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【导读】《绿野仙踪》是美国作家莱·弗·鲍姆的优秀儿童文学作品。作者以奇特的想象力描述了一个小女孩因被旋风刮到奥兹国，和她的三个朋友：狮子，稻草人，铁皮人团结在一起，共同克服困难，战胜险恶，为了实现自己的愿望，不屈不挠地同恶魔斗争，最终如愿以偿的故事。

TheWizardofOz(excerpt)

Sooncemorethelittlecompanysetoffuponthejourney，theLionwalkingwithstatelystridesatDorothysside.Totodidnotapprovethisnewcomradeatfirst，forhecouldnotforgethownearlyhehadbeencrushedbetweentheLionsgreatjaws.Butafteratimehebecamemoreatease，andpresentlyTotoandtheCowardlyLionhadgrowntobegoodfriends.

Duringtherestofthatdaytherewasnootheradventuretomarthepeaceoftheirjourney.Once，indeed，theTinWoodmansteppeduponabeetlethatwascrawlingalongtheroad，andkilledthepoorlittlething.ThismadetheTinWoodmanveryunhappy，forhewasalwayscarefulnottohurtanylivingcreature；andashewalkedalongheweptseveraltearsofsorrowandregret.Thesetearsranslowlydownhisfaceandoverthehingesofhisjaw，andtheretheyrusted.WhenDorothypresentlyaskedhimaquestiontheTinWoodmancouldnotopenhismouth，forhisjawsweretightlyrustedtogether.HebecamegreatlyfrightenedatthisandmademanymotionstoDorothytorelievehim，butshecouldnotunderstand.TheLionwasalsopuzzledtoknowwhatwaswrong.ButtheScarecrowseizedtheoil-canfromDorothysbasketandoiledtheWoodmansjaws，sothatafterafewmomentshecouldtalkaswellasbefore.

“Thiswillservemealesson，”saidhe，“tolookwhereIstep.ForifIshouldkillanotherbugorbeetleIshouldsurelycryagain，andcryingrustsmyjawssothatIcannotspeak.”Thereafterhewalkedverycarefully，withhiseyesontheroad，andwhenhesawatinyanttoilingbyhewouldstepoverit，soasnottoharmit.TheTinWoodmanknewverywellhehadnoheart，andthereforehetookgreatcarenevertobecruelorunkindtoanything.

绿野仙踪(节选)

于是这个小团体又出发了，狮子威严地走在多萝茜的身边。托托起初不满意这个新同伴，因为他无法忘记他几乎在狮子的大牙床里被撕碎。然而没过多久，托托变得友善而高兴了，它和这只胆小的狮子逐渐地变成了朋友。

在那天剩余的时间里，没有其他的冒险来破坏旅行的平静。有一次，铁皮人踏死了那正在沿路爬行的甲