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Introduction
Folklore,legends,myths
ve
and
fairytaleshavefollowedchildhoodthroughtheages,for
her
every
healthyyoungsterhasawholesome
ve
and
instinctiveloveforstoriesfantastic,marvelous
ve
and
manifestlyunreal.
ThewingedfairiesofGrimm
ve
and
Andersenhavebroughtmore
mutluluk
happiness
tochildishheartsthan
tüm
all
otherhumancreations.
Yetthe
eski
old
timefairytale,havingservedforgenerations,may
şimdi
now
beclassedas“historical”inthechildren’slibrary;
forthe
zaman
time
hascomefora
dizi
series
ofnewer“wondertales”inwhichthestereotypedgenie,
cüce
dwarf
andfairyareeliminated,
birlikte
together
withallthehorrible
ve
and
blood-curdlingincidentsdevisedbytheirauthorstopoint
bir
a
fearsomemoraltoeach
hikaye
tale
.
Moderneducationincludesmorality;
bu yüzden
therefore
themodernchildseeks
sadece
only
entertainmentinitswondertales
ve
and
gladlydispenseswithalldisagreeableincident.
Having
bu
this
thoughtinmind,thestoryof“TheWonderfulWizardofOz”waswritten
sadece
solely
topleasechildrenoftoday.
Itaspirestobeing
bir
a
modernizedfairytale,inwhichthewonderment
ve
and
joyareretainedandtheheartaches
ve
and
nightmaresareleftout.
L.
Bölüm
Chapter
ITheCyclone
Dorothy
yaşıyordu
lived
inthemidstofthe
büyük
great
Kansasprairies,withUncleHenry,whowasa
çiftçi
farmer
,andAuntEm,whowasthefarmer’s
karısı
wife
.
Theirhousewassmall,forthelumberto
inşa
build
ithadtobecarriedbywagon
birçok
many
miles.
Therewerefourwalls,a
zemin
floor
andaroof,whichmadeone
oda
room
;
andthisroomcontained
bir
a
rustylookingcookstove,a
dolap
cupboard
forthedishes,a
masa
table
,threeorfourchairs,
ve
and
thebeds.
UncleHenry
ve
and
AuntEmhada
büyük
big
bedinonecorner,
ve
and
Dorothyalittlebedinanothercorner.
Therewasnogarretatall,
ve
and
nocellar—exceptasmall
delik
hole
dugintheground,calledacyclone
bodrum
cellar
,wherethefamilycouldgoincaseoneof
bu
those
greatwhirlwindsarose,mightyenoughto
ezecek
crush
anybuildinginitspath.
Itwasreachedby
bir
a
trapdoorinthe
ortasında
middle
ofthefloor,fromwhich
bir
a
ladderleddownintothe
küçük
small
,darkhole.
WhenDorothystoodinthedoorwayandlookedaround,shecouldseenothingbutthe
büyük
great
grayprairieoneveryside.
Not
bir
a
treenorahousebrokethe
geniş
broad
sweepofflatcountrythatreachedtotheedgeoftheskyinalldirections.
The
güneş
sun
hadbakedtheplowedlandinto
bir
a
graymass,withlittlecracksrunningthroughit.
Bile
Even
thegrasswasnot
yeşil
green
,forthesunhad
yakmıştı
burned
thetopsofthe
uzun
long
bladesuntiltheywerethe
aynı
same
graycolortobeseeneverywhere.
Oncethe
ev
house
hadbeenpainted,butthe
güneş
sun
blisteredthepaintandtherainswasheditaway,
ve
and
nowthehousewasas
donuk
dull
andgrayaseverythingelse.
When
Teyze
Aunt
Emcamethereto
yaşamak
live
shewasayoung,
güzel
pretty
wife.
Thesunand
rüzgar
wind
hadchangedher,too.
Theyhad
aldılar
taken
thesparklefromhereyes
ve
and
leftthemasober
gri
gray
;
theyhadtakentheredfromhercheeks
ve
and
lips,andtheywere
gri
gray
also.
Shewasthin
ve
and
gaunt,andneversmiled
artık
now
.
WhenDorothy,whowasan
yetim
orphan
,firstcametoher,
Teyze
Aunt
Emhadbeensostartledbythechild’s
kahkaha
laughter
thatshewouldscream
ve
and
pressherhanduponherheartwheneverDorothy’s
neşeli
merry
voicereachedherears;
ve
and
shestilllookedatthe
küçük
little
girlwithwonderthatshecouldfind
şey
anything
tolaughat.
UncleHenry
hiç
never
laughed.
Heworkedhardfrommorningtillnight
ve
and
didnotknowwhatjoywas.
