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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | Progressive Translation Books for Slovenian A1 Learners

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | Progressive Translation Books for Slovenian A1 Learners

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Introduction
Folklore,legends,myths
in
andfairytaleshavefollowedchildhood
skozi
throughtheages,foreveryhealthyyoungsterhasawholesome
in
andinstinctiveloveforstoriesfantastic,marvelous
in
andmanifestlyunreal.
ThewingedfairiesofGrimm
in
andAndersenhavebroughtmorehappinesstochildishhearts
kot
thanallotherhumancreations.
Vendar
Yettheoldtimefairytale,havingservedforgenerations,
lahko
maynowbeclassedas“historical”in
je
thechildren’slibrary;
forthe
čas
timehascomeforaseriesofnewer“wondertales”in
ki
whichthestereotypedgenie,dwarf
in
andfairyareeliminated,togetherwithallthehorrible
in
andblood-curdlingincidentsdevisedbytheirauthorstopointafearsomemoralto
vsaki
eachtale.
Moderneducationincludesmorality;
thereforethemodern
otrok
childseeksonlyentertainmentinitswondertales
in
andgladlydispenseswithalldisagreeableincident.
Having
to
thisthoughtinmind,the
zgodba
storyof“TheWonderfulWizardofOz”waswrittensolelytoplease
otroke
childrenoftoday.
Itaspirestobeingamodernizedfairytale,inwhichthewonderment
in
andjoyareretainedandtheheartaches
in
andnightmaresareleftout.
L.
ChapterITheCyclone
DorothylivedinthemidstofthegreatKansasprairies,
s
withUncleHenry,whowasafarmer,
in
andAuntEm,whowasthefarmer’s
žena
wife.
Theirhousewassmall,for
je
thelumbertobuildithadtobecarriedbywagonmanymiles.
Therewerefourwalls,afloor
in
andaroof,whichmade
eno
oneroom;
andthisroomcontainedarustylookingcookstove,acupboardforthedishes,atable,
trije
threeorfourchairs,andthebeds.
Stric
UncleHenryandAuntEmhadabig
posteljo
bedinonecorner,andDorothyalittle
posteljo
bedinanothercorner.
Therewasnogarretatall,
in
andnocellar—exceptasmallholedugintheground,calledacyclonecellar,wherethefamilycouldgoincase
eden
oneofthosegreatwhirlwindsarose,mighty
dovolj
enoughtocrushanybuildinginitspath.
Itwasreachedbyatrap
vrata
doorinthemiddleofthefloor,fromwhichaladderled
navzdol
downintothesmall,darkhole.
Ko
WhenDorothystoodinthedoorway
in
andlookedaround,shecouldsee
ničesar
nothingbutthegreatgrayprairieoneveryside.
Notatreenora
hiša
housebrokethebroadsweepofflatcountry
ki
thatreachedtotheedgeoftheskyin
vseh
alldirections.
Thesunhadbakedtheplowedlandintoagraymass,withlittlecracksrunning
skozi
throughit.
Eventhegrasswasnotgreen,for
je
thesunhadburnedthetopsof
je
thelongbladesuntiltheywere
je
thesamegraycolortobeseeneverywhere.
Nekoč
Oncethehousehadbeenpainted,
vendar
butthesunblisteredthepaint
in
andtherainswasheditaway,
in
andnowthehousewasasdull
in
andgrayaseverythingelse.
Ko
WhenAuntEmcametheretoliveshewas
je
ayoung,prettywife.
Thesun
in
andwindhadchangedher,
tudi
too.
Theyhadtakenthesparklefromhereyes
in
andleftthemasobergray;
theyhadtakenthe
rdečo
redfromhercheeksandlips,
in
andtheyweregrayalso.
Shewasthin
in
andgaunt,andneversmiled
zdaj
now.
WhenDorothy,whowasanorphan,
prvič
firstcametoher,AuntEmhadbeensostartledbythechild’slaughterthatshewouldscream
in
andpressherhanduponher
srce
heartwheneverDorothy’smerryvoicereachedherears;
in
andshestilllookedat
je
thelittlegirlwithwonderthatshecouldfindanythingtolaughat.
Stric
UncleHenryneverlaughed.
