Chapter 3 3
When the stings of the black bees were destroyed, they could not live. That was the end of the black bees, scattered all around the Tin Woodman, thick like a small pile of good coal.
So Dorothy and the Lion stood up, and the girl helped the Tin Woodman, and put the straw back into the Scarecrow, and he was as good as ever.In this way, they set off again.
How angry the Wicked Witch was when she saw the black bees dead like a little heap of fine coal, stamping her feet, pulling her hair, and gnashing her teeth.So she called twelve slaves, all Winkies, and gave them sharp guns, and told them to rush to the strangers and kill them.
None of the Winkies were brave men, but they had been ordered to do it; and they went on, and came nearer to Dorothy.Then the Lion roared, and sprang up in front of them, and the poor Winkies, how frightened they were, ran back as best they could.
When they fled back to the castle, the wicked witch beat them with an iron bar and ordered them to continue to do hard work.After that, she sat down and thought about what to do next time.She could not understand how all these schemes of killing strange guests should fail; but she was a powerful witch, and a wicked one at that, and soon she decided what to do.
In her cupboard, there was a golden crown set with a ring of golden steel diamonds and rubies around it.There was a magic in this golden crown, that whoever wore it could summon a host of flying monkeys, who could obey any command, but no one could summon these strange animals more than three times.The Wicked Witch has already used the golden crown twice.The first time was when she was going to make the Winkies her slaves so she could rule over their kingdom.The flying monkeys had helped her with this errand.The second time was when she fought the great Oz and drove him out of the West.The flying monkeys had also helped her in this matter.This golden crown, she can use only once more, and now her savage wolves and wild crows, and her stinging black bees.All died in the battle, and her slaves were frightened back by the Cowardly Lion, and she knew that she would kill Dorothy and her friends, and use the golden crown, which was the only way left. .
So the Wicked Witch took a golden crown from her cupboard, and put it on her head.So she stood on her left foot independently, and said slowly: "Hey, pop, climb, Kayky!"
Then she stood on her right foot and said:
"Xi-luo, heh-luo, ha-luo!"
At last she put her feet together and cried out:
"Xi-Chu, Ru-Chu, Xi-Ke!"
Sure enough; the magic worked.The sky darkened and rumbled, and then many flying monkeys rushed in, with a great chatter and giggle; and as the sun shone through the black sky, it saw the Wicked Witch surrounded by a host of monkeys Then, on the shoulders of each monkey, there is a pair of broad and powerful wings.
One of the flying monkeys, which was much larger than the others, seemed to be their leader, flew close to the Witch's ear and said, "You have called us for the third time, and this will be the last time. What order do you have?"
"Go to the strangers, who are all within my borders, and kill them all except the Lion," said the Witch. "Bring me that beast, for I have an idea to equip it like a horse, and call it drudgery."
"Your orders are perfectly obeyed," said the Monkey King; and there was a great chatter and noise, and the Winged Monkeys flew off to where Dorothy and her friends were on their way.
Several monkeys caught the Tin Woodman, and flew him out of the country through the air, as far as the thick pile of sharp stones.There they were, throwing the poor Tin Woodman down.He fell into a deep rocky valley, and his whole body was so damaged and dented that he could neither move nor groan.
The other Monkeys caught the Scarecrow, and with their long arms pulled out all the straw from his clothes and head, and packed his hat, shoes, and clothes into a little bag, and threw it on the top branches of a tall tree.
The rest of the monkeys threw strong ropes around the lion, and coiled them many times around its body, head, and legs, until it could no longer fight and escape by any means.Then he lifted it up, and flew with it to the Witch's castle, and shut it up in a small courtyard surrounded by a high iron fence, so that it could not escape.
But the Winged Monkeys did no harm to Dorothy.Standing, with Toto in her arms, she watched the sad fate of her companions, and thought that it would soon be her turn.
The leader of the Winged Monkey flew to her, stretched out his long hairy arms, and smiled with his hideous teeth on his ugly face; but when he saw the kiss of the Good Witch on her forehead, When she saw the mark on her, she stopped being rude and told the other monkeys not to offend her.
"We dare not harm the little girl," said her companion, "because she is protected by the Good Witch, who is much greater than the Wicked Witch. All we can do is take her to the Wicked Witch's castle. and leave her there."
So, very carefully, very gracefully, they lifted Dorothy on their arms, and carried her briskly across the sky, right into the castle, and set her down on the front steps.Then the other head said to the Witch, "We have done all we can for you. The Tin Woodman and the Scarecrow have been killed, and the Lion is chained in your yard, and there is only this little girl, We dared not hurt her, or the dog that was in her arms. Your power to restrain and use us is now over, and you will never see us again."
So all the monkeys, with great laughter, chatter, and noise, flew up into the sky, and were soon out of sight.
When the Wicked Witch saw the mark on Dorothy's forehead, she was surprised and sad, because she knew very well that not only the Winged Monkeys dared not, but she herself would not dare to hurt this one at all. little girl.She looked down at Dorothy's feet, and saw a pair of silver shoes, and trembled with fear, for she knew that there was a powerful magical power in them.
At first, the wicked witch wanted to run away from Dorothy; but she happened to look into the little girl's eyes, and saw that the eyes were clear and the soul was pure, and she knew that the little girl didn't know what the silver shoes had given her. Magical magic.The Wicked Witch did not feel herself smiling to herself, and thought, "I can still make her my slave, because girls don't know how to work its magic," and she addressed Dorothy roughly and sternly. He commanded, "Come with me; I will tell you to pay attention to these things, and if you do not do well, I will kill you, as I did to the Tin Woodman and the Scarecrow."
Dorothy followed her, through the many beautiful rooms of the castle, until she ran into the kitchen, where the Wicked Witch bade her wash the pots and kettles, and sweep the floor, and start a fire with wood.
