Chapter 4 4

"Oh, I'm going to tell you what I've come up with," said the little old man. "You know, when I came to this country, I sat in a light balloon. You were also carried by a whirlwind, and you came from the air, so I believe that going through the air is the best way to cross the desert. It is not in my power to make a whirlwind now; but I have considered the matter carefully, and I believe I can make a light balloon." Dorothy asked, "How?" "A light balloon," said Oz, "is made of silk, coated with glue, so that it can keep gas in it. I have plenty of silk in this palace, so there is nothing wrong with making a light balloon." Difficult. But in the whole of my country there is no gas to put in a light balloon and make it float."

"If it can't float," said Dorothy attentively, "it will be of no use to me." "That's true," Oz answered. "But there is another way to make it float, and it is to fill it with hot air: but hot air is not as good as gas, for if it hits cold, the light balloon will fall in the desert, and we will be lost. .” "We!" cried the girl, "but you come with me!" "Yes, of course," replied Oz. "I am tired of being such a liar. If I step out of this palace, my people will immediately find that I am not a magician, so they will make trouble with me because I have deceived them. Therefore I have to shut up all day long. I'm tired of being in these rooms. I'm determined to go back to Kansas with you, and I'd rather be a circus guy again."

"I should like to have a companion like you," said Dorothy. "Thank you," he replied. "Now, if you'll help me sew the silk together, we'll start making light balloons." So Dorothy produced a needle and thread, and the girl cut the pieces of silk into proper pieces, as quickly as Oz had done, and sewed them neatly together. The first piece was light green, the second dark green, and the third emerald green; for Oz had an interesting idea of ​​making this light balloon out of silk pieces of different colors.It took three days to sew all the pieces together, and when it was finished they had a huge green silk bag over twenty feet long.

So Oz covered the inside with a thin layer of glue to make it airtight, after which he announced that the light balloon was finished. He said: "But we must have a basket in which to ride." So he sent the soldier with the green beard to get a huge cloth basket, and tied it up with a lot of rope. Under the light balloon. When all the work was done, Oz sent word to his people that he would visit a great magician who dwelt in the clouds.The news quickly spread throughout the city, and everyone came to see this strange phenomenon. Oz ordered the light balloon to be brought out to the front of the palace, and the people looked up at it with great curiosity.The Tin Woodman chopped down a great pile of wood, and set fire to it, and Oz stretched the bottom of the light balloon over the fire, so that the hot air rose and entered the silk bag.Gradually, the light balloon inflated and rose at the same time in the air until the basket had completely lifted off the ground.

So Oz went into the basket and said in a loud voice to all the people, "Now, I am going out for a visit. The Scarecrow will lead you while I am not here. I command you to obey him, As if you obeyed me." At this time, the balloon is still held down by a rope tied to the ground, because the air inside is hot, which makes it lighter than air, and if it were not held down by the rope, it would rise into the sky. "Dorothy, come!" cried the Magician, "come quickly, or the balloon will fly away." "I can't find Toto anywhere," answered Dorothy, who would not have lost her little dog here.

Toto ran among the crowd to bite the kitten, and Dorothy found it at last.She picked it up and ran to the light balloon.She was within a few steps of running, and Oz was about to reach out and help her step into the basket, when there was a crash!The rope snapped, and the light balloon dropped her and went up into the air. "Come back!" she cried, "I'm going too!" "My dear, I can't come back," Oz called out of the basket. "Goodbye!" "Farewell!" cried everyone, and all eyes were turned upwards, where the magician was riding in his basket, rising farther and higher into the sky every second.

This was the last time either of them saw him.The wonderful magician, he may have reached Omaha safely, and as far as we know, he is still there.But the people here love him, miss him, and tell each other: "Oz will always be our friend. When he was here, he built this emerald city for us. Now he is gone, and he left this. A wise scarecrow will lead us." Many, many days after the loss of this wonderful magician, the people of the Emerald City were still sad and without comfort. eighteen to the south Dorothy wept bitterly when her hopes of going back home to Kansas were dashed again; but when she thought of the end she liked that she had not been floated away in the light balloon.She was troubled by Oz's disappearance; so were her companions.

The Tin Woodman ran to her and said, "Really, I would be ungrateful if I did not mourn the disappearance of the man who gave me a lovely heart. For Oz is gone; Your kindness, wipe away my tears, only in this way I will not rust." "Very well," answered Dorothy, and at once drew out a handkerchief. So the Tin Woodman wept for some minutes, and she waited attentively with her handkerchief for the tears that fell, and wiped them away.When he ceased weeping, he thanked her very kindly; and with the jeweled jar, he anointed his whole body with oil, to prevent the plague of rusting.

