作者简介
L. Frank Baum
弗兰克·鲍姆（1856-1919），美国儿童文学作家。生于纽约州。
鲍姆的童年是在父亲的大庄园里度过的，从小喜欢写作。鲍姆做了父亲以后，常常回忆自己童年时代所听过的故事。他觉得那些故事枯燥沉闷，讲的尽是些令人讨厌的道德和训诫的内容。于是他自己构想出一些听了使人愉快的故事，同时把儿歌改编成故事。1897年，他编了一本《鹅妈妈的故事》散文集，出版后获得成功。1900年《绿野仙踪》（即《奥茨国的魔术师》）完成，它是美国儿童文学史上20世纪的第一部受到赞赏的童话，从出版一直行销至今。
故事梗概
《绿野仙踪》是一部典型的成长小说。主人公多萝西是一个寻常的女孩，她和叔叔婶婶住在乡下，朋友很少，生活单调乏味。但经历过奇幻的旅程后，她成长起来并具有了让自己变得独立的能力。
故事中，多萝西有三个特别好的朋友——稻草人、铁皮樵夫和胆小的狮子。在旅行中，不仅多萝西成长了，她的朋友们同样也获得了期望的品质。稻草人没有脑子，被认为这是他不聪明的原因。多萝西一行人在旅途中遇到危难时，稻草人总是尽他所能地想办法来渡过危机。起初他的想法并不恰当，但处理过许多问题后，他终于成为四个朋友中最聪明的一个。由金属做成的铁皮樵夫没有心脏，他认为自己感受不到爱及人类所具有的情感。但通过旅途中与朋友们交流、保护他人和帮助需要帮助的弱者，铁皮樵夫最终成为了一个胸怀善心、有情有义的角色。另一个十分有趣的人物是胆小的狮子。虽然它是故事中最强的生物，可它对一切都感到担惊害怕，十分懦弱。当朋友们遇到麻烦时，它开始变得勇敢起来。它与飞猴、野兽等许多敌人战斗过，最终转变为一只勇敢的雄狮，并当上了野兽们的首领。
Chapter One: The Munchkins
Dorothy lives in a small gray house in Kansas with her Uncle Henry, Aunt Em and little dog, Toto. Everything in Kansas is gray. There are no trees or flowers, but there are cyclones. Cyclones are very strong winds. They can sometimes blow people and houses away.
One day Uncle Henry looks at the gray sky. He says, "A cyclone is coming! We must go to the cellar!"
"Come with us quickly, Dorothy!" says Aunt Em.
They run to the door of the cellar but Toto is afraid. He runs into the bedroom and under the bed. Dorothy runs after him.
"Leave Toto and come to the cellar now!" cries Aunt Em.
Dorothy picks Toto up and runs to the door of the cellar. But at that moment something strange happens.
The cyclone is very strong and it picks the house up and takes it, with Dorothy and Toto inside, into the sky. Uncle Henry and Aunt Em can only watch from the cellar.
The house flies and flies in the sky for many hours. Dorothy and Toto are alone and afraid. After some time they become very tired and they fall asleep. When they wake up, the house is on the ground. Everything is quiet. Dorothy opens the door quietly and goes out. It is a sunny day and she sees tall trees and beautiful flowers everywhere.
"This isn't Kansas, Toto," says Dorothy, "Where are we? And who are those people?"
Dorothy can see three short men and an old woman. The men are wearing blue hats, blue clothes and blue shoes. The old woman is wearing a beautiful white dress.
She looks at Dorothy and says, "We're very happy. You bring good luck. The Wicked Witch of the East is dead! The Munchkins are her people. They're happy now because she's dead. Thank you, dear girl."
Dorothy is surprised. "I don't understand," she says.
The old woman and the Munchkins smile at her.
"Look!! The Wicked Witch of the East is under your house," says the old woman, "Look! You can see her feet."
Dorothy sees two feet with silver shoes under her house. She jumps back in surprise.
The old woman takes the silver shoes from the Wicked Witch's feet and gives them to Dorothy.
"They're your shoes now. You must wear them because a witch's shoes can do great things."
"But are you a witch, too?" asks Dorothy.
"Yes, I'm the Witch of the North. I'm a good witch."
"A good witch? I don't understand. Where are we?" says Dorothy.
"We're in the Land of Oz. Here in the Land of Oz there are four witches," says the Witch of the North, "The Witches of the North and South are very good witches. But the Wicked Witches of the East and the West are very bad witches. Now the Wicked Witch of the East is dead. There's only one Wicked Witch, the Wicked Witch of the West."
"Can you please help me go home to Kansas?" asks Dorothy.
"Kansas? Where's Kansas?" asks the Good Witch, "I'm sorry but I can't help you. You must go and see the Wizard of Oz in the Emerald City. He's a Good Wizard and he can help you."
"Where is the Emerald City?" asks Dorothy.
"It's far away. You must walk there," says the Good Witch.
"Can you come with me?" asks Dorothy.
"No, I can't come with you. But I can give you my kiss." says the Good Witch.
She gives Dorothy a kiss on her forehead. Her kiss is special and looks like a little red flower.
"Now nothing can hurt you," says the Good Witch, "The yellow brick road goes to the Emerald City. Follow the yellow brick road. Goodbye, my dear."
"Goodbye," says Dorothy. She goes to her house and puts some bread in a basket. Then she puts on some bread in a basket. Then she puts on a clean dress and the Wicked Witch's silver shoes.
"Let's go to the Emerald City, Toto!" she says.
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