Dorothy did her job obediently, and she was determined to do it as hard as she could; and she was glad that the Wicked Witch had decided not to kill her.
Dorothy was hard at work.Now, thought the Wicked Witch, she could go out into the yard and ride the Cowardly Lion like a horse; and for her amusement she decided to force him to pull the tour bus, and drive it wherever she wanted to go. Where does it go.But when she opened the gate, the Lion roared at her, and fell on her so fiercely that the Witch was frightened, and ran out in haste, and shut the gate behind her.
"If I am not able to hold you over," said the Witch to the Lion through the crack in the door-post, "I can starve you till you will do what I want you to do, and before that you will have nothing." eat."
From then on, she did not give food to the imprisoned lion, but every day at noon, she ran to the door and asked, "Are you ready to pull a cart like a horse?"
The Lion replied, "No, if you come in, I will bite you."
The Lion was not so hungry, for Dorothy brought him food from the cupboard every night when the Wicked Witch was asleep.When he had eaten, he lay down on his bed of straw, and Dorothy lay beside him, with her head resting on his soft, fluffy mane, while they talked of their difficulties, They tried to get out, but they couldn't think of a way to get out of the castle, because those yellow Winkies, who were on guard all the time, were slaves to the Wicked Witch, and were too afraid of her to do what Dorothy wanted them to do. do.
When the little girl had to work hard during the day, the Wicked Witch used to take an old umbrella in her hand and pretend to beat her, to frighten her, but, really, she dared not beat Dorothy, because she was There is a mark on her forehead.But the little girl didn't know this, and was often full of fear for herself and Toto.
Once the witch hit Toto with the handle of her umbrella, and the brave little dog rushed up and bit her leg.The place where the witch was bitten did not bleed, because she was so wicked that her blood dried up many years ago.
Dorothy's life became very miserable, and she gradually understood that it would be more and more difficult for her to go back to Kansas and see Aunt Em again.Sometimes, she cried miserably for hours, and Toto squatted at her feet, looked into her face, and whined miserably, showing that he was also very worried for his little master.Toto didn't really care whether he was better off in Kansas or Oz's, so long as he lived with Dorothy; but he knew that little girls were unhappy, and that kept him from being happy.
Now, with a great desire, the Wicked Witch wanted to have the pair of silver shoes that the girl wore every day as her own.Her black bee and her wolf are dead in heaps of ashes, and she has spent the magic of her golden crown; but if she could get these silver shoes, it would make up for all she lost, And there will be more powerful magic.She watched Dorothy carefully, to see if she took off her shoes, with the intention of stealing them.But how precious a girl is to her beautiful pair of shoes, which she never takes off except at night, when she is going to bathe.The Wicked Witch was afraid of the dark, and dared not go into Dorothy's room at night to take her silver shoes, and she was more afraid of the water than the dark, so when Dorothy took a bath, the Wicked Witch did not dare come closer.Verily, the old Witch had never touched water, nor had water touched her in any way.
But the Wicked Witch was very cunning and clever, and at last she thought of a trick that would get her what she wanted.She placed an iron bar in the middle of the kitchen floor, and by her magic made it invisible to human eyes.When Dorothy walked across this floor, because she could not see it, she fell straight down.Falling on the iron bars, she was not very hurt, but as she fell one of the silver shoes fell off, and before she could get it back, the Witch snatched it, and put it on her thin foot.
The Witch was very happy that her trick succeeded, and when she had the silver shoe, she had half the magic power, which, even if Dorothy knew how to use it, could not be used to overwhelm her.
When the little girl saw that one of her beautiful shoes was missing, she became very angry and said to the witch, "Give me back my shoe!"
"No," retorted the witch, "now this shoe is mine, not yours."
"You are a villain!" cried Dorothy. "You have no reason to take my shoes."
"I will keep it as you keep it," said the Witch, laughing at her, "and I will get another one from you later on."
This made Dorothy so angry that she took a pail of water which was lying by, and threw it at the Witch, and drenched her from head to toe.Immediately the Witch gave a high cry of terror, and Dorothy watched in amazement as the Witch began to shrivel up and fall down.
"Look, alas, what have you done!" shrieked the Witch. "In a minute, I'll be melted!"
"I'm really sorry," said Dorothy, genuinely surprised to see the witch, literally, melt away like brown sugar in front of her.
"Do you know that water can end my life?" the witch said in a hopeless voice of mourning.
"Of course not," said Dorothy. "How should I know?"
"Well, in a few minutes I'll be completely melted, and you can make this castle your own.
I have done a lot of evil in the past days, but I never thought that a little girl like you would melt me and end my evil deeds.Look - here I go! "
Having said these words, the witch lay down in a brown, molten, shapeless mass which began to trickle over the clean and spacious kitchen floor.It looked as if she had really melted to no avail, and Dorothy poured another pail of water over the pile.Sweep it out the door.When she had picked up one of the silver shoes which had been left by the old Witch, she wiped it clean with a cloth, dried it, and put it on her own foot.So in the end she was free to do what she had to do.She ran out into the yard, and told the Lion that the Wicked Witch of the West was dead, and they were no longer prisoners of this strange land.
Thirteen Salvage
The Cowardly Lion was very happy to hear that the Wicked Witch had poured a bucketful of water and disappeared without a trace.
Dorothy at once opened the prison door and set it free, and they went together to the castle, where Dorothy's first act was to call all the Winkies together, and tell them, They are no longer slaves.
There was a great celebration among the yellow Winkies, for they had been free for many years after they had labored for many years for the Wicked Witch, who had often treated them cruelly.So they took this day as a festival, and they will hold banquets and dances on this day forever as a memorial.
"If only our friends, the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman, were with us, I should be very happy," said the Lion.
The girl asked very painfully: "Do you think we can't save them?"
