[失踪的奥兹玛公主].The.Lost.Princess.of.Oz.

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1、THELOSTPRINCESSOFOZTHELOSTPRINCESSOFOZL.FRANKBAUM1THELOSTPRINCESSOFOZToMyReadersSomeofmyyouthfulreadersaredevelopingwonderfulimaginations.Thispleasesme.ImaginationhasbroughtmankindthroughtheDarkAgestoitspresentstateofcivilization.ImaginationledColumbus

2、todiscoverAmerica.ImaginationledFranklintodiscoverelectricity.Imaginationhasgivenusthesteamengine,thetelephone,thetalking-machineandtheautomobile,forthesethingshadtobedreamedofbeforetheybecamerealities.SoIbelievethatdreams--daydreams,youknow,withyourey

3、eswideopenandyourbrain-machinerywhizzing--arelikelytoleadtothebettermentoftheworld.Theimaginativechildwillbecometheimaginativemanorwomanmostapttocreate,toinvent,andthereforetofostercivilization.Aprominenteducatortellsmethatfairytalesareofuntoldvalueind

4、evelopingimaginationintheyoung.Ibelieveit.AmongthelettersIreceivefromchildrenaremanycontainingsuggestionsof"whattowriteaboutinthenextOzBook."Someoftheideasadvancedaremightyinteresting,whileothersaretooextravaganttobeseriouslyconsidered--eveninafairytal

5、e.YetIlikethemall,andImustadmitthatthemainideain"TheLostPrincessofOz"wassuggestedtomebyasweetlittlegirlofelevenwhocalledtoseemeandtotalkabouttheLandofOz.Saidshe:"Is'poseifOzmaevergotlost,orstolen,ev'rybodyinOzwouldbedreadfulsorry."Thatwasall,butquiteen

6、oughfoundationtobuildthispresentstoryon.Ifyouhappentolikethestory,givecredittomylittlefriend'scleverhint.2THELOSTPRINCESSOFOZCHAPTER1ATERRIBLELOSSTherecouldbenodoubtofthefact:PrincessOzma,thelovelygirlruleroftheFairylandofOz,waslost.Shehadcompletelydis

7、appeared.Notoneofhersubjects--notevenherclosestfriends--knewwhathadbecomeofher.ItwasDorothywhofirstdiscoveredit.DorothywasalittleKansasgirlwhohadcometotheLandofOztoliveandhadbeengivenadelightfulsuiteofroomsinOzma'sroyalpalacejustbecauseOzmalovedDorothy

8、andwantedhertoliveasnearheraspossiblesothetwogirlsmightbemuchtogether.DorothywasnottheonlygirlfromtheoutsideworldwhohadbeenwelcomedtoOzandlivedintheroyalpalace.TherewasanothernamedBetsyBobbin,whoseadventureshadledhertoseekrefugewithOzma