Tin Man:I saw a big animal with two heads. I asked for a heart. The animal said,“I can give you a heart; but first you must help Dorothy to kill the Witch of the West.”What did you see, Lion?
Dorothy:what can I do for you?
Tin Man: I can’t move. Please oil me. There’s an oil-can in my house.
[Dorothyfound the oil-can and carefully oiled the Tin Man with the help of the Scarecrow. The Tin Man began to ve, his hands and legs.]
[A big lion suddenly runs out from the trees. It shouts at them, showing them its scary teeth.But Dorothy ran up to the lion and hit it on the nose.]
Dorothy:Don’t hurt us! You are bigger and stronger than all of us.
Scarecrow: Where is the Emerald City? And who is the Wizard of Oz? I don’t know anything, you see, because I have no brains in my head—only straw.
Dorothy: Oh dear! I’m very sorry!
Tin Man: Interesting!Can the Wizard give me a heart, do you think? I have no heart, so I can’tlove, orfeel…I would very much like to have a heart!
Scarecrow: Come with us!
Lion: I didn’t hurtyou. Don’t hit me again—please!
Dorothy: Why—you’re afraid! Be quiet, Toto, he isn’t going to hurtus. He’s more afraid than you are. He’s just abigcoward.
Lion: It’s true. I am a coward. Everyone thinks lions are brave. Imake a lot of noise, but I’m not brave. I’m just a coward.
[The Lion begins to cry.]
Dorothy:Come with us to the Emerald City. Maybe the Wizard of Oz can make you brave!
[Dorothy carefully takesthe scarecrow off the pole.]
Scarecrow: Thank you very much! Who are you and where are you going?
Dorothy: I’m Dorothy and I’m going to the Emeraldcity to find the Wizard of Oz. He canhelp megethome.
Dorothy: Oh,how terrible! I saw a very, very big head on agreen chair!There was no body, or arms, or legs—only a head.I said to the head, “I want to go home to Kansas. Please help me.”The big head asked me to kill the bad Witch of the West first. Onlythen he could help me get home.But how can I kill the Witch?
Lion: Oh, thank you! I would very much like to be brave.
Dorothy:Have you ever heard of the Wizard of Oz?
Scarecrow: Is the Wizard a man?
Tin Man: Have you heard of any tales of what he can do?
Dorothy:Oh, what are we going to do now?
Scarecrow: Well, we must find the Witch of the West and then we must kill her.
The Wizard of Oz《绿野仙踪》
Characters:
Dorothy:agirlfromKansasand wants to go home
Scarecrow:made of straws andwants some brains
Tin Man:made of tin and wants a heart
Lion: I saw a ball of fire. I said,“I’m a coward; please make me brave.”And the fire said,“Whenthe Witch of the West is dead, I can help you. But not before.”I was angry then, but the ball of fire got bigger and bigger, so I ran away.
Dorothy: Lucky for you. We just pass by.
Time Man:Where are you going?
Dorothy: I want to go back to Kansas, my home.The Wizard of Oz might help me.
Scarecrow: I want some brains. The Wizard of Oz might help me too!So we are going to the Emerald City.
[While Dorothy is walking and talking, she suddenly sees a scarecrowin the field beside the road.]
Scarecrow: Good day!
Dorothy: Oh! You can speak!
Scarecrow:Of course I can speak. But I can’t move up here on the pole…I’d like to get down.Can you help me to get down?
Scarecrow: But why do you want to leave Oz,this beautiful country?I don’t understand.
Dorothy:That’s because you have no brains. Kansas is my home. We say,“East, west—home’s best”, and it’s true. I want to go home.
Scarecrow: That’s interesting. I didn’t see a Head; I saw a beautiful woman. I asked her for some brains and she said, “Yes, but first you must help Dorothy to kill the Witch of the West.”
Lion:a coward who wants to be brave
Toto:Dorothy’s dog
Act One
[Dorothy is walking on the road with her dog Toto.]
Dorothy [talking to her dog]:Oh dear! What can we do?! A cyclone has blown us here in a strangecountry. Now I have only you and we should keep each other company.The Witch of the North told me to go to see the great Wizard of Ozin the Emerald City. He might be able to help us get home.So that’s where we are going.
Scarecrow: Iwould very much like tohave some brains. Can I go to theEmeraldCity with you?Maybethe Wizard of Oz canhelp me too.
Dorothy: I don’t know. But yes, please come with me.Maybehe can help you.
Tin Man:Thank you! I feel better now.You see, I went out in the rain and water is very bad for a tin body.I was there for a long time, and nobody came to help me.