Hewas
gri
gray
also,fromhislongbeardtohisroughboots,
ve
and
helookedsternand
ciddi
solemn
,andrarelyspoke.
ItwasTotothatmadeDorothylaugh,
ve
and
savedherfromgrowingas
gri
gray
asherothersurroundings.
Totowasnot
gri
gray
;
hewasalittle
siyah
black
dog,withlongsilkyhair
ve
and
smallblackeyesthattwinkledmerrilyoneithersideofhis
komik
funny
,weenose.
Totoplayed
bütün
all
daylong,andDorothyplayedwithhim,
ve
and
lovedhimdearly.
Today,
ancak
however
,theywerenotplaying.
Amca
Uncle
Henrysatuponthedoorstep
ve
and
lookedanxiouslyatthesky,
olan
which
wasevengrayerthanusual.
Dorothy
durdu
stood
inthedoorwithTotoinherarms,
ve
and
lookedattheskytoo.
Teyze
Aunt
Emwaswashingthedishes.
Fromthe
uzak
far
norththeyheardalowwailofthe
rüzgar
wind
,andUncleHenryandDorothycouldseewherethe
uzun
long
grassbowedinwaves
önce
before
thecomingstorm.
There
şimdi
now
cameasharpwhistlinginthe
havada
air
fromthesouth,andastheyturnedtheireyesthatwaythey
gördüler
saw
ripplesinthegrass
geldi
coming
fromthatdirectionalso.
Suddenly
Amca
Uncle
Henrystoodup.
“There’sacyclone
geliyor
coming
,Em,”hecalledtohiswife.
“I’llgo
bakacağım
look
afterthestock.”
Thenheran
doğru
toward
theshedswherethecows
ve
and
horseswerekept.
AuntEmdroppedherwork
ve
and
cametothedoor.
Bir
One
glancetoldherofthedangercloseathand.
“Quick,Dorothy!”
shescreamed.
“Runforthecellar!”
Toto
atladı
jumped
outofDorothy’sarms
ve
and
hidunderthebed,
ve
and
thegirlstartedtoget
onu
him
.
AuntEm,badlyfrightened,threw
açtı
open
thetrapdoorinthefloor
ve
and
climbeddowntheladderintothe
küçük
small
,darkhole.
DorothycaughtTotoatlast
ve
and
startedtofollowheraunt.
Whenshewashalfwayacrosstheroomthere
geldi
came
agreatshriekfromthewind,
ve
and
thehouseshookso
sert
hard
thatshelostherfooting
ve
and
satdownsuddenlyuponthefloor.
Then
bir
a
strangethinghappened.
The
ev
house
whirledaroundtwoor
üç
three
timesandroseslowlythroughthe
havada
air
.
Dorothyfeltasifsheweregoing
yukarı
up
inaballoon.
The
kuzey
north
andsouthwindsmetwherethe
evin
house
stood,andmadeitthe
tam
exact
centerofthecyclone.
Inthe
ortasında
middle
ofacyclonethe
hava
air
isgenerallystill,butthe
büyük
great
pressureofthewindon
her
every
sideofthehouse
yükseltti
raised
ituphigherand
yüksek
higher
,untilitwasattheverytopofthecyclone;
ve
and
thereitremainedandwascarriedmiles
ve
and
milesawayaseasilyasyoucouldcarry
bir
a
feather.
Itwasverydark,
ve
and
thewindhowledhorribly
etrafında
around
her,butDorothyfoundshewasridingquiteeasily.
Sonra
After
thefirstfewwhirlsaround,
ve
and
oneothertimewhenthe
ev
house
tippedbadly,shefeltasifshewerebeingrocked
hafifçe
gently
,likeababyinacradle.
Totodidnotlikeit.
Heranaboutthe
odada
room
,nowhere,nowthere,barking
yüksek sesle
loudly
;
butDorothysatquitestillonthefloor
ve
and
waitedtoseewhatwouldhappen.
Bir keresinde
Once
Totogottoonearthe
açık
open
trapdoor,andfellin;
ve
and
atfirstthelittle
kız
girl
thoughtshehadlost
onu
him
.
Butsoonshesawoneofhisearsstickingupthroughthehole,forthe
güçlü
strong
pressureoftheairwas
tutuyordu
keeping
himupsothathecouldnotfall.
Shecrepttothehole,
yakaladı
caught
Totobytheear,
ve
and
draggedhimintothe
odaya
room
again,afterwardclosingthe
tuzak
trap
doorsothatnomoreaccidentscouldhappen.