Now the Scarecrow leads the Emerald City. Although he is not a magician, the people respect him. They say, "For there is no other city in the whole world that is led by a man stuffed with straw." And so far as they know, this is quite true. On the morning after Oz's balloon had taken off, the four travelers met in the palace to discuss matters.The Scarecrow sat on the great throne, and the rest stood before him with great reverence. The new king said: "We are not so unfortunate, because this palace and this emerald city belong to us, and we can do what we like. When I remember not long ago, I was bound to a farmer Now, I am the leader of this beautiful city, and I am very satisfied with my life."

"Me too," said the Tin Woodman, "I like my new heart; really, it's the only thing I want in the whole world." "As for me, it is enough to know that I am a brave man, if not the bravest, of all living beasts," said the Lion humbly. "If Dorothy would live in the Emerald City too," said the Scarecrow, "we could live happily together." "But I don't want to live here," cried Dorothy, "I'm going to Kansas and live with Aunt Em and Uncle Henry." "Well, then, what shall we do?" asked the Tin Woodman.

The Scarecrow resolved to think about it, and he thought so hard that the nails and needles stuck out of his skull.Then he said, "Why don't you call the Winged Monkeys and ask them to carry you across the desert?" "I never thought of that!" said Dorothy, quite decisively. "That was simple and easy. I will fetch the golden crown at once. " So she took the golden crown into the palace, and said the spell, and immediately a troop of Winged Monkeys flew in through the open windows, and stood beside her. "This is the second time you have summoned us," said the Monkey King, bowing in front of the little girl. "What do you want?" Dorothy said, "I beg you to fly me back to Kansas." But the king of the flying monkeys shook his head. "That can't be done," it said. "We belong only in this country and cannot leave it. There's never been a flying monkey out there in Kansas, and I guess there never will be, because they don't belong there.We are happy to use our strength to do whatever you need.But we cannot cross the desert.Goodbye! " The Monkey King bowed again, spread his wings, flew away through the window, and his team followed. Dorothy was almost crying with disappointment. She said: "I have wasted the magic power of the golden crown once in vain, and the flying monkeys cannot help me." Said the kind-hearted Tin Woodman, "This is a very bad thing!" The Scarecrow thought again, his head jutting out so horribly that Dorothy was afraid it was going to burst. He said, "Let us call in the soldier with the green beard and ask him for advice." So the soldier was timidly called into the palace, for when Oz was here he was never allowed to enter the door. "This little girl," said the Scarecrow to the soldier, "will do what she wants to do across the desert?" "I can't tell," replied the soldier. "No one has ever walked the desert except Oz." Dorothy asked very urgently: "Is it true that none of the people here can help me?" "Gamlinda can," he suggested. The Scarecrow asked, "Who is Ganlinda?" "The Witch of the South. She's the most powerful of all the Witches. She leads Quatlin, and her castle is right on the edge of the desert, so maybe she knows which way to go through the desert." The little girl asked: "Is Ganlinda a kind witch?" "She is recognized by the people of Quatlin as a good person," said the soldier, "and she was kind to everyone. I also heard that Ganlinda was a beautiful woman who knew how to stay young in spite of her age." It's already big." "How can I get to her castle?" asked Dorothy. "The road goes all the way to the south," he replied, "but it may be said to be fraught with danger to the traveler. There wild beasts hide in the forest, and there are strange people who do not welcome strangers." Visitors pass through