Волшебство страны Оз
6. Ozma's Birthday Presents
APinkKittenwascurleduponthewindow-sillandDorothyaskedher:
"WhatcanIgiveOzmaforherbirthdaypresent?"
"Oh,givehersomemilk,"repliedthePinkKitten;"that’sthenicestthingIknowof."
AfuzzylittleblackdoghadsquatteddownatDorothy’sfeetandnowlookedupatherwithintelligenteyes.
"Tellme,Toto,"saidthegirl;"whatwouldOzmalikebestforabirthdaypresent?"
Thelittleblackdogwaggedhistail.
"Yourlove,"saidhe."Ozmawantstobelovedmorethananythingelse."
"ButIalreadyloveher,Toto!"
"Thentellheryoulovehertwiceasmuchasyoueverdidbefore."
"Thatwouldn’tbetrue,"objectedDorothy,"forI’vealwayslovedherasmuchasIcould,and,really,Toto,IwanttogiveOzmasomePRESENT,’causeeveryoneelsewillgiveherapresent."
"Letmesee,"saidToto."HowwoulditbetogiveherthatuselessPinkKitten?"
"No,Toto;thatwouldn’tdo."
"Thensixkisses."
"No;that’snopresent."
"Well,Iguessyou’llhavetofigureitoutforyourself,Dorothy,"saidthelittledog."ToMYnotionyou’remoreparticularthanOzmawillbe."
DorothydecidedthatifanyonecouldhelpheritwouldbeGlindatheGood,thewonderfulSorceressofOzwhowasOzma’sfaithfulsubjectandfriend.ButGlinda’scastlewasintheQuadlingCountryandquiteajourneyfromtheEmeraldCity.
SothelittlegirlwenttoOzmaandaskedpermissiontousetheWoodenSawhorseandtheroyalRedWagontopayavisittoGlinda,andthegirlRulerkissedPrincessDorothyandgraciouslygrantedpermission.
TheWoodenSawhorsewasoneofthemostremarkablecreaturesinOz.