Heworked
trdo
hardfrommorningtillnight
in
anddidnotknowwhatjoywas.
Hewasgray
tudi
also,fromhislongbeardtohisroughboots,
in
andhelookedsternandsolemn,
in
andrarelyspoke.
ItwasToto
da
thatmadeDorothylaugh,andsavedherfromgrowingasgrayasher
druga
othersurroundings.
Totowasnotgray;
hewasalittle
črni
blackdog,withlongsilky
lasmi
hairandsmallblackeyes
ki
thattwinkledmerrilyoneithersideofhisfunny,weenose.
Totoplayedall
dan
daylong,andDorothyplayed
z
withhim,andlovedhimdearly.
Danes
Today,however,theywerenotplaying.
Stric
UncleHenrysatuponthedoorstep
in
andlookedanxiouslyatthesky,
ki
whichwasevengrayerthanusual.
Dorothystoodin
je
thedoorwithTotoinherarms,
in
andlookedatthesky
tudi
too.
AuntEmwaswashing
je
thedishes.
Fromthefarnorththeyheardalowwailofthewind,
in
andUncleHenryandDorothycouldsee
kje
wherethelonggrassbowedinwaves
pred
beforethecomingstorm.
There
zdaj
nowcameasharpwhistlinginthe
zraku
airfromthesouth,andastheyturnedtheireyesthatwaytheysawripplesinthegrasscomingfromthatdirection
tudi
also.
SuddenlyUncleHenrystoodup.
“There’sacyclonecoming,Em,”hecalledtohis
ženo
wife.
“I’llgolookafterthestock.”
Thenherantowardthesheds
kjer
wherethecowsandhorseswerekept.
AuntEmdroppedher
delo
workandcametothe
vrat
door.
Oneglancetoldherof
je
thedangercloseathand.
“Quick,Dorothy!”
shescreamed.
“Runforthecellar!”
TotojumpedoutofDorothy’sarms
in
andhidunderthebed,
in
andthegirlstartedtoget
ga
him.
AuntEm,badlyfrightened,threwopen
je
thetrapdoorinthefloor
in
andclimbeddowntheladderinto
je
thesmall,darkhole.
DorothycaughtTotoatlast
in
andstartedtofollowheraunt.
Ko
Whenshewashalfwayacrossthe
sobo
roomtherecameagreatshriekfromthewind,
in
andthehouseshooksohard
da
thatshelostherfooting
in
andsatdownsuddenlyuponthefloor.
Then
je
astrangethinghappened.
The
hiša
housewhirledaroundtwoorthreetimes
in
androseslowlythroughthe
zrak
air.
Dorothyfeltasifsheweregoing
navzgor
upinaballoon.
Thenorth
in
andsouthwindsmetwhere
je
thehousestood,andmadeit
je
theexactcenterofthecyclone.
Inthemiddleofacyclonethe
zrak
airisgenerallystill,butthegreatpressureofthewindoneverysideofthe
hiše
houseraisedituphigher
in
andhigher,untilitwasatthevery
vrhu
topofthecyclone;
and
tam
thereitremainedandwascarriedmiles
in
andmilesawayaseasilyasyoucouldcarry
je
afeather.
Itwasverydark,
in
andthewindhowledhorribly
okrog
aroundher,butDorothyfoundshewasridingquiteeasily.
Po
Afterthefirstfewwhirlsaround,
in
andoneothertimewhenthe
hiša
housetippedbadly,shefeltasifshewerebeingrockedgently,likea
dojenček
babyinacradle.
Totodidnot
všeč
likeit.
Heranaboutthe
sobi
room,nowhere,nowthere,barkingloudly;
toda
butDorothysatquitestillon
je
thefloorandwaitedtoseewhatwould
zgodilo
happen.
OnceTotogottoonear
je
theopentrapdoor,andfellin;
in
andatfirstthelittlegirlthoughtshehadlost
ga
him.
Butsoonshesaw
eno
oneofhisearssticking
navzgor
upthroughthehole,forthestrongpressureofthe
zraka
airwaskeepinghimupsothathecouldnotfall.
Shecreptto
je
thehole,caughtTotoby
je
theear,anddraggedhiminto
je
theroomagain,afterwardclosing
je
thetrapdoorsothat
ne
nomoreaccidentscouldhappen.