their lands. For the same reason, those who live in Quetlin have never come to the Emerald City." So the soldier finished speaking and left them. "The best way," said the Scarecrow, "seems only to be Dorothy, who will, in spite of all danger, set out into the Southlands, and ask Galinda for help. For, of course, if Dorothy lives here, she will never Can't go back to Kansas." "You must think again," said the Tin Woodman attentively. "I have thought about it," said the Scarecrow. "I'll go with Dorothy," declared the Lion, "because I'm tired of your city and longing for the woods and my homeland. You see, I'm a proper beast. And, Dorothy needs Someone protects." "That is true," agreed the Tin Woodman.My ax may serve her well, so I also go with her to the southern lands. " "When shall we start?" asked the Scarecrow. They asked in surprise, "Are you going too?" "Of course. I would never have had my brain if it hadn't been for Dorothy. She freed me from the bamboo pole in the rice fields and took me to the Emerald City, so I owed all my good fortune to her until I will never leave her until she is able to return to Kansas." "Thank you," said Dorothy, very gratefully. "You have been very kind to me, but I wish to leave as soon as possible." "We will start tomorrow morning," replied the Scarecrow, "so let us get ready now, for it will be a long journey." Nineteen trees that can catch people The next morning Dorothy kissed the girl in green good-bye, and they shook hands with the soldier with the green beard, and he escorted them to the gate of the city together.When the gatekeeper saw them again, he was terrified that they were leaving the fair city to bring new difficulties, and he immediately took off their spectacles, put them in a green case, and bowed to them . "You are our new Emperor," he said to the Scarecrow; "so you must come back to us as soon as possible." "Of course, if I could hurry, I would," answered the Scarecrow; "but first I must help Dorothy get home." As for Dorothy, she said a last farewell to the patient gatekeeper, "I have been treated very well in this lovely town of yours, and I have been treated very well by everyone. I am very grateful to you." Looking at you, I can’t express how thankful I am.” "My dear friend, you are welcome," he replied. "You're welcome with us, but if you'd like to go back to Kansas, I hope you'll find the way." So he opened the gates of the outer city, let them out, and set off on their journey. The sun shone brightly as they turned and walked toward the southern lands.They cheered up and laughed and chatted together.Once again Dorothy was full of hope of coming home, and the Scarecrow and Tin Woodman were happy to serve her.As for the Lion, who breathed the fresh air with joy, and wagged his tail from side to side, he came into the country again, full of joy; and Toto ran about them, and hunted. Moths and butterflies bark happily from time to time. "City life doesn't suit me at all," said the lion critically as they walked briskly and briskly along. "I've lost a lot of weight since I lived in the city, and now I long for a chance to show the other beasts how brave I am." Now they turned, and had a last look at the Emerald City, and beheld behind the green walls the many butterflies and the steeples of the chapel, and the spiral cupola of the palace of Oz, high above all on top of things. "Oz is not such a bad magician after all," said the Tin Woodman, just as he felt his heart rattle in his chest. "He knew how to give me brains, and a very good one," said the Scarecrow. The Lion went on, "If Oz had had as much courage as he has given me, he would be a brave man." Dorothy said nothing, and though Oz failed to do what he would allow her, he did what he could, so she forgave him.As Oz himself said, even though he is a magic wood family with no ability, he is still a good person. Their first day's journey was through green fields stretching from the Emerald