"We can try," said the Lion.
So they called for the yellow Winkies, and asked them if they would help to save their friend.The Winkies said they would gladly and gladly do all in their power for Dorothy, who had set them free from bondage.So she picked out some Winkies who seemed very bright, and they set off together.They walked all day, and waited until the next day, when they came to a rocky field, and there they saw the Tin Woodman lying there, all battered and bent.His ax was lying beside him, the mouth of the ax was completely rusted, and a part of the handle fell off.
The Winkies lifted him softly into their arms, and carried him back to the yellow castle.Dorothy wept for the sad state of her old friend.When the lion saw it, he also whimpered sadly.
When they reached the castle, Dorothy said to the Winkies, "Are there any tinsmiths among you common people?"
They told her, "Well, yes; some of us are very good tinsmiths."
She said, "Then, bring them to me."
When the tinsmiths came, they brought all their tools in a basket.
She asked, "Can you straighten out the bumps and bends on this tin woodman, restore his original shape, and weld the cracked parts together?"
The tinsmiths looked over the badly wounded Tin Woodman carefully, and replied that, in their estimation, it could be repaired, and was as good as ever.So they set to work in a great yellow room in the castle, for three days and four nights, hammering and twisting the Tin Woodman's legs, body and head, Bending, welding, rubbing, and pounding until at last he was straight again, and his joints moved as well as before.
However, since then he has had several patches on his body, which is inevitable, but these tinsmiths have done a good job, and the tin woodman is not a vain person who loves appearance, he will not let go of these patches on heart.
At last he went to Dorothy's room, thanked her for saving him, and was so happy that he wept tears of joy, while Dorothy wiped every tear from his face carefully with her burqa. , so his joints are not rusted.At the same time, she was happy to see her old friend again, and she shed tears herself, many and quickly, but these tears did not need to be wiped away.
As for the Lion, he used to wipe his eyes with the tip of his tail, and the tuft became so wet that he had to go out in the yard and hang him in the sun till it was dry.
When Dorothy had told him everything that had happened to him, the Tin Woodman said, "I should be happier if the Scarecrow were with us again."
"We must go and find him," said the little girl.
So she called the Winkies again to help her, and they walked one day, and the next day, they came to the place where the Winged Monkeys had left the Scarecrow's clothes on the high branches.
It was a very tall tree, with a trunk so smooth that no one could climb it; but the Tin Woodman said at once, "I will chop it down, and we shall get the Scarecrow's clothes."
While the tinsmiths were doing repairs for the Woodman, some other Winkies, who were goldsmiths, made an ax-handle of solid gold, which fit firmly on the Woodman's axe, in place of the worn-out handle.Others wiped the edge of the ax and wiped off all the rust so that it shone like polished silver.
As soon as the Tin Woodman had said this, he began to chop down the tree, and within a short time, when he heard a loud bang, the tree fell down.The scarecrow's clothes also fell from the branches and fell to the ground.
Dorothy picked it up, and gave it to the Winkies to take back to the castle, where it was stuffed with fine, clean straw; and behold!The Scarecrow was alive and well as ever, and he was deeply thanking them for bringing him back to life.
Now Dorothy and her friends were together again.They lived happily for several days in the yellow castle, where they found everything that could make them comfortable.
But one day the little girl suddenly remembered that Aunt Em had come, and said, "We must go back to Oz, and ask him to keep his promise."
"Yes, I shall have my heart at last," said the Tin Woodman.
The Scarecrow continued cheerfully, "I shall have my brains."
The Lion said with concern, "I shall have my guts."
"I'm going back to Kansas," cried Dorothy, clapping her hands. "Ah, let's set off for the Emerald City tomorrow!" they resolved to do.The next day they called the Winkies together and said goodbye to them.
Their departure made the Winkies very sad, for they loved the Tin Woodman very much, and begged him to stay and rule over the yellow country in the west.But seeing that they were determined to go, the Winkies gave Toto and the Lion a golden lock each; A gold-tipped walking stick, to keep him from falling, and a silver amphora to the Tin Woodman, set with gold and set with precious stones.
Each traveler, to the Winkies, thanked them with a sweet farewell, and shook hands till their arms ached.
Dorothy ran to the Witch's cupboard, and filled her basket with food to eat as she walked, and there she saw the Golden Crown.She tried it on her own head and found it just right, she didn't know about the magic of the golden crown, but seeing it was beautiful she decided to wear it, took off her bonnet and put it in basket.
So they set off together, ready to go, to the Emerald City; and the Winkies gave them three cheers, and many blessings, and sent them off.
Fourteen Flying Monkeys
You will always remember that between the Wicked Witch's castle and the Emerald City there is no road - not even a path - and when these four travelers went to look for the Wicked Witch, it was the Wicked Witch who saw them coming, so sent the Winged Monkeys to bring them to her.
It was much more difficult for them to find their way back through the vast fields of momo and bright daisies than it was when they were carried.Of course, they knew that they must aim at the rising sun and walk straight to the east, so they set out in this way.But at noon, when the sun was shining over their heads.They cannot tell where is east and where is west, so they are lost in the wide open fields.In any case, they could only keep on walking until evening, when the moon rose and shone brightly.All but the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman lay down and snored till dawn among the crimson scented flowers.
Next day, when the sun was behind a cloud, they set off on their way, as if they could judge which way to go.
"If we go far enough," said Dorothy, "I believe we shall come to that place at some time."
But day after day passed, and they still saw nothing, but a crimson field before them.
The Scarecrow complained a little.He said, "We must have gone the wrong way, and I shall not have my brains until we find our way to the Emerald City at last."
"Neither can I get my heart," said the Tin Woodman. "It seems to me that I have little hope of ever getting to Oz, and it is a very long journey, you must admit."
