2. The meeting of the dreamer Chapter 2: Meeting the dreamer for the first time.

She was awakened by a shock, so sudden and severe that if Dorothy hadn't been lying in the soft bed, she might have been injured. In fact, the jar made her hold her breath and want to know what happened; Toto put his cold little nose on her face and sobbed in frustration. Dorothy sat up and noticed that the house had not moved; It's not dark either, because the bright sunshine came in from the window and filled the hut. She jumped out of bed and ran to open the door, followed by Toto.

Suddenly, the house shook violently and woke Dorothy up. If she hadn't been lying in the soft bed, she might have been injured. Dorothy held her breath in fear, wondering what had happened. Toto was scared, too. He put his nose close to Dorothy's face and snorted. The house stopped moving, but the bright sunshine shone into the room from the window and filled the whole hut. Dorothy got up, jumped out of bed, walked to the door, opened the door, and Toto followed.

The little girl let out a cry of surprise and looked around. Seeing the beautiful scenery in front of her, her eyes widened.

"Wow!" Dorothy was stunned by what she saw. She opened her eyes wide and looked at the surrounding scenery in surprise.

The tornado landed the house gently in the center of a country with incredible beauty. Surrounded by lovely grasslands, tall trees bear rich and sweet fruits. There are rows of gorgeous flowers everywhere, and birds with rare and gorgeous feathers are singing and flying in the trees and bushes. Not far away, there is a stream running among the green banks. Its sparkling and gurgling sound is very grateful to a little girl who has lived on the dry and gray grassland for so long.

The tornado stopped and the hut landed firmly in a magical and beautiful kingdom. Everywhere you can see patches of green grass, fruit trees full of attractive fruits and clusters of bright flowers. Birds with bright feathers are playing and singing in the bushes. Not far away, among the green meadows, a stream gurgled, shining with cool spray, making a tinkling sound, gently telling the little girl from the arid and desolate grassland.

As she stood there eagerly looking at the strange and beautiful scenery, she noticed a group of the strangest people she had never seen coming towards her. They are not as tall as the adults she has always been used to; But they are not very small. In fact, they look about the same height as Dorothy. For her age, Dorothy is a mature child, although in appearance, they are much older.

Just as Dorothy was curiously looking at the magical and beautiful scenery around her, a group of strangers came face to face. Although they are not as tall as adults, they are not too short, just as tall as Dorothy. Dorothy is still a little girl, but they are much older.

Three men and one woman are wearing strange clothes. They wear round hats, the tip of which is one foot above their heads, and small bells are hung on the brim. When they walk, the bells jingle sweetly. Men's hats are blue; The little woman's hat is white. She wears a white robe and hangs over her shoulders. It was covered with little stars, shining like diamonds in the sun. Men wear blue clothes, the same color as their hats, and shiny boots with a deep blue layer on the top. Dorothy thought that these people were about the same age as Uncle Henry, because two of them had beards. But this little woman is undoubtedly much older. Her face is covered with wrinkles, her hair is almost white, and she walks quite stiffly.

There are three men and one woman, wearing strange clothes and round hats on their heads. The hat is very high, more than a foot high, sharp, and there are some small bells hanging on the side of the hat, which jingle when walking. Those men wear blue hats, but those little women's hats are white. She is wearing a wrinkled robe full of little stars, which shine like diamonds in the sun. Those people are wearing blue clothes, the same hats on their heads, clean boots on their feet and blue light. Dorothy thinks these people are as old as Uncle Henry, and two of them are full of beards. But that little woman is older than all of them. Not only is her face wrinkled, but her hair is almost gray and she can't walk steadily.

When these people approached the house at the door of Dorothy West Station, they stopped and whispered to each other, as if afraid to go further. But the little old woman walked up to Dorothy, bowed deeply and said in a sweet voice:

"Welcome, the noblest witch, to the land of the dreamer. We are very grateful to you for killing the evil witch in the East and freeing our people from slavery.