City, full of bright flowers, and that night they slept in the grass, with nothing but the stars over them. , indeed, they rested very comfortably. In the morning they set out on foot, until they came to a thick wood, where there was no easy way around, for the wood seemed to stretch from right to left, as far as their eyes could see; and , they dared not change the direction of their journey, for fear of getting lost.So they looked for a place where it was easiest to get into the forest. The Scarecrow, who led the way, found a large tree, spreading its leaves so wide that the group could pass under it.So he walked forward first, but just as he got to the bottom of the first branches, they all bent down and wrapped around him, and then lifted him high off the ground and put his head on the ground. Tossed among his fellow travelers. This did no harm to the Scarecrow, but it surprised him, and when Dorothy pulled him to his feet he seemed half unconscious. "There is another place to walk among the trees here," cried the Lion. "Let me try first," said the Scarecrow, "for I can throw it without hurt." He went to another tree, and as he spoke, the branches caught him at once, and threw him back again. Dorothy cried, "This is very strange, what shall we do?" The lion said: "These trees seem to challenge us deliberately and prevent us from going forward." "I believe I should try it," said the Tin Woodman, raising his axe, and walking towards the first tree which had caught the Scarecrow so roughly.When a great branch bent down to catch him, the Tin Woodman hacked at it so fiercely, that it split in two.The tree shook all its branches at once as if in pain, and the Woodman walked safely under it. He shouted to his companions, "Come here! Come on!" With the exception of Toto, they all ran forward under the tree without being hurt. Only Toto was caught by a small tree and roared.But the skinner swiftly chopped off the twig and rescued the puppy. The other trees in this forest never caught them and threw them back, so they thought it was only the trees in the first row that could bend their branches. Perhaps it was the forest police who had such a strange ability. , the purpose is to drive out strange guests. The four travelers passed safely through the wood, and ran beyond the border of the wood.Afterwards, when they were eating cold, they found a high wall in front of them, higher than their heads, which seemed to be made of white tiles, as smooth as the surface of a porcelain basin. "What shall we do now?" asked Dorothy. "I will make a ladder," said the Tin Woodman, "so that we can climb over this wall. 20 Beautiful Porcelain City While the Tin Woodman was finding wood in the wood, and was building a wooden ladder, Dorothy, tired from the long journey, fell down and fell asleep.The Lion too had curled up to sleep, and Toto lay beside him. The Scarecrow watched the Tin Woodman at his work, and said to him, "I can't see why a wall is built here, nor what it is made of?" The Tin Woodman replied, "Relax your mind, and don't think too much about what's in that wall. When we climb over it, we'll see what's on that side." After a while, the ladder was done successfully.It may seem bulky, but the Tin Woodman believed it was strong and would serve their purpose.The Scarecrow woke Dorothy, and the Lion and Toto, and told them that the ladder was done. The Scarecrow was first to climb the ladder, but so awkwardly that Dorothy had to follow close behind to keep him from falling, and when the Scarecrow got to the top of the wall which was high above his head, he Shouted: "Ah!" "Climb up!" cried Dorothy. So the Scarecrow climbed up again.Sitting on top of the wall. Dorothy stuck out her head, and cried, "Alas!" just as the Scarecrow had said. Then Toto climbed up too, and barked at once, but Dorothy silenced him. Then the Lion climbed up the ladder, and neither of the Drinkskins did; and as they both looked over the top of