Смарагдове місто країни Оз
7. How Aunt Em Conquered the Lion
"Tellme,Dorothy,"hesaid;"doallthemenhereweardudslikethese?"
"Yes,"shereplied;"all’cepttheScarecrowandtheShaggyMan--andofcoursetheTinWoodmanandTiktok,whoaremadeofmetal.You’llfindallthemenatOzma’scourtdressedjustasyouare--onlyperhapsalittlefiner."
"Henry,youlooklikeaplay-actor,"announcedAuntEm,lookingatherhusbandcritically.
"An’you,Em,lookmorehighfalutin’thanapeacock,"hereplied.
"Iguessyou’reright,"shesaidregretfully;"butwe’rehelplessvictimsofhigh-tonedroyalty."
Dorothywasmuchamused.
"Comewithme,"shesaid,"andI’llshowyou’roundthepalace."
Shetookthemthroughthebeautifulroomsandintroducedthemtoallthepeopletheychancedtomeet.Alsosheshowedthemherownprettyrooms,whichwerenotfarfromtheirown.
"Soit’salltrue,"saidAuntEm,wide-eyedwithamazement,"andwhatDorothytoldusofthisfairycountrywasplainfactsinsteadofdreams!Butwhereareallthestrangecreaturesyouusedtoknowhere?"
"Yes,where’stheScarecrow?"inquiredUncleHenry.
"Why,he’sjustnowawayonavisittotheTinWoodman,whoisEmp’roroftheWinkieCountry,"answeredthelittlegirl."You’llseehimwhenhecomesback,andyou’resuretolikehim."
"Andwhere’stheWonderfulWizard?"askedAuntEm.
"You’llseehimatOzma’sluncheon,forheliveshereinthispalace,"wasthereply.
"AndJackPumpkinhead?"
"Oh,helivesalittlewayoutoftown,inhisownpumpkinfield.We’llgotheresometimeandseehim,andwe’llcallonProfessorWogglebug,too.