"You know," said the Cowardly Lion in a weeping voice, "if I don't get there, I won't have the courage to walk long and never get tired."
So Dorothy was downcast too.She sat on the green grass and stared blankly at her companions, and they also sat down and stared at her blankly. For the first time in his life, Toto felt too tired to chase after him. Butterflies flew over its head; just sticking out its tongue, panting, and looking at Dorothy, as if asking her what they should do next.
"If we call the field mice," she suggested, "they might be able to tell us the way to the Emerald City."
"They sure can," cried the Scarecrow; "Why, why didn't we think of it before?"
Dorothy played on the little flute which she had worn around her neck ever since the Queen of Field Mouse gave it to her.In a few minutes they heard the patter of little feet, and many little gray voles came running to her.The queen herself was among them, and she asked with her little cry, "What can I do for my friends?"
Dorothy said, "We have lost our way; can you tell us where is the Emerald City?"
The queen replied, "Of course you can, but it is very far away, because you have gone the opposite way."
Then it noticed Dorothy's golden crown, and said, "Why don't you use the magic of this golden crown, and call the Winged Monkeys to you? They will carry you to the town of Oz in less than an hour." go."
Dorothy said in amazement: "I didn't know there was such magic on it, so what should I do?"
"It's written inside this golden crown," replied the Queen of Voles, "and if you're going to call the Winged Monkeys, we must go away, for they are the most mischievous and trouble us as big game."
"Will it hurt me?" the girl asked anxiously.
"Oh, no; they must obey the man who wears the golden crown, and farewell!" He was gone in a hurry, and all the field mice hurried after him.
Dorothy saw something written on the clip inside the golden crown.There must be magic in uttering the words, she thought, so she read the usage carefully, and put the golden crown on her head.
"Hey Plop, Plop Plop, Kayky!"
As she spoke, her left foot was free-standing.
Not knowing what she was doing, the Scarecrow asked, "What are you talking about?"
"Xi-luo, ha-luo, ha-luo!"
Dorothy went on, this time, her right foot was independent.
"Hello!" replied the Tin Woodman calmly.
Now Dorothy stood with her feet together, and said:
"Xi-chu, Ru-chu, Qi-ke!"
When she had finished speaking the magic words, there was a great chatter and flapping of wings, and a troop of Winged Monkeys flew to them, and the King Monkey bowed low before Dorothy, and asked: What order do you have?"
"We are going to the Emerald City," said the girl, "and we have gone the wrong way."
"We will carry you," replied the Monkey King.As soon as they had finished speaking, the monkeys lifted Dorothy up, sat her on their arms, and flew away with her.The other monkeys brought the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman and the Lion. A little monkey caught Toto and flew in front of them. The little dog was still trying to bite him.
The Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman were very frightened at first, for they remembered how cruelly the Winged Monkeys had treated them before; And in the fair fields and woods far below them, lived a happy time.
Dorothy felt very comfortable riding between the two biggest monkeys, one being the King himself.They were making a chair out of their hands, and everyone was careful not to damage her.
"Why do you have to obey the magic of this golden crown?" she asked.
"It's a long story," the Monkey King replied with a big laugh; "but if you like, there is still a long journey ahead of us, and I will tell you about it to pass the time."
"I like to hear it," she replied.
The Monkey King began to say: "Once upon a time, we were all free people, living happily in the big forest, flying from tree to tree, eating nuts and fruits, and doing what we liked. Call our master. But there are many brethren among us, often too mischievous, to fly down and pull the tails of the animals, for they are wingless, and to chase the birds, and to throw nuts in the forest People who walk by. But our lives are carefree, joyful and full of game spirit, enjoying every day, every minute, long before Oz came down from the clouds to manage this place, such a life has been many years.
"Leaving here, in the south, there is a very beautiful princess. She is also a capable magician. All her magic is used to help the common people, and she never thinks of hurting anyone. She is a good person, and her name is Ganlinda lived in a beautiful palace built of large rubies. Everyone loved her. But her greatest worry was that she couldn't find anyone who could repay her with love, because she loved everyone. They were too stupid and too ugly to be the consort of such a beautiful and wise princess. But at last she found a boy who was beautiful and brave and wiser than Kalinda resolved to make him her husband when he came of age, so she took him into the palace of rubies, and with all the power of her magic, made him like all So strong, kind, and lovely as women like. When he grew up and became a man, he was called Quillala. The meaning of the name means that he is the kindest and wisest person in all places, When he looked as beautiful as a husband, Gan Linda fell in love with him greatly, so he hurriedly arranged everything and prepared for the wedding.
"My grandfather, at that time, was the king of the flying monkeys, and lived in the forest, near Naganinda's palace. The old fellow, he joked, liked it better than a lunch. One day, just Before the wedding. My grandfather, with his entourage, flew out, and they saw Quillala walking by a river. He was dressed in a splendid dress of pale red silk and purple velvet. My grandfather thought See what skills he has. Immediately command the entourage to fly down, catch Quelala, hold him in their arms, fly up, bring him directly to the sky above the river, and then sink him into the water go.
"'Swim out, my beautiful friend,' cried my grandfather, 'look, the water will stain your clothes.' Quelala, though clever, could not swim well, but because of his good luck , was not injured at all, and laughed when he came out of the water and swam to the shore. At this moment, Ganlinda ran out and ran to him, and she saw that his silk and velvet clothes were completely lost to the river. dirty.
"The princess was very angry. Of course, she knew who had done it. She called all the flying monkeys to her, and at first she said that their wings must be bound, and they must be treated like them. Lala was punished like that and was thrown into the river. But my grandfather tried his best to justify, because he knew that these monkeys were tied up with wings and would drown in the river; Quelala also said for him Good words; therefore, in the end, Ganlinda punished the flying monkeys and had to serve three times after the master who wore the golden crown ordered. On this condition, they were pardoned. This golden crown was given to Quelala for the wedding Yes, it is said to cost half of the princess's wealth. Of course, my grandfather and all the monkeys, immediately agreed to this condition. That's why we can be called so by whoever wears this golden crown. The reason he served three times."
