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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | Progressive Translation Books for Turkish A1 Students

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | Progressive Translation Books for Turkish A1 Students

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Introduction
Folklore,legends,myths
ve
andfairytaleshavefollowedchildhoodthroughtheages,for
her
everyhealthyyoungsterhasawholesome
ve
andinstinctiveloveforstoriesfantastic,marvelous
ve
andmanifestlyunreal.
ThewingedfairiesofGrimm
ve
andAndersenhavebroughtmorehappinesstochildishheartsthan
tüm
allotherhumancreations.
Yetthe
eski
oldtimefairytale,havingservedforgenerations,may
şimdi
nowbeclassedas“historical”inthechildren’slibrary;
forthe
zaman
timehascomeforaseriesofnewer“wondertales”inwhichthestereotypedgenie,dwarf
ve
andfairyareeliminated,togetherwith
tüm
allthehorribleandblood-curdlingincidentsdevisedbytheirauthorstopoint
bir
afearsomemoraltoeachtale.
Moderneducationincludesmorality;
thereforethemodern
çocuk
childseeksonlyentertainmentinitswondertales
ve
andgladlydispenseswithalldisagreeableincident.
Having
bu
thisthoughtinmind,thestoryof“TheWonderfulWizardofOz”waswrittensolelytopleasechildrenoftoday.
Itaspirestobeing
bir
amodernizedfairytale,inwhichthewonderment
ve
andjoyareretainedandtheheartaches
ve
andnightmaresareleftout.
L.
ChapterITheCyclone
Dorothy
yaşıyordu
livedinthemidstofthe
büyük
greatKansasprairies,withUncleHenry,whowasafarmer,
ve
andAuntEm,whowasthefarmer’s
karısı
wife.
Theirhousewassmall,forthelumbertobuildithadtobecarriedbywagon
birçok
manymiles.
Therewerefourwalls,afloor
ve
andaroof,whichmadeone
oda
room;
andthisroomcontained
bir
arustylookingcookstove,acupboardforthedishes,
bir
atable,threeorfourchairs,
ve
andthebeds.
UncleHenry
ve
andAuntEmhada
büyük
bigbedinonecorner,
ve
andDorothyalittlebedinanothercorner.
Therewasnogarretatall,
ve
andnocellar—exceptasmallholedugintheground,calledacyclonecellar,wherethe
aile
familycouldgoincaseoneof
bu
thosegreatwhirlwindsarose,mightyenoughtocrushanybuildinginitspath.
Itwasreachedby
bir
atrapdoorinthemiddleofthefloor,fromwhich
bir
aladderleddownintothe
küçük
small,darkhole.
WhenDorothystoodinthedoorwayandlookedaround,shecouldseenothingbutthe
büyük
greatgrayprairieoneveryside.
Not
bir
atreenorahousebrokethebroadsweepofflatcountrythatreachedtotheedgeoftheskyinalldirections.
Thesunhadbakedtheplowedlandinto
bir
agraymass,withlittlecracksrunningthroughit.
Bile
Eventhegrasswasnotgreen,forthesunhadburnedthetopsofthe
uzun
longbladesuntiltheywerethe
aynı
samegraycolortobeseeneverywhere.
Oncethe
ev
househadbeenpainted,butthesunblisteredthepaint
ve
andtherainswasheditaway,
ve
andnowthehousewasasdull
ve
andgrayaseverythingelse.
WhenAuntEmcame
oraya
theretoliveshewas
bir
ayoung,prettywife.
Thesun
ve
andwindhadchangedher,
da
too.
Theyhadtakenthesparklefromhereyes
ve
andleftthemasobergray;
theyhadtakentheredfromhercheeks
ve
andlips,andtheyweregray
aynı zamanda
also.
Shewasthinandgaunt,
ve
andneversmilednow.
WhenDorothy,whowasanorphan,
ilk
firstcametoher,AuntEmhadbeensostartledbythechild’slaughterthatshewouldscream
ve
andpressherhanduponherheartwheneverDorothy’smerryvoicereachedherears;
ve
andshestilllookedatthe
küçük
littlegirlwithwonderthatshecouldfind
şey
anythingtolaughat.
UncleHenry
hiç
neverlaughed.
Heworkedhardfrommorningtillnight
ve
anddidnotknowwhatjoywas.
