By Frank Baum

(начало сказки «Волшебник страны Оз» Фрэнка Баума)

Dorothy lived in the midst of the great Kansas prairies, with Uncle Henry, who was a farmer, and Aunt Em, who was the farmer's wife. Their house was small, for the lumber to build it had to be carried by wagon many miles. There were four walls, a floor and a roof, which made one room; and this room contained a rusty looking cooking stove, a cupboard for the dishes, a table, three or four chairs, and the beds. Uncle Henry and Aunt Em had a big bed in one corner, and Dorothy a little bed in another corner. There was no garret at all, and no cellar …

Notes:

in the midst of the great Kansas prairies

посреди великих канзасских прерий

for the lumber to build it had

to be carried by wagon many miles.

так как лес для строительства приходилось

возить на повозке за много миль

rusty looking cooking stove

ржавая печка

a cupboard for the dishes

буфет для посуды