Uro
Hourafterhourpassedaway,
in
andslowlyDorothygotoverherfright;
butshefeltquitelonely,
in
andthewindshriekedsoloudlyallabouther
da
thatshenearlybecamedeaf.
At
najprej
firstshehadwonderedifshewouldbedashedtopieces
ko
whenthehousefellagain;
toda
butasthehourspassed
in
andnothingterriblehappened,shestoppedworrying
in
andresolvedtowaitcalmly
in
andseewhatthefuturewouldbring.
Atlastshecrawled
čez
overtheswayingfloortoherbed,
in
andlaydownuponit;
in
andTotofollowedandlaydownbeside
ji
her.
ChapterIITheCouncil
z
withtheMunchkins
Shewasawakenedbyashock,sosudden
in
andseverethatifDorothyhadnotbeenlyingonthesoftbedshemighthavebeenhurt.
Asitwas,
je
thejarmadehercatchherbreath
in
andwonderwhathadhappened;
in
andTotoputhiscold
mali
littlenoseintoherface
in
andwhineddismally.
Dorothysatup
in
andnoticedthatthehousewasnotmoving;
norwasitdark,for
je
thebrightsunshinecameinat
je
thewindow,floodingthelittle
sobo
room.
Shesprangfromherbed
in
andwithTotoatherheelsran
in
andopenedthedoor.
Thelittlegirlgaveacryofamazement
in
andlookedabouther,hereyesgrowingbigger
in
andbiggeratthewonderfulsightsshesaw.
Thecyclonehadsetthe
hišo
housedownverygently—foracyclone—inthemidstofacountryofmarvelousbeauty.
Tam
Therewerelovelypatchesofgreensward
vse
allabout,withstatelytreesbearingrich
in
andlusciousfruits.
Banksofgorgeousflowerswereoneveryhand,
in
andbirdswithrareandbrilliantplumagesang
in
andflutteredinthetrees
in
andbushes.
Alittlewayoffwasa
majhen
smallbrook,rushingandsparklingalong
med
betweengreenbanks,andmurmuringinavoice
zelo
verygratefultoalittlegirl
ki
whohadlivedsolongonthedry,grayprairies.
Medtem ko
Whileshestoodlookingeagerlyatthestrange
in
andbeautifulsights,shenoticedcomingtowardheragroupofthequeerest
ljudi
peopleshehadeverseen.
Theywerenotasbigas
je
thegrownfolkshehad
vedno
alwaysbeenusedto;
butneitherwerethey
zelo
verysmall.
Infact,theyseemed
približno
aboutastallasDorothy,
ki
whowasawell-grownchildforherage,althoughtheywere,sofaraslooksgo,manyyearsolder.
Trije
Threeweremenandonea
ženska
woman,andallwereoddlydressed.
Theyworeroundhats
ki
thatrosetoasmall
točke
pointafootabovetheirheads,
z
withlittlebellsaroundthebrims
ki
thattinkledsweetlyastheymoved.
Thehatsofthemenwereblue;
thelittlewoman’shatwaswhite,andsheworeawhitegown
ki
thathunginpleatsfromhershoulders.
Nad
Overitweresprinkledlittlestars
ki
thatglistenedinthesun
kot
likediamonds.
Themenweredressedinblue,ofthe
enake
sameshadeastheirhats,
in
andworewell-polishedbootswithadeeprollofblueatthetops.
Je
Themen,Dorothythought,were
približno
aboutasoldasUncleHenry,for
dva
twoofthemhadbeards.
Toda
Butthelittlewomanwasdoubtless
veliko
mucholder.
Herfacewascovered
z
withwrinkles,herhairwasnearly
beli
white,andshewalkedratherstiffly.
Ko
Whenthesepeopledrewnear
je
thehousewhereDorothywasstandingin
je
thedoorway,theypausedandwhisperedamongthemselves,asifafraidto
priti
comefarther.
Butthelittle
stara
oldwomanwalkeduptoDorothy,madealowbow
in
andsaid,inasweetvoice:.
“Youare
dobrodošla
welcome,mostnobleSorceress,tothelandoftheMunchkins.
