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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | Gradually Hardening Slovenian A1-B2 Translation Books

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | Gradually Hardening Slovenian A1-B2 Translation Books

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Introduction
Folklore,legends,myths
in
andfairytaleshavefollowedchildhood
skozi
throughtheages,forevery
zdravo
healthyyoungsterhasawholesome
in
andinstinctiveloveforstoriesfantastic,marvelous
in
andmanifestlyunreal.
ThewingedfairiesofGrimm
in
andAndersenhavebroughtmore
sreče
happinesstochildishheartsthan
vse
allotherhumancreations.
Yet
je
theoldtimefairytale,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;
zato
thereforethemodernchildseeks
samo
onlyentertainmentinitswondertales
in
andgladlydispenseswithalldisagreeableincident.
Having
to
thisthoughtinmind,the
zgodba
storyof“TheWonderfulWizardofOz”waswritten
izključno
solelytopleasechildrenoftoday.
Itaspirestobeingamodernizedfairy
pravljica
tale,inwhichthewonderment
in
andjoyareretainedandtheheartaches
in
andnightmaresareleftout.
L.
Poglavje
ChapterITheCyclone
DorothylivedinthemidstofthegreatKansasprairies,
s
withUncleHenry,whowasa
kmet
farmer,andAuntEm,whowasthefarmer’s
žena
wife.
Theirhousewassmall,for
je
thelumbertobuildithadtobecarriedbywagonmanymiles.
Therewerefourwalls,a
tla
floorandaroof,whichmade
eno
oneroom;
andthisroomcontaineda
zarjaveli
rustylookingcookstove,acupboardforthedishes,a
miza
table,threeorfourchairs,
in
andthebeds.
UncleHenry
in
andAuntEmhadabig
posteljo
bedinonecorner,andDorothyalittle
posteljo
bedinanothercorner.
Therewasnogarretatall,
in
andnocellar—exceptasmallholeduginthe
tleh
ground,calledacyclonecellar,wherethefamilycouldgoincase
eden
oneofthosegreatwhirlwindsarose,mighty
dovolj
enoughtocrushanybuildinginits
poti
path.
Itwasreachedbyatrap
vrata
doorinthemiddleofthefloor,fromwhicha
lestev
ladderleddownintothesmall,
temno
darkhole.
WhenDorothystoodin
je
thedoorwayandlookedaround,shecouldsee
ničesar
nothingbutthegreatgrayprairieoneveryside.
Nota
drevo
treenorahousebrokethebroadsweepofflatcountry
ki
thatreachedtotheedgeofthe
neba
skyinalldirections.
The
sonce
sunhadbakedtheplowedlandintoa
sivo
graymass,withlittlecracksrunning
skozi
throughit.
Eventhegrasswasnot
zelena
green,forthesunhadburned
je
thetopsofthelongblades
dokler
untiltheywerethesame
sive
graycolortobeseen
povsod
everywhere.
Oncethehousehadbeenpainted,
vendar
butthesunblisteredthe
barvo
paintandtherainswasheditaway,
in
andnowthehousewasasdull
in
andgrayaseverythingelse.
Ko
WhenAuntEmcametheretoliveshewas
je
ayoung,prettywife.
The
sonce
sunandwindhadchangedher,
tudi
too.
Theyhadtakenthesparklefromhereyes
in
andleftthemasober
sivo
gray;
theyhadtakenthe
rdečo
redfromhercheeksandlips,
in
andtheyweregrayalso.
Shewasthin
in
andgaunt,andneversmiled
zdaj
now.
WhenDorothy,whowasanorphan,
prvič
firstcametoher,AuntEmhadbeensostartledbythechild’s
smehom
laughterthatshewouldscream
in
andpressherhanduponher
srce
heartwheneverDorothy’smerryvoicereachedherears;
in
andshestilllookedat
je
thelittlegirlwithwonderthatshecouldfindanythingto
smejijo
laughat.
UncleHenryneverlaughed.
Heworked
trdo
hardfrommorningtillnight
in
anddidnotknowwhat
veselje
joywas.
Hewasgray
tudi
also,fromhislongbeardtohis
grobo
roughboots,andhelookedstern
in
andsolemn,andrarelyspoke.