Saat
Hour
afterhourpassedaway,
ve
and
slowlyDorothygotoverherfright;
ama
but
shefeltquitelonely,
ve
and
thewindshriekedso
yüksek sesle
loudly
allaboutherthatshe
neredeyse
nearly
becamedeaf.
Atfirstshehadwonderedifshe
etmişti
would
bedashedtopieceswhenthe
ev
house
fellagain;
butasthehourspassed
ve
and
nothingterriblehappened,shestoppedworrying
ve
and
resolvedtowaitcalmly
ve
and
seewhatthefuturewouldbring.
Atlastshecrawledovertheswayingfloortoherbed,
ve
and
laydownuponit;
ve
and
Totofollowedandlaydown
yanında
beside
her.
ChapterIITheCouncilwiththeMunchkins
Shewasawakenedby
bir
a
shock,sosuddenand
şiddetli
severe
thatifDorothyhadnotbeenlyingonthe
yumuşak
soft
bedshemighthavebeenhurt.
Asitwas,the
kavanoz
jar
madehercatchherbreath
ve
and
wonderwhathadhappened;
ve
and
Totoputhiscold
küçük
little
noseintoherface
ve
and
whineddismally.
Dorothysatup
ve
and
noticedthatthehousewasnotmoving;
norwasit
karanlık
dark
,forthebrightsunshinecameinatthewindow,floodingthe
küçük
little
room.
Shesprangfromherbed
ve
and
withTotoatherheelsran
ve
and
openedthedoor.
The
küçük
little
girlgaveacryofamazement
ve
and
lookedabouther,hereyes
büyüdü
growing
biggerandbiggeratthe
muhteşem
wonderful
sightsshesaw.
Thecyclonehadsetthe
evi
house
downverygently—foracyclone—inthemidstof
bir
a
countryofmarvelousbeauty.
Therewere
güzel
lovely
patchesofgreenswardallabout,withstatelytreesbearing
zengin
rich
andlusciousfruits.
Banksof
muhteşem
gorgeous
flowerswereoneveryhand,
ve
and
birdswithrareand
parlak
brilliant
plumagesangandflutteredinthetrees
ve
and
bushes.
Alittlewayoffwas
bir
a
smallbrook,rushingandsparklingalong
arasında
between
greenbanks,andmurmuringin
bir
a
voiceverygratefulto
bir
a
littlegirlwhohadlivedsolongonthe
kuru
dry
,grayprairies.
Whileshestoodlooking
hevesle
eagerly
atthestrangeand
güzel
beautiful
sights,shenoticedcoming
doğru
toward
heragroupofthequeerestpeopleshehadeverseen.
Theywerenotas
büyük
big
asthegrownfolkshehad
her zaman
always
beenusedto;
butneitherwerethey
çok
very
small.
Infact,they
görünüyorlardı
seemed
aboutastallasDorothy,whowas
bir
a
well-grownchildforherage,althoughtheywere,sofaras
bakarsanız
looks
go,manyyearsolder.
Üçü
Three
weremenandonea
kadın
woman
,andallwereoddly
giyinmişti
dressed
.
Theyworeroundhatsthatroseto
bir
a
smallpointafootabovetheirheads,withlittlebellsaroundthebrimsthattinkled
tatlı
sweetly
astheymoved.
Thehatsofthemenwereblue;
the
küçük
little
woman’shatwaswhite,
ve
and
sheworeawhite
elbise
gown
thathunginpleatsfromhershoulders.
Overitweresprinkled
küçük
little
starsthatglistenedinthesun
gibi
like
diamonds.
Themenweredressedin
mavi
blue
,ofthesameshadeastheirhats,
ve
and
worewell-polishedbootswith
bir
a
deeprollofblueatthetops.
Themen,Dorothythought,wereaboutasoldas
Amca
Uncle
Henry,fortwoofthemhadbeards.
Ama
But
thelittlewomanwasdoubtlessmucholder.
Her
yüzü
face
wascoveredwithwrinkles,her
saçı
hair
wasnearlywhite,andshe
yürüyordu
walked
ratherstiffly.
Whenthese
insanlar
people
drewnearthehousewhereDorothywas
durdular
standing
inthedoorway,theypaused
ve
and
whisperedamongthemselves,asifafraidtocome
uzağa
farther
.
Butthelittleold
kadın
woman
walkeduptoDorothy,made
bir
a
lowbowandsaid,in
bir
a
sweetvoice:.
“Youarewelcome,
en
most
nobleSorceress,tothelandoftheMunchkins.
Wearesogratefultoyouforhavingkilledthe
Kötü
Wicked
WitchoftheEast,
ve
and
forsettingourpeoplefreefrombondage.”