Dorothy was standing at the door when they approached the hut. They seemed a little scared and stopped to talk in a low voice. The little woman walked up to Dorothy, bowed and said in a sweet voice, "Welcome, the most sacred wizard, to the land of dreams. Thank you very much for getting rid of the evil witch in the East for us and freeing us from her evil rule. "

Dorothy listened to the speech in surprise. What does this little woman mean when she calls her a witch and says that she killed the wicked witch in the East? Dorothy is an innocent and harmless little girl who was taken far away from home by a tornado. She has never killed anyone in her life. But the little woman obviously wants her to answer; So Dorothy said hesitantly, "you are very kind, but there must be some mistake." I didn't kill anything. "

Dorothy was very surprised to hear these words. Why does this little woman call me a magician? Why do you say I killed the evil witch of the East? Dorothy has always been a naive, kind and harmless little girl. Because of a tornado, she came here far from home. She never hurt anything. The little woman is waiting for Dorothy to answer. After a while, Dorothy replied, "that's very kind of you, but you must be mistaken." I have never hurt anything. "

"Anyway, it's your house," the little old woman replied with a smile. "This is the same thing. Look! " She continued, pointing to a corner of the house. "Her feet are still sticking out from under a piece of wood."

"But your house killed the evil witch in the East." The little woman smiled and replied, "Just like you killed her." The little woman pointed to a corner of the hut and continued, "That's her foot, still in the pile of wood."

Dorothy looked at it and let out a cry of fear. Indeed, just in the corner of the big beam where the house is located, two feet are sticking out and wearing pointed silver shoes.

Dorothy looked at it and screamed with fear. Over there, under the beam of the house, there are indeed two feet stretched out, toes stretched, and silver boots.

"Oh, dear! Oh, dear! " Cried Dorothy, clasping her hands in dismay. "The house must have fallen on her. What should we do? "

"My God!" Dorothy was so scared that she shook her hands together in panic. "The house must have fallen on her. What should we do? "

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

"Nothing needs to be done," the little woman answered calmly.

"But who is she?" Dorothy asked.

"Who is she?" Dorothy asked.

"As I said, she is an evil witch in the East," the little woman replied. "She enslaved all the dreamers for many years and made them work for her day and night. Now they are all released, thank you for your favor. "

"She is an evil witch of the East," the little woman replied. "She has ruled the Munchkins for countless years, and she has always regarded them as slaves day and night. Now that the dreamers are free, they are very grateful to you. "

"Who is the dream man?" Dorothy asked

"Who is Munchkin?" Dorothy asked.

"They are people who live in the land ruled by evil witches in the East."

"They are people who live in the eastern region ruled by evil witches."

"Are you from Munchkin?" Dorothy asked.

"Are you from Munchkin?" Dorothy asked.

"No, but I am their friend, although I live in the land in the north. When they saw that the witch of the East was dead, the dreamer sent a quick messenger to me, and I came at once. I am a witch in the north. "

"I'm not a Munchkin, but I'm their friend. I live in the north. When they see the evil witch dead, tell me at once, and I'll go there at once. I am a witch in the north. "

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

"Wow, that's great!" Dorothy was surprised. "Are you really a witch?"

"Yes, indeed," the little woman replied. "But I am a good witch and people love me. I am not as powerful as the evil witch who rules here, otherwise I should liberate the people myself. "

"Well, I am indeed a witch." The little woman replied. "But I am a kind witch, people love me, but my magic is not as strong as an evil witch, otherwise I would have liberated the people here."

"But I think all witches are evil," said the girl. Facing a real witch, she was a little scared. "Oh, no, that's a big mistake. There are only four witches in the whole country of Oz, and two of them are good witches. They live in the south and the north. I know this is true, because I am one of them, and I can't make a mistake. Those who live in the east and the west are indeed evil witches; But now that you have killed one of them, there is only one evil witch left in the whole country of Oz-the witch who lives in the west. "

"I thought all witches were bad people." Dorothy said that she had just met a real witch, and she was still very scared. "No, this is a big mistake. In the whole country of Oz, there are four wizards, two of whom live in the south and the north respectively. They are good wizards, and I am one of them, so it must be true. The other two live in the west and the east respectively, and they are evil villains. Now you have killed one, but there is still an evil witch living in the west. "

"But," said Dorothy after thinking for a moment, "Aunt Em told me that all witches died-many, many years ago."