the wall, they both cried "Ah!" Now they were lined up side by side, and as they sat on the top of the wall they looked down upon a strange sight. Before them lay a city, with a smooth, bright, white floor like the bottom of a great basin.Here and there were scattered many houses, all made of china and painted in bright colours.The rooms were very small, and the largest of them came only up to Dorothy's waist.There, too, were beautiful little barns and stables, surrounded by china fences; and many cows, sheep, and horses, and pigs and chickens, all of china, standing in flocks. But the strangest of them all are the people who live in this strange country.The milkmaids and the shepherdesses, all in white coats speckled with yellow and gold; the princesses in the most splendid gowns of silver, gold, and purple; with yellow buttons on their shoes; princes with jeweled crowns on their heads, ermine gowns and tunics of glittering satin; Robes, with red dots on each cheek, and tall pointed hats covering their foreheads.Strangest of all, these people were all made of china, even their clothes were of china, and they were all so small that the tallest of them was no higher than Dorothy's knees. At first no one noticed the travelers except a purple dog with a particularly large head, which ran up to the wall, barked at them in a small voice, and walked back gone back. Dorothy asked: "How shall we get down?" They found the ladder so heavy that they could not pull it up, so the Scarecrow fell from the wall, and the rest jumped on him, and the hard ground would not hurt their feet.Of course, their feet did not fall on the scarecrow's head, otherwise, they would suffer pain if they were pierced with nails.When they all jumped down together, they raised the Scarecrow, whose body was flattened under the weight, and they patted the straw lightly to restore him to human form. "We must pass through this strange place in order to get to the destination," said Dorothy, "and it is not wise to go any other way than the South." They started walking, crossing the road in the country of porcelain, and the first thing they encountered was a porcelain girl milking milk from a porcelain cow.When they approached, the porcelain bull kicked suddenly, overturning the porcelain stool and the porcelain pail, and the milkmaid herself was also kicked, and fell down on the porcelain floor together, making a loud noise. Dorothy was astonished to see the china cow with a broken leg, the china bucket broken into many small pieces, and the poor milkmaid kicked out a hole in the left shoulder. "Look!" cried the girl angrily, "look what you have done! My cow has a broken leg, and I must take it to a repair shop and glue it back together. You come and frighten my cow, What means?" Dorothy replied, "I am very sorry, please forgive me." But the beautiful milkmaid, too irritated, ignored them.Angrily, she picked up the broken leg and led the cow away.The poor beast had to limp on three legs.When the milkmaid left them, she turned round to the stupid strangers, threw reproachful glances over her shoulder many times, and pressed her wounded elbow close to her. side. Dorothy was very sad about her misfortune. "Here, we must be careful," said the kind Tin Woodman, "otherwise we will hurt these beautiful little people, and they will make it impossible for us to pass." Not far away, Dorothy met a young princess in the most beautiful dress, who, seeing the strangers, stopped for a moment, and went away. Wanting to get a better view of the princess, Dorothy ran after her, but the China Girl cried, "Don't chase me! Don't chase me!" She called out in that startled little voice, which made Dorothy stop, and asked, "Why not?" "Because," replied the princess, stopping also, at a safe distance, "if I run, I shall fall and break myself." The little girl asked, "Can't you mend it?" "Oh, yes," answered the princess, "but you must know that a man is never so beautiful