Изумрудный город страны Оз

           Buttheyrodealongincheerfulcontentment,andAuntEmgotintoanargumentwithBillinaabouttheproperwaytoraisechickens.

           "Idonotcaretocontradictyou,"saidtheYellowHen,withdignity,"butIhaveanideaIknowmoreaboutchickensthanhumanbeingsdo."

           "Pshaw!"repliedAuntEm."I’veraisedchickensfornearlyfortyyears,Billina,andIknowyou’vegottostarve’emtomake’emlaylotsofeggs,andstuff’emifyouwantgoodbroilers."

           "Broilers!"exclaimedBillina,inhorror."Broilmychickens!"

           "Why,that’swhatthey’refor,ain’tit?"askedAuntEm,astonished.

           "No,Aunt,notinOz,"saidDorothy."Peopledonoteatchickenshere.Yousee,Billinawasthefirsthenthatwaseverseeninthiscountry,andIbroughtherheremyself.Everybodylikedheran’respectedher,sotheOzpeoplewouldn’tanymoreeatherchickensthantheywouldeatBillina."

           "Well,Ideclare,"gaspedAuntEm."Howabouttheeggs?"

           "Oh,ifwehavemoreeggsthanwewanttohatch,weallowpeopletoeatthem,"saidBillina."Indeed,IamverygladtheOzfolkslikeoureggs,forotherwisetheywouldspoil."

           "Thiscertainlyisaqueercountry,"sighedAuntEm.

           "Excuseme,"calledtheSawhorse,"thepathhasendedandI’dliketoknowwhichwaytogo."

           Theylookedaroundandsureenoughtherewasnopathtobeseen.

           "Well,"saidDorothy,"we’regoingsouthwest,anditseemsjustaseasytofollowthatdirectionwithoutapathaswithone."

           "Certainly,"answeredtheSawhorse."Itisnothardtodrawthewagonoverthemeadow.Ionlywanttoknowwheretogo.