Lyman frank baum's major works

As a novelist, Baum's first novel was Essays by Mother Goose (1897). This work is adapted from the story he told the children, and the last chapter introduces Dorothy, a peasant woman. In the introduction of the book, he mentioned that the purpose of writing this book is to create modern fairy tales, which will not scare children like the fairy tales written by the brothers Grimm. 1899, his story collection "Father Goose's Book" was also published, which quickly became a best seller. One night, when he was telling stories to his sons, he suddenly had unprecedented inspiration. While calming the child down, he grabbed a piece of paper to write on and recorded the inspiration excitedly. This is a story about emerald city, and it is also the original idea of The Adventures of Oz. This book was designed by W·W· Danslow with illustrations and cover, published by Baum at his own expense 1900, and sold 90,000 copies in the first two years. After the publication of The Wizard of Oz, in a short time, the author received thousands of letters from young readers asking him to continue writing this story. Later, at the request of readers, Baum really wrote a series of fairy tales based on his own virtual "Oz", such as emerald city in Oz, Tin Man in Oz, Hungry Tiger in Oz and so on. He wrote 14 fairy tales in this series. This does not include the Collection of Short Stories in the Country of Oz published by 19 14, and other 10 Oz fairy tales which are inextricably linked with the characters in the country of Oz. 190 1 year, the first part of the Oz series was adapted into a musical, and Baum participated in the screenwriter and lyrics creation. 19 14, Baum participated in the filming of "The Patch Girl of Oz". In the same year, Oz Film Production Company (later renamed as Characteristic Film Company) was established in Los Angeles, and1914 ~1915 was the director. The well-equipped studio on Santa Monica Avenue covers 7 acres. However, the company went bankrupt and only made two films with the theme of the country of Oz, one was The Scarecrow in the country of Oz and the other was The Magic Cloak in the country of Oz. However, in the following days, the story of the country of Oz was put on the screen many times. Among them, Judy Garland, who was only 1939 16 years old, was nominated for the best picture in the Oscar.

The Wizard of Oz

Chapter 1 A whirlwind is coming

Dorothy lives in the middle of the Kansas prairie with Uncle Henry and Aunt Em. Uncle is a farmer,

Aunt is his wife. It's unusual because the wood for building houses has to be transported from miles by truck.

It's very simple, so the room they live in is just very small, with four overlapping walls, a roof and a floor.

There is a rusty cooking stove, a cupboard with pots and pans, a table and three or four people outside the room.

A chair and two beds. In the corner, Uncle Henry and Aunt Em slept in the big bed, and Dorothy slept in the small bed.

Put it in another corner. There is no attic or basement in the house-there is only a small hole, straight.

When you dig underground, this hole is called "whirlwind hole". If a whirlwind comes, the whole family can hide in it.

Go, because it can blow down any house in a whirlwind. In the middle of the floor, there is one.

A movable wooden door, where there is a ladder, all the way to the little black hole.

When Dorothy West Station looked around at the door, there was nothing around except the gray grassland.

I can't see it. There is not a tree or a small house in that wide and flat Yuan Ye. In each direction,

All the way to the horizon. The sun scorched the cultivated land and turned it gray.

Cracked barren soil. Even the grass is not green, because the sun bakes the leaves on them and makes them ignore them.

Wherever you look, it's the same gray. Once, the house was painted, but the sun dried it.

Let's go clubbing. The rain washed it clean. Now the house is as dark and gloomy as anything else.

Aunt Amy was a beautiful young wife when she first came here. The sun and the wind also put her

Things have changed. They took away the brilliance in her eyes and left a heavy gray; From her face

On cheeks and lips, the rosy color was taken away, leaving only gray. Now she is thin and haggard, and she doesn't laugh anymore.

Dorothy is an orphan. When I first came to Aunt Em, my aunt was laughed at by the girl.

Startled, whenever Dorothy's cheerful voice reached her aunt's ears, Dorothy always screamed.

Cry loudly and put your hand on your heart; She looked at the little girl in surprise.

Because she can find laughter in everything.

Uncle Henry never smiles. He works from morning till night and doesn't know what happiness is. From his

Until his rough shoes and beard were gray. He looks steady and serious, and seldom talks.