Dorothy was greatly interested in the story, and asked, "Well, what will happen to them from now on?"
"Quirala was the first owner to wear this golden crown," replied the flying monkey, "and he was on us, the first to make his wish. For his bride will not see us, he told us After we got her, we hid together in the woods, and ordered us to hide there often, so that she would never see a winged monkey again. That was what we liked to do, because we were all afraid of her."
"And so we were until the golden crown fell into the hands of the Wicked Witch of the West, who commanded us to enslave the Winkies and drive Oz from the lands of the West. Now the Golden Crown is yours, by Your wish, you have the power to summon us three times."
When the Monkey King had finished his story, Dorothy looked down on the sky, and saw the glowing green walls of the Emerald City looming before them.He marveled at how quickly the monkeys flew, and was glad the journey was over.These strange animals placed the travelers carefully before the city gate, and the Monkey King bowed low to Dorothy, and flew away lightly, and his party followed.
"It was a comfortable trip," said the little girl.
The lion replied, "Yes, and it is a short cut to solve our problems. How lucky you are to have this golden crown!"
Fifteen Secrets Revealed
Four travelers approached the gates of the Emerald City and rang the bell.After a while, the gatekeeper whom he had met before opened the gate.
He asked in surprise: "Ah! You are back again?"
The Scarecrow replied, "Didn't you see us here with your own eyes?"
"But I thought you'd meet the Wicked Witch when you went west."
"Yes, we will meet her," said the Scarecrow.
The gatekeeper asked in surprise, "Did she let you come back?"
"She can't stop us because she's completely melted," said the Scarecrow.
The man said, "Melted! Oh, that's good news, who melted her?"
"It is Dorothy," said the Lion solemnly.
"My God!" cried the man, really, bowing very low before her.
He let them into the little room, and then, as he had done before, took the glasses out of the big case, put them on their eyes, and locked them tight.此后，他们穿过城门，走进了翡翠城。
当一些人们，从守门人那里，听到他们溶化了西方的恶女巫时，就一齐围拢来看看他们，并且成群结队地跟随着他们，到奥芝的宫里去。
长着绿胡须的兵士，仍旧守卫在宫门前面，但是他立刻让他们走进去。
他们又遇见那个美丽的绿女郎，她立刻引导他们到住过的房间里去，这样让他们都可以休息着，等候着伟大的奥芝前来接见他们。
兵士带着这消息迳往奥芝那里去，告诉他多萝茜和其他的旅行者们，在杀死了恶女巫以后，已经又回来了；但奥芝没有回答。
