Волшебство страны Оз
13. The Loss of the Black Bag
Ifso,histransformationwasmerelyatricktodeceiveus,andhehasnowgonetojoinhiscomrade,thatwickedLi-Mon-Eagwhoobeyedallhiscommands."
"Whatshallwedonow?"askedDorothy."ShallwegobacktotheEmeraldCity,asweare,andthenvisitGlindatheGoodandaskhertobreaktheenchantments?"
"Ithinkso,"repliedtheWizardFox."AndwecantakeGugutheKingwithus,andhaveGlindarestorehimtohisnaturalshape.ButIhatetoleavemyBagofMagicToolsbehindme,forwithoutitIshalllosemuchofmypowerasaWizard.Also,ifIgobacktotheEmeraldCityintheshapeofaFox,theOzpeoplewillthinkI’mapoorWizardandwilllosetheirrespectforme."
"Letusmakestillanothersearchforyourtools,"suggestedtheCowardlyLion,"andthen,ifwefailtofindtheBlackBaganywhereinthisforest,wemustgobackhomeasweare."
"Whydidyoucomehere,anyway?"inquiredGugu.
"Wewantedtoborrowadozenmonkeys,touseonOzma’sbirthday,"explainedtheWizard."Weweregoingtomakethemsmall,andtrainthemtodotricks,andputtheminsideOzma’sbirthdaycake."
"Well,"saidtheForestKing,"youwouldhavetogettheconsentofRangotheGrayApe,todothat.Hecommandsallthetribesofmonkeys."
"I’mafraidit’stoolate,now,"saidDorothy,regretfully."Itwasasplendidplan,butwe’vegottroublesofourown,andIdon’tlikebeingalambatall."
"You’reniceandfuzzy,"saidtheCowardlyLion.
"That’snothing,"declaredDorothy."I’veneverbeen’speciallyproudofmyself,butI’dratherbethewayIwasbornthananythingelseinthewholeworld.
