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Chapter 13. The Rescue
第13章 解放溫基人
The Cowardly Lion was much pleased to hear that the Wicked Witch had been melted by a bucket of water,
那小膽獅子聽到壞女巫被澆了一吊桶的水，溶化得無影無蹤了，非常高興，
and Dorothy at once unlocked the gate of his prison and set him free.
多蘿茜立刻打開了牢監的門，把它放了出來。
They went in together to the castle, where Dorothy's first act was to call all the Winkies together and tell them that they were no longer slaves.
他們一同到城堡里去，多蘿茜把所有的溫基人一起喊來，向他們宣布，他們不再是西方女巫的奴隸了。
There was great rejoicing among the yellow Winkies,
在黃色的溫基人們中，舉行著盛大的祝典，
for they had been made to work hard during many years for the Wicked Witch, who had always treated them with great cruelty.
他們為壞女巫作了很多年的苦役，她總是殘忍地對待他們，如今他們解放了。
They kept this day as a holiday, then and ever after, and spent the time in feasting and dancing.
他們為了紀念這一天就把當作一個節日，以后永遠在這一天舉行宴會和跳舞會。
"If our friends, the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman, were only with us," said the Lion, "I should be quite happy."
獅子說：“假如我們的同伴兒，稻草人和鐵皮人，還和我們在一起，我會非常快活。”
"Don't you suppose we could rescue them?" asked the girl anxiously.
女孩子十分痛苦地問：“難道我們不能救活他們嗎？”
"We can try," answered the Lion.
獅子說：“我們可以試試。”
So they called the yellow Winkies and asked them if they would help to rescue their friends,
因此，他們便把溫基人叫來，請求他們，可愿意幫忙救助他們的朋友，
and the Winkies said that they would be delighted to do all in their power for Dorothy, who had set them free from bondage.
那些溫基人說，他們愿意為了多蘿茜，歡歡喜喜地盡他們的力量，心甘情愿去做一切的事，因為她把他們從奴役中拯救出來。
So she chose a number of the Winkies who looked as if they knew the most, and they all started away.
于是她帶了一些看來非常聰明的溫基人，一起出發。
They traveled that day and part of the next until they came to the rocky plain where the Tin Woodman lay, all battered and bent.
走了整整走了一天，他們才到了布滿巖石的曠野，看見鐵皮人躺在那里，身上的鐵皮被打擊得凹凹凸凸、彎彎曲曲了。
His axe was near him, but the blade was rusted and the handle broken off short.
他的斧頭扔在一邊兒，斧口生了銹，斧柄也脫落了。