他们都在想，那伟大的奥芝会立刻接见他们吧，但是他不这样做。第二天，他们从他那里得不到回话，下一天也没有，再下一天也没有，他们等得疲倦和厌烦了，最后，他们愤怒起来，想到奥芝把他们送去受虐待和被奴役以后，如今还要这么样为难他们。因此稻草人最后请绿衣女郎捎一个信息给奥芝，说如果他不让他们立刻去看他，他们将要召唤飞猴来帮助他们，弄明白他究竟肯遵守他的诺言还是不肯遵守。当这个魔术家听到了这个消息的时候，他害怕了，传话给他们，明天早晨九点零四分钟到宫殿里来，原来他在西方的国土上曾经遇见过这些飞猴一次，他不愿意再遇见第二次了。
这四个旅行者，熬过了失眠的一夜，每人都在想那奥芝送给他们的礼物。
多萝茜只睡着了一会儿，她梦见她在堪萨斯州，爱姆婶婶正在告诉她，怎样喜欢她的小侄女再跑回到她的家里来。
第二天早晨九点钟，那长着绿胡须的兵士来到他们那里，四分钟以后，他们一起到伟大的奥芝的宫殿里去。
当然，他们每一个盼望着去看到魔术家在以前所出现过的那种样子，可是他们都大吃一惊，当他们望过去时，宫殿里没有一个人。他们彼此靠得更近，走近那门，因为在这寂静的空洞的宫殿里，比之他们曾经见过的奥芝的幻影，来得更加可怕。
不久，他们听导一个声音，似乎从靠近那巨大的圆屋顶上传下来的，庄严地说道：“我是伟大的可怕的奥芝。你们为什么要来找我？”
他们再看看宫殿里的每一个角落，一个人也看不见，多萝茜发问道：“你在什么地方？”
“不论在什么地方我都在，”声音回答说，“但是普通人的眼睛，是看不见我的。现在我坐在我的宝座上，使得你们能够对着我。”真的，这声音现在似乎从那宝座那里对直发来的，所以他们对着它向前走去，排列成一行。
这时候多萝茜说道：
“啊，奥芝，我们跑来请求你，把你允许给的要求给我们。”
“允许了些什么要求？”奥芝问。
“你允许当那恶女巫被杀死了以后，送我回到堪萨斯州去，”女孩子说。
“你允许给我脑子，”稻草人说。
“你允许给我一颗心，”铁皮人说。
“你允许给我胆量，”胆小的狮子说。
“那恶女巫真的被杀死了吗？”对面来的声音询问她，多萝茜觉得这声音有一点儿颤抖。
她回答说：“是的，我用一木桶的水浇溶了她。”
“啊哟！”声音说，“好吧，明天到我这里来，现在太急促了！因为我必须有一点儿时间，把它想一想。”
铁皮人忿忿地说：“你已经有很多的时间了。”
稻草人说：“我们一天也不能再等候了。”
多萝茜高声叫着：“你必须遵守你允许我们的诺言！”
那狮子想道，最好也许是去恐吓那魔术家一下，所以就大声地高声地吼着，那是怎样猛烈而且可怕的一声，吓得托托从狮子身旁跳开去，撞在那安放在角落里的屏风上。屏风拍挞一声倒下来以后，使得他们全都充满了惊奇。
因为他们看见站在屏风后面肝遮藏的地方，是一个秃了头、皱了脸的、又矮小又老丑的人，他也像他们一样地，似乎十分吃惊。
铁皮人举起了他的斧头，向这个矮小的老人冲过去，并且高声喊道，“你是谁？”
“我是伟大的可怕的奥芝，”那矮小的老人用一种颤动的声音说，“但是不要打我——我将做你们要我所做的任何事情。”
他们惊异地沮丧地看着他。
多萝茜说：“我想奥芝是有一个大大的头的。”
稻草人说：“我想奥芝是一个可爱的美丽的女人。”
铁皮人说：“我想奥芝是一只可怕的野兽。”
狮子解释着说：“我想奥芝是一个火球。”
“不，你们都错了，”矮小的老人温和谦逊地说。“我一直是伪装着的。”
“伪装着的？”多萝茜喊着。“你并不是一个伟大的奥芝？”
“我的亲爱的，静一点儿，轻一点儿，”他说，“不要说得这般响，否则你们的话被人偷听了去——我就完了。我是假扮做一个大魔术家的。”
“你实在不是的吗？”她问。
“我的亲爱的，不是的；我不过是一个普通的人。”
“你比普通人更不如，”稻草人用着一种忧郁的声调说；“你是一个骗子。”
“一点儿不错！”矮小的老人说着，搓着他的双手，好像这样可以使他高兴些，“我是一个骗子。”
铁皮人说，“但是这太可怕了，我将怎样得到我的心？”
“还有我的胆量？”狮子问他。
“还有我的脑子？”稻草人哭了，用他的衣袖揩拭眼睛里的眼泪。
“我的亲爱的朋友们，”奥芝说，“我请求你们不要尽说这些小事情。
请替我想想，我被你们揭穿的这件事情是最可怕的。 "
“可还有其他的人知道你是一个骗子吗？”多萝茜问。
“没有一个人知道的，除了你们四个以外——还有我自己，”奥芝回答说。“我已经很久地愚弄了每一个人，使得我自以为永远不会被揭穿的。我常常让你们走进这宫殿里来，这是一个极大的错误。在平时即使我手下的人，也不被接见，所以他们相信我是一个可怕的人。”
“但是，我不懂得，”多萝茜烦恼地说，“你怎么样变成一个大大的头，对着我出现的？”
“那是我的一种魔术，”奥芝回答说。“请走到这里来，我将把这一切都告诉你们。”
他领着路，他们一齐跟随着他。走到宫殿后面的一间小卧室里，他指着一个角落，在那里放着一个大头，用许多厚纸造成的，画一张很细致的脸。
“我用一根线，把这个头从天花板上挂下来，”奥芝说，“我站在屏风后面，拉动一根细线，使得一双眼睛活动着，并且张开着嘴巴。”
“但是那声音怎样来的？”她问他。
“啊，我是一个腹语家，”矮小的老人说，“我能够用我的声带发出我需要的不论什么声音，因此，你以为那声音是从那头里发出来的。这里有另外一件东西，这是我用来欺骗你的。”他指给稻草人看他那所穿戴的衣服和面具，在那时候看起来他是个美丽的女人了；那铁皮人所看见的可怕的野兽，实在也没有什么，只是缝缀在一起的一堆毛皮，用板条子使得它们张了开来，至于那火球，也是从天花板上挂下来的伪装品。其实只不过是个棉花球，当油渗透在那上面，球便猛烈地燃烧着。
“真的，”稻草人说，“你应当自己惭愧，原来你是这样的一个骗子。”