Hewasgray
da
also,fromhislongbeardtohisroughboots,
ve
andhelookedsternandsolemn,
ve
andrarelyspoke.
ItwasTotothatmadeDorothylaugh,
ve
andsavedherfromgrowingasgrayasher
diğer
othersurroundings.
Totowasnotgray;
hewas
bir
alittleblackdog,with
uzun
longsilkyhairandsmall
siyah
blackeyesthattwinkledmerrilyoneithersideofhis
komik
funny,weenose.
Totoplayed
bütün
alldaylong,andDorothyplayedwithhim,
ve
andlovedhimdearly.
Today,however,theywerenotplaying.
Amca
UncleHenrysatuponthedoorstep
ve
andlookedanxiouslyatthesky,
olan
whichwasevengrayerthanusual.
Dorothy
durdu
stoodinthedoorwithTotoinherarms,
ve
andlookedattheskytoo.
AuntEmwaswashingthedishes.
Fromthe
uzak
farnorththeyheardalowwailofthewind,
ve
andUncleHenryandDorothycouldseewherethe
uzun
longgrassbowedinwaves
önce
beforethecomingstorm.
There
şimdi
nowcameasharpwhistlinginthe
havada
airfromthesouth,andastheyturnedtheireyesthatwaythey
gördüler
sawripplesinthegrass
geldi
comingfromthatdirectionalso.
Suddenly
Amca
UncleHenrystoodup.
“There’sacyclone
geliyor
coming,Em,”hecalledtohiswife.
“I’llgo
bakacağım
lookafterthestock.”
Thenherantowardtheshedswherethecows
ve
andhorseswerekept.
AuntEmdroppedherwork
ve
andcametothedoor.
Bir
Oneglancetoldherofthedangercloseathand.
“Quick,Dorothy!”
shescreamed.
“Runforthecellar!”
TotojumpedoutofDorothy’sarms
ve
andhidunderthebed,
ve
andthegirlstartedtoget
onu
him.
AuntEm,badlyfrightened,threw
açtı
openthetrapdoorinthefloor
ve
andclimbeddowntheladderintothe
küçük
small,darkhole.
DorothycaughtTotoatlast
ve
andstartedtofollowheraunt.
Whenshewashalfwayacrosstheroomthere
geldi
cameagreatshriekfromthewind,
ve
andthehouseshookso
sert
hardthatshelostherfooting
ve
andsatdownsuddenlyuponthefloor.
Then
bir
astrangethinghappened.
The
ev
housewhirledaroundtwoor
üç
threetimesandroseslowlythroughthe
havada
air.
Dorothyfeltasifsheweregoing
yukarı
upinaballoon.
Thenorth
ve
andsouthwindsmetwherethe
evin
housestood,andmadeittheexactcenterofthecyclone.
Inthemiddleof
bir
acyclonetheairisgenerallystill,
ancak
butthegreatpressureofthewindon
her
everysideofthehouseraisedituphigher
ve
andhigher,untilitwasattheverytopofthecyclone;
ve
andthereitremainedandwascarriedmiles
ve
andmilesawayaseasilyasyoucouldcarry
bir
afeather.
Itwasverydark,
ve
andthewindhowledhorribly
etrafında
aroundher,butDorothyfoundshewasridingquiteeasily.
Sonra
Afterthefirstfewwhirlsaround,
ve
andoneothertimewhenthe
ev
housetippedbadly,shefeltasifshewerebeingrockedgently,likea
bebek
babyinacradle.
Totodidnotlikeit.
Heranaboutthe
odada
room,nowhere,nowthere,barkingloudly;
ama
butDorothysatquitestillonthefloor
ve
andwaitedtoseewhatwouldhappen.
Bir keresinde
OnceTotogottoonearthe
açık
opentrapdoor,andfellin;
ve
andatfirstthelittle
kız
girlthoughtshehadlost
onu
him.
Butsoonshesawoneofhisearsstickingupthroughthehole,forthestrongpressureofthe
hava
airwaskeepinghimupsothathecouldnotfall.
Shecrepttothehole,
yakaladı
caughtTotobytheear,
ve
anddraggedhimintothe
odaya
roomagain,afterwardclosingthetrapdoorsothatnomoreaccidentscouldhappen.
