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

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

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Introduction
Folklore,legends,myths
ve
andfairytaleshavefollowedchildhoodthroughtheages,for
her
everyhealthyyoungsterhasawholesome
ve
andinstinctiveloveforstoriesfantastic,marvelous
ve
andmanifestlyunreal.
ThewingedfairiesofGrimm
ve
andAndersenhavebroughtmore
mutluluk
happinesstochildishheartsthan
tüm
allotherhumancreations.
Yetthe
eski
oldtimefairytale,havingservedforgenerations,may
şimdi
nowbeclassedas“historical”inthechildren’slibrary;
forthe
zaman
timehascomefora
dizi
seriesofnewer“wondertales”inwhichthestereotypedgenie,
cüce
dwarfandfairyareeliminated,
birlikte
togetherwithallthehorrible
ve
andblood-curdlingincidentsdevisedbytheirauthorstopoint
bir
afearsomemoraltoeach
hikaye
tale.
Moderneducationincludesmorality;
bu yüzden
thereforethemodernchildseeks
sadece
onlyentertainmentinitswondertales
ve
andgladlydispenseswithalldisagreeableincident.
Having
bu
thisthoughtinmind,thestoryof“TheWonderfulWizardofOz”waswritten
sadece
solelytopleasechildrenoftoday.
Itaspirestobeing
bir
amodernizedfairytale,inwhichthewonderment
ve
andjoyareretainedandtheheartaches
ve
andnightmaresareleftout.
L.
Bölüm
ChapterITheCyclone
Dorothy
yaşıyordu
livedinthemidstofthe
büyük
greatKansasprairies,withUncleHenry,whowasa
çiftçi
farmer,andAuntEm,whowasthefarmer’s
karısı
wife.
Theirhousewassmall,forthelumberto
inşa
buildithadtobecarriedbywagon
birçok
manymiles.
Therewerefourwalls,a
zemin
floorandaroof,whichmadeone
oda
room;
andthisroomcontained
bir
arustylookingcookstove,a
dolap
cupboardforthedishes,a
masa
table,threeorfourchairs,
ve
andthebeds.
UncleHenry
ve
andAuntEmhada
büyük
bigbedinonecorner,
ve
andDorothyalittlebedinanothercorner.
Therewasnogarretatall,
ve
andnocellar—exceptasmall
delik
holedugintheground,calledacyclone
bodrum
cellar,wherethefamilycouldgoincaseoneof
bu
thosegreatwhirlwindsarose,mightyenoughto
ezecek
crushanybuildinginitspath.
Itwasreachedby
bir
atrapdoorinthe
ortasında
middleofthefloor,fromwhich
bir
aladderleddownintothe
küçük
small,darkhole.
WhenDorothystoodinthedoorwayandlookedaround,shecouldseenothingbutthe
büyük
greatgrayprairieoneveryside.
Not
bir
atreenorahousebrokethe
geniş
broadsweepofflatcountrythatreachedtotheedgeoftheskyinalldirections.
The
güneş
sunhadbakedtheplowedlandinto
bir
agraymass,withlittlecracksrunningthroughit.
Bile
Eventhegrasswasnot
yeşil
green,forthesunhad
yakmıştı
burnedthetopsofthe
uzun
longbladesuntiltheywerethe
aynı
samegraycolortobeseeneverywhere.
Oncethe
ev
househadbeenpainted,butthe
güneş
sunblisteredthepaintandtherainswasheditaway,
ve
andnowthehousewasas
donuk
dullandgrayaseverythingelse.
When
Teyze
AuntEmcamethereto
yaşamak
liveshewasayoung,
güzel
prettywife.
Thesunand
rüzgar
windhadchangedher,too.
Theyhad
aldılar
takenthesparklefromhereyes
ve
andleftthemasober
gri
gray;
theyhadtakentheredfromhercheeks
ve
andlips,andtheywere
gri
grayalso.
Shewasthin
ve
andgaunt,andneversmiled
artık
now.
WhenDorothy,whowasan
yetim
orphan,firstcametoher,
Teyze
AuntEmhadbeensostartledbythechild’s
kahkaha
laughterthatshewouldscream
ve
andpressherhanduponherheartwheneverDorothy’s
neşeli
merryvoicereachedherears;
ve
andshestilllookedatthe
küçük
littlegirlwithwonderthatshecouldfind
şey
anythingtolaughat.
UncleHenry
hiç
neverlaughed.
Heworkedhardfrommorningtillnight
ve
anddidnotknowwhatjoywas.
Hewas
gri
grayalso,fromhislongbeardtohisroughboots,
ve
andhelookedsternand
ciddi
solemn,andrarelyspoke.
ItwasTotothatmadeDorothylaugh,
ve
andsavedherfromgrowingas
gri
grayasherothersurroundings.
