Дороти и Волшебник в стране Оз
2. The Glass City
"Ofcourse;can’tyousee?"andagainthekittenwanderedintotheairandbacktotheedgeoftheroof.
"It’swonderful!"saidDorothy.
"SupposeweletEurekagodowntothestreetandgetsomeonetohelpus,"suggestedZeb,whohadbeenevenmoreamazedthanDorothyatthesestrangehappenings.
"Perhapswecanwalkontheairourselves,"repliedthegirl.
Zebdrewbackwithashiver.
"Iwouldn’tdaretry,"hesaid.
"MaybeJimwillgo,"continuedDorothy,lookingatthehorse.
"Andmaybehewon’t!"answeredJim."I’vetumbledthroughtheairlongenoughtomakemecontentedonthisroof."
"Butwedidn’ttumbletotheroof,"saidthegirl;"bythetimewereachedherewewerefloatingveryslowly,andI’malmostsurewecouldfloatdowntothestreetwithoutgettinghurt.Eurekawalksontheairallright."
"Eurekaweightsonlyabouthalfapound,"repliedthehorse,inascornfultone,"whileIweighabouthalfaton."
"Youdon’tweighasmuchasyououghtto,Jim,"remarkedthegirl,shakingherheadasshelookedattheanimal."You’redreadfullyskinny."
"Oh,well;I’mold,"saidthehorse,hanginghisheaddespondently,"andI’vehadlotsoftroubleinmyday,littleone.ForagoodmanyyearsIdrewapubliccabinChicago,andthat’senoughtomakeanyoneskinny."
"Heeatsenoughtogetfat,I’msure,"saidtheboy,gravely.
"DoI?CanyourememberanybreakfastthatI’vehadtoday?"growledJim,asifheresentedZeb’sspeech.
"Noneofushashadbreakfast,"saidtheboy;"andinatimeofdangerlikethisit’sfoolishtotalkabouteating.
