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Is sceal Asarlai Iontach Oz le L. Frank Baum faoi chailin beag darb ainm Doratai a sciobann cuaranfa in eineacht lena madra beag Toto i o Khansas chuig tir alainn aduain Oz. Nuair ata si ann socraionn si cuairt a thabhairt ar Chathair na Smaragaidi chun go n-iarrfaidh si ar Oz Asarlai, rialoir na tire, i a chur abhaile aris. Castar uirthi agus i ar an mbealach Babhdan ata ag lorg inchinne; Coillteoir Stain a bhfuil croi ag teastail uaidh agus Leon meata nach bhfuil dada uaidh ach crogacht. Ce go mbuaileann an grupa beag le moran contuirti agus eachtrai iontacha, eirionn leo Cathair na Smaragaidi a shroicheadh go slan sabhailte, ach ma eirionn is de bharr intleacht an Bhabhdan, cinealtacht an Choillteora agus sarchrogacht an Leoin e. Ba e an leabhar seo ab inspioraid do scannan cailiuil na bliana 1939, ce nach mar a cheile go direach an leabhar fein agus an scannan! Ta bunmhaisiuchain William Wallace Denslow le feiceail san aistriuchan landaite somasach seo ar o choipeanna den chead eagran Bearla a scanadh iad. Ta 24 phlata daite agus 150 maisiuchan teacsa sa leabhar agus nuair ba gha cuireadh in oiriuint don aistriuchan Gaeilge iad. Ta clochur an leabhair ar aon dul le leagan amach an chead eagrain Bhearla ach go bhfuil roinnt feabhsuchan deanta air sin in aiteanna ar mhaithe le leitheoiri an lae inniu. — 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! This full-colour book contains the original illustrations by William Wallace Denslow which were were scanned from copies of the first edition. There are 24 colour plates and 150 text illustrations, many localized into the Irish language. The book has been typeset a fashion similar to that of the first edition, with some typographic improvements for the modern reader.