Totowasnot
gri
gray;
hewasalittle
siyah
blackdog,withlongsilkyhair
ve
andsmallblackeyesthattwinkledmerrilyoneithersideofhis
komik
funny,weenose.
Totoplayed
bütün
alldaylong,andDorothyplayedwithhim,
ve
andlovedhimdearly.
Today,
ancak
however,theywerenotplaying.
Amca
UncleHenrysatuponthedoorstep
ve
andlookedanxiouslyatthesky,
olan
whichwasevengrayerthanusual.
Dorothy
durdu
stoodinthedoorwithTotoinherarms,
ve
andlookedattheskytoo.
Teyze
AuntEmwaswashingthedishes.
Fromthe
uzak
farnorththeyheardalowwailofthe
rüzgar
wind,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.”
Thenheran
doğru
towardtheshedswherethecows
ve
andhorseswerekept.
AuntEmdroppedherwork
ve
andcametothedoor.
Bir
Oneglancetoldherofthedangercloseathand.
“Quick,Dorothy!”
shescreamed.
“Runforthecellar!”
Toto
atladı
jumpedoutofDorothy’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.
The
kuzey
northandsouthwindsmetwherethe
evin
housestood,andmadeitthe
tam
exactcenterofthecyclone.
Inthe
ortasında
middleofacyclonethe
hava
airisgenerallystill,butthe
büyük
greatpressureofthewindon
her
everysideofthehouse
yükseltti
raisedituphigherand
yüksek
higher,untilitwasattheverytopofthecyclone;
ve
andthereitremainedandwascarriedmiles
ve
andmilesawayaseasilyasyoucouldcarry
bir
afeather.
Itwasverydark,
ve
andthewindhowledhorribly
etrafında
aroundher,butDorothyfoundshewasridingquiteeasily.
Sonra
Afterthefirstfewwhirlsaround,
ve
andoneothertimewhenthe
ev
housetippedbadly,shefeltasifshewerebeingrocked
hafifçe
gently,likeababyinacradle.
Totodidnotlikeit.
Heranaboutthe
odada
room,nowhere,nowthere,barking
yüksek sesle
loudly;
butDorothysatquitestillonthefloor
ve
andwaitedtoseewhatwouldhappen.
Bir keresinde
OnceTotogottoonearthe
açık
opentrapdoor,andfellin;
ve
andatfirstthelittle
kız
girlthoughtshehadlost
onu
him.
Butsoonshesawoneofhisearsstickingupthroughthehole,forthe
güçlü
strongpressureoftheairwas
tutuyordu
keepinghimupsothathecouldnotfall.
Shecrepttothehole,
yakaladı
caughtTotobytheear,
ve
anddraggedhimintothe
odaya
roomagain,afterwardclosingthe
tuzak
trapdoorsothatnomoreaccidentscouldhappen.
Saat
Hourafterhourpassedaway,
ve
andslowlyDorothygotoverherfright;
ama
butshefeltquitelonely,
ve
andthewindshriekedso
yüksek sesle
loudlyallaboutherthatshe
neredeyse
nearlybecamedeaf.
Atfirstshehadwonderedifshe
etmişti
wouldbedashedtopieceswhenthe
ev
housefellagain;
butasthehourspassed
ve
andnothingterriblehappened,shestoppedworrying
ve
andresolvedtowaitcalmly
ve
andseewhatthefuturewouldbring.
Atlastshecrawledovertheswayingfloortoherbed,
ve
andlaydownuponit;
ve
andTotofollowedandlaydown
yanında
besideher.
ChapterIITheCouncilwiththeMunchkins
Shewasawakenedby
bir
ashock,sosuddenand
şiddetli
severethatifDorothyhadnotbeenlyingonthe
yumuşak
softbedshemighthavebeenhurt.
Asitwas,the
kavanoz
jarmadehercatchherbreath
ve
andwonderwhathadhappened;
ve
andTotoputhiscold
küçük
littlenoseintoherface
ve
andwhineddismally.
Dorothysatup
ve
andnoticedthatthehousewasnotmoving;
norwasit
karanlık
dark,forthebrightsunshinecameinatthewindow,floodingthe
küçük
littleroom.
Shesprangfromherbed
ve
andwithTotoatherheelsran
ve
andopenedthedoor.
The
küçük
littlegirlgaveacryofamazement
ve
andlookedabouther,hereyes
büyüdü
growingbiggerandbiggeratthe
muhteşem
wonderfulsightsshesaw.
Thecyclonehadsetthe
evi
housedownverygently—foracyclone—inthemidstof
bir
acountryofmarvelousbeauty.
Therewere
güzel
lovelypatchesofgreenswardallabout,withstatelytreesbearing
zengin
richandlusciousfruits.
