Дороті та Чарівник у країні Оз
5. Dorothy Picks the Princess
"ButIdon’tthinkthatfishhadanybones,becauseIdidn’tfeelthemscratchmythroat."
"Youwereverygreedy,"saidthegirl.
"Iwasveryhungry,"repliedthekitten.
Thelittlepigshadstoodhuddledinagroup,watchingthisscenewithfrightenedeyes.
"Catsaredreadfulcreatures!"saidoneofthem.
"I’mgladwearenotfishes!"saidanother.
"Don’tworry,"Dorothymurmured,soothingly,"I’llnotletthekittenhurtyou."
Thenshehappenedtorememberthatinacornerofhersuit-casewereoneortwocrackersthatwereleftoverfromherluncheononthetrain,andshewenttothebuggyandbroughtthem.Eurekastuckuphernoseatsuchfood,butthetinypigletssquealeddelightedlyatthesightofthecrackersandatethemupinajiffy.
"Nowletusgobacktothecity,"suggestedtheWizard."Thatis,ifJimhashadenoughofthepinkgrass."
Thecab-horse,whowasbrowsingnear,liftedhisheadwithasigh.
"I’vetriedtoeatalotwhileIhadthechance,"saidhe,"forit’slikelytobealongwhilebetweenmealsinthisstrangecountry.ButI’mreadytogo,now,atanytimeyouwish."
So,aftertheWizardhadputthepigletsbackintohisinsidepocket,wheretheycuddledupandwenttosleep,thethreeclimbedintothebuggyandJimstartedbacktothetown.
"Whereshallwestay?"askedthegirl.
"IthinkIshalltakepossessionoftheHouseoftheSorcerer,"repliedtheWizard;"forthePrincesaidinthepresenceofhispeoplethathewouldkeepmeuntiltheypickedanotherSorcerer,andthenewPrincesswon’tknowbutthatwebelongthere.
