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Илья Франк
"But I thought all witches were wicked," said the girl, who was half frightened at facing a real witch. "Oh, no, that is a great mistake. There were only four witches in all the Land of Oz, and two of them, those who live in the North and the South, are good witches. I know this is true, for I am one of them myself, and cannot be mistaken. Those who dwelt in the East and the West were, indeed, wicked witches; but now that you have killed one of them, there is but one Wicked Witch in all the Land of Oz — the one who lives in the West."
"But (но)," said Dorothy, after a moment's thought (сказала Дороти после минутного раздумья), "Aunt Em has told me that the witches were all dead (Тетушка Эм сказала мне, что все ведьмы умерли)
"Who is Aunt Em (кто такая Тетушка Эм)?" inquired the little old woman (спросила маленькая старушка).
"She is my aunt who lives in Kansas (это моя тетя, которая живет в Канзасе), where I came from (откуда я прибыла;
"Oh, yes," replied Dorothy (ответила Дороти).
bow [bau], ground [graund], country ['kAntrI], civilized ['sIv(q)laIzd]
"But," said Dorothy, after a moment's thought, "Aunt Em has told me that the witches were all dead — years and years ago."
"Who is Aunt Em?" inquired the little old woman.
"She is my aunt who lives in Kansas, where I came from." The Witch of the North seemed to think for a time, with her head bowed and her eyes upon the ground. Then she looked up and said, "I do not know where Kansas is, for I have never heard that country mentioned before. But tell me, is it a civilized country?"
"Oh, yes," replied Dorothy.
"Then that accounts for it (тогда это все объясняет;