when he has repaired it." "I thought so too," said Dorothy. "Now here comes Mr. Jock, one of our buffoons," continued the China Girl, "and he used to stand on his head on the ground. Injured himself so many times that he repaired over a hundred places, so He's become ugly. Now that he's here, you can go and see him." Verily, a breezy clown, coming towards them now, however beautiful he was in red and yellow and green, Dorothy could see that he was all cracked, and ugly with every step. It turns out that he has repaired many places. The clown put his hands in his pockets, puffed up his cheeks, and nodded mischievously at them.He sang: "My pretty girl, why do you stare at poor old Mr. Jock? You are so stiff and dull, It's as if you swallowed a poker! " "Sir, be quiet!" said the princess; "Have you seen these strange guests, you should receive them with respect!" "Yes, I hope it's polite," the clown declared, immediately falling on his head to the ground. "Never mind this Mr. Jock," said the Princess to Dorothy, "he has a great crack in his head, which makes him stupid." "Well, I'm not mad at him at all," said Dorothy. "But you're so pretty," she went on, "and I'm sure I love you so much, would you please let me take you to Kansas and have you stand on the stone shelf over Aunt Em's fireplace? ? I can take yours in my basket." "That would make me very unhappy," replied the China Princess. "This is our country, you know, and we live in it quite contentedly, to talk, to move about, as we please. But whichever one of us was taken away, our joints immediately became stiff, and we could only stand upright for people to enjoy.Of course we are expected to stand on the mantelpiece and in the cupboard and on the library table, but we are happier in our own country. " Dorothy said aloud: "Anyway, I don't want to make you unhappy! So I have to say good-bye." "Good-bye," replied the princess. They passed through this porcelain country carefully.The little animals and all the people were fleeing on the road, and they were all afraid that these strangers would crush them.An hour later, the travelers reached the other border of the country and found another porcelain wall. But the wall was not as high as the previous one, and as long as they stood on the lion's back, they all climbed to the top of the wall.Then the Lion caught its front legs, crouched down, and jumped over the wall; but when it sprang up, its tail brought down a china church, and smashed it to pieces. "It's very bad," said Dorothy, "but I think we've been lucky not to have done more damage to these little folk than a cow's leg and a church. They all Fragile and fragile!" "As a matter of fact, that's what they are," said the Scarecrow, "and I want to thank you. I'm made of straw, and I can't be easily damaged. But there is nothing in this world worse than a Scarecrow." .” Twenty-one lions become the king of the beast kingdom The travelers, having crawled over the china walls, found themselves in a loathsome place, full of marshes and covered with long tussocks.Because the grass was so dense that it obscured their vision, it was difficult to walk without falling into the muddy puddles.But they walked carefully, and came safely to the dirt floor.But the country seemed wilder than they had ever been before, and after a long and weary walk through the undergrowth they entered another forest, where the trees were thicker than they had been before. Every tree I saw was huge and ancient. "This forest is so perfect and lovely," said the Lion, looking around him happily and carefully. "I never saw a more beautiful place than this." "It seems very gloomy here," said the Scarecrow. "Not at all," answered the Lion, "I'd like to live here all my life. See how the dry grass is soft under your feet, and how the moss hugs the old trees rich and green. Surely no beast could have hoped for a happier home." "I'm afraid there are wild beasts in this forest," said