Волшебство страны Оз

           "We’reanchoredhereandcan’tmovetillyoufindawaytocutthehawser."

           "Whatdoeshemeanbythat?"askedDorothy.

           "Wecan’tmoveourfeetabit!"calledTrot,speakingasloudasshecould.

           "Whynot?"inquiredDorothy.

           "They’vegotrootson’em,"explainedTrot.

           Itwashardtotalkfromsogreatadistance,sotheWizardsaidtotheGlassCat:

           "Gototheislandandtellourfriendstobepatient,forwehavecometosavethem.Itmaytakealittletimetoreleasethem,fortheMagicoftheIsleisnewtomeandIshallhavetoexperiment.ButtellthemI’llhurryasfastasIcan."

           SotheGlassCatwalkedacrosstheriverunderthewatertotellTrotandCap’nBillnottoworry,andtheWizardatonceopenedhisblackbagandbegantomakehispreparations.