"No, I cannot do that (нет, я не могу этого сделать)," she replied, "but I will give you my kiss (но я подарю тебе свой поцелуй = но я поцелую тебя), and no one will dare injure a person (и никто не осмелится причинить зло человеку;
She came close to Dorothy and kissed her gently on the forehead (она приблизилась: «подошла близко» к Дороти и поцеловала ее нежно в лоб). Where her lips touched the girl they left a round, shining mark (/там/, где ее губы коснулись /лба/ девочки, они оставили круглую, светящуюся отметку;
plead [pliːd], dare [deə], injure [ˈɪndʒə], forehead [ˈfɔːhed]
"Won’t you go with me?" pleaded the girl, who had begun to look upon the little old woman as her only friend.
"No, I cannot do that," she replied, "but I will give you my kiss, and no one will dare injure a person who has been kissed by the Witch of the North." She came close to Dorothy and kissed her gently on the forehead. Where her lips touched the girl they left a round, shining mark, as Dorothy found out soon after.
"The road to the City of Emeralds is paved with yellow brick (дорога в Изумрудный Город вымощена желтым кирпичом;
The three Munchkins bowed low to her and wished her a pleasant journey (трое Манчкинов низко поклонились ей и пожелали ей приятного путешествия), after which they walked away through the trees (после чего они удалились, /зашагав/ между деревьями). The Witch gave Dorothy a friendly little nod (Ведьма слегка кивнула головой Дороти по-дружески), whirled around on her left heel three times (трижды покрутилась /вокруг/ на левой пятке), and straightway disappeared (и сразу же исчезла), much to the surprise of little Toto (к большому удивлению маленького Тото), who barked after her loudly enough when she had gone (который /стал/ лаять ей вслед довольно громко, /после того, как/ она исчезла), because he had been afraid even to growl while she stood by (потому что он боялся даже рычать, пока та стояла поблизости).
But Dorothy, knowing her to be a witch, had expected her to disappear in just that way (но Дороти, зная, что та была ведьмой, ожидала, что она исчезнет именно таким образом;
yellow [ˈjeləʊ], afraid [əˈfreɪd], straightway [ˈstreɪtweɪ], surprise [səˈpraɪz]
"The road to the City of Emeralds is paved with yellow brick," said the Witch, "so you cannot miss it. When you get to Oz do not be afraid of him, but tell your story and ask him to help you. Good-bye, my dear."