Волшебство страны Оз

           Youareangry,butwealsowereangry,forwhentheOzpeoplebecametheenemiesofthebeaststheyalsobecameourenemies;forwe,too,arebeasts,althoughweliveinthesky.AndmycomradeandIsaid:’WewillsaveourfriendsandhaverevengeontheOzpeople,’andsowecameheretotellyouofyourdangerandofourplantosaveyou."

           "Wecansaveourselves,"criedanoldElephant."Wecanfight."

           "TheOzpeoplearefairies,andyoucan’tfightagainstmagicunlessyoualsohavemagic,"answeredtheNome.

           "Tellusyourplan!"shoutedthehugeTiger,andtheotherbeastsechoedhiswords,crying:"Tellusyourplan."

           "Myplanissimple,"repliedRuggedo."Byourmagicwewilltransformallyouanimalsintomenandwomen—liketheOzpeople—andwewilltransformalltheOzpeopleintobeasts.YoucanthenliveinthefinehousesoftheLandofOz,andeatthefinefoodoftheOzpeople,andweartheirfineclothes,andsinganddanceandbehappy.AndtheOzpeople,havingbecomebeasts,willhavetolivehereintheforestandhuntandfightforfood,andoftengohungry,asyounowdo,andhavenoplacetosleepbutabedofleavesoraholeintheground.Havingbecomemenandwomen,youbeastswillhaveallthecomfortsyoudesire,andhavingbecomebeasts,theOzpeoplewillbeverymiserable.Thatisourplan,andifyouagreetoit,wewillallmarchatonceintotheLandofOzandquicklyconquerourenemies."

           Whenthestrangerceasedspeaking,agreatsilencefellontheassemblage,forthebeastswerethinkingofwhathehadsaid