Dorothy. "I suppose there are," replied the Lion, "but I have never seen them." They walked through the forest until it was too dark to go any further.Dorothy and Toto, and the Lion lay down to sleep, while the Tin Woodman and the Scarecrow kept watch over them as usual. At dawn, they set off again.Before they had gone far, they suddenly heard a deep rumbling sound, which seemed to be the roar of many wild animals.Toto whimpered a little, but the others were not afraid. They continued on the path until they came to an open place in the woods, where they saw hundreds of wild beasts of different kinds gathered.There are tigers, elephants, bears, wolves, and foxes, and all the beasts in the history of animals. Dorothy was frightened at once.But the Lion declared that it was only a council of wild beasts, and from their roars and growls he judged that they were in great trouble. While it was talking, several wild beasts saw it, and the great assembly fell silent as if by magic. The largest of the tigers ran towards the Lion, bowed and said, "Welcome, O King of Beasts! You have come very well, go and defeat our enemies, and bring peace to the forest." all the beasts in the The lion asked calmly, "What disaster do you have?" "We are all threatened by a ferocious foe who has recently come to this forest," replied the tiger, "a most dreadful monster, resembling a large spider, with a body as large as an elephant and feet as long as a There were eight of such legs, and as the monster crawled through the forest, it caught a beast with one foot, stuffed it in its mouth, and ate it like a spider eats a fly. None of us was safe while this ferocious monster was alive, so when you came here we were having a meeting to decide how to defend ourselves." The lion thought for a while, and then asked, "Are there no other lions in this forest?" "No, there have been a few here, but this monster has eaten them all. Besides, none of them are as big and brave as you." "If I slew your enemies," asked the Lion, "would you not admire me, and obey me as a king of the forest?" Tiger replied, "We are all happy to listen to you." All the wild beasts around in the clearing gave a powerful roar: "We are willing!" "Where is that big spider now?" asked the Lion. "In the woods over there," said the tiger, pointing with his front paw. "Take good care of my friends, for I will fight that monster at once," said the Lion. It said goodbye to its companions, and walked forward proudly to challenge the monster. When the Lion found it, the great spider lay fast asleep, and looked so hideous that his enemy covered his nose in disgust.some of its feet.It looks like the tiger said, covered with rough black hair.It had a large mouth, with a row of sharp teeth a foot long; but its head was joined by a thin neck, like the waist of a wasp.This suggests to the Lion a good way of attacking the brute, knowing that it is easier to attack him when he is asleep than when he is awake.So the lion aimed at the back of the monster, jumped up, and rushed up.Then, with a blow of the heavy paw, all the sharp claws flashed, and struck the spider's head, decapitating it. When some of its long legs stopped shaking, the Lion knew that he was dead, so he jumped down. The Lion ran back into the open place, where the wild beasts of the forest were waiting for him, and he said proudly, "You will no longer have to fear your enemies." Then the beasts bowed down to the Lion as to their King; and the Lion promised to come back and rule over them, when Dorothy was safely on her way to Kansas. Twenty Two Guitlin's Country The four travelers came out of the great forest safely, and when they came out of the gloomy darkness, they saw before them a steep mountain, piled up from bottom to top with great rocks. "It is a hard mountain to climb," said the Scarecrow, "but we must climb it. So he led the way and the rest followed him.当他们跑近第一块岩石时，听导一个粗暴的声音喊起来：“滚回去！” 稻草人问道：“你是谁？” 