Дороти и Волшебник в стране Оз

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           "Notheywon’t,"saidthevoiceofthekitten,andEurekaherselfcrawledovertheedgeoftheplatformandsatdownquietlyuponthefloor.

           "Whereverhaveyoubeen,Eureka?"askedDorothy,sternly.

           "Watchingthewoodenfolks.They’retoofunnyforanything,Dorothy.Justnowtheyareallgoingtobed,and—whatdoyouthink?—theyunhookthehingesoftheirwingsandputtheminacorneruntiltheywakeupagain."

           "What,thehinges?"

           "No;thewings."

           "That,"saidZeb,"explainswhythishouseisusedbythemforaprison.IfanyoftheGargoylesactbadly,andhavetobeputinjail,theyarebroughthereandtheirwingsunhookedandtakenawayfromthemuntiltheypromisetobegood."

           TheWizardhadlistenedintentlytowhatEurekahadsaid.

           "Iwishwehadsomeofthoseloosewings,"hesaid.

           "Couldweflywiththem?"askedDorothy.

           "Ithinkso.IftheGargoylescanunhookthewingsthenthepowertoflyliesinthewingsthemselves,andnotinthewoodenbodiesofthepeoplewhowearthem.So,ifwehadthewings,wecouldprobablyflyaswellastheydo—asleastwhileweareintheircountryandunderthespellofitsmagic."

           "Buthowwouldithelpustobeabletofly?"questionedthegirl.

           "Comehere,"saidthelittleman,andtookhertooneofthecornersofthebuilding."Doyouseethatbigrockstandingonthehillsideyonder?"hecontinued,pointingwithhisfinger.

           "Yes;it’sagoodwayoff,butIcanseeit,"shereplied.

           "Well,insidethatrock,whichreachesupintotheclouds,isanarchwayverymuchliketheoneweenteredwhenweclimbedthespiralstairwayfromtheValleyofVoe.