ItwasToto
da
thatmadeDorothylaugh,andsavedherfromgrowingas
siva
grayasherothersurroundings.
Totowasnot
sivi
gray;
hewasalittle
črni
blackdog,withlongsilky
lasmi
hairandsmallblackeyes
ki
thattwinkledmerrilyoneithersideofhisfunny,wee
nosu
nose.
Totoplayedalldaylong,
in
andDorothyplayedwithhim,
in
andlovedhimdearly.
Today,
pa
however,theywerenotplaying.
Stric
UncleHenrysatuponthe
pragu
doorstepandlookedanxiouslyat
je
thesky,whichwasevengrayer
kot
thanusual.
Dorothystoodin
je
thedoorwithTotoinherarms,
in
andlookedatthesky
tudi
too.
AuntEmwaswashing
je
thedishes.
Fromthefarnorththeyheardalowwailofthe
vetra
wind,andUncleHenryandDorothycouldsee
kje
wherethelonggrassbowedinwaves
pred
beforethecomingstorm.
There
zdaj
nowcameasharpwhistlinginthe
zraku
airfromthesouth,andastheyturnedtheireyesthatwaytheysawripplesinthe
travi
grasscomingfromthatdirection
tudi
also.
SuddenlyUncleHenrystoodup.
“There’sacyclonecoming,Em,”hecalledtohis
ženo
wife.
“I’llgolookafterthestock.”
Thenheran
proti
towardtheshedswherethecows
in
andhorseswerekept.
AuntEmdroppedher
delo
workandcametothe
vrat
door.
Oneglancetoldherof
je
thedangercloseathand.
“Quick,Dorothy!”
shescreamed.
“Runforthecellar!”
TotojumpedoutofDorothy’sarms
in
andhidunderthebed,
in
andthegirlstartedtoget
ga
him.
AuntEm,badlyfrightened,threwopen
je
thetrapdoorinthe
tleh
floorandclimbeddowntheladderinto
je
thesmall,darkhole.
DorothycaughtTotoatlast
in
andstartedtofollowher
teti
aunt.
Whenshewashalfwayacrossthe
sobo
roomtherecameagreatshriekfromthe
vetra
wind,andthehouseshooksohard
da
thatshelostherfooting
in
andsatdownsuddenlyuponthe
tleh
floor.
Thenastrangethinghappened.
Je
Thehousewhirledaroundtwo
ali
orthreetimesandrose
počasi
slowlythroughtheair.
Dorothyfeltasifsheweregoing
navzgor
upinaballoon.
The
severni
northandsouthwindsmet
kjer
wherethehousestood,andmadeit
je
theexactcenterofthecyclone.
Inthe
sredini
middleofacyclonethe
zrak
airisgenerallystill,butthegreat
tlak
pressureofthewindoneverysideofthe
hiše
houseraisedituphigher
in
andhigher,untilitwasatthevery
vrhu
topofthecyclone;
and
tam
thereitremainedandwascarriedmiles
in
andmilesawayaseasilyasyoucouldcarry
je
afeather.
Itwasvery
temno
dark,andthewindhowled
grozno
horriblyaroundher,butDorothyfoundshewasridingquite
zlahka
easily.
Afterthefirstfewwhirlsaround,
in
andoneothertimewhenthe
hiša
housetippedbadly,shefeltasifshewerebeingrocked
nežno
gently,likeababyinacradle.
Totodidnot
všeč
likeit.
Heranaboutthe
sobi
room,nowhere,nowthere,barking
glasno
loudly;
butDorothysatquitestillon
je
thefloorandwaitedtoseewhatwould
zgodilo
happen.
OnceTotogottoonear
je
theopentrapdoor,andfellin;
in
andatfirstthelittlegirlthoughtshehadlost
ga
him.
Butsoonshesaw
eno
oneofhisearssticking
navzgor
upthroughthehole,forthe
močan
strongpressureoftheairwaskeepinghim
navzgor
upsothathecouldnotfall.
Shecreptto
je
thehole,caughtTotoby
je
theear,anddraggedhiminto
je
theroomagain,afterwardclosing
je
thetrapdoorsothat
ne
nomoreaccidentscouldhappen.
