the lost princess of oz- 第1部分

THE　LOST　PRINCESS　OF　OZ



by　L。　FRANK　BAUM











This　Book　is　Dedicated



To　My　Granddaughter



OZMA　BAUM











To　My　Readers







Some　of　my　youthful　readers　are　developing　wonderful



imaginations。　This　pleases　me。　Imagination　has　brought



mankind　through　the　Dark　Ages　to　its　present　state　of



civilization。　Imagination　led　Columbus　to　discover



America。　Imagination　led　Franklin　to　discover



electricity。　Imagination　has　given　us　the　steam　engine；



the　telephone；　the　talking…machine　and　the　automobile；



for　these　things　had　to　be　dreamed　of　before　they



became　realities。　So　I　believe　that　dreams　　day



dreams；　you　know；　with　your　eyes　wide　open　and　your



brain…machinery　whizzing　　are　likely　to　lead　to　the



betterment　of　the　world。　The　imaginative　child　will



become　the　imaginative　man　or　woman　most　apt　to　create；



to　invent；　and　therefore　to　foster　civilization。　A



prominent　educator　tells　me　that　fairy　tales　are　of



untold　value　in　developing　imagination　in　the　young。　I



believe　it。







Among　the　letters　I　receive　from　children　are　many



containing　suggestions　of　〃what　to　write　about　in　the



next　Oz　Book。〃　Some　of　the　ideas　advanced　are　mighty



interesting；　while　others　are　too　extravagant　to　be



seriously　considered　　even　in　a　fairy　tale。　Yet　I



like　them　all；　and　I　must　admit　that　the　main　idea　in



〃The　Lost　Princess　of　Oz〃　was　suggested　to　me　by　a



sweet　little　girl　of　eleven　who　called　to　see　me　and　to



talk　about　the　Land　of　Oz。　Said　she：　〃I　s'pose　if　Ozma



ever　got　lost；　or　stolen；　ev'rybody　in　Oz　would　be



dreadful　sorry。〃







That　was　all；　but　quite　enough　foundation　to　build



this　present　story　on。　If　you　happen　to　like　the　story；



give　credit　to　my　little　friend's　clever　hint。







L。　Frank　Baum



Royal　Historian　of　Oz











1　A　Terrible　Loss



2　The　Troubles　of　Glinda　the　Good



3　The　Robbery　of　Cayke　the　Cookie　Cook



4　Among　the　Winkies



5　Ozma's　Friends　Are　Perplexed



6　The　Search　Party



7　The　Merry…Go…Round　Mountains



8　The　Mysterious　City



9　The　High　Coco…Lorum　of　Thi



10　Toto　Loses　Something



11　Button…Bright　Loses　Himself



12　The　Czarover　of　Herku



13　The　Truth　Pond



14　The　Unhappy　Ferryman



15　The　Big　Lavender　Bear



16　The　Little　Pink　Bear



17　The　Meeting



18　The　Conference



19　Ugu　the　Shoemaker



20　More　Surprises



21　Magic　Against　Magic



22　In　the　Wicker　Castle



23　The　Defiance　of　Ugu　the　Shoemaker



24　The　Little　Pink　Bear　Speaks　Truly



25　Ozma　of　Oz



26　Dorothy　Forgives















THE　LOST　PRINCESS　of　OZ



















Chapter　One







A　Terrible　Loss











There　could　be　no　doubt　of　the　fact：　Princess　Ozma；　the



lovely　girl　ruler　of　the　Fairyland　of　Oz；　was　lost。　She



had　completely　disappeared。　Not　one　of　her　subjects　



not　even　her　closest　friends　　knew　what　had　become　of　her。







It　was　Dorothy　who　first　discovered　it。　Dorothy　was　a



little　Kansas　girl　who　had　come　to　the　Land　of　Oz　to



live　and　had　been　given　a　delightful　suite　of　rooms　in