这时一个头从岩石顶上探出来，用同样的声调说道：“这座山是属于我们的，我们不允许任何人爬过去。” “但是我们必须爬过去，”稻草人说。“我们要到桂特林的国家去。” “但是你们不可以！”声音回答说，从岩石后面一步一步地跑出一个奇怪的人来，这是旅行者们所从未看见过的怪人。 他长得十分短，十分结实，有一个大大的头，头顶扁平，由一个租厚的满是皱纹的脖子支撑着。但是他没有手臂。稻草人看到了这个青形，不相信这样一个无用的东西，能够阻止他们爬过山去。所以他说：“我很抱歉，不能够如你的愿，不管你高兴或者不高兴，我们必须爬过你的山去，”他一边说着，一边大胆地向前走。 这个人的头向前射出来，快得像闪电一般，他的脖子尽量向前伸长，直到扁平的头顶，触撞到稻草人身体的中部，把他撞倒了，滚着，滚着，滚下了山去。差不多像伸出来时那般快，头又缩回到了身上去，这个怪人狞笑着说道：“不像你所想的那般容易！” 一种异口同声的喧哗的笑声，在另外的岩石旁传播开来，多萝茜看见数百个无臂的大头人，从山旁站起来，每一块岩石后面都有一个。 狮子因为稻草人的不幸，对于这些不怀好意的笑声感到十分愤怒，便怒吼一声，那回声像雷响，它冲上山去。 那些怪人的头迅速地又射出来，大狮子滚下山来，好像它被一个炮弹打中了一般。 多萝茜跑下去扶起了稻草人时，狮子跑到她那里，受了伤觉得疼痛，并且说道：“和这些射头人对敌是没有用的；没有一个人能够抵抗他们。” 多萝茜问道：“那么我们怎么办？” 铁皮人建议说：“你仍旧有权力召唤那些飞猴来，再命令它们服务一次。” “很好，”她回答说，便戴上了金冠，念着咒语。飞猴们立刻像往时一般，在几分钟以内，全队迅速地站在她的前面。 “你有什么命令？”猴王问着，低低地鞠躬。 女孩子回答说：“驮着我们飞过山头，到桂特林的国度里去。” “可以，”猴王说了，这些飞猴们立刻举起这四个旅行者和托托，安放在它们的臂上，和它们一起飞走。当他们经过这个山头，大头人懊恼地叫喊着，把他们的头高高地射起在空中，但是怎么也射不到飞猴们，它们终于平安地驮着多萝茜越过这山头，把他们安放在美丽的桂特林的国度里。 猴王对多萝茜说：“这是你能够召唤我们的未一次，再会了，祝福你。” “再会，多谢你，”女孩子回答时，飞猴们已经飞起在空中，一霎眼间就飞得看不见了。 这个桂特林的国家，似乎是富足和快乐的。这里有良田，阡陌相连，田里长着成熟的谷物，铺砌的道路横亘在中间，美丽的淙淙的小溪上面，架着坚固的桥梁。篱笆和屋子，还有桥梁，完全漆着鲜明的红色，这恰像在温基国里漆着黄色，在芒奇金国里漆着绿色。这些桂特林人，他们又矮而又胖，看起来像尾淡水鲤似的，而且是脾气很好，全都穿着红色的衣服，那红的颜色，和绿草以及黄澄澄的谷物相对衬着，显得格外鲜明。 飞猴们把他们安放在靠近一间农舍的地方，这四个旅行者走向前去敲门。农民的妻子跑来开了门，当多萝茜请求给一些东西来吃时，这妇人供给他们一顿很好的午饭，有三种糕，四种小饼，还给托托喝一碗牛奶。 “到甘林达的宫里去有多远？”小女孩子问。 “没有多少路了，”农民的妻子回答她。“从这条路向南走去，不要多久，你们就可以跑到那里。” 他们向好妇人道谢了以后，重新出发，沿着田野走，过了一座美丽的小桥，他们看见前面有一座十分美丽的城堡。在城门前有三个年轻的女郎，都穿着漂亮的用金边饰镶着的红色制服；当多萝茜走近去时，其中的一个盘问她说：“你为什么到南方的国度里来？” “我来拜访管理这里的善女巫，”她回答说。“你可以带我到她那里去吗？” “让我先知道了你们的姓名，随后，我将请问甘林达去，如果她肯接见的话，我就回来告诉你们。” 他们就告斥她，他们是谁，女兵就走进城堡去了。几分钟以后，她跑回来说，多萝茜和她的同伴们，立刻都被允许接见。 二十三甘林达满足了多萝茜的愿望 但是他们在看到甘林达以前，先被接待到城堡的一间屋子里去。在那里，多萝茜洗着她的脸，梳着她的发。狮子摇去它鬣毛上的灰尘。稻草人轻轻地拍着自己，使他成为最最好看的样子。铁皮人擦亮他的铁皮，并且把油灌着他的关节。 他们十分喜欢地跟着女兵，走进一间大厦去，在那里，看见女巫甘林达坐在一张红宝石的宝座上。 从他们的眼睛里看出来，这个女巫又美丽又年轻，她的头发是深红的，松软的鬈发，垂下在她的肩上。她的衣服是雪白的，但是她的一双眼睛是蓝的，和蔼地注视着小女孩。 她问道：“我的孩子，我能为你做些什么事？” 多萝茜把她所有的经过，告诉了女巫：旋风怎样地把她带到了奥芝的国度里，她怎样地遇见了她的同伴们，以及他们一同遇见的、各种奇怪的惊险的事情。 “现在我的最大的愿望，”她再说道，“是回到堪萨斯州去。因为爱姆婶婶一定想我碰到了什么可怕的事情了，这会使得她悲哀而又伤心的；并且，除非今年的收获比去年更好，我相信亨利叔叔一定支持不了。” 甘林达俯向前去，吻着这个可爱的小女孩子的脸颊。 “祝福你的好心，”她说，“我一定能够告诉你回到堪萨斯州去的路，”于是她再说道：“但是，倘使我要做了，你必须把这顶金冠送给我。” “愿意的！”多萝茜喊出来；“真的，现在这顶帽子对于我没有用处了，但当你有了它时，可以命令飞猴服务三次。” 甘林达微笑地回答：“我想我需要它们的服务，恰好只须三次。” 于是多萝茜把金冠授给了她。 女巫向稻草人问道：“当多萝茜离开我们去了，你将怎么样？” “我将回到翡翠城去，”他回答说，“因为奥芝叫我做那里的领导者，百姓们都喜欢我。唯一使我忧愁的事情，是怎样能越过那大头人的山。” “我将用这顶金冠，召唤飞猴们来，驮你到翡翠城的大门旁，”甘林达说，”因为使百姓们失去像你这样一个神奇的领导者，是可惜的。” 稻草人问：“我是神奇的吗？” 甘林达回答说：“你是不平凡的。” 她转过来对着铁皮人，问道： “当多萝茜离开了这里，你将怎么样？” 铁皮人斜倚在他的斧头上，想了一会儿，随后说道：“温基人都对待我很好，在恶女巫死去了以后，他们要求我去领导他们。我也喜欢温基人，如果我能够再回到西方的国土里去，我应当再没有别的什么东西，比在那里永久领导着他们的事更加喜欢。” “我第二次召唤飞猴们来，”甘林达说，“它们将驮着你平安地到温基国去。你的脑子看起来不像稻草人那么大，但是你真的比他更明亮一一当你擦亮的时候——我相信你将聪明地好好地领导着温基人。” 于是女巫看着那只巨大的多毛的狮子，并且问道：“当多萝茜回到她自己的家里去时，你将怎么样？” “越过了大头人山，”它回答说，“到那个很古的森林里，住在那里的许多野兽们，把我看作是它们的皇帝。如果我能够回到那里去，我将非常快乐地度过我的一生。” “我第三次召唤飞猴们来，”甘林达说，“将驮着你到你的森林中去。 于是，这顶金冠的魔力用完了，我将把它还给猴王，让它和它的部下以后可以永远自由自在了。 " 稻草人、铁皮人、狮子，因为善女巫的恩惠，热忱感谢着她。 多萝茜喊道：“你的确这么善良，正像你的美丽一样！但是。你还没有告诉我怎样地回到堪萨斯州去。” “你的一双银鞋子，将带你越过沙漠，”甘林达回答说。“如果你知道它们的魔力，在你来到这个国度的第一天，你就可以回到你的爱姆婶婶那里去的。” “但是，这样我就没有了奇异的头脑！”稻草人叫喊起来。“我将在农民的稻田里，了结我的一生。” “我也得不到我的可爱的心，”铁皮人说。“我将站在森林中发锈着，一直到这世界的未日。” “并且我要永远胆小地生活着，”狮子说，“在所有的森林里，没有哪一只野兽会向我说一句好话了。” “这些全是真的，”多萝茜说，“我喜欢为这些好朋友们服务。但是现在每一个都达到了他的最好的愿望，每一个都很欢乐，去领导着一个国家，我想我应该高高兴兴地回到堪萨斯州去了。” 于是善女巫说道：“这双银鞋子，有神奇的魔力。其中有一件最最奇异的事情，就是它门在这个世界上，能够在三步之中，带着你不论上什么地方去，每一步只须一眨眼的工夫。你只要先并着脚，随后转动鞋跟，互相碰撞三次，就可以命令这双鞋子，带着你到愿意去的任何地方。” 女孩子十分快活地说：“如果这是真实的事情，我立刻请求它们带着我马上回到堪萨斯州去。” 她伸出她的手臂，围着狮子的颈项；并且吻着它，温柔地轻轻拍着它那巨大的头。接着她吻着铁皮人，他哭着，这对于他的关节有一些危险。她拥抱着那身体软软的里面塞稻草的稻草人，这样她就省得去吻那用颜色涂描的脸。她对于这些可爱友伴的离别，使她悲伤得正在哭泣。 甘达林从她的红宝石的宝座上走下来，吻别了这一个小女孩子。她接见了她的朋友们和她自己，多萝茜谢谢她的恩惠。 现在，多萝茜郑重地把托托抱起在她的臂弯里，说过最后的一声再会，用她的鞋跟连续互碰三次，说道：“带我回家，到爱姆婶婶那里去！” 立刻，她被卷起在空中，飞行得非常迅速，她能够看到或者听到的只是大风刮过她耳朵旁边时，发出的一种呼啸声罢了。 这一双银鞋只走了三步，就停了，于是她这么突然地落下来，在她知道自己落在什么地方以前，在草地上连打了好几个滚。 最后，她坐了起来，看看她的四周。 她喊道：“天哪！” 因为她坐在堪萨斯州的大草原上，恰好是亨利叔叔在旋风刮去了一个老的农舍以后所造的新舍的前面。亨利叔叔正在谷仓的前庭捋着牛奶。托托从她的臂弯里跳出来，向前跑到谷仓去，快乐地吠着。 多萝茜站起来，发觉她脚上只穿了一双袜子。因为她的一双银鞋子，在空中飞行时失落了，永远失落在沙漠中了。 二十四再回到家里来 爱姆婶婶正从屋子里跑出来，要去洗卷心菜，她一抬头，却看见了多萝茜正向她奔来。 “我的亲爱的孩子！”爱姆婶婶喊着，用她的两臂围抱着这个小女孩子，俯在她的小脸上吻着，“你究竟从哪里跑回来的？” 多萝茜庄重地说：“我从奥芝地方跑回来，而且托托也是的。啊，爱姆婶婶，我回到家里来了，多么快乐呀！”