Путешествие в Страну Оз

           Suddenly,theendoftherainbowliftedanditscolorsslowlyfadedlikemistbeforeabreeze.DorothysigheddeeplyandturnedtoOzma.

           "I’msorrytolosePolly,"shesaid;"butIguessshe’sbetteroffwithherfather;’causeeventheLandofOzcouldn’tbelikehometoacloudfairy."

           "Noindeed,"repliedthePrincess;"butithasbeendelightfulforustoknowPolychromeforalittlewhile,and—whoknows?—perhapswemaymeettheRainbow’sDaughteragain,someday."

           Theentertainmentbeingnowended,allleftthepavilionandformedtheirgayprocessionbacktotheEmeraldCityagain.OfDorothy’srecenttravelingcompanionsonlyTotoandtheshaggymanremained,andOzmahaddecidedtoallowthelattertoliveinOzforatime,atleast.Ifheprovedhonestandtrueshepromisedtolethimlivetherealways,andtheshaggymanwasanxioustoearnthisreward.

           TheyhadanicequietdinnertogetherandpassedapleasanteveningwiththeScarecrow,theTinWoodman,Tik-tok,andtheYellowHenforcompany.

           WhenDorothybadethemgood-night,shekissedthemallgood-byeatthesametime.ForOzmahadagreedthatwhileDorothysleptsheandTotoshouldbetransportedbymeansoftheMagicBelttoherownlittlebedintheKansasfarm-houseandthelittlegirllaughedasshethoughthowastonishedUncleHenryandAuntEmwouldbewhenshecamedowntobreakfastwiththemnextmorning.

           Quitecontenttohavehadsopleasantanadventure,andalittletiredbyalltheday’sbusyscenes,DorothyclaspedTotoinherarmsandlaydownupontheprettywhitebedinherroominOzma’sroyalpalace