Ozma's　royal　palace；　just　because　Ozma　loved　Dorothy



and　wanted　her　to　live　as　near　her　as　possible；　so　the



two　girls　might　be　much　together。







Dorothy　was　not　the　only　girl　from　the　outside　world



who　had　been　welcomed　to　Oz　and　lived　in　the　royal



palace。　There　was　another　named　Betsy　Bobbin；　whose



adventures　had　led　her　to　seek　refuge　with　Ozma；　and



still　another　named　Trot；　who　had　been　invited；



together　with　her　faithful　companion；　Cap'n　Bill；　to



make　her　home　in　this　wonderful　fairyland。　The　three



girls　all　had　rooms　in　the　palace　and　were　great　chums；



but　Dorothy　was　the　dearest　friend　of　their　gracious



Ruler　and　only　she　at　any　hour　dared　to　seek　Ozma　in



her　royal　apartments。　For　Dorothy　had　lived　in　Oz　much



longer　than　the　other　girls　and　had　been　made　a



Princess　of　the　realm。







Betsy　was　a　year　older　than　Dorothy　and　Trot　was　a



year　younger；　yet　the　three　were　near　enough　of　an　age



to　become　great　playmates　and　to　have　nice　times



together。　It　was　while　the　three　were　talking　together



one　morning　in　Dorothy's　room　that　Betsy　proposed　they



make　a　journey　into　the　Munchkin　Country；　which　was　one



of　the　four　great　countries　of　the　Land　of　Oz　ruled　by



Ozma。







〃I've　never　been　there　yet；〃　said　Betsy　Bobbin；　〃but



the　Scarecrow　once　told　me　it　is　the　prettiest　country



in　all　Oz。〃







〃I'd　like　to　go；　too；〃　added　Trot。







〃All　right；〃　said　Dorothy；　〃I'll　go　and　ask　Ozma。



Perhaps　she　will　let　us　take　the　Sawhorse　and　the　Red



Wagon；　which　would　be　much　nicer　for　us　than　having　to



walk　all　the　way。　This　Land　of　Oz　is　a　pretty　big



place；　when　you　get　to　all　the　edges　of　it。〃







So　she　jumped　up　and　went　along　the　balls　of　the



splendid　palace　until　she　came　to　the　royal　suite；



which　filled　all　the　front　of　the　second　floor。　In　a



little　waiting　room　sat　Ozma's　maid；　Jellia　Jamb；　who



was　busily　sewing。







〃Is　Ozma　up　yet？〃　inquired　Dorothy。







〃I　don't　know；　my　dear；〃　replied　Jellia。　〃I　haven't



heard　a　word　from　her　this　morning。　She　hasn't　even



called　for　her　bath　or　her　breakfast；　and　it　is　far



past　her　usual　time　for　them。〃







〃That's　strange！〃　exclaimed　the　little　girl。







〃Yes；〃　agreed　the　maid；　〃but　of　course　no　harm　could



have　happened　to　her。　No　one　can　die　or　be　killed　in



the　Land　of　Oz　and　Ozma　is　herself　a　powerful　fairy；



and　she　has　no　enemies；　so　far　as　we　know。　Therefore　I



am　not　at　all　worried　about　her；　though　I　must　admit



her　silence　is　unusual。〃







〃Perhaps；〃　said　Dorothy；　thoughtfully；　〃she　has



overslept。　Or　she　may　be　reading；　or　working　out　some



new　sort　of　magic　to　do　good　to　her　people。〃







〃Any　of　these　things　may　be　true；〃　replied　Jellia



Jamb；　〃so　I　haven't　dared　disturb　our　royal　mistress。



You；　however；　are　a　privileged　character；　Princess；　and



I　am　sure　that　Ozma　wouldn't　mind　at　all　if　you　went　in



to　see　her。〃







〃Of　course　not；〃　said　Dorothy；　and　opening　the　door



of　the　outer　chamber　she　went　in。　All　was　still　here。



She　walked　into　another　room；　which　was　Ozma's　boudoir；