Dorothy
dinledi
listened
tothisspeechwithwonder.
Whatcouldthe
küçük
little
womanpossiblymeanbycallingherasorceress,
ve
and
sayingshehadkilledthe
Kötü
Wicked
WitchoftheEast?
Dorothywasan
masum
innocent
,harmlesslittlegirl,whohadbeencarriedbyacyclonemanymilesfromhome;
ve
and
shehadneverkilled
şey
anything
inallherlife.
Ama
But
thelittlewomanevidently
bekliyordu
expected
hertoanswer;
soDorothy
dedi
said
,withhesitation,“Youareverykind,
ama
but
theremustbesomemistake.
Ihavenot
öldürmedim
killed
anything.”
“Yourhousedid,anyway,”
yanıtladı
replied
thelittleoldwoman,withalaugh,“and
bu
that
isthesamething.
See!”
shecontinued,pointingtothecornerofthe
evin
house
.
“Therearehertwo
ayağı
feet
,stillstickingoutfromunder
bir
a
blockofwood.”
Dorothy
baktı
looked
,andgavealittlecryof
korku
fright
.
There,indeed,justunderthecornerofthe
büyük
great
beamthehouserestedon,
iki
two
feetwerestickingout,shodin
gümüş
silver
shoeswithpointedtoes.
“Oh,
canım
dear
!
Oh,dear!”
criedDorothy,claspingherhands
araya
together
indismay.
“Thehouse
olmalı
must
havefallenonher.
Whatevershallwedo?”
“Thereisnothingtobedone,”
dedi
said
thelittlewomancalmly.
“Butwhowasshe?”
sordu
asked
Dorothy.
“Shewasthe
Kötü
Wicked
WitchoftheEast,asIsaid,”
yanıtladı
answered
thelittlewoman.
“Shehas
tuttu
held
alltheMunchkinsinbondageformanyyears,
yaptı
making
themslaveforher
gece
night
andday.
Nowtheyareallset
serbest
free
,andaregratefultoyouforthefavor.”
“WhoaretheMunchkins?”
sordu
inquired
Dorothy.
“Theyarethe
insanlar
people
wholiveinthislandofthe
Doğu
East
wheretheWickedWitchruled.”
“Areyou
bir
a
Munchkin?”
askedDorothy.
“No,
ama
but
Iamtheirfriend,
rağmen
although
Iliveinthelandofthe
Kuzey
North
.
Whentheysawthe
Cadısı
Witch
oftheEastwasdeadtheMunchkins
gönderdi
sent
aswiftmessengerto
bana
me
,andIcameatonce.
Iamthe
Cadısı
Witch
oftheNorth.”
“Oh,gracious!”
ağladı
cried
Dorothy.
“Areyoua
gerçek
real
witch?”
“Yes,indeed,”answeredthe
küçük
little
woman.
“ButIam
bir
a
goodwitch,andthe
insanlar
people
loveme.
Iamnotas
güçlü
powerful
astheWickedWitchwaswhoruledhere,orIshouldhavesetthepeople
serbest
free
myself.”
“ButIthought
tüm
all
witcheswerewicked,”saidthe
kız
girl
,whowashalffrightenedatfacing
bir
a
realwitch.
“Oh,no,
bu
that
isagreatmistake.
Therewere
sadece
only
fourwitchesinalltheLandofOz,
ve
and
twoofthem,thosewholiveinthe
Kuzey
North
andtheSouth,are
iyi
good
witches.
Iknowthisis
doğru
true
,forIamoneofthemmyself,
ve
and
cannotbemistaken.
Thosewhodweltinthe
Doğuda
East
andtheWestwere,
gerçekten
indeed
,wickedwitches;
butnowthatyouhavekilled
bir
one
ofthem,thereis
ama
but
oneWickedWitchinalltheLandofOz—the
bir
one
wholivesintheWest.”
“But,”
dedi
said
Dorothy,afteramoment’sthought,“AuntEmhastoldmethatthewitcheswerealldead—yearsandyearsago.”
“Whois
Teyze
Aunt
Em?”
inquiredthelittle
yaşlı
old
woman.
“SheismyauntwholivesinKansas,whereIcamefrom.”
TheWitchofthe
Kuzey
North
seemedtothinkfor
bir
a
time,withherheadbowed
ve
and
hereyesuponthe
yere
ground
.
Thenshelookedup
ve
and
said,“Idonot
bilmiyorum
know
whereKansasis,forIhave
hiç
never
heardthatcountrymentioned
önce
before
.
Buttellme,isit
bir
a
civilizedcountry?”
“Oh,yes,”
yanıtladı
replied
Dorothy.
