The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Книга для чтения на английском языке

“All the same,” |В любом случае| said the Scarecrow, “I shall ask for brains instead of a heart; for a fool would not know |потому что дурак не будет знать| what to do with a heart if he had one.”

“I shall take the heart,” returned the Tin Woodman; “for brains do not make one happy, and happiness is the best thing in the world.”

Dorothy did not say anything, for she was puzzled to know which of her two friends was right, and she decided if she could only get back to Kansas and Aunt Em, it did not matter so much whether the Woodman had no brains and the Scarecrow no heart, or each got what he wanted.

What worried her most was that the bread was nearly gone, and another meal for herself and Toto would empty the basket. To be sure neither the Woodman nor the Scarecrow ever ate anything, but she was not made of tin nor straw |она же была сделана ни из жести, ни из соломы|, and could not live unless she was fed |не будучи сытой|.

6. The Cowardly Lion

All this time Dorothy and her companions had been walking through the thick woods. The road was still paved |все еще была замощена| with yellow brick, but these were much covered by dried branches and dead leaves from the trees, and the walking was not at all good.

There were few |мало| birds in this part of the forest, for birds love the open country where there is plenty of sunshine. But now and then |время от времени| there came a deep growl from some wild animal hidden among the trees. These sounds made the little girl’s heart beat fast, for she did not know what made them; but Toto knew, and he walked close to Dorothy’s side, and did not even bark in return