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Now the charm began to work. The sky was darkened, and a lowrumbling sound was heard in the air. There was a rushing of many wings, a greatchattering and laughing, and the sun came out of the dark sky to show theWicked Witch surrounded by a crowd of monkeys, each with a pair of immense andpowerful wings on his shoulders.

One, much bigger than the others, seemed to be their leader. Heflew close to the Witch and said, “You have called us for the third and lasttime. What do you command?”

“Go to the strangers who are within my land and destroy them allexcept the Lion,” said the Wicked Witch. “Bring that beast to me, for I have amind to harness him like a horse, and make him work.”

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The Winged Monkeys had helped her do this. The second time waswhen she had fought against the Great Oz himself, and driven him out of theland of the West. The Winged Monkeys had also helped her in doing this. Onlyonce more could she use this Golden Cap, for which reason she did not like todo so until all her other powers were exhausted. But now that her fierce wolvesand her wild crows and her stinging bees were gone, and her slaves had beenscared away by the Cowardly Lion, she saw there was only one way left todestroy Dorothy and her friends.

So the Wicked Witch took the Golden Cap from her cupboard andplaced it upon her head. Then she stood upon her left foot and said slowly:

“Ep-pe, pep-pe, kak-ke!”

Next she stood upon her right foot and said:

“Hil-lo, hol-lo, hel-lo!”

After this she stood upon both feet and cried in a loud voice:

“Ziz-zy, zuz-zy, zik!”

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When they returned to the castle the Wicked Witch beat them wellwith a strap, and sent them back to their work, after which she sat down tothink what she should do next. She could not understand how all her plans todestroy these strangers had failed; but she was a powerful Witch, as well as awicked one, and she soon made up her mind how to act.

There was, in her cupboard, a Golden Cap, with a circle of diamondsand rubies running round it. This Golden Cap had a charm. Whoever owned itcould call three times upon the Winged Monkeys, who would obey any order theywere given. But no person could command these strange creatures more than threetimes. Twice already the Wicked Witch had used the charm of the Cap. Once waswhen she had made the Winkies her slaves, and set herself to rule over theircountry. 

有声英语少儿童话故事 绿野仙踪 第12卷 第10章

Then Dorothy and the Lion got up, and the girl helped the TinWoodman put the straw back into the Scarecrow again, until he was as good asever. So they started upon their journey once more.

The Wicked Witch was so angry when she saw her black bees inlittle heaps like fine coal that she stamped her foot and tore her hair andgnashed her teeth. And then she called a dozen of her slaves, who were theWinkies, and gave them sharp spears, telling them to go to the strangers anddestroy them.

The Winkies were not a brave people, but they had to do as theywere told. So they marched away until they came near to Dorothy. Then the Liongave a great roar and sprang towards them, and the poor Winkies were sofrightened that they ran back as fast as they could.

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“Go to the strangers and sting them to death!” commanded theWitch, and the bees turned and flew rapidly until they came to where Dorothyand her friends were walking. But the Woodman had seen them coming, and theScarecrow had decided what to do.

“Take out my straw and scatter it over the little girl and the dogand the Lion,” he said to the Woodman, “and the bees cannot sting them.” Thisthe Woodman did, and as Dorothy lay close beside the Lion and held Toto in herarms, the straw covered them entirely.

The bees came and found no one but the Woodman to sting, so theyflew at him and broke off all their stings against the tin, without hurting theWoodman at all. And as bees cannot live when their stings are broken that wasthe end of the black bees, and they lay scattered thick about the Woodman, likelittle heaps of fine coal.

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The King Crow flew at the Scarecrow, who caught it by the head andtwisted its neck until it died. And then another crow flew at him, and theScarecrow twisted its neck also. There were forty crows, and forty times theScarecrow twisted a neck, until at last all were lying dead beside him. Then hecalled to his companions to rise, and again they went upon their journey.

When the Wicked Witch looked out again and saw all her crows lyingin a heap, she got into a terrible rage, and blew three times upon her silverwhistle.

Forthwith there was heard a great buzzing in the air, and a swarmof black bees came flying toward her. 

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The wild crows flew in one great flock toward Dorothy and hercompanions. When the little girl saw them coming she was afraid.

But the Scarecrow said, “This is my battle, so lie down beside meand you will not be harmed.”

So they all lay upon the ground except the Scarecrow, and he stoodup and stretched out his arms. And when the crows saw him they were frightened,as these birds always are by scarecrows, and did not dare to come any nearer.

But the King Crow said: “It is only a stuffed man. I willpeck his eyes out.”

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They waited until Dorothy awoke the next morning. The little girlwas quite frightened when she saw the great pile of shaggy wolves, but the TinWoodman told her all. She thanked him for saving them and sat down tobreakfast, after which they started again upon their journey.

Now this same morning the Wicked Witch came to the door of hercastle and looked out with her one eye that could see far off. She saw all herwolves lying dead, and the strangers still traveling through her country. Thismade her angrier than before, and she blew her silver whistle twice.

Straightway a great flock of wild crows came flying toward her,enough to darken the sky.

And the Wicked Witch said to the King Crow, “Fly at once to thestrangers; peck out their eyes and tear them to pieces.” 

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It was lucky the Scarecrow and the Woodman were wide awake andheard the wolves coming.

“This is my fight,” said the Woodman, “so get behind me and I willmeet them as they come.”

He seized his axe, which he had made very sharp, and as the leaderof the wolves came on the Tin Woodman swung his arm and chopped the wolf’s headfrom its body, so that it immediately died. As soon as he could raise his axeanother wolf came up, and he also fell under the sharp edge of the TinWoodman’s weapon. There were forty wolves, and forty times a wolf was killed,so that at last they all lay dead in a heap before the Woodman.

Then he put down his axe and sat beside the Scarecrow, who said,“It was a good fight, friend.” 

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At once there came running to her from all directions a pack ofgreat wolves. They had long legs and fierce eyes and sharp teeth.

“Go to these people,” said the Witch, “and tear them into pieces.”

“Are you not going to make them your slaves?” asked the leader ofthe wolves.

“No,” she answered, “one is of tin, and one of straw; one is agirl and another a Lion. None of them is fit to work, so you may tear them intosmall pieces.”

“Very well,” said the wolf, and he dashed away at full speed,followed by the others.