“我是——我当然是很惭愧，”矮小的人抱歉地回答说，“但这是我唯一能够做的事。请坐，这里有许多椅子；我将诉说我的故事。”
他们就坐下来听他讲述下面的故事：
“我是生长在奥马哈——”
“什么，那是离开堪萨斯州不很远呀！”多萝茜叫了出来。
“不远，但从这里去是很远的！”他说着，向她忧愁地摇摇头。“当我长大的时候，我成为一个腹语家，在这一点上，我被一个伟大的主人训练得很好。我能够模仿任可一种鸟类或者兽类的声音。”于是他像一只小猫地叫着，使得托托竖起了它的耳朵，向各方面搜索，找寻。“过了一个时候，”奥芝继续说下去，“我对于这个厌倦了，我变为一个轻气球的驾驶员了。”
多萝茜问：“那是什么东西？”
“在演马戏的日子，一个人坐在升起来的轻气球里面，吸引一大群的看客，聚拢来看马戏，用这样的办法使观众购买门票。”他解释着。
她说：“唔，我知道了。”
“啊，有一天，我在一个升起了的轻气球里面，那绳子被绞断了，因此，我不能够再降落下来。轻气球浮荡在云上面，空中的一种气流，向那老远的地方推动着它，把它带走了许多许多里路。我在高空中游行了一天一夜，在第二天早晨，我醒来时发觉轻气球飞在一个奇异的美丽的国土上空。
“它逐渐地降落下来，我一点儿也没有受伤，但是我发现自己落在一群奇异的人们中间，他们看见我从云端里下来，以为我是一个伟大的魔术家。
当然，我就让他们这么样想，因此他们都敬畏我，我要他们所做的不论什么事情，他们都答应去做。
“为了使我自己欢乐，并且为了使这些善良的人民忙碌起见，我命令他们建筑这座城；建筑我的宫殿，他们全都愿意而且造得很好。于是我想，因为这个国土这样的碧绿，而且这样的美丽，我就称呼它做翡翠城，为了使它更加名副其实，我命令所有的人都戴上了绿眼镜，这样好让每一种东西，看起来都是绿的。”
多萝茜问：“但是这里是不是每一种东西都是绿的？”
“不会比其他的任何城市更绿，”奥芝回答说，“但是当你们戴上绿眼镜，这对于你们看起来，当然是每一种东西都是绿的了。这翡翠城建筑在许多年以前，因为当轻气球带我来到这里时，我是一个年轻的人，现在我是很老了，但是我的百姓们，在他们的眼睛上这么长久地戴上绿眼镜，使得他们中间的大多数人想起来，这是一个真正的翡翠城。理所当然地是一个美好的地方，充满着宝石和珍贵的金属，并且还有各种好东西可用，使得人人快乐。
我待百姓很好，他们也喜欢我；但是自从这个宫殿筑成以后，我就把自己关进在宫里，他们谁也不能看到我了。
“那些女巫们是我最大的一个恐惧，因为那时候，我还完全没有魔术的能力，我立刻知道那些女巫们都是真的能够做出神奇的事情。有四个女巫在这个国土上，她们管理着百姓，住在北方和南方，以及东方和西方。还算运气，住在北方和南方的都是善良的女巫，我知道她们对于我没有祸害；但是住在东方和西方的女巫，却是非常地可怕，如果她们知道我并不比她们更有力量，她们一定会来杀死我。实在的，我好多年以来，一直非常害怕她们；所以你们能够想象得出来，当我听得你的屋子，掉在东方恶女巫的身上，把她压死时，我是怎样地快活埃当你们跑到我这儿来，我愿意答应不论什么东西，只要你们再去消灭另外一个恶女巫；现在你溶化了她，但是，我惭愧地说，我无力实践我的诺言。”
多萝茜说：“我想你是一个很坏的坏蛋。”
“啊，不是的，我的亲爱的；我必须承认：我真正的是一个十分好的好人；但是我是一个十分蹩脚的魔术家。”
“你能够给我脑子吗？”稻草人问。
“你用不到它。你每天在学习一些东西。一个初生的婴儿就有脑子，但是他不能够知道许多事情。经验是带来知识的唯一的好东西，你生活在这世界上愈长久，你一定愈能够得到经验。”
“也许这完全是真话，”稻草人悦，“但是我十分不快乐，除非你把脑子给了我。”
这个假魔术家十分用心地注视着他。
“好，”他叹着一口气说道，“我虽然不是像我夸说的一个很能干的魔术家；但是如果明天早晨你到我这里来，我将用脑子塞进在你的脑壳里。但是我不能够告诉你怎样地去运用脑子；你必得自己去运用它。”
“啊，谢射你，谢射你！”稻草人喊道。“不必担心，我将自己找出一个方法，来运用脑子！”
“关于我的胆量怎么办呢？”狮子烦躁地问他。
“我相信你有很大的胆量，”奥芝回答说。“你所需要的是在于你自己信任自己。当遇见危险的时候，没有一种生物是不害怕的。真正的胆量，是当你在害怕的时候，仍旧面对着危险，那种胆量，你是并不缺少的。”
“也许我有，但是我还是照样地害怕，”狮子说，“除非你使我忘记自己是小胆狮，否则，我仍旧是十分不快乐的。”
奥芝回答说：“很好，明天我将给你那种胆量。”
“关于我的心怎么样呢？”铁皮人问。
“啊，至于那个，”奥芝回答道，“我想你要一颗心是错误的。那东西使得很多的人不快乐。只要你明白了这一点，那么，没有一颗心正是你的运气。”
“这是一个意见不同的问题，”铁皮人说。“在我说起来，如果你把心给了我，我将忍受着一切的不快乐，没有一句怨恨的话。”
“很好，”奥芝又温和又谦逊地回答他。“明天到我这里来，我将给你一颗心。我曾经这样地玩过许多年的魔术，那我可以同样地再来玩一次。”
“现在，”多萝茜说，“我将怎样地回到堪萨斯州去？”
“我们不得不讨论这个问题，”矮小的老人回答说。“你给我两天或者三天的时间，来认真地考虑这件事情，我将想出一个办法来，带着你越过这个大沙漠。在这期间，你们将像我的宾客一样受到很好招待，当你们住在我的宫殿里的时候，我的百姓将要侍候你们，并且听从你们的最微细的差使。
只有一件事情，我要请求你们帮助我，作为对我工作的报答——就是这样：你们必须严守我的秘密，不要去告诉什么人，说我是一个骗子。 "
他们都同意，不说出他们知道了的一切事情，高高兴兴地回到他们的房间里。即使多萝茜也在希望那被她辱骂过的“伟大的可怕的骗子”的奥芝，将要想出一个力法来，送她回到堪萨斯州去，倘若他能够做到这点，她愿意什么事都宽恕了他。
