelytreesbearingrich
и
andlusciousfruits.
Banksofgorgeousflowerswereoneveryhand,
и
andbirdswithrareandbrilliantplumagesang
и
andflutteredinthetrees
и
andbushes.
Alittlewayoffwasasmallbrook,rushing
и
andsparklingalongbetweengreenbanks,
и
andmurmuringinavoice
очень
verygratefultoalittlegirlwhohadlivedso
долго
longonthedry,grayprairies.
Whileshestoodlookingeagerlyatthestrange
и
andbeautifulsights,shenoticedcomingtowardheragroupofthequeerest
людей
peopleshehadeverseen.
Theywerenotasbigasthegrownfolkshehad
всегда
alwaysbeenusedto;
butneitherwerethey
очень
verysmall.
Infact,theyseemedaboutastallasDorothy,whowasawell-grownchildforherage,althoughtheywere,sofaraslooksgo,
много
manyyearsolder.
Threeweremen
и
andoneawoman,and
все
allwereoddlydressed.
Theyworeroundhats
которые
thatrosetoasmall
точки
pointafootabovetheirheads,
с
withlittlebellsaroundthebrims
которые
thattinkledsweetlyastheymoved.
Thehatsofthemenwereblue;
thelittlewoman’shatwaswhite,
и
andsheworeawhitegownthathunginpleatsfromhershoulders.
Над
Overitweresprinkledlittlestars
которые
thatglistenedinthesun
как
likediamonds.
Themenweredressedinblue,ofthe
же
sameshadeastheirhats,
и
andworewell-polishedbootswithadeeprollofblueatthetops.
Themen,Dorothythought,wereaboutasoldas
Дядя
UncleHenry,fortwoofthemhadbeards.
Но
Butthelittlewomanwasdoubtless
намного
mucholder.
Herfacewascoveredwithwrinkles,her
волосы
hairwasnearlywhite,andshewalkedratherstiffly.
Когда
Whenthesepeopledrewnearthehouse
где
whereDorothywasstandinginthedoorway,theypaused
и
andwhisperedamongthemselves,asifafraidtocomefarther.
Но
ButthelittleoldwomanwalkeduptoDorothy,madealowbow
и
andsaid,inasweetvoice:.
“Youarewelcome,mostnobleSorceress,tothelandoftheMunchkins.
WearesogratefultoyouforhavingkilledtheWickedWitchoftheEast,
и
andforsettingourpeoplefreefrombondage.”
Dorothylistenedto
эту
thisspeechwithwonder.
Whatcouldthelittle
женщина
womanpossiblymeanbycallingherasorceress,
и
andsayingshehadkilledtheWickedWitchoftheEast?
Dorothywasaninnocent,harmlesslittlegirl,whohadbeencarriedbyacyclone
много
manymilesfromhome;
andshehadneverkilled
ничего
anythinginallherlife.
Но
Butthelittlewomanevidentlyexpectedhertoanswer;
soDorothysaid,
с
withhesitation,“Youareverykind,
но
buttheremustbesomemistake.
Ihavenotkilledanything.”
“Your
дом
housedid,anyway,”repliedthelittleoldwoman,
со
withalaugh,“andthatisthesamething.
See!”
shecontinued,pointingtothecornerofthehouse.
“Thereareher
две
twofeet,stillstickingoutfrom
под
underablockofwood.”
Dorothylooked,
и
andgavealittlecryoffright.
Там
There,indeed,justunderthecornerofthe
большой
greatbeamthehouserested
на
on,twofeetwerestickingout,shodinsilvershoes
с
withpointedtoes.
“Oh,dear!
Oh,dear!”
criedDorothy,claspingherhands
вместе
togetherindismay.
“Thehousemusthavefallenon
нее
her.
Whatevershallwedo?”
“Thereis
ничего
nothingtobedone,”saidthelittle
женщина
womancalmly.
“Butwhowasshe?”
askedDorothy.
“ShewastheWickedWitchoftheEast,asIsaid,”answeredthelittle
женщина
woman.
“ShehasheldalltheMunchkinsinbondageformanyyears,makingthemslaveforher
ночь
nightandday.
Nowtheyare
все
allsetfree,andaregratefultoyouforthefavor.”
“WhoaretheMunchkins?”
inquiredDorothy.
“Theyarethe
люди
peoplewholiveinthislandoftheEast
где
wheretheWickedWitchruled.”
“AreyouaMunchkin?”
askedDorothy.
“No,
но
butIamtheirfriend,althoughIliveinthelandoftheNorth.
WhentheysawtheWitchoftheEastwasdeadtheMunchkinssentaswiftmessengertome,
и
andIcameatonce.
IamtheWitchoftheNorth.”
“Oh,gracious!”
criedDorothy.
“Areyouarealwitch?”
“Yes,indeed,”answeredthelittle
женщина
woman.
“ButIamagoodwitch,
и
andthepeopleloveme.
IamnotaspowerfulastheWickedWitchwaswhoruled
здесь
here,orIshouldhavesetthe
людей
peoplefreemyself.”
“ButIthought
все
allwitcheswerewicked,”saidthe
девушка
girl,whowashalffrightenedatfacingarealwitch.
“Oh,
нет
no,thatisagreatmistake.