WearesogratefultoyouforhavingkilledtheWickedWitchoftheEast,
in
andforsettingourpeoplefreefrombondage.”
Dorothylistenedto
ta
thisspeechwithwonder.
Whatcouldthelittle
ženska
womanpossiblymeanbycallingherasorceress,
in
andsayingshehadkilledtheWickedWitchoftheEast?
Dorothywasaninnocent,harmlesslittlegirl,
ki
whohadbeencarriedbyacyclone
veliko
manymilesfromhome;
andshehad
nikoli
neverkilledanythinginallherlife.
Toda
Butthelittlewomanevidentlyexpectedhertoanswer;
soDorothysaid,
z
withhesitation,“Youareverykind,
vendar
buttheremustbesomemistake.
Ihavenotkilledanything.”
“Your
hiša
housedid,anyway,”repliedthelittle
stara
oldwoman,withalaugh,“and
to
thatisthesamething.
See!”
shecontinued,pointingto
je
thecornerofthehouse.
“Thereareher
dva
twofeet,stillstickingoutfromunderablockofwood.”
Dorothylooked,
in
andgavealittlecryoffright.
Tam
There,indeed,justunderthecornerof
je
thegreatbeamthehouserested
na
on,twofeetwerestickingout,shodinsilvershoes
s
withpointedtoes.
“Oh,dear!
Oh,dear!”
criedDorothy,claspingherhandstogetherindismay.
“The
hiša
housemusthavefallenon
ji
her.
Whatevershallwedo?”
“Thereisnothingtobedone,”saidthelittle
ženska
womancalmly.
“Butwhowasshe?”
askedDorothy.
“Shewas
je
theWickedWitchoftheEast,asIsaid,”answered
je
thelittlewoman.
“Shehasheld
vse
alltheMunchkinsinbondageformanyyears,makingthemslaveforher
noč
nightandday.
Nowtheyare
vsi
allsetfree,andaregratefultoyouforthefavor.”
“WhoaretheMunchkins?”
inquiredDorothy.
“Theyare
je
thepeoplewholiveinthislandof
je
theEastwheretheWickedWitchruled.”
“AreyouaMunchkin?”
askedDorothy.
“No,
ampak
butIamtheirfriend,althoughIliveinthelandoftheNorth.
WhentheysawtheWitchoftheEastwas
mrtva
deadtheMunchkinssentaswiftmessengertome,
in
andIcameatonce.
IamtheWitchoftheNorth.”
“Oh,gracious!”
criedDorothy.
“Areyouarealwitch?”
“Yes,indeed,”answered
je
thelittlewoman.
“ButIama
dobra
goodwitch,andthepeopleloveme.
Iamnotaspowerfulas
je
theWickedWitchwaswhoruled
tukaj
here,orIshouldhaveset
je
thepeoplefreemyself.”
“ButIthought
vse
allwitcheswerewicked,”saidthe
dekle
girl,whowashalffrightenedatfacingarealwitch.
“Oh,
ne
no,thatisagreatmistake.
Therewere
samo
onlyfourwitchesinall
je
theLandofOz,and
dve
twoofthem,thosewho
živijo
liveintheNorthand
je
theSouth,aregoodwitches.
I
vem
knowthisistrue,forIam
eden
oneofthemmyself,andcannotbemistaken.
Those
ki
whodweltintheEast
in
andtheWestwere,indeed,wickedwitches;
toda
butnowthatyouhavekilledoneof
njih
them,thereisbutoneWickedWitchinalltheLandofOz—theonewholivesintheWest.”
“But,”saidDorothy,
po
afteramoment’sthought,“AuntEmhastoldme
da
thatthewitcheswerealldead—yearsandyearsago.”
“WhoisAuntEm?”
inquired
je
thelittleoldwoman.
“Sheismyaunt
ki
wholivesinKansas,whereIcamefrom.”
TheWitchoftheNorthseemedtothinkfora
časa
time,withherheadbowed
in
andhereyesupontheground.
Thenshelooked
navzgor
upandsaid,“Idonot
vem
knowwhereKansasis,forIhave
nikoli
neverheardthatcountrymentionedbefore.
Ampak
Buttellme,isitacivilizedcountry?”
“Oh,yes,”repliedDorothy.
