Dorothy was strolling along the yellow brick road with Toto when she suddenly heard a low, husky voice calling.
陶樂絲和托托正漫步在黃磚路上時，突然聽到了一個低沉、沙啞的聲音在吶喊著。
"Excuse me, miss! Excuse me! Could you please free me from my current, uncomfortable position? I would appreciate your kindness very much."
「小姐，不好意思！請問您可以幫我脫離我現在這個不舒服的姿勢嗎？感激不盡！」
The bewildered Dorothy glanced around but no one was to be found. Just when she was about to give up looking and continue her stroll, the voice spoke again.
好奇的陶樂絲東張西望，卻甚麼人也沒瞧見。正當她要放棄尋找聲音的來源時，那個聲音又說話了！
"Hullo, I am right here, in the field!"
「哈囉！我在這兒啊！在田園裏！」
Dorothy jerked her head round suddenly to find it was a scarecrow half-hidden amongst the sunflower fields, talking to her!
陶樂絲猛然轉頭一看，才發現原來聲音的主人正是一個被向日葵一半蓋住的稻草人！
"Aha! Here comes the scarecrow, just like in the story of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz." Dorothy thought to herself.
「原來這就是稻草人呀！？跟故事的劇情一模一樣耶！」陶樂絲想著。
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She strolled over and untied the scarecrow from on the the sunflowers.
她走進向日葵園裏將被綁在向日葵上的稻草人鬆綁。
"Thank you! Thank you very much! I am very much obliged to you!" The scarecrow thanked Dorothy true-heartedly, and then inquired, "I see that you are going along the Yellow Brick Road to meet the Great Wizard of Oz. Is it possible that you can do me another favour?"
「謝謝！謝謝！真是感激不盡呀！」稻草人真誠地感謝了陶樂絲，然後問道：「我看妳沿著黃磚路走，應該是要去見偉大的奧斯巫師吧？請問有件事不知能不能請求您的恩准？」
"Let me guess!" Dorothy said playfully, "You want me to take you along with me to meet the Wizard of Oz!"
「讓我猜猜！」陶樂絲俏皮的說。「你要我帶著你一起去見奧茲國巫師吧？」
"Yes, indeed! How did you know that?" The scarecrow asked astonishingly.
「是啊！正是如此！妳是怎麼知道的呢？」稻草人驚訝的問。
"And.....I also know.....that you would like to ask the Wizard to give you a brain so you can gain intelligence and wisdom. Am I not right?" Dorothy continued.
「我還知道......你想請求巫師給你一顆大腦，這樣你才能得到聰明與智慧。對吧？」陶樂絲繼續說道。
"You must be a fairy or something!" replied the scarecrow, "How is it possible that you can read my mind!?"
「您一定是個仙女吧！」稻草人回答說。「你是如何會讀心術呀？」
"Ah, it's just......it's nothing.....I guessed it!" Dorothy was about to tell the scarecrow how she has read the Wonderful Wizard of Oz but thought better of it. "Let's quickly get a move on then, cause I would like to see the wizard, too!"
「噢，這個嘛！其實是這樣的啦........我......我只是隨便猜猜的罷了！」陶樂絲本想和稻草人解釋她讀過【綠野仙蹤】這本書，但是後來想想還是算了。「我們趕緊趕路吧！因為我也正好想要去見巫師！」
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Dorothy and the scarecrow chatted away happily whilst strolling down the yellow brick road. They discovered that they had a lot in common, which made conversation between them very natural. The scarecrow especially loved to listen to Dorothy telling him of where she used to live, and how it was like over there.
陶樂絲和稻草人一路上聊得有說有笑的，他們發現其實他們有許多相似處，所以談起話來自然也是很合得來。稻草人特別喜歡聽陶樂絲陳述她家鄉的各種事物，以及在那邊的生活和在奧茲的有甚麼不同。
One day, whilst passing through a dense, lush forest, they encountered a warrior in their path.
有天，他們經過一個茂密的森林，在路上遇見了一個武士。
"Hello there!" The warrior greeted them politely, and then inquired, "I see that you are going along the Yellow Brick Road, is there any chance that you are going to see the Great Wizard of Oz?"
「你們好啊！」武士彬彬有禮的和他們打招呼，並且詢問道：「我注意到你們沿著黃磚路走，你們該不會是要去見偉大的奧茲國巫師吧？」
"Yes, yes indeed we are!" responded the scarecrow.
「是呀！我們正是要去找他！」稻草人說。
"Well, I guess I am in luck today!" cheered the warrior jubilantly, "Cause I would like to see the wizard myself as well."
「我今天還真是幸運呀！」武士高興得說。「因為我也有事找巫師！」
"Hmmm.....this is different to the story!" Dorothy thought to herself, "Instead of meeting 'The Tin-man', we met a warrior!"
「咦？這個怎麼跟故事裏寫的不一樣呢？」陶樂絲心想。「我們不是遇見鐵錫人，而是遇見一個武士！」
"Hmmmm....let me guess! You would like to ask the Wizard to give you a heart!" said Dorothy playfully.
「讓我猜猜！你想請求巫師給你一顆心臟吧！？」陶樂絲又俏皮的問。
"Yes! Well, sort of..... How did you know that?" the warrior was absolutely amazed by Dorothy's remark.
「是呀，大約是如此.....妳是怎麼知道的？」武士被陶樂絲的猜測嚇到了。
"Indeed, I have been a warrior fighting for my country for the past years of my life; and now that my country doesn't need me anymore, I would like to do something for myself. I feel that although I may be excellent in war strategy, I am in short of a loving heart that knows how to love and care for others. I would like to ask the Wizard to grant me not just a normal, beating heart; but one that knows how to love and care." the warrior thus explained the cause for his wish to see the Wizard.
「我這一生都是一個武士為國家打仗，現在我的國家不再需要我了，我覺得我應該為我自己做點兒甚麼。我雖然精通打仗的戰略，但是我缺乏的卻是一顆知道如何愛及關懷別人的心。我想請求巫師給我的不是只是一顆普通的心，而是一顆懂得關懷與愛的心。」武士解釋了一番他去見巫師的原因。
"How shall we address you as?" the scarecrow inquired.
「那我們該如何稱呼您呢？」稻草人問道。
"Just call me 'The Tin-man', that's what they used to call me back in the old days." the warrior answered.
「就叫我【鐵錫人】吧！以前大家都是這們叫我的！」武士回答道。
What new friends will Dorothy meet in the next episode?
在下集陶樂絲又會遇到甚麼樣的新朋友呢？
~To be Continued~
~待續~
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