“Thenthataccountsforit.
Inthe
uygar
civilized
countriesIbelievetherearenowitchesleft,
ne
nor
wizards,norsorceresses,normagicians.
Ama
But
,yousee,theLandofOzhasneverbeen
medeni
civilized
,forwearecutofffromalltherestoftheworld.
Bu yüzden
Therefore
westillhavewitches
ve
and
wizardsamongstus.”
“Whoarethewizards?”
sordu
asked
Dorothy.
“Ozhimselfisthe
Büyük
Great
Wizard,”answeredtheWitch,sinkinghervoiceto
bir
a
whisper.
“Heismorepowerfulthanalltherestofustogether.
Helivesinthe
Şehri
City
ofEmeralds.”
Dorothywasgoingto
soracaktı
ask
anotherquestion,butjustthentheMunchkins,whohadbeenstanding
sessizce
silently
by,gavealoud
bağırdılar
shout
andpointedtothecornerofthe
evin
house
wheretheWickedWitchhadbeenlying.
“Whatisit?”
sordu
asked
thelittleoldwoman,
ve
and
looked,andbeganto
gülmeye
laugh
.
Thefeetofthe
ölü
dead
Witchhaddisappearedentirely,
ve
and
nothingwasleftbutthe
gümüş
silver
shoes.
“Shewassoold,”explainedthe
Cadısı
Witch
oftheNorth,“thatshedried
kadar
up
quicklyinthesun.Thatistheendofher.
Ama
But
thesilvershoesare
senin
yours
,andyoushallhavethemtowear.”
She
uzandı
reached
downandpickeduptheshoes,
ve
and
aftershakingthedustoutofthemhandedthemtoDorothy.
“The
Cadısı
Witch
oftheEastwas
gurur
proud
ofthosesilvershoes,”
dedi
said
oneoftheMunchkins,“and
var
there
issomecharmconnectedwiththem;
ama
but
whatitiswe
hiç
never
knew.”
Dorothycarriedtheshoesintothehouse
ve
and
placedthemonthetable.
Thenshe
geldi
came
outagaintotheMunchkins
ve
and
said:.
“Iamanxioustogetbacktomyaunt
ve
and
uncle,forIamsuretheywillworryaboutme.
Canyou
yardım
help
mefindmyway?”
TheMunchkins
ve
and
theWitchfirstlookedatoneanother,
ve
and
thenatDorothy,andthenshooktheirheads.
“AttheEast,notfarfromhere,”
dedi
said
one,“thereisagreat
çöl
desert
,andnonecouldlivetocrossit.”
“Itisthe
aynı
same
attheSouth,”saidanother,“forIhavebeenthere
ve
and
seenit.
TheSouthisthecountryoftheQuadlings.”
“Iamtold,”
dedi
said
thethirdman,“thatitisthe
aynı
same
attheWest.
And
o
that
country,wheretheWinkieslive,isruledbythe
Kötü
Wicked
WitchoftheWest,whowould
yapar
make
youherslaveifyou
geçersen
passed
herway.”
“TheNorthismyhome,”
dedi
said
theoldlady,“andatitsedgeisthe
aynı
same
greatdesertthatsurroundsthisLandofOz.I’mafraid,my
canım
dear
,youwillhaveto
yaşamak
live
withus.”
Dorothybegantosobatthis,forshefelt
yalnız
lonely
amongallthesestrangepeople.
Hertears
görünüyordu
seemed
togrievethekind-heartedMunchkins,forthey
hemen
immediately
tookouttheirhandkerchiefs
ve
and
begantoweepalso.
Asforthe
küçük
little
oldwoman,shetookoffhercap
ve
and
balancedthepointontheendofhernose,whileshe
saydı
counted
“One,two,three”ina
ciddi
solemn
voice.
Atoncethecapchangedto
bir
a
slate,onwhichwaswrittenin
büyük
big
,whitechalkmarks:.
“LETDOROTHYGOTOTHE
Şehri
CITY
OFEMERALDS”.
Thelittle
yaşlı
old
womantooktheslatefromhernose,
ve
and
havingreadthewordsonit,
sordu
asked
,“IsyournameDorothy,mydear?”
“Yes,”
yanıtladı
answered
thechild,lookingup
ve
and
dryinghertears.
“Thenyoumust
gitmelisin
go
totheCityofEmeralds.
Belki
Perhaps
Ozwillhelpyou.”
“Whereisthiscity?”
sordu
asked
Dorothy.
“Itisexactlyinthecenterofthecountry,
ve
and
isruledbyOz,the
Büyük
Great
WizardItoldyouof.”
“Ishe
bir
a
goodman?”