Banksof
muhteşem
gorgeousflowerswereoneveryhand,
ve
andbirdswithrareand
parlak
brilliantplumagesangandflutteredinthetrees
ve
andbushes.
Alittlewayoffwas
bir
asmallbrook,rushingandsparklingalong
arasında
betweengreenbanks,andmurmuringin
bir
avoiceverygratefulto
bir
alittlegirlwhohadlivedsolongonthe
kuru
dry,grayprairies.
Whileshestoodlooking
hevesle
eagerlyatthestrangeand
güzel
beautifulsights,shenoticedcoming
doğru
towardheragroupofthequeerestpeopleshehadeverseen.
Theywerenotas
büyük
bigasthegrownfolkshehad
her zaman
alwaysbeenusedto;
butneitherwerethey
çok
verysmall.
Infact,they
görünüyorlardı
seemedaboutastallasDorothy,whowas
bir
awell-grownchildforherage,althoughtheywere,sofaras
bakarsanız
looksgo,manyyearsolder.
Üçü
Threeweremenandonea
kadın
woman,andallwereoddly
giyinmişti
dressed.
Theyworeroundhatsthatroseto
bir
asmallpointafootabovetheirheads,withlittlebellsaroundthebrimsthattinkled
tatlı
sweetlyastheymoved.
Thehatsofthemenwereblue;
the
küçük
littlewoman’shatwaswhite,
ve
andsheworeawhite
elbise
gownthathunginpleatsfromhershoulders.
Overitweresprinkled
küçük
littlestarsthatglistenedinthesun
gibi
likediamonds.
Themenweredressedin
mavi
blue,ofthesameshadeastheirhats,
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,asifafraidtocome
uzağa
farther.
Butthelittleold
kadın
womanwalkeduptoDorothy,made
bir
alowbowandsaid,in
bir
asweetvoice:.
“Youarewelcome,
en
mostnobleSorceress,tothelandoftheMunchkins.
Wearesogratefultoyouforhavingkilledthe
Kötü
WickedWitchoftheEast,
ve
andforsettingourpeoplefreefrombondage.”
Dorothy
dinledi
listenedtothisspeechwithwonder.
Whatcouldthe
küçük
littlewomanpossiblymeanbycallingherasorceress,
ve
andsayingshehadkilledthe
Kötü
WickedWitchoftheEast?
Dorothywasan
masum
innocent,harmlesslittlegirl,whohadbeencarriedbyacyclonemanymilesfromhome;
ve
andshehadneverkilled
şey
anythinginallherlife.
Ama
Butthelittlewomanevidently
bekliyordu
expectedhertoanswer;
soDorothy
dedi
said,withhesitation,“Youareverykind,
ama
buttheremustbesomemistake.
Ihavenot
öldürmedim
killedanything.”
“Yourhousedid,anyway,”
yanıtladı
repliedthelittleoldwoman,withalaugh,“and
bu
thatisthesamething.
See!”
shecontinued,pointingtothecornerofthe
evin
house.
“Therearehertwo
ayağı
feet,stillstickingoutfromunder
bir
ablockofwood.”
Dorothy
baktı
looked,andgavealittlecryof
korku
fright.
There,indeed,justunderthecornerofthe
büyük
greatbeamthehouserestedon,
iki
twofeetwerestickingout,shodin
gümüş
silvershoeswithpointedtoes.
“Oh,
canım
dear!
Oh,dear!”
criedDorothy,claspingherhands
araya
togetherindismay.
“Thehouse
olmalı
musthavefallenonher.
Whatevershallwedo?”
“Thereisnothingtobedone,”
dedi
saidthelittlewomancalmly.
“Butwhowasshe?”
sordu
askedDorothy.
“Shewasthe
Kötü
WickedWitchoftheEast,asIsaid,”
yanıtladı
answeredthelittlewoman.
“Shehas
tuttu
heldalltheMunchkinsinbondageformanyyears,
yaptı
makingthemslaveforher
gece
nightandday.
Nowtheyareallset
serbest
free,andaregratefultoyouforthefavor.”
“WhoaretheMunchkins?”
sordu
inquiredDorothy.
“Theyarethe
insanlar
peoplewholiveinthislandofthe
Doğu
EastwheretheWickedWitchruled.”
“Areyou
bir
aMunchkin?”
askedDorothy.
“No,
ama
butIamtheirfriend,
rağmen
althoughIliveinthelandofthe
Kuzey
North.
Whentheysawthe
Cadısı
WitchoftheEastwasdeadtheMunchkins
gönderdi
sentaswiftmessengerto
bana
me,andIcameatonce.
Iamthe
Cadısı
WitchoftheNorth.”
“Oh,gracious!”
ağladı
criedDorothy.
“Areyoua
gerçek
realwitch?”
“Yes,indeed,”answeredthe
küçük
littlewoman.