Uro
Hourafterhourpassedaway,
in
andslowlyDorothygotoverherfright;
butshefeltquitelonely,
in
andthewindshriekedso
glasno
loudlyallaboutherthatshe
skoraj
nearlybecamedeaf.
Atfirstshehadwonderedifshewouldbedashedtopieces
ko
whenthehousefellagain;
toda
butasthehourspassed
in
andnothingterriblehappened,shestoppedworrying
in
andresolvedtowaitcalmly
in
andseewhatthefuturewouldbring.
Atlastshecrawled
čez
overtheswayingfloortoherbed,
in
andlaydownuponit;
in
andTotofollowedandlaydownbeside
ji
her.
ChapterIITheCouncil
z
withtheMunchkins
Shewasawakenedbya
šok
shock,sosuddenandsevere
da
thatifDorothyhadnotbeenlyingonthesoftbedshemighthavebeenhurt.
Asitwas,
je
thejarmadehercatchher
dihanje
breathandwonderwhathadhappened;
in
andTotoputhiscold
mali
littlenoseintoherface
in
andwhineddismally.
Dorothysatup
in
andnoticedthatthehousewasnotmoving;
niti
norwasitdark,for
je
thebrightsunshinecameinat
je
thewindow,floodingthelittle
sobo
room.
Shesprangfromherbed
in
andwithTotoatherheelsran
in
andopenedthedoor.
Thelittlegirlgaveacryofamazement
in
andlookedabouther,hereyesgrowing
večje
biggerandbiggeratthewonderfulsightsshesaw.
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
Whileshestoodlookingeagerlyatthe
čudne
strangeandbeautifulsights,shenoticedcoming
proti
towardheragroupofthequeerest
ljudi
peopleshehadeverseen.
Theywerenotasbigas
je
thegrownfolkshehad
vedno
alwaysbeenusedto;
butneitherwerethey
zelo
verysmall.
Infact,theyseemed
približno
aboutastallasDorothy,
ki
whowasawell-grownchildforher
starost
age,althoughtheywere,sofaraslooksgo,manyyearsolder.
Trije
Threeweremenandonea
ženska
woman,andallwereoddlydressed.
Theywore
okrogle
roundhatsthatrosetoa
majhne
smallpointafootabovetheirheads,
z
withlittlebellsaroundthebrims
ki
thattinkledsweetlyastheymoved.
Thehatsofthemenwere
modre
blue;
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,herhairwas
skoraj
nearlywhite,andshewalkedratherstiffly.
Ko
Whenthesepeopledrewnear
je
thehousewhereDorothywasstandingin
je
thedoorway,theypausedandwhispered
med
amongthemselves,asifafraidto
priti
comefarther.
Butthelittle
stara
oldwomanwalkeduptoDorothy,madea
nizko
lowbowandsaid,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
buttheremustbesome
napaka
mistake.
Ihavenotkilledanything.”
“Your
hiša
housedid,anyway,”repliedthelittle
stara
oldwoman,withalaugh,“and
to
thatisthesamething.
See!”
shecontinued,pointingto
je
thecornerofthehouse.
“Thereareher
dva
twofeet,stillstickingoutfromunderablockofwood.”
Dorothylooked,
in
andgavealittlecryof
strahu
fright.
There,indeed,justunder
je
thecornerofthegreatbeam
je
thehouserestedon,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,makingthem
sužnji
slaveforhernightand
dan
day.
Nowtheyareallsetfree,
in
andaregratefultoyouforthefavor.”
“WhoaretheMunchkins?”
inquiredDorothy.
“Theyare
je
thepeoplewholiveinthis
deželi
landoftheEastwhere
je
theWickedWitchruled.”
“AreyouaMunchkin?”
askedDorothy.
“No,
ampak
butIamtheirfriend,
čeprav
althoughIliveinthelandoftheNorth.
Whentheysawthe
Čarovnica
WitchoftheEastwas
mrtva
deadtheMunchkinssentaswift
glasnik
messengertome,andIcameatonce.
Iamthe
Čarovnica
WitchoftheNorth.”