Therewereonly
четыре
fourwitchesinalltheLandofOz,
и
andtwoofthem,thosewholiveintheNorth
и
andtheSouth,aregoodwitches.
I
знаю
knowthisistrue,forIam
один
oneofthemmyself,andcannotbemistaken.
Те
ThosewhodweltintheEast
и
andtheWestwere,indeed,wickedwitches;
но
butnowthatyouhavekilledoneof
них
them,thereisbutoneWickedWitchinalltheLandofOz—theonewholivesintheWest.”
“But,”saidDorothy,afteramoment’sthought,“AuntEmhastoldme
что
thatthewitcheswerealldead—yearsandyearsago.”
“WhoisAuntEm?”
inquiredthelittleoldwoman.
“SheismyauntwholivesinKansas,whereIcamefrom.”
TheWitchoftheNorthseemedtothinkfora
время
time,withherheadbowed
и
andhereyesupontheground.
Thenshelooked
вверх
upandsaid,“Idonot
знаю
knowwhereKansasis,forIhaveneverheard
что
thatcountrymentionedbefore.
Buttellme,isitacivilizedcountry?”
“Oh,yes,”repliedDorothy.
“Thenthataccountsforit.
InthecivilizedcountriesI
верю
believetherearenowitchesleft,norwizards,norsorceresses,normagicians.
Но
But,yousee,theLandofOzhasneverbeencivilized,forwearecutofffromalltherestoftheworld.
Thereforewe
все еще
stillhavewitchesandwizardsamongstus.”
“Whoarethewizards?”
askedDorothy.
“Ozhimselfisthe
Великий
GreatWizard,”answeredtheWitch,sinkinghervoicetoawhisper.
“Heismorepowerfulthanalltherestofus
вместе
together.
HelivesintheCityofEmeralds.”
Dorothywasgoingto
задать
askanotherquestion,butjustthentheMunchkins,
которые
whohadbeenstandingsilentlyby,gavealoudshout
и
andpointedtothecornerofthehouse
где
wheretheWickedWitchhadbeenlying.
“Whatisit?”
askedthelittleoldwoman,
и
andlooked,andbegantolaugh.
ThefeetofthedeadWitchhaddisappearedentirely,
и
andnothingwasleftbutthesilvershoes.
“Shewassoold,”explainedtheWitchoftheNorth,“thatshedriedupquicklyinthesun.
Что
Thatistheendofher.
Но
Butthesilvershoesareyours,
и
andyoushallhavethemtowear.”
Shereacheddown
и
andpickeduptheshoes,
и
andaftershakingthedustoutofthemhandedthemtoDorothy.
“TheWitchoftheEastwasproudofthosesilvershoes,”said
один
oneoftheMunchkins,“andthereissomecharmconnected
с
withthem;
butwhatitisweneverknew.”
Dorothycarried
в
theshoesintothehouse
и
andplacedthemonthetable.
Thenshecameout
снова
againtotheMunchkinsandsaid:.
“Iamanxioustogetbacktomyaunt
и
anduncle,forIamsuretheywill
беспокоиться
worryaboutme.
Canyou
помочь
helpmefindmyway?”
TheMunchkins
и
andtheWitchfirstlookedatoneanother,
и
andthenatDorothy,andthenshooktheirheads.
“AttheEast,notfarfromhere,”said
один
one,“thereisagreatdesert,
и
andnonecouldlivetocrossit.”
“ItisthesameattheSouth,”said
другой
another,“forIhavebeen
там
thereandseenit.
TheSouthisthe
страна
countryoftheQuadlings.”
“Iamtold,”saidthethirdman,“thatitisthesameattheWest.
И
Andthatcountry,wheretheWinkies
живут
live,isruledbytheWickedWitchoftheWest,whowouldmakeyouherslave
если
ifyoupassedherway.”
“TheNorthismyhome,”saidtheoldlady,“andatitsedgeisthe
же
samegreatdesertthatsurrounds
эту
thisLandofOz.I’m
боюсь
afraid,mydear,youwillhaveto
жить
livewithus.”
Dorothybegantosobatthis,forshefeltlonelyamongallthesestrange
людей
people.
Hertearsseemedtogrievethekind-heartedMunchkins,fortheyimmediatelytookouttheirhandkerchiefs
и
andbegantoweepalso.
Asforthelittleoldwoman,shetookoffhercap
и
andbalancedthepointontheendofhernose,whileshecounted“One,
два
two,three”inasolemnvoice.
Atoncethecapchangedtoaslate,onwhichwaswritteninbig,whitechalkmarks:.
“LETDOROTHYGOTOTHE
Город
CITYOFEMERALDS”.
Thelittleoldwomantooktheslatefromhernose,
и
andhavingreadthewordsonit,asked,“IsyournameDorothy,mydear?”
“Yes,”answeredthechild,lookingup
и
anddryinghertears.
“Thenyou
должен
mustgototheCityofEmeralds.
Возможно
PerhapsOzwillhelpyou.”
“Whereis
этот
thiscity?”
askedDorothy.
“Itisexactlyinthecenterofthe
страны
country,andisruledbyOz,the
Великий
GreatWizardItoldyouof.”
“Ishea
хороший
goodman?”