Изумрудный город страны Оз

           Itwassohighthatonlythetopsofthetreescouldbeseenaboveit.

           Thepathleduptoasmalldoorinthewall,whichwasclosedandlatched.Uponthedoorwasasigningoldlettersreadingasfollows:

           VISITORSarerequestedtoMOVESLOWLYandCAREFULLY,andtoavoidCOUGHINGormakinganyBREEZEorDRAUGHT.

           "That’sstrange,"saidtheShaggyMan,readingthesignaloud."WhoAREtheCuttenclips,anyhow?"

           "Why,they’repaperdolls,"answeredDorothy."Didn’tyouknowthat?"

           "Paperdolls!Thenlet’sgosomewhereelse,"saidUncleHenry."We’realltoooldtoplaywithdolls,Dorothy."

           "Butthesearedifferent,"declaredthegirl."They’realive."

           "Alive!"gaspedAuntEm,inamazement.

           "Yes.Let’sgoin,"saidDorothy.

           Sotheyallgotoutofthewagon,sincethedoorinthewallwasnotbigenoughforthemtodrivetheSawhorseandwagonthroughit.

           "Youstayhere,Toto!"commandedDorothy,shakingherfingeratthelittledog."You’resocarelessthatyoumightmakeabreezeifIletyouinside."

           Totowaggedhistailasifdisappointedatbeingleftbehind;buthemadenoefforttofollowthem.TheWizardunlatchedthedoor,whichopenedoutward,andtheyalllookedeagerlyinside.

           Justbeforetheentrancewasdrawnupalineoftinysoldiers,withuniformsbrightlypaintedandpapergunsupontheirshoulders.Theywereexactlyalike,fromoneendofthelinetotheother,andallwerecutoutofpaperandjoinedtogetherinthecentersoftheirbodies.