Draoidh Drùidhteach Oz

By L. Frank Baum; Translated by Sgàire Uallas

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is L. Frank Baum’s story of a little girl named Dorothy, who with her dog Toto is carried by a tornado from Kansas to the strange and beautiful land of Oz. Here she decides to visit the Emerald City to ask its ruler, a wizard called Oz, to send her back home again. On the way she meets a Scarecrow, who is in search of brains; a Tin Woodman, who wishes to have a heart; and a Cowardly Lion, whose one desire is to possess courage. The little party encounter many dangers and marvelous adventures on the way, but reach the Emerald City in safety, their success being due to the thoughtfulness of the Scarecrow, the tender care of the Tin Woodman, and the fearlessness of the Cowardly Lion. This is the book that inspired the famous 1939 film — which differs from the original book in quite a few ways!

Is e sgeul le L. Frank Baum a th’ ann an Draoidh Drùidhteach Oz, mu dhèidhinn nighean bheag dhan ainm Diorbhail a thèid a sguabadh air falbh à Kansas le Toto, an cù aice, a-null gu dùthaich àlainn annasach Oz. An sin cuiridh i roimhpe tadhal air Baile nan Smàrag, a dh’iarraidh air an riaghladair, draoidh dhan ainm Oz, a seòladh dhachaigh a-rithist. Air an t-slighe a-null tachraidh oirre Bodach-ròcais, a tha an tòir air eanchainn; Coilltear Staoine, a tha ag iarraidh cridhe; agus Leòmhann Gealtach, aig a bheil mar àrd-mhiann a chridhe gaisge fhaighinn dha fhèin. Is iomadh cunnart is cuairt-dànachd mhìorbhaileach a thig an caraibh na buidhne bige seo rè an turais, ach ruigidh iad Baile nan Smàrag gu slàn sàbhailte, agus ma ruigeas, is ann air sgàth tuigse a’ Bhodaich-ròcais, caomhalachd a’ Choillteir Staoine, agus curantachd an Leòmhainn Ghealtaich. Is e seo an leabhar a bu bhonn-stèidh do dh’fhilm iomraiteach na bliadhna 1939—ged nach ionnan gu buileach am film agus an leabhar air an do stèidhicheadh e!