What makes Dorothy laugh is Toto, in an environment where everything around her turns gray in the same way.

Toto is not gray; It is a little black dog with long soft and smooth hair and a pair of small black eyes.

That funny little nose blinks happily on both sides. Toto plays all day, and Dorothy plays with it.

I like it very much.

However, they don't play today. Uncle Henry sat on the doorstep and looked at it, which was even more annoying than usual.

A gray sky. Dorothy stood at the door with Toto in her arms, looking at the sky. Aunt em is.

Wash a bunch of pots.

They heard the low wind coming from the ancient north. Uncle Henry ran away with Dorothy.

Before the storm came, I saw the grass there, undulating. Now, from the high altitude in the south, it has come.

There was a sharp whistle. Their eyes turned to there and saw that the grass in that direction also set off waves.

Uncle Henry suddenly stood up.

"Em, the whirlwind is coming!" He said to his wife, "I want to look after the livestock." So he ran to the bar.

Give it up, there are some cattle and sheep there.

Aunt em put down the washbasin and ran to the door. After a look, I immediately knew the danger.

It's almost there.

"Dorothy, hurry up!" She screamed, "Run into the hole!"

Toto jumped out of Dorothy's arms and hid under the bed. The girl ran to catch it.

Aunt Amy was very scared. She opened the movable door on the floor, climbed down the ladder and hid in a small, dark hole.

Go inside.

Dorothy grabbed Toto and ran after her menstruation. When she ran to the middle of the room, there was a voice.

A strong wind blew, and the room suddenly shook. She slipped and sat down on the floor.

So something strange happened.

The house rotated two or three times and slowly rose to the sky. Dorothy felt as if she were sitting in a balloon.

Gradually rise.

The winds of the south and the north meet at the place of the house, forming the center of the whirlwind. In the whirlwind

In the center, the air is usually calm, but the strong winds around it oppress the house and make it higher and higher.

Lift it up and go straight to the top of the whirlwind; The house was carried away for miles in the air, as easy as you.

Take a feather.

At that time, the sky was very dark and the wind roared horribly around her. But Dorothy rode for ten minutes.

Comfortable. After the first slight rotation, when the room tilted sharply, she seemed to feel slowly.

Swinging, like a baby lying in a cradle.

Toto doesn't like swinging like this. It runs around the house with a loud voice.

Bark; But Dorothy sat quietly on the floor, waiting to see what happened.

Once, Toto was too close to the open door of the raised floor and fell down. The little girl got up.

At first, I thought it was dropped. But after a while, she saw one of its ears, standing at the mouth of the cave, very powerful.

The air pressure lifts it so that it cannot fall. She climbed to the mouth of the cave, grabbed Toto's ear and put it

It drove into the house and closed the raised floor door so that nothing would happen again.

A few hours passed, and Dorothy was no longer afraid, but she felt very lonely.

The wind screamed so loudly that she almost went deaf. At first, she was worried that if the house collapsed again, she would

It was smashed to pieces, but after several hours, nothing happened. She stopped worrying and was calm.

Wait quietly and see what will happen in the future. Finally, she climbed onto the bed from the shaking floor and lay down.

Go down; Toto followed, lying beside her.

Regardless of the swing of the room and the whine of the whirlwind, Dorothy quickly closed her eyes and fell asleep.

Chapter II Meeting the Dream Man

The sudden and violent vibration woke Dorothy up. If she wasn't lying in a soft bed, maybe.

You'll get hurt. The shock forced her to hold her breath and had a premonition that something was wrong.

Toto put his cold little nose on her face and whined sadly.

Dorothy sat up and observed carefully, but the room did not move. It's not dark, because the bright sunshine, from

The window shone in and filled the small room. She jumped out of bed and ran to open the door. Toto followed her.

noodle

The little girl looked around and let out a cry of surprise. Her eyes gradually

Open it wide, open it wide and stare blankly at the strange sight she saw.

In that strange and beautiful place, the whirlwind slowly-because it is a whirlwind-put the house

Put the baby down. There are lovely green grasslands and tall trees, which are full of richness.

Sweet fruit. Strange flowers and grasses are growing everywhere on the hillside, and birds are singing in rare gorgeous and beautiful feather clothes.