“ButIam
bir
agoodwitch,andthe
insanlar
peopleloveme.
Iamnotas
güçlü
powerfulastheWickedWitchwaswhoruledhere,orIshouldhavesetthepeople
serbest
freemyself.”
“ButIthought
tüm
allwitcheswerewicked,”saidthe
kız
girl,whowashalffrightenedatfacing
bir
arealwitch.
“Oh,no,
bu
thatisagreatmistake.
Therewere
sadece
onlyfourwitchesinalltheLandofOz,
ve
andtwoofthem,thosewholiveinthe
Kuzey
NorthandtheSouth,are
iyi
goodwitches.
Iknowthisis
doğru
true,forIamoneofthemmyself,
ve
andcannotbemistaken.
Thosewhodweltinthe
Doğuda
EastandtheWestwere,
gerçekten
indeed,wickedwitches;
butnowthatyouhavekilled
bir
oneofthem,thereis
ama
butoneWickedWitchinalltheLandofOz—the
bir
onewholivesintheWest.”
“But,”
dedi
saidDorothy,afteramoment’sthought,“AuntEmhastoldmethatthewitcheswerealldead—yearsandyearsago.”
“Whois
Teyze
AuntEm?”
inquiredthelittle
yaşlı
oldwoman.
“SheismyauntwholivesinKansas,whereIcamefrom.”
TheWitchofthe
Kuzey
Northseemedtothinkfor
bir
atime,withherheadbowed
ve
andhereyesuponthe
yere
ground.
Thenshelookedup
ve
andsaid,“Idonot
bilmiyorum
knowwhereKansasis,forIhave
hiç
neverheardthatcountrymentioned
önce
before.
Buttellme,isit
bir
acivilizedcountry?”
“Oh,yes,”
yanıtladı
repliedDorothy.
“Thenthataccountsforit.
Inthe
uygar
civilizedcountriesIbelievetherearenowitchesleft,
ne
norwizards,norsorceresses,normagicians.
Ama
But,yousee,theLandofOzhasneverbeen
medeni
civilized,forwearecutofffromalltherestoftheworld.
Bu yüzden
Thereforewestillhavewitches
ve
andwizardsamongstus.”
“Whoarethewizards?”
sordu
askedDorothy.
“Ozhimselfisthe
Büyük
GreatWizard,”answeredtheWitch,sinkinghervoiceto
bir
awhisper.
“Heismorepowerfulthanalltherestofustogether.
Helivesinthe
Şehri
CityofEmeralds.”
Dorothywasgoingto
soracaktı
askanotherquestion,butjustthentheMunchkins,whohadbeenstanding
sessizce
silentlyby,gavealoud
bağırdılar
shoutandpointedtothecornerofthe
evin
housewheretheWickedWitchhadbeenlying.
“Whatisit?”
sordu
askedthelittleoldwoman,
ve
andlooked,andbeganto
gülmeye
laugh.
Thefeetofthe
ölü
deadWitchhaddisappearedentirely,
ve
andnothingwasleftbutthe
gümüş
silvershoes.
“Shewassoold,”explainedthe
Cadısı
WitchoftheNorth,“thatshedried
kadar
upquicklyinthesun.Thatistheendofher.
Ama
Butthesilvershoesare
senin
yours,andyoushallhavethemtowear.”
She
uzandı
reacheddownandpickeduptheshoes,
ve
andaftershakingthedustoutofthemhandedthemtoDorothy.
“The
Cadısı
WitchoftheEastwas
gurur
proudofthosesilvershoes,”
dedi
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,“thereisagreat
çöl
desert,andnonecouldlivetocrossit.”
“Itisthe
aynı
sameattheSouth,”saidanother,“forIhavebeenthere
ve
andseenit.
TheSouthisthecountryoftheQuadlings.”
“Iamtold,”
dedi
saidthethirdman,“thatitisthe
aynı
sameattheWest.
And
o
thatcountry,wheretheWinkieslive,isruledbythe
Kötü
WickedWitchoftheWest,whowould
yapar
makeyouherslaveifyou
geçersen
passedherway.”
“TheNorthismyhome,”
dedi
saidtheoldlady,“andatitsedgeisthe
aynı
samegreatdesertthatsurroundsthisLandofOz.I’mafraid,my
canım
dear,youwillhaveto
yaşamak
livewithus.”
Dorothybegantosobatthis,forshefelt
yalnız
lonelyamongallthesestrangepeople.
Hertears
görünüyordu
seemedtogrievethekind-heartedMunchkins,forthey
hemen
immediatelytookouttheirhandkerchiefs
ve
andbegantoweepalso.
Asforthe
küçük
littleoldwoman,shetookoffhercap
ve
andbalancedthepointontheendofhernose,whileshe
saydı
counted“One,two,three”ina
ciddi
solemnvoice.
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?”