Дороти и Волшебник в стране Оз

           Inthiscountry,asinallotherstheyhadvisitedunderneaththeearth’ssurface,therewasnonight,aconstantandstronglightcomingfromsomeunknownsource.Lookingout,theycouldseeintosomeofthehousesnearthem,wheretherewereopenwindowsinabundance,andwereabletomarktheformsofthewoodenGargoylesmovingaboutintheirdwellings.

           "Thisseemstobetheirtimeofrest,"observedtheWizard."Allpeopleneedrest,eveniftheyaremadeofwood,andasthereisnonightheretheyselectacertaintimeofthedayinwhichtosleepordoze."

           "Ifeelsleepymyself,"remarkedZeb,yawning.

           "Why,where’sEureka?"criedDorothy,suddenly.

           Theyalllookedaround,butthekittenwasnoplacetobeseen.

           "She’sgoneoutforawalk,"saidJim,gruffly.

           "Where?Ontheroof?"askedthegirl.

           "No;shejustdugherclawsintothewoodandclimbeddownthesidesofthishousetotheground."

           "Shecouldn’tclimbDOWN,Jim,"saidDorothy."Toclimbmeanstogoup."

           "Whosaidso?"demandedthehorse.

           "Myschool-teachersaidso;andsheknowsalot,Jim."

           "To’climbdown’issometimesusedasafigureofspeech,"remarkedtheWizard.

           "Well,thiswasafigureofacat,"saidJim,"andsheWENTdown,anyhow,whethersheclimbedorcrept."

           "Dearme!howcarelessEurekais,"exclaimedthegirl,muchdistressed."TheGurgleswillgether,sure!"

           "Ha,ha!"chuckledtheoldcab-horse;"they’renot’Gurgles,’littlemaid;they’reGargoyles."

           "Nevermind;they’llgetEureka,whateverthey’recalled.