“Thenthataccountsforit.
InthecivilizedcountriesIbelievetherearenowitchesleft,norwizards,norsorceresses,normagicians.
Ampak
But,yousee,theLandofOzhas
nikoli
neverbeencivilized,forwearecutofffromalltherestofthe
sveta
world.
Thereforewestillhavewitches
in
andwizardsamongstus.”
“Whoarethewizards?”
askedDorothy.
“OzhimselfistheGreatWizard,”answeredtheWitch,sinkinghervoicetoawhisper.
“Heismorepowerfulthan
vseh
alltherestofus
skupaj
together.
Helivesinthe
Mestu
CityofEmeralds.”
Dorothywasgoingtoaskanother
vprašanje
question,butjustthentheMunchkins,
ki
whohadbeenstandingsilentlyby,gavealoudshout
in
andpointedtothecornerofthe
hiše
housewheretheWickedWitchhadbeenlying.
“Whatisit?”
asked
je
thelittleoldwoman,andlooked,
in
andbegantolaugh.
ThefeetofthedeadWitchhaddisappearedentirely,
in
andnothingwasleftbutthesilvershoes.
“Shewassoold,”explainedtheWitchoftheNorth,“thatshedriedupquicklyinthesun.Thatistheendofher.
Toda
Butthesilvershoesareyours,
in
andyoushallhavethemtowear.”
Shereached
navzdol
downandpickeduptheshoes,
in
andaftershakingthedustoutofthemhandedthemtoDorothy.
“TheWitchoftheEastwasproudofthosesilvershoes,”said
eden
oneoftheMunchkins,“andthereis
nekaj
somecharmconnectedwiththem;
ampak
butwhatitiswe
nikoli
neverknew.”
Dorothycarriedtheshoesinto
je
thehouseandplacedthemon
je
thetable.
Thenshecameout
spet
againtotheMunchkinsandsaid:.
“Iamanxioustogetbacktomyaunt
in
anduncle,forIamsurethey
bodo
willworryaboutme.
Canyouhelpme
najti
findmyway?”
TheMunchkins
in
andtheWitchfirstlookedatoneanother,
in
andthenatDorothy,andthenshooktheirheads.
“AttheEast,notfarfromhere,”said
eden
one,“thereisagreatdesert,
in
andnonecouldlivetocrossit.”
“ItisthesameattheSouth,”said
drugi
another,“forIhavebeen
tam
thereandseenit.
TheSouthisthe
dežela
countryoftheQuadlings.”
“Iamtold,”saidthethird
človek
man,“thatitisthe
enako
sameattheWest.
Andthatcountry,
kjer
wheretheWinkieslive,isruledbytheWickedWitchoftheWest,whowouldmakeyouherslave
če
ifyoupassedherway.”
“TheNorthismyhome,”saidthe
stara
oldlady,“andatitsedgeisthesamegreatdesertthatsurroundsthisLandofOz.I’mafraid,my
draga
dear,youwillhaveto
živeti
livewithus.”
Dorothybegantosobat
tem
this,forshefeltlonelyamongallthesestrangepeople.
Hertearsseemedtogrievethekind-heartedMunchkins,fortheyimmediatelytookouttheirhandkerchiefs
in
andbegantoweepalso.
Asforthelittle
staro
oldwoman,shetookoffhercap
in
andbalancedthepointonthe
koncu
endofhernose,whileshecounted“One,
dva
two,three”inasolemnvoice.
Atoncethecapchangedtoaslate,onwhichwaswritteninbig,whitechalkmarks:.
“LETDOROTHYGOTOTHE
Mesto
CITYOFEMERALDS”.
Thelittle
stara
oldwomantooktheslatefromhernose,
in
andhavingreadthewordsonit,asked,“Isyour
ime
nameDorothy,mydear?”
“Yes,”answered
je
thechild,lookingupanddryinghertears.
“Thenyoumust
iti
gototheCityofEmeralds.
PerhapsOz
bo
willhelpyou.”
“Whereis
to
thiscity?”
askedDorothy.
“Itis
točno
exactlyinthecenterofthecountry,
in
andisruledbyOz,theGreatWizardItoldyouof.”
“Ishea
dober
goodman?”