Путешествие в Страну Оз
3. A Queer Village
"ThenwhydoyouwonderthatanhourortwocouldbringyoutoFoxville,whichisnearertoOzthanitistoKansas?"
"Dearme!"exclaimedDorothy;"isthisanotherfairyadventure?"
"Itseemstobe,"saidtheFox-King,smiling.
Dorothyturnedtotheshaggyman,andherfacewasgraveandreproachful.
"Areyouamagician?orafairyindisguise?"sheasked."DidyouenchantmewhenyouaskedthewaytoButterfield?"
Theshaggymanshookhishead.
"Whoeverheardofashaggyfairy?"hereplied."No,Dorothy,mydear;I’mnottoblameforthisjourneyinanyway,Iassureyou.There’sbeensomethingstrangeaboutmeeversinceIownedtheLoveMagnet;butIdon’tknowwhatitisanymorethanyoudo.Ididn’ttrytogetyouawayfromhome,atall.IfyouwanttofindyourwaybacktothefarmI’llgowithyouwillingly,anddomybesttohelpyou."
"Nevermind,"saidthelittlegirl,thoughtfully."Thereisn’tsomuchtoseeinKansasasthereishere,andIguessAuntEmwon’tbeVERYmuchworried;thatis,ifIdon’tstayawaytoolong."
"That’sright,"declaredtheFox-King,noddingapproval."Becontentedwithyourlot,whateverithappenstobe,ifyouarewise.Whichremindsmethatyouhaveanewcompaniononthisadventure—helooksverycleverandbright."
"Heis,"saidDorothy;andtheshaggymanadded:
"That’shisname,yourRoyalFoxiness—Button-Bright."
