[奥兹国的稻草人].The.Scarecrow.of.Oz.

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1、THESCARECROWofOZTHESCARECROWofOZL.FrankBaumTHESCARECROWofOZ"TWIXTYOUANDMETheArmyofChildrenwhichbesiegedthePostoffice,conqueredthePostmenanddeliveredtomeitsimperiousCommands,insistedthatTrotandCap'nBillbeadmittedtotheLandofOz,whereTrotcouldenjoythesocietyofD

2、orothy,BetsyBobbinandOzma,whiletheone-leggedsailor-manmightbecomeacomradeoftheTinWoodman,theShaggyMan,Tik-Tokandalltheotherquaintpeoplewhoinhabitthiswonderfulfairyland.ItwasnoeasytasktoobeythisorderandlandTrotandCap'nBillsafelyinOz,asyouwilldiscoverbyreadin

3、gthisbook.Indeed,itrequiredthebesteffortsofourdearoldfriend,theScarecrow,tosavethemfromadreadfulfateonthejourney;butthestoryleavesthemhappilylocatedinOzma'ssplendidpalaceandDorothyhaspromisedmethatButton-Brightandthethreegirlsaresuretoencounter,inthenearfut

4、ure,somemarvelousadventuresintheLandofOz,whichIhopetobepermittedtorelatetoyouinthenextOzBook.Meantime,IamdeeplygratefultomylittlereadersfortheircontinuedenthusiasmovertheOzstories,asevincedinthemanyletterstheysendme,allofwhicharelovinglycherished.Ittakesmor

5、eandmoreOzBookseveryyeartosatisfythedemandsofoldandnewreaders,andtherehavebeenformedmany"OzReadingSocieties,"wheretheOzBooksownedbydifferentmembersarereadaloud.Allthisisverygratifyingtomeandencouragesmetowritemorestories.Whenthechildrenhavehadenoughofthem,I

6、hopetheywillletmeknow,andthenI'lltrytowritesomethingdifferent.L.FrankBaum"RoyalHistorianofOz.""OZCOT"atHOLLYWOODinCALIFORNIA,1915.THESCARECROWofOZCHAPTEROneTheGreatWhirlpool"Seemstome,"saidCap'nBill,ashesatbesideTrotunderthebigacaciatree,lookingoutoverthebl

7、ueocean,"seemstome,Trot,ashowthemoreweknow,themorewefindwedon'tknow.""Ican'tquitemakethatout,Cap'nBill,"answeredthelittlegirlinaseriousvoice,afteramoment'sthought,duringwhichhereyesfollowedthoseoftheoldsailor-manacrosstheglassysurfaceofthesea."Seemstomethat

8、allwelearnisjus'somuchgained.""Iknow;itlooksthatwayatfirstsight,"saidthesailor,noddinghishead;"butthoseasknowstheleasthaveahabitofthinkin'theyknowallthereistoknow,whilethemasknowsthemostadmitswhataturr