Saat
Hourafterhourpassedaway,
ve
andslowlyDorothygotoverherfright;
ama
butshefeltquitelonely,
ve
andthewindshriekedsoloudlyallaboutherthatshenearly
oluyordu
becamedeaf.
Atfirstshehadwonderedifshe
etmişti
wouldbedashedtopieceswhenthe
ev
housefellagain;
butasthehourspassed
ve
andnothingterriblehappened,shestoppedworrying
ve
andresolvedtowaitcalmly
ve
andseewhatthefuturewouldbring.
Atlastshecrawledovertheswayingfloortoherbed,
ve
andlaydownuponit;
ve
andTotofollowedandlaydownbeside
onu
her.
ChapterIITheCouncilwiththeMunchkins
Shewasawakenedby
bir
ashock,sosuddenandseverethat
eğer
ifDorothyhadnotbeenlyingonthesoftbedshemighthavebeenhurt.
Asitwas,thejarmadehercatchherbreath
ve
andwonderwhathadhappened;
ve
andTotoputhiscold
küçük
littlenoseintoherface
ve
andwhineddismally.
Dorothysatup
ve
andnoticedthatthehousewasnotmoving;
norwasitdark,forthebrightsunshinecameinatthewindow,floodingthe
küçük
littleroom.
Shesprangfromherbed
ve
andwithTotoatherheelsran
ve
andopenedthedoor.
The
küçük
littlegirlgaveacryofamazement
ve
andlookedabouther,hereyesgrowingbigger
ve
andbiggeratthewonderfulsightsshesaw.
Thecyclonehadsetthe
evi
housedownverygently—foracyclone—inthemidstof
bir
acountryofmarvelousbeauty.
Therewerelovelypatchesofgreenswardallabout,withstatelytreesbearingrich
ve
andlusciousfruits.
Banksofgorgeousflowerswereon
her
everyhand,andbirdswithrare
ve
andbrilliantplumagesangandflutteredinthetrees
ve
andbushes.
Alittlewayoffwas
bir
asmallbrook,rushingandsparklingalong
arasında
betweengreenbanks,andmurmuringin
bir
avoiceverygratefulto
bir
alittlegirlwhohadlivedsolongonthedry,grayprairies.
Whileshestoodlookingeagerlyatthestrange
ve
andbeautifulsights,shenoticedcomingtowardher
bir
agroupofthequeerestpeopleshehadeverseen.
Theywerenotas
büyük
bigasthegrownfolkshehad
her zaman
alwaysbeenusedto;
butneitherwerethey
çok
verysmall.
Infact,theyseemedaboutastallasDorothy,whowas
bir
awell-grownchildforherage,althoughtheywere,sofaras
bakarsanız
looksgo,manyyearsolder.
Üçü
Threeweremenandonea
kadın
woman,andallwereoddlydressed.
Theyworeroundhatsthatroseto
bir
asmallpointafootabovetheirheads,withlittlebellsaroundthebrimsthattinkledsweetlyastheymoved.
Thehatsofthemenwereblue;
the
küçük
littlewoman’shatwaswhite,
ve
andsheworeawhitegownthathunginpleatsfromhershoulders.
Overitweresprinkled
küçük
littlestarsthatglistenedinthesun
gibi
likediamonds.
Themenweredressedinblue,ofthe
aynı
sameshadeastheirhats,
ve
andworewell-polishedbootswith
bir
adeeprollofblueatthetops.
Themen,Dorothythought,wereaboutasoldas
Amca
UncleHenry,fortwoofthemhadbeards.
Ama
Butthelittlewomanwasdoubtlessmucholder.
Her
yüzü
facewascoveredwithwrinkles,her
saçı
hairwasnearlywhite,andshe
yürüyordu
walkedratherstiffly.
Whenthese
insanlar
peopledrewnearthehousewhereDorothywas
durdular
standinginthedoorway,theypaused
ve
andwhisperedamongthemselves,asifafraidtocomefarther.
Ama
ButthelittleoldwomanwalkeduptoDorothy,made
bir
alowbowandsaid,in
bir
asweetvoice:.
“Youarewelcome,
en
mostnobleSorceress,tothelandoftheMunchkins.
WearesogratefultoyouforhavingkilledtheWickedWitchoftheEast,
ve
andforsettingourpeoplefreefrombondage.”
