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The north and south winds met where the house stood , and made it the exact center of the cyclone . In the middle of a cyclone the air is generally still , but the great pressure of the wind on every side of the house raised it up higher and higher , until it was at the very top of the cyclone ; and there it remained and was carried miles and miles away as easily as you could carry a feather . It was very dark , and the wind howled horribly around her , but Dorothy found she was riding quite easily . After the first few whirls around , and one other time when the house tipped badly , she felt as if she were being rocked gently , like a baby in a cradle . Toto did not like it . He ran about the room , now here , now there , barking loudly ; but Dorothy sat quite still on the floor and waited to see what would happen . Once Toto got too near the open trap door , and fell in ; and at first the little girl thought she had lost him . But soon she saw one of his ears sticking up through the hole , for the strong pressure of the air was keeping him up so that he could not fall . She crept to the hole , caught Toto by the ear , and dragged him into the room again , afterward closing the trap door so that no more accidents could happen . Hour after hour passed away , and slowly Dorothy got over her fright ; but she felt quite lonely , and the wind shrieked so loudly all about her that she nearly became deaf . At first she had wondered if she would be dashed to pieces when the house fell again ; but as the hours passed and nothing terrible happened , she stopped worrying and resolved to wait calmly and see what the future would bring . At last she crawled over the swaying floor to her bed , and lay down upon it ; and Toto followed and lay down beside her . In spite of the swaying of the house and the wailing of the wind , Dorothy soon closed her eyes and fell fast asleep . Chapter II The Council with the Munchkins She was awakened by a shock , so sudden and severe that if Dorothy had not been lying on the soft bed she might have been hurt . As it was , the jar made her catch her breath and wonder what had happened ; and Toto put his cold little nose into her face and whined dismally . Dorothy sat up and noticed that the house was not moving ; nor was it dark , for the bright sunshine came in at the window , flooding the little room . She sprang from her bed and with Toto at her heels ran and opened the door . The little girl gave a cry of amazement and looked about her , her eyes growing bigger and bigger at the wonderful sights she saw .
Назад Сторінка 3 з 79 Сторінка 3 з 79 Вперед Читайте далі з перекладом Створіть безкоштовний акаунт: 7 днів Pro, далі 20 перекладів слів на день або платний тариф.