“Oh,gracious!”
criedDorothy.
“Areyouarealwitch?”
“Yes,indeed,”answered
je
thelittlewoman.
“ButIama
dobra
goodwitch,andthepeopleloveme.
Iamnotas
močna
powerfulastheWickedWitchwas
ki
whoruledhere,orIshouldhaveset
je
thepeoplefreemyself.”
“ButIthought
vse
allwitcheswerewicked,”saidthe
dekle
girl,whowashalffrightenedatfacingarealwitch.
“Oh,
ne
no,thatisagreat
napaka
mistake.
Therewereonlyfourwitchesinall
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,thereisbutoneWicked
Čarovnica
WitchinalltheLandofOz—theonewholivesintheWest.”
“But,”saidDorothy,
po
afteramoment’sthought,“AuntEmhastoldme
da
thatthewitcheswerealldead—yearsandyearsago.”
“Whois
Teta
AuntEm?”
inquiredthelittle
stara
oldwoman.
“Sheismy
teta
auntwholivesinKansas,whereIcamefrom.”
The
Čarovnica
WitchoftheNorthseemedtothinkfora
časa
time,withherheadbowed
in
andhereyesuponthe
tleh
ground.
Thenshelookedup
in
andsaid,“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,”answeredthe
Čarovnica
Witch,sinkinghervoicetoawhisper.
“Heismorepowerfulthan
vseh
alltherestofus
skupaj
together.
Helivesinthe
Mestu
CityofEmeralds.”
Dorothywasgoingtoaskanother
vprašanje
question,butjustthentheMunchkins,
ki
whohadbeenstandingsilentlyby,gavea
glasno
loudshoutandpointedtothe
kotiček
cornerofthehousewheretheWicked
Čarovnica
Witchhadbeenlying.
“Whatisit?”
asked
je
thelittleoldwoman,andlooked,
in
andbegantolaugh.
ThefeetofthedeadWitchhaddisappeared
popolnoma
entirely,andnothingwasleftbutthesilvershoes.
“Shewassoold,”explainedthe
Čarovnica
WitchoftheNorth,“thatshedriedupquicklyinthe
soncu
sun.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:.
“Iamanxioustogetbacktomy
teti
auntanduncle,forIamsurethey
bodo
willworryaboutme.
Canyouhelpme
najti
findmyway?”
TheMunchkins
in
andtheWitchfirstlookedatoneanother,
in
andthenatDorothy,andthenshooktheirheads.
“Atthe
Vzhodu
East,notfarfromhere,”said
eden
one,“thereisagreatdesert,
in
andnonecouldlivetocrossit.”
“ItisthesameattheSouth,”said
drugi
another,“forIhavebeen
tam
thereandseenit.
The
Jug
SouthisthecountryoftheQuadlings.”
“Iamtold,”saidthe
tretji
thirdman,“thatitisthe
enako
sameattheWest.
Andthatcountry,
kjer
wheretheWinkieslive,isruledbytheWicked
Čarovnica
WitchoftheWest,whowouldmakeyouherslave
če
ifyoupassedherway.”
“TheNorthismyhome,”saidthe
stara
oldlady,“andatits
robu
edgeisthesamegreatdesertthatsurroundsthisLandofOz.I’mafraid,my
draga
dear,youwillhaveto
živeti
livewithus.”
Dorothybegantosobat
tem
this,forshefeltlonely
med
amongallthesestrangepeople.
Hertearsseemedtogrievethekind-heartedMunchkins,forthey
takoj
immediatelytookouttheirhandkerchiefs
in
andbegantoweepalso.
Asforthelittle
staro
oldwoman,shetookoffhercap
in
andbalancedthepointonthe
koncu
endofhernose,whileshecounted“One,
dva
two,three”inasolemnvoice.
Atoncethecapchangedtoaslate,onwhichwaswritteninbig,whitechalkmarks:.
“LETDOROTHYGOTOTHE
Mesto
CITYOFEMERALDS”.
Thelittle
stara
oldwomantooktheslatefromher
nosu
nose,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,theGreat
Čarovnik
WizardItoldyouof.”
“Ishea
dober
goodman?”