Дороти и Волшебник в стране Оз
2. The Glass City
Justthenthebuggytippedslowlyoveruponitsside,thebodyofthehorsetippingalso.Buttheycontinuedtofall,alltogether,andtheboyandgirlhadnodifficultyinremainingupontheseat,justastheywerebefore.Thentheyturnedbottomsideup,andcontinuedtorollslowlyoveruntiltheywererightsideupagain.DuringthistimeJimstruggledfrantically,allhislegskickingtheair;butonfindinghimselfinhisformerpositionthehorsesaid,inarelievedtoneofvoice:
"Well,that’sbetter!"
DorothyandZeblookedatoneanotherinwonder.
"Canyourhorsetalk?"sheasked.
"Neverknewhimto,before,"repliedtheboy.
"ThosewerethefirstwordsIeversaid,"calledoutthehorse,whohadoverheardthem,"andIcan’texplainwhyIhappenedtospeakthen.Thisisanicescrapeyou’vegotmeinto,isn’tit?"
"Asforthat,weareinthesamescrapeourselves,"answeredDorothy,cheerfully."Butnevermind;somethingwillhappenprettysoon."
"Ofcourse,"growledthehorse,"andthenweshallbesorryithappened."
Zebgaveashiver.Allthiswassoterribleandunrealthathecouldnotunderstanditatall,andsohadgoodreasontobeafraid.
Swiftlytheydrewneartotheflamingcoloredsuns,andpassedclosebesidethem.Thelightwasthensobrightthatitdazzledtheireyes,andtheycoveredtheirfaceswiththeirhandstoescapebeingblinded.Therewasnoheatinthecoloredsuns,however,andaftertheyhadpassedbelowthemthetopofthebuggyshutoutmanyofthepiercingrayssothattheboyandgirlcouldopentheireyesagain.
