Дороти и Волшебник в стране Оз
6. The Mangaboos Prove Dangerous
Hediditverycleverly,indeed,andthePrincesslookedatthestrangepigletsasifshewereastrulyastonishedasanyvegetablepersoncouldbe.Butafterwardshesaid:
"Ihaveheardofthiswonderfulmagic.Butitaccomplishesnothingofvalue.Whatelsecanyoudo?"
TheWizardtriedtothink.Thenhejointedtogetherthebladesofhisswordandbalanceditveryskillfullyupontheendofhisnose.ButeventhatdidnotsatisfythePrincess.
JustthenhiseyefelluponthelanternsandthecanofkeroseneoilwhichZebhadbroughtfromthecarofhisballoon,andhegotacleverideafromthosecommonplacethings.
"YourHighness,"saidhe,"Iwillnowproceedtoprovemymagicbycreatingtwosunsthatyouhaveneverseenbefore;alsoIwillexhibitaDestroyermuchmoredreadfulthatyourClingingVines."
SoheplacedDorothyupononesideofhimandtheboyupontheotherandsetalanternuponeachoftheirheads.
"Don’tlaugh,"hewhisperedtothem,"oryouwillspoiltheeffectofmymagic."
Then,withmuchdignityandalookofvastimportanceuponhiswrinkledface,theWizardgotouthismatch-boxandlightedthetwolanterns.Theglaretheymadewasverysmallwhencomparedwiththeradianceofthesixgreatcoloredsuns;butstilltheygleamedsteadilyandclearly.TheMangaboosweremuchimpressedbecausetheyhadneverbeforeseenanylightthatdidnotcomedirectlyfromtheirsuns.
NexttheWizardpouredapoolofoilfromthecanupontheglassfloor,whereitcoveredquiteabroadsurface.Whenhelightedtheoilahundredtonguesofflameshotup,andtheeffectwasreallyimposing.
