Путешествие в Страну Оз
3. A Queer Village
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Thisspeechgreatlysurprisedthelittlegirl,whoasked:
"HowdidyourMajestyknowmyname?"
"Why,everybodyknowsyou,mydear,"saidtheFox-King."Don’tyourealizethat?YouarequiteanimportantpersonagesincePrincessOzmaofOzmadeyouherfriend."
"DoyouknowOzma?"sheasked,wondering.
"IregrettosaythatIdonot,"heanswered,sadly;"butIhopetomeethersoon.YouknowthePrincessOzmaistocelebrateherbirthdayonthetwenty-firstofthismonth."
"Isshe?"saidDorothy."Ididn’tknowthat."
"Yes;itistobethemostbrilliantroyalceremonyeverheldinanycityinFairyland,andIhopeyouwilltrytogetmeaninvitation."
Dorothythoughtamoment.
"I’msureOzmawouldinviteyouifIaskedher,"shesaid;"buthowcouldyougettotheLandofOzandtheEmeraldCity?It’sagoodwayfromKansas."
"Kansas!"heexclaimed,surprised.
"Why,yes;weareinKansasnow,aren’twe?"shereturned.
"Whataqueernotion!"criedtheFox-King,beginningtolaugh."WhatevermadeyouthinkthisisKansas?"
"IleftUncleHenry’sfarmonlyabouttwohoursago;that’sthereason,"shesaid,ratherperplexed.
"But,tellme,mydear,didyoueverseesowonderfulacityasFoxvilleinKansas?"hequestioned.
"No,yourMajesty."
"Andhaven’tyoutraveledfromOztoKansasinlessthanhalfajiffy,bymeansoftheSilverShoesandtheMagicBelt?"
"Yes,yourMajesty,"sheacknowledged