and　then；　pushing　hack　a　heavy　drapery　richly　broidered



with　threads　of　pure　gold；　the　girl　entered　the



sleeping…room　of　the　fairy　Ruler　of　Oz。　The　bed　of



ivory　and　gold　was　vacant；　the　room　was　vacant；　not　a



trace　of　Ozma　was　to　be　found。







Very　much　surprised；　yet　still　with　no　fear　that



anything　had　happened　to　her　friend；　Dorothy　returned



through　the　boudoir　to　the　other　rooms　of　the　suite。



She　went　into　the　music　room；　the　library；　the



laboratory；　the　bath；　the　wardrobe　and　even　into　the



great　throne　room；　which　adjoined　the　royal　suite；　but



in　none　of　these　places　could　she　find　Ozma。







So　she　returned　to　the　anteroom　where　she　had　left



the　maid；　Jellia　Jamb；　and　said：







〃She　isn't　in　her　rooms　now；　so　she　must　have　gone



out。〃







〃I　don't　understand　how　she　could　do　that　without　my



seeing　her；〃　replied　Jellia；　〃unless　she　made　herself



invisible。〃







〃She　isn't　there；　anyhow；〃　declared　Dorothy。







〃Then　let　us　go　find　her；〃　suggested　the　maid；　who



appeared　to　be　a　little　uneasy。







So　they　went　into　the　corridors　and　there　Dorothy



almost　stumbled　over　a　queer　girl　who　was　dancing



lightly　along　the　passage。







〃Stop　a　minute；　Scraps！〃　she　called。　〃Have　you　seen



Ozma　this　morning？〃







〃Not　I！〃　replied　the　queer　girl；　dancing　nearer。　〃I



lost　both　my　eyes　in　a　tussle　with　the　Woozy；　last



night；　for　the　creature　scraped　'em　both　off　my　face



with　his　square　paws。　So　I　put　the　eyes　in　my　pocket



and　this　morning　Button…Bright　led　me　to　Aunt　Em；　who



sewed　'em　on　again。　So　I've　seen　nothing　at　all　today；



except　during　the　last　five　minutes。　So　of　course　I



haven't　seen　Ozma。〃







〃Very　well；　Scraps；〃　said　Dorothy；　looking　curiously



at　the　eyes；　which　were　merely　two　round　black　buttons



sewed　upon　the　girl's　face。







There　were　other　things　about　Scraps　that　would　have



seemed　curious　to　one　seeing　her　for　the　first　time。



She　was　commonly　called　'The　Patchwork　Girl；〃　because



her　body　and　limbs　were　made　from　a　gaycolored



patchwork　quilt　which　had　been　cut　into　shape　and



stuffed　with　cotton。　Her　head　was　a　round　ball　stuffed



in　the　same　manner　and　fastened　to　her　shoulders。　For



hair　she　had　a　mass　of　brown　yarn　and　to　make　a　nose



for　her　a　pan　of　the　cloth　had　been　pulled　out　into　the



shape　of　a　knob　and　tied　with　a　string　to　hold　it　in



place。　Her　mouth　had　been　carefully　made　by　cutting　a



slit　in　the　proper　place　and　lining　it　with　red　silk；



adding　two　rows　of　pearls　for　teeth　and　a　bit　of　red



flannel　for　a　tongue。







In　spite　of　this　queer　make…up；　the　Patchwork　Girl



was　magically　alive　and　had　proved　herself　not　the



least　jolly　and　agreeable　of　the　many　quaint　characters



who　inhabit　the　astonishing　Fairyland　of　Oz。　Indeed；



Scraps　was　a　general　favorite；　although　she　was　rather



flighty　and　erratic　and　did　and　said　many　things　that



surprised　her　friends。　She　was　seldom　still；　but　loved



to　dance；　to　turn　handsprings　and　somersaults；　to　climb



trees　and　to　indulge　in　many　other　active　sports。