Дороти и Волшебник в стране Оз
3. The Arrival of the Wizard
Dorothyscreamedandexpectedtoseeaterriblesight;butasthetwohalvesoftheSorcererfellapartonthefloorshesawthathehadnobonesorbloodinsideofhimatall,andthattheplacewherehewascutlookedmuchlikeaslicedturniporpotato.
"Why,he’svegetable!"criedtheWizard,astonished.
"Ofcourse,"saidthePrince."Weareallvegetable,inthiscountry.Areyounotvegetable,also?"
"No,"answeredtheWizard."Peopleontopoftheearthareallmeat.WillyourSorcererdie?"
"Certainly,sir.Heisreallydeadnow,andwillwitherveryquickly.Sowemustplanthimatonce,thatotherSorcerersmaygrowuponhisbush,"continuedthePrince.
"Whatdoyoumeanbythat?"askedthelittleWizard,greatlypuzzled.
"Ifyouwillaccompanymetoourpublicgardens,"repliedthePrince,"IwillexplaintoyoumuchbetterthanIcanherethemysteriesofourVegetableKingdom."