"But aunt Emma told me that a long time ago, all wizards died." Dorothy thought for a moment and asked.

"Who's Aunt Em?" Asked the little old woman.

"Who's Aunt Emma?" The little woman asked.

"She is from menstruation, Kansas, where I live."

"She is my aunt. She lives in the Kansas prairie, where I come from. "

The witch in the north seems to think for a moment, with her head down and her eyes on the ground. Then she looked up and said, "I don't know where Kansas is, because I have never heard of this country." But tell me, is it a civilized country? "

The northern witch looked down at the ground as if thinking about something. Then she looked up and asked, "I don't know where Kansas is." I have never heard of this place. Is it a civilized country? "

"Oh, yes," replied Dorothy.

"Yes," replied Dorothy.

"That says it all. In civilized countries, I believe there are no witches, wizards, witches and magicians. But, you see, the country of Oz has never been civilized because we are isolated from the rest of the world. Therefore, there are still wizards and witches among us. "

"That's right. I think in a civilized country, there are no witches, wizards and wizards for a long time, but this land is isolated and uncivilized, and there are still wizards. "

"Who is the wizard?" Dorothy asked.

"Who are these wizards?" Dorothy asked.

"Oz himself is a great wizard," the witch replied, lowering her voice to a whisper. "He is stronger than all the rest of us combined. He lives in city of jade. "

"Oz himself is a great wizard," the witch whispered to Dorothy. "He is stronger than all other wizards, and he lives in emerald city."

Dorothy wanted to ask another question, but just then, the dreamer, who had been standing quietly by, let out a cry and pointed to the corner of the house where the evil witch had been lying.

Dorothy wanted to ask another question, but suddenly, the Munchkin standing quietly pointed to the place where the evil witch died and exclaimed.

"What is it?" The little old woman asked, looked at it and began to laugh. The dead witch's feet have completely disappeared, leaving nothing but silver shoes.

"What's the matter?" The little woman asked. She looked at her and smiled. The dead evil witch's feet completely disappeared, leaving only a pair of silver boots.

"She is too old," explained the northern witch. "She soon dried up in the sun. That's her end. But the silver shoes are yours. You should wear them. " She leaned down and picked up the shoes, shook off the dust and handed them to Dorothy.

"She is too old," explained the northern witch, and the evil witch's feet soon dried up and disappeared into the sun, so she died. These silver boots are yours. Put them on. The northern witch bent down, picked up the silver boots, wiped the dust off them and handed them to Dorothy.

"The witch of the East is proud of these silver shoes," said a dreamer. "These shoes have some magic; But we never know what it is. "

"Witches of the East have always been proud of these silver boots," said a Munchkin. "They have some magical things, but we don't know."

Dorothy took the shoes into the house and put them on the table. Then she came out and said to the dreamer, "I'm anxious to go back to my aunt and uncle, because I'm sure they will worry about me." Can you help me find my way? "

Dorothy walked into the hut in silver boots and put them on the table. Then she went out and said to the dreamer, "I miss my uncle and aunt very much. They must be very worried about me." Can you help me go home? "

The dreamer and the witch first looked at each other, then at Dorothy, and then shook their heads.

The Munchkin and the witch looked at each other, turned to Dorothy and shook their heads, not knowing what to do.

"In the east, not far from here," said one, "there is a big desert, and no one can cross it alive."

"Not far from the east, it is an endless desert, and no one can get out." One of them said.

"The same is true of the South," said another, "because I have been there and seen it. The south is the country of Quadlings. "

"So is the South," said another. "I have been there and seen it. The south is a country called Ku Ding Ning. "

"I heard," the third man said, "that's the same in the west. The country where Winky people live is ruled by an evil witch in the west. If you go through her path, she will make you her slave.

"I heard that it is the same in the west," said the third person. "That is the territory of Winks, a western witch. She has always ruled, and everyone who passes by will be taken to be a slave by her."

