Смарагдове місто країни Оз
2. How Uncle Henry Got Into Trouble
"Wouldn’titbefunny,"shesaid,"formetodohouseworkinKansas,whenI’maPrincessintheLandofOz?"
"APrincess!"theybothexclaimed,astonished.
"Yes;OzmamademeaPrincesssometimeago,andshehasoftenbeggedmetocomeandlivealwaysintheEmeraldCity,"saidthechild.
Heruncleandauntlookedatherinamazement.Thenthemansaid:
"Doyousupposeyoucouldmanagetoreturntoyourfairyland,mydear?"
"Ohyes,"repliedDorothy;"Icoulddothateasily."
"How?"askedAuntEm.
"Ozmaseesmeeverydayatfouro’clock,inherMagicPicture.ShecanseemewhereverIam,nomatterwhatIamdoing.Andatthattime,ifImakeacertainsecretsign,shewillsendformebymeansoftheMagicBelt,whichIoncecapturedfromtheNomeKing.Then,inthewinkofaneye,IshallbewithOzmainherpalace."
TheelderpeopleremainedsilentforsometimeafterDorothyhadspoken.Finally,AuntEmsaid,withanothersighofregret:
"Ifthatisthecase,Dorothy,perhapsyou’dbettergoandliveintheEmeraldCity.Itwillbreakourheartstoloseyoufromourlives,butyouwillbesomuchbetteroffwithyourfairyfriendsthatitseemswisestandbestforyoutogo."
"I’mnotsosureaboutthat,"remarkedUncleHenry,shakinghisgrayheaddoubtfully."ThesethingsallseemrealtoDorothy,Iknow;butI’mafraidourlittlegirlwon’tfindherfairylandjustwhatshehaddreamedittobe.Itwouldmakemeveryunhappytothinkthatshewaswanderingamongstrangerswhomightbeunkindtoher.
