[奥兹国的补丁姑娘].The.Patchwork.Girl.of.Oz.

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1、THEPATCHWORKGIRLOFOZTHEPATCHWORKGIRLOFOZL.FRANKBAUM1THEPATCHWORKGIRLOFOZAffectionatelydedicatedtomyyoungfriendSumnerHamiltonBrittonofChicagoPrologue.ThroughthekindnessofDorothyGaleofKansas,afterwardPrincessDorothyofOz,anhumblewriterintheUnitedStatesofAmericawasonceappointedRoyalH

2、istorianofOz,withtheprivilegeofwritingthechronicleofthatwonderfulfairyland.ButaftermakingsixbooksabouttheadventuresofthoseinterestingbutqueerpeoplewholiveintheLandofOz,theHistorianlearnedwithsorrowthatbyanedictoftheSupremeRuler,OzmaofOz,hercountrywouldthereafterberenderedinvisibl

3、etoallwholivedoutsideitsbordersandthatallcommunicationwithOzwould,inthefuture,becutoff.ThechildrenwhohadlearnedtolookforthebooksaboutOzandwholovedthestoriesaboutthegayandhappypeopleinhabitingthatfavoredcountry,wereassorryastheirHistorianthattherewouldbenomorebooksofOzstories.They

4、wrotemanylettersaskingiftheHistoriandidnotknowofsomeadventurestowriteaboutthathadhappenedbeforetheLandofOzwasshutoutfromalltherestoftheworld.Buthedidnotknowofany.Finallyoneofthechildreninquiredwhywecouldn'thearfromPrincessDorothybywirelesstelegraph,whichwouldenablehertocommunicat

5、etotheHistorianwhateverhappenedinthefar-offLandofOzwithouthisseeingher,orevenknowingjustwhereOzis.Thatseemedagoodidea;sotheHistorianriggedupahightowerinhisbackyard,andtooklessonsinwirelesstelegraphyuntilheunderstoodit,andthenbegantocall"PrincessDorothyofOz"bysendingmessagesintoth

6、eair.Now,itwasn'tlikelythatDorothywouldbelookingforwirelessmessagesorwouldheedthecall;butonethingtheHistorianwassureof,andthatwasthatthepowerfulSorceress,Glinda,wouldknowwhathewasdoingandthathedesiredtocommunicatewithDorothy.ForGlindahasabigbookinwhichisrecordedeveryeventthattake

7、splaceanywhereintheworld,justthemomentthatithappens,andsoofcoursethebookwouldtellheraboutthewirelessmessage.AndthatwasthewayDorothyheardthattheHistorianwantedto2THEPATCHWORKGIRLOFOZspeakwithher,andtherewasaShaggyManintheLandofOzwhoknewhowtotelegraphawirelessreply.Theresultwasthat

8、theHistorianbeggedsohardtobetoldthelates