"The north is my home," the old lady said. "Its edge is the big desert around this country of Oz. I'm afraid, dear, you have to live with us. "

"The north is my home," said the old woman. "The edge around Oz is also a vast desert. Dear little girl, I'm afraid you'll have to live with us. "

Dorothy began to sob because she felt lonely among these strangers. Her tears seem to make good dreamers sad, because they immediately took out their handkerchiefs and began to cry. As for the little old woman, she took off her hat, held it with the tip of her nose, and counted "one, two, three" in a serious voice. The hat immediately turned into a slate, which was written in big white chalk:

Hearing that she was going to live with a group of strangers, Dorothy felt particularly lonely and began to sob. Her tears made the kind Munchkins feel sad. They took out their notes and scratched their tears. The old woman took off her hat, put it on the tip of her nose and read "one, two, three" with a sacred accent. Suddenly, the hat turned into a slate with a line of handwriting written in chalk:

"Let Dorothy go to city of jade"

"Tell Dorothy to go to emerald city."

The little old woman took the slate from her nose, read the words on it and asked, "Dear, is your name Dorothy?"

The little woman took the slate off her nose, read the handwriting on it and asked, "Dear little girl, are you Dorothy?"

"Yes," the child replied, raising his head to dry his tears.

"I'm Dorothy." The little girl wiped her tears and looked up to answer.

"Then you must go to city of jade. Maybe Oz will help you. "

"Then you must go to emerald city. The Exorcist of Oz may help you. "

"Where is this city?" Dorothy asked.

"Where is emerald city?" Dorothy asked.

"It's right in the middle of this country, ruled by Oz, the great wizard I told you about."

"It is located in the center of this land, ruled by the Oz exorcist I told you about."

"Is he a good man?" The girl asked anxiously.

"Is he a good man?" Dorothy asked anxiously.

"He is a good wizard. I don't know if he is alone, because I have never seen him. "

"He is a kind wizard. I have never met him. I don't know whether he is a man or a woman. "

"How can I get there?" Dorothy asked.

"How can I get there?" Dorothy asked.

"You have to walk. It's a long journey through a country that is sometimes pleasant and sometimes dark and terrible. But I will use all the magic I know to protect you from harm. "

"You have to go, this is a long journey, you need to cross a country, in this country, there will be pleasure, darkness and terror. But I will use all my magic to protect you. "

"Won't you come with me?" The girl pleaded that she had begun to regard the little old woman as her only friend.

"Are you coming with me?" Dorothy pleaded that she had made this little woman her only friend.

"No, I can't do that," she replied, "but I will kiss you. No one dares to hurt a person who has been kissed by a witch in the north."

"No," replied the witch, "but I will give you my kiss. No one dares to hurt anyone who has been kissed by a northern witch. "

She approached Dorothy and kissed her forehead gently. As Dorothy soon discovered, where her lips touched the girl, she left a round and bright mark.

The witch approached Dorothy and kissed her forehead gently. Dorothy found a bright ring flashing where the witch had kissed.

"The road to Emerald City is paved with yellow bricks," said the witch, "so you can't miss it. When you arrive in Oz, don't be afraid of him, but tell him your story and ask him to help you. Goodbye, dear. "

"The road to emerald city is paved with gold bricks," said the witch. "So don't worry about getting lost. Don't be afraid when you meet the wizard of oz. Tell him your wish and let him help you. Goodbye, dear child. "

Three Munchkins bowed deeply to her and wished her a pleasant journey. Then they walked away through the Woods. The witch nodded to Dorothy West Point in a friendly way, spun her left heel three times, and then disappeared. This surprised little Toto very much. After she left, he barked loudly after her, because he didn't even dare to bark when she stood by.

Three Munchkins bowed to Dorothy and wished her a pleasant journey. Then they left through the Woods. The witch smiled and nodded to Dorothy, turned her left foot three times, and then disappeared out of thin air, scaring Toto. It growled when the witch was around. Now that the witch is gone, she barks recklessly.

But Dorothy knew that she was a witch and had long expected that she would disappear like this, so she was not surprised at all.

Dorothy was not surprised because she knew that she was a witch and would leave out of thin air.