Dorothy
dinledi
listenedtothisspeechwithwonder.
Whatcouldthe
küçük
littlewomanpossiblymeanbycallingherasorceress,
ve
andsayingshehadkilledtheWickedWitchoftheEast?
Dorothywasaninnocent,harmless
küçük
littlegirl,whohadbeencarriedbyacyclonemanymilesfromhome;
ve
andshehadneverkilled
şey
anythinginallherlife.
Ama
Butthelittlewomanevidentlyexpectedherto
cevap
answer;
soDorothysaid,withhesitation,“Youareverykind,
ama
buttheremustbesomemistake.
Ihavenot
öldürmedim
killedanything.”
“Yourhousedid,anyway,”repliedthe
küçük
littleoldwoman,withalaugh,“and
bu
thatisthesamething.
See!”
shecontinued,pointingtothecornerofthe
evin
house.
“Therearehertwofeet,
hala
stillstickingoutfromunder
bir
ablockofwood.”
Dorothy
baktı
looked,andgavealittlecryoffright.
Orada
There,indeed,justunderthecornerofthe
büyük
greatbeamthehouserestedon,
iki
twofeetwerestickingout,shodinsilvershoeswithpointedtoes.
“Oh,
canım
dear!
Oh,dear!”
criedDorothy,claspingherhands
araya
togetherindismay.
“Thehouse
olmalı
musthavefallenonher.
Whatevershallwedo?”
“Thereisnothingtobedone,”
dedi
saidthelittlewomancalmly.
“Butwhowasshe?”
sordu
askedDorothy.
“ShewastheWickedWitchoftheEast,asIsaid,”
yanıtladı
answeredthelittlewoman.
“Shehas
tuttu
heldalltheMunchkinsinbondageformanyyears,
yaptı
makingthemslaveforher
gece
nightandday.
Nowtheyareallset
serbest
free,andaregratefultoyouforthefavor.”
“WhoaretheMunchkins?”
inquiredDorothy.
“Theyarethe
insanlar
peoplewholiveinthislandoftheEastwheretheWickedWitchruled.”
“Areyou
bir
aMunchkin?”
askedDorothy.
“No,
ama
butIamtheirfriend,althoughIliveinthelandoftheNorth.
WhentheysawtheWitchoftheEastwasdeadtheMunchkins
gönderdi
sentaswiftmessengerto
bana
me,andIcameatonce.
IamtheWitchoftheNorth.”
“Oh,gracious!”
criedDorothy.
“Areyou
bir
arealwitch?”
“Yes,indeed,”
yanıtladı
answeredthelittlewoman.
“ButIam
bir
agoodwitch,andthe
insanlar
peopleloveme.
IamnotaspowerfulastheWickedWitchwaswhoruledhere,orIshouldhavesetthepeople
serbest
freemyself.”
“ButIthought
tüm
allwitcheswerewicked,”saidthe
kız
girl,whowashalffrightenedatfacing
bir
arealwitch.
“Oh,no,
bu
thatisagreatmistake.
Therewere
sadece
onlyfourwitchesinalltheLandofOz,
ve
andtwoofthem,thosewholiveintheNorth
ve
andtheSouth,aregoodwitches.
I
olduğunu biliyorum
knowthisistrue,forIamoneofthemmyself,
ve
andcannotbemistaken.
ThosewhodweltintheEast
ve
andtheWestwere,indeed,wickedwitches;
ama
butnowthatyouhavekilled
bir
oneofthem,thereis
ama
butoneWickedWitchinalltheLandofOz—the
bir
onewholivesintheWest.”
“But,”
dedi
saidDorothy,afteramoment’sthought,“AuntEmhastoldmethatthewitcheswerealldead—yearsandyearsago.”
“WhoisAuntEm?”
inquiredthe
küçük
littleoldwoman.
“SheismyauntwholivesinKansas,whereIcamefrom.”
TheWitchoftheNorthseemedtothinkfor
bir
atime,withherheadbowed
ve
andhereyesupontheground.
Thenshe
baktı
lookedupandsaid,“Idonot
bilmiyorum
knowwhereKansasis,forIhave
hiç
neverheardthatcountrymentioned
önce
before.
Buttellme,isit
bir
acivilizedcountry?”
“Oh,yes,”repliedDorothy.
“Thenthataccountsforit.
