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Илья Франк
"Are you a Munchkin?" asked Dorothy.
"No, but I am their friend (нет, но я их друг), although I live in the land of the North (хотя я и живу в стране на Севере). When they saw the Witch of the East was dead (когда они увидели, что Ведьма Востока мертва) the Munchkins sent a swift messenger to me (Манчкины послали ко мне быстрого гонца), and I came at once (и я тут же пришла). I am the Witch of the North (я — Ведьма Севера)."
"Oh, gracious (батюшки;
"Yes, indeed (да, конечно)," answered the little woman. "But I am a good witch (но я добрая ведьма;
although [O:l'Dqu], dead [ded], messenger ['mesIndZq], gracious ['greISqs], powerful ['pauqful]
"No, but I am their friend, although I live in the land of the North. When they saw the Witch of the East was dead the Munchkins sent a swift messenger to me, and I came at once. I am the Witch of the North."
"Oh, gracious!" cried Dorothy. "Are you a real witch?"
"Yes, indeed," answered the little woman. "But I am a good witch, and the people love me. I am not as powerful as the Wicked Witch was who ruled here, or I should have set the people free myself."
"But I thought all witches were wicked (но я думала, что все ведьмы злые)," said the girl, who was half frightened at facing a real witch (сказала девочка, которая была наполовину испугана, встретившись лицом к лицу с настоящей ведьмой;
"Oh, no, that is a great mistake (о нет, это большое заблуждение;
half [hQ:f], frightened [fraItnd], true [tru:], mistaken [mI'steIk(q)n]