Singing and flapping their wings in the Woods and bushes. There is a stream not far from the highway, along the green slope.

The middle is bubbling and gurgling. The little girl is satisfied with it because she works there.

I have lived on the dry and gloomy grassland for too long.

Just as she was standing happily, looking at this strange and beautiful scenery, she saw a group of people coming towards her.

Is the strangest person she has ever met. They are not as big as the adults she had seen before; But they

It's not too small. In fact, according to Dorothy's age, she is a tall child, but they seem to only

As tall as her, although they are much older than her in appearance.

Three of them are men and one is a woman, all wearing strange clothes. Men wear round hats on their heads.

Son, there is a small spire in the middle and a small bell hanging around it. They jingled when they walked.

The ring. Men's hats are green. A woman's hat is white, wearing a white robe, hanging over her shoulders, with rust.

Come down, there are little stars shining on it, like many Jin Gangzuan in the sun. Men are dressed in green. They

Wear a hat of the same color, and put on polished boots with blue leggings.

Dorothy thinks these people are about the same age as Uncle Henry, because two of them already have beards.

But the little woman is undoubtedly older: her face is wrinkled, her hair is almost all white, and she can walk.

A little stiff.

Dorothy was standing at the door when these people approached the hut. They hesitated and whispered that they didn't seem to have.

Dare to take another step. But the little old woman walked up to Dorothy, bowed deeply and said in a beautiful voice

Words:

"The most noble female magician, welcome you, come to this dreamland. We are very grateful to you,

Because you killed the wicked witch in the East and freed us from slavery. "

Dorothy was very surprised when she heard these words. The little old woman called her a "female magician" and said

She killed the wicked witch in the East. What the hell does this mean? Dorothy is a little girl who is not sensible.

Being carried away by a whirlwind for many miles from her hometown, she never killed anyone in her life. But the little old woman is very spicy.

Waiting for her answer; So Dorothy had to stammer, "Thank you. There must be some mistake.

I've never killed anyone. "

"Anyway, it's your house," the little old woman replied with a loud smile. "Look!

That's the truth. Pointing to a corner of the room, she continued, "Her feet are still sticking out.

Under a board. "

When Dorothy saw it, she let out a cry of fear. Really under the corner of the big beam in that room, stretch out

Put out two feet, wearing a pair of silver pointed shoes.

"ouch! Oh! " Dorothy cried, clutching her hands in surprise. "The house must have weighed on her."

My treat. What shall we do? "

"There is nothing to do," the little old woman said quietly.

"But who is she?" Dorothy asked.

"She is exactly what I call the evil witch of the East." The little old woman replied, "She enslaved Jamlom.

For many years, they were her slaves day and night. Now, they are completely free. Thank you for your kindness.

Hui. "

"Who is Munchkin?" Dorothy asked.

"They are ordinary people living in this eastern land managed by evil witches."

Dorothy asked, "Are you from Munchkin?"

"No, although I live in the land in the north, I am their friend. When the dreamer saw this scene,

The witch of the East died. They sent the fastest messenger to find me, and I will come at once. I

It's a witch in the north. "

"Oh, dear!" Dorothy shouted, "Are you really a witch?"

"Yes, really," the little old woman replied, "but I am a good witch and people love me.

I am not as powerful as the bad witch here, otherwise, I would have liberated these people. "

"But, I think so, all witches are evil," said the little girl.

It's a little surprising to see a real witch.

"No, this is a big mistake. There are only four witches in Oz. Two of them.

Well, they live in the north and the south. They are all good witches. I know this is true, because I am.

One of them can't be wrong. Those two people who live in the east and the west respectively are indeed evil witches; But now,

You have killed one of them, so there is only one evil witch left in the whole country of Oz-that is, living in.

The one in the west. "

Dorothy thought about it and said, "But a long time ago, Aunt Em told me that those witches

Died many years ago. "

The little old woman asked, "Who is Aunt Em?"

"She is my aunt and lives in my hometown of Kansas."

The witch in the north looked down at the ground, seemed to think for a moment, then looked up and said:

I don't know where Kansas is because I've never heard of this place before. But please tell me.