十六大骗子的魔术
第二天早晨，稻草人对他的朋友们说：“请你们庆祝我。我毕竟要到奥芝那里去得到我的脑子了。当我回来的时候，我将会和其他的人们一样，”多萝茜却天真地说，“我倒经常喜欢你像你原来所有的那个样子。”
“那是你喜欢像一个稻草人的样子，”他回答说。“但是，那是一定的，当你听到美丽的思想在我的新头脑里产生出来的时候，你将更加看重我了。”
于是他用充满着快活的声音，向他们说了一声再会，就跑到那宫殿中去，敲着门。
奥芝说：“请进来。”
稻草人走了进去，看见这个矮小的老人，坐在窗子旁边，正在沉思默想着。
稻草人有一点儿局促不安地说：“我来要我的脑子。”
“啊，是的；请坐上那椅子。”奥芝回答说。“你必须原谅我，我要拿下你的头来。这是为了要把脑子放在你脑壳里的适当的地方，我便不得不这样做。”
“那是不错的，”稻草人说。“十分欢迎你拿下我的头，只要当你再把它安放上去的时候，是更好的一个。”
因此，魔术家取下他的头来，挖空了稻草。跑进后面的房间里去，拿出用许多的钉和针混合起来的大量的脑子来，再把它们摇动着，使得它们紧密地互目交错着，他把这些混合物放满在稻草人的脑壳里，再用稻草塞满了其余空隙的地方，使得它膨胀起来。当他再在稻草人的身体上面安上扎紧了他的头时，对他说：“从比以后，你是一个大人物了，因为我给了你一个簇新的脑子。”
稻草人得到满足了他的最大的愿望，又快活，又骄傲，热烈地感谢奥芝，便回到他的朋友们那里。
多萝茜好奇地注视着他。看到在他的头顶上面脑子显得十分隆起和突出。
“你觉得怎么样？”她问。
“我觉得真的聪明了，”他很诚恳地回答。“当我用惯了我的脑子时，我将知道一切的事情。”
铁皮人问道：“为什么这些针，和钉戳出在你的头外面！”
狮子评论着说：“那只是证明他的思想是尖锐的。”
“好，我必须跑到奥芝那里去得到我的心，”铁皮人说着，便走到宫殿里去，叩着门。
“请进来，”奥芝召唤他。
铁皮人走了进去，说：“我为了我的心而来的。”
“很好，”矮小的老人回答说。“不过我不得不在你的胸膊上割开一个洞，这样才能把你的心放在适当的地方。我希望那样做不会伤害你。”
“啊，不会的，”铁皮人回答说。“我完全不会觉得什么的。”
于是，奥芝拿来了一把马口铁匠用的大剪刀，在铁皮人胸脯的左边，剪开了一个小的方洞。随后，他走到箱子旁边，从抽屉里，拿出一颗好看的心，完全用丝线织成的，里面填塞着木头的锯屑。
他问：“这不是一颗很美丽的心吗？”
“是，真的！”铁皮人回答说，他极大地快活着。“但是这是一颗好的心吗？”
“啊，十分好的！”奥芝回答说。他把这心安放在铁皮人的胸膛里，接着，再在割开过的地方，补上一方马口铁，整齐地缝合起来。
“唔，”他说，“现在你有一颗心了，这是不论任何人都引以为荣的，我很抱歉的是，在你的胸脯上不得不放着一个补钉，但这是实在不能避免的。”
快活的铁皮人高声地说：“不要介意这一方块补钉，我十分感激你。我将永远忘不掉你的恩惠。”
“不要客气，”奥芝回答说。
于是铁皮人回到他的朋友们那里来，他的朋友们都为了他的好运道而庆贺他。
现在轮到狮子走到宫殿里去，它敲着那门。
“请进来，”奥芝说。
狮子走了进去，声明说：“我是为了我的胆量而跑来的。”
“很好，”矮小的老人回答说，“我应该替你办到。”
他跑到一口橱旁边去，伸手到最高的一格里，拿下一个方形的绿瓶子，把里面盛着的药水，倒在一只雕刻得十分美丽的金绿色的碟子里，把它拿到小胆狮面前，它嗅了它一下，似乎不欢喜它。
魔术家说道：“喝。”
狮子问道：“这是什么？”
奥芝回答说：“唔，倘若你把它喝在你的身体里边，它就变成胆量。你当然知道的，那胆量常常是在身体里面的；所以在你把它咽下去以前，这东西还不能真的叫做胆量，因此，我劝告你，尽快喝了它。”
狮子不再踌躇不决了，只是把碟子里的药水喝个干净。
“现在你觉得怎么样？”奥芝问。
“充满着胆量了！”狮子答着，快快活活地跑回到它的朋友们那里去，把它的好运气告诉了他们。
奥芝独个儿留在那里，微笑着，默想着，他在给与稻草人、铁皮人、狮子所想要的东西上，确凿是真正地成功了。他说：“我怎样能够避免不再做一个骗子，这就要全体百姓都知道我有不能够完成的事情？要满足稻草人、铁皮人和狮子的要求，使得他们快乐起来，这是比较容易做到的，因为他们以为我什么事情都能够做到的。但是对于送多萝茜回到堪萨斯州去，那就渺渺茫茫没有把握了，我自问我不知道怎样能够做成功这一桩事。”
十七轻气球怎样飞走的
三天过去了，多萝茜从奥芝那里听不到什么回音。虽然她的朋友们，都十分快乐和满足地，可是对于这个小女孩子，这些日子是忧愁烦闷的。
稻草人告诉他们，在他的头脑里，有一种奇异的思想，但是他说不出是什么，因为他知道除了自己以外，没有一个人能够懂得。
当铁皮人走路的时候，他觉得他的心在胸腔的四周，发出辘辘的声音来；并且他告诉多萝茜，他已经发现，这颗心和他在肉身的时候所有的一颗心相比较，是更加善良，而且更加慈爱的了。
狮子宣称：在这个地球上，它已经不怕什么东西了，并且能高高兴兴地去迎战一支军队，或者十二只凶猛的开力大。
在这个小团体里，除了多萝茜以外，每一个都满足了，因此，她比以前更加渴望着能够回到堪萨斯州去了。
第四天，奥芝召唤了她，这使她大大地快乐。当她走进宫殿中去时，奥芝喜悦地说：“我的亲爱的孩子，请坐，我想我有使你走出这个国度的办法了。”
“还能回到堪萨斯州去？”她急切地问。
“唔，我不能说是堪萨斯州，”奥芝说，“因为我一点也不知道那条路在哪里。但是第一件事情要做的，是越过大沙漠，随后就很容易地找到你回家去的路。”
她问：“我怎样能够越过这沙漠？”