Чарівник країни Оз

The Guardian of the Gate

           TheLionwouldhavepreferredabedofdriedleavesintheforest,anddidnotlikebeingshutupinaroom; buthehadtoomuchsensetoletthisworryhim,sohespranguponthebedandrolledhimselfuplikeacatandpurredhimselfasleepinaminute. 

           Thenextmorning,afterbreakfast,thegreenmaidencametofetchDorothy,andshedressedherinoneoftheprettiestgowns,madeofgreenbrocadedsatin. DorothyputonagreensilkapronandtiedagreenribbonaroundToto’sneck,andtheystartedfortheThroneRoomoftheGreatOz. 

           Firsttheycametoagreathallinwhichweremanyladiesandgentlemenofthecourt,alldressedinrichcostumes. Thesepeoplehadnothingtodobuttalktoeachother,buttheyalwayscametowaitoutsidetheThroneRoomeverymorning,althoughtheywereneverpermittedtoseeOz. AsDorothyenteredtheylookedathercuriously,andoneofthemwhispered: 

           "AreyoureallygoingtolookuponthefaceofOztheTerrible?" 

           "Ofcourse,"answeredthegirl,"ifhewillseeme." 

           "Oh,hewillseeyou,"saidthesoldierwhohadtakenhermessagetotheWizard,"althoughhedoesnotliketohavepeopleasktoseehim. Indeed,atfirsthewasangryandsaidIshouldsendyoubackwhereyoucamefrom. Thenheaskedmewhatyoulookedlike,andwhenImentionedyoursilvershoeshewasverymuchinterested. AtlastItoldhimaboutthemarkuponyourforehead,andhedecidedhewouldadmityoutohispresence." 

           Justthenabellrang,andthegreengirlsaidtoDorothy, "Thatisthesignal.YoumustgointotheThroneRoomalone." 

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