Me, is this a civilized place? "

Dorothy replied, "Ah, yes."

"Turns out to be this reason. In civilized places, I believe there are no witches and no men.

Witches, there are no female wizards and no male wizards. But, you know, Oz is not civilized yet.

Come on, because we are isolated from the world. So there are still wizards and men among us.

Witch. "

"Who is the wizard?" Dorothy asked.

"oz is a great magician himself," the witch replied, lowering her voice to a whisper.

"He is stronger than all of us put together. He lives in emerald city. "

Dorothy was about to ask other questions, but the Munchkin standing by quietly shouted out.

Pointing to the corner of the house where the evil witch lay.

"What is it?" Asked the little old woman; As soon as she saw it, she laughed. The dead witch's feet turned completely black.

Yes, there is nothing but a pair of silver shoes.

"She is too old," explained the witch in the north. "She was soon dried by the sun. this

This is her result. But those silver shoes belong to you. Please put them on. "She ran there and picked it up.

A pair of shoes, dust them off and give them to Dorothy.

"The witch of the East is very proud of this pair of silver shoes," said a Munchkin. "They have something to do with magic.

Relationship, but what kind of relationship, we never know. "

Dorothy returned to the board room with a pair of shoes and put them on the table. So he ran out and walked to Munchkin.

In front of people, he said, "I am eager to go back to my aunt and uncle, because I know they have to bear it."

My heart is with me. Can you help me find my way back? "Munchkin and the witch looked at each other at first, with

They looked at Dorothy and shook their heads.

"It's in the east, not far from here," said a Munchkin. "This is a big desert, and no one is there.

You can cross it. "

Another Munchkin said, "It's also a big desert in the south, because I live there and see it clearly."

Yes The south belongs to gatling people. "

The third Munchkin said, "As far as I know, it is the same big desert in the west. That place is still alive.

Shiny people are managed by evil witches in the west. If you pass by her, she will treat you as her slave.

Li. "

"The north is my home," said the little old woman. "On the border, around the country of Oz, the situation is the same.

Kind of like a desert. Honey, I think you must live with us. "

Dorothy cried because she felt lonely among these strangers. Her tears are like.

This made the kind Munchkins very sad. They immediately took out their handkerchiefs and began to cry. As for the little old woman

The man took off her hat, put the tip of her nose on it, and counted in a solemn voice: "One,

Two, three. "Hat immediately turned into a slate, which read huge white words:

Send Dorothy to emerald city.

The little old woman took the slate from her nose, read the words on it and asked, "My dear girl,

Your name is Dorothy? "

"Yes," said the little girl, looking up and wiping her tears.

"So, you have to go to emerald city. Maybe Oz will help you. "

Dorothy asked, "Where is this city?"

"In the center of this country, Oz has the final say. I told you that he is a great magician. "

The little girl asked sadly, "Is he a good man?"

"He is an excellent magician. Whether he is human or not, I can't tell you, because I ...

Never seen him before. "

Dorothy asked, "How can I find him?"

"You have to walk. It's a long way, and crossing a country is sometimes bright and fast.

Happy, sometimes dark and terrible. Anyway, I will use all the magic I know to help you.

Avoid disaster. "

"Can't you come with me?" The little girl looked at the little old woman and begged her, because now she is

Her only friend.

"No, I can't," she replied, "but I will kiss you. No one dares to hurt the quilt.

A person kissed by a northern witch. "

She approached Dorothy and kissed her forehead tenderly. They froze when her lips touched the little girl.

A round and bright mark, which Dorothy noticed later.

The witch said, "The road to Yaocuicheng is paved with yellow bricks, so you can't get lost. When you look for

Don't be afraid of him when you get to Oz. Just tell him your story and ask him for help. My dear girl.

Goodbye, son. "

Three Munchkins also bowed deeply to her and wished her a pleasant journey. After that, he

The children walked through the Woods. The witch nodded to Dorothy West Point in a friendly and slight way, and then spun with her left heel.

Three times, disappear immediately.

Little Toto was surprised. When the witch left, she still shouted loudly behind her because she was afraid.

She, so when she stood by, it didn't dare to bark.

But Dorothy knew that she was a witch and expected that she would walk away like this, so it was not surprising.