InthecivilizedcountriesI
inanıyorum
believetherearenowitchesleft,norwizards,norsorceresses,normagicians.
Ama
But,yousee,theLandofOzhasneverbeencivilized,forwearecutofffromalltherestoftheworld.
Thereforewe
hala
stillhavewitchesandwizardsamongstus.”
“Whoarethewizards?”
sordu
askedDorothy.
“Ozhimselfisthe
Büyük
GreatWizard,”answeredtheWitch,sinkinghervoiceto
bir
awhisper.
“Heismorepowerfulthanalltherestofustogether.
Helivesinthe
Şehri
CityofEmeralds.”
Dorothywasgoingto
soracaktı
askanotherquestion,butjustthentheMunchkins,whohadbeenstandingsilentlyby,gave
bir
aloudshoutandpointedtothecornerofthe
evin
housewheretheWickedWitchhadbeenlying.
“Whatisit?”
sordu
askedthelittleoldwoman,
ve
andlooked,andbegantolaugh.
Thefeetofthe
ölü
deadWitchhaddisappearedentirely,
ve
andnothingwasleftbutthesilvershoes.
“Shewassoold,”explainedtheWitchoftheNorth,“thatshedried
kadar
upquicklyinthesun.Thatistheendofher.
Ama
Butthesilvershoesare
senin
yours,andyoushallhavethemtowear.”
Shereached
aşağı
downandpickeduptheshoes,
ve
andaftershakingthedustoutofthemhandedthemtoDorothy.
“TheWitchoftheEastwasproudof
o
thosesilvershoes,”saidoneoftheMunchkins,“and
var
thereissomecharmconnectedwiththem;
ama
butwhatitiswe
hiç
neverknew.”
Dorothycarriedtheshoesintothehouse
ve
andplacedthemonthetable.
Thenshe
geldi
cameoutagaintotheMunchkins
ve
andsaid:.
“Iamanxioustogetbacktomyaunt
ve
anduncle,forIamsuretheywillworryaboutme.
Canyou
yardım
helpmefindmyway?”
TheMunchkins
ve
andtheWitchfirstlookedatoneanother,
ve
andthenatDorothy,andthenshooktheirheads.
“AttheEast,notfarfromhere,”
dedi
saidone,“thereisagreatdesert,
ve
andnonecouldlivetocrossit.”
“Itisthe
aynı
sameattheSouth,”saidanother,“forIhavebeenthere
ve
andseenit.
TheSouthisthecountryoftheQuadlings.”
“Iamtold,”
dedi
saidthethirdman,“thatitisthe
aynı
sameattheWest.
And
o
thatcountry,wheretheWinkieslive,isruledbytheWickedWitchoftheWest,whowould
yapar
makeyouherslaveifyoupassedherway.”
“TheNorthismyhome,”
dedi
saidtheoldlady,“andatitsedgeisthe
aynı
samegreatdesertthatsurroundsthisLandofOz.I’mafraid,my
canım
dear,youwillhaveto
yaşamak
livewithus.”
Dorothybegantosobatthis,forshefeltlonelyamong
tüm
allthesestrangepeople.
Hertearsseemedtogrievethekind-heartedMunchkins,fortheyimmediatelytookouttheirhandkerchiefs
ve
andbegantoweepalso.
Asforthe
küçük
littleoldwoman,shetookoffhercap
ve
andbalancedthepointontheendofhernose,whileshecounted“One,
iki
two,three”inasolemnvoice.
Atoncethecapchangedto
bir
aslate,onwhichwaswrittenin
büyük
big,whitechalkmarks:.
“LETDOROTHYGOTOTHE
Şehri
CITYOFEMERALDS”.
Thelittle
yaşlı
oldwomantooktheslatefromhernose,
ve
andhavingreadthewordsonit,
sordu
asked,“IsyournameDorothy,mydear?”
“Yes,”
yanıtladı
answeredthechild,lookingup
ve
anddryinghertears.
“Thenyoumust
gitmelisin
gototheCityofEmeralds.
Belki
PerhapsOzwillhelpyou.”
“Whereisthiscity?”
sordu
askedDorothy.
“Itisexactlyinthecenterofthecountry,
ve
andisruledbyOz,the
Büyük
GreatWizardItoldyouof.”
“Ishe
bir
agoodman?”