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The audio tale Oorfene Deuce and his wooden soldiers is another magical story about Ellie and her company.

Once, in the country of peaceful Munchkins, Urfin, a hermit carpenter, who served the witch Gingema, settled. When his mistress died, he entered into her domain and created a revitalizing powder.

And then the heartless hermit began carving soldiers out of wood and turning them into killer warriors with the help of sorcery.

First, Oorfene conquered the Munchkins, and then captured the Emerald City. The Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman asked the crow to urgently fly out on the road and call Ellie for help. The girl, having heard this news, quickly rushed with her uncle Charlie to help her friends and freed the Munchkins, then made her way through the underground tunnel to the Emerald City and rescued her friends.

Dissatisfied with the lawlessness of this villain in the Green Country - its inhabitants are preparing an uprising! So the wooden army is defeated by its two opponents.

As a punishment, Deuce was sent home from the city, and his soldiers were replaced with evil grimaces for kind smiles, and they became ordinary peaceful workers.

And at the very end of the online audio fairy tale, Ellie, her uncle and Totoshka left for Kansas.

Alexander Volkov

Oorfene Deuce and his wooden soldiers

PART ONE

MIRACULOUS POWDER

LONE JOINER

Somewhere in the depths of the vast North American continent, surrounded by a vast desert and a ring of impregnable mountains, lay Fairyland. Good and evil fairies lived there, animals and birds talked there, there was summer all year round, and unprecedented fruits grew on trees under the ever-hot sun.

The southwest of the Magic Land was inhabited by munchkins - timid and sweet little men, in which an adult man did not exceed the height of an eight-year-old boy from those parts where people do not know miracles.

The ruler of the Blue Munchkin Country was Gingema, an evil sorceress who lived in a deep dark cave, to which the munchkins were afraid to approach. But to everyone's surprise, there was a man who built a house for himself not far from the sorceress's dwelling. It was a certain Oorfene Deuce.

From his kind, soft-hearted fellow tribesmen, Urfin, even in childhood, was distinguished by a grumpy character. He rarely played with the guys, and if he entered the game, he demanded that everyone obey him. And usually the game with his participation ended in a fight.

Urfin's parents died early, and the boy was taken as an apprentice by a carpenter who lived in the village of Kogida. Growing up, Oorfene became more and more unaccommodating, and when he studied the carpentry craft, he left his teacher without regret, without even thanking him for his care. However, a kind craftsman gave him the tools and everything he needed to get started.

Oorfene became a skilled carpenter, he made tables, benches, agricultural implements and much more. But oddly enough, the evil and grumpy character of the master was transferred to his products. The pitchforks he made tried to butt his owner in the side, the shovels pounded him on the forehead, the rake strove to hook on his legs and knock him over. Oorfene Deuce has lost customers.

He started making toys. But the hares, bears and deer he carved had such ferocious muzzles that the children, looking at them, were frightened and then cried all night. Toys gathered dust in Oorfene's closet, no one bought them.

Oorfene Deuce got very angry, abandoned his craft and stopped showing up in the village. He began to live by the fruits of his garden

The lone carpenter hated his relatives so much that he tried not to be like them in anything. The munchkins lived in round blue houses with gabled roofs and crystal balls on top. Oorfene Deuce built himself a quadrangular house, painted it brown, and planted a stuffed eagle on the roof of the house.

The Munchkins wore blue caftans and blue over the knee boots, while Oorfene's caftan and over the knee boots were green. The munchkins had pointed, wide-brimmed hats, with silver bells dangling under the brim. Oorfene Deuce hated bells and wore a brimless hat. The soft-hearted Munchkins wept at every opportunity, and no one ever shed a tear in Oorfene's gloomy eyes.

Several years have passed. Once Oorfene Deuce came to Gingema and asked the old sorceress to take him into service. The evil sorceress was very happy - for centuries not a single munchkin volunteered to serve Gingem, and all her orders were carried out only under the threat of punishment. Now the sorceress had an assistant who willingly performed all sorts of assignments. And the more unpleasant Gingema's orders were for the munchkins, the more zealously Oorfene passed them on to the munchkins.

The gloomy joiner especially liked to go to the villages of the Blue Country and impose tribute on the inhabitants - so and so many snakes, mice, frogs, leeches and spiders.

Munchkins were terribly afraid of snakes, spiders and leeches. Having received the order to collect them, the little timid men began to sob. At the same time, they took off their hats and put them on the ground so that the bells with their ringing would not prevent them from crying. And Oorfene looked at the tears of his relatives and laughed angrily. Then, on the appointed day, he would appear with large baskets, collect tribute and take it to Gingema's cave. There, this goodness either went into food for the witch, or was used for evil magic.

One day, the evil Gingema, who hated the whole human race, decided to destroy him. To do this, she conjured a monstrous hurricane and sent it over the mountains, over the desert, so that it destroyed all cities, all villages and buried people under their rubble.

But this did not happen. In the north-west of the Enchanted Land lived a kind sorceress Villina. She learned about the insidious plan of Gingema and neutralized him. Villina allowed the hurricane to capture only one small caravan on the Kansas steppe, taken off its wheels and put on the ground. By order of Villina, the whirlwind brought the house to the land of munchkins, threw it on Gingema's head, and the evil sorceress died.

To the surprise of Villina, who came to see how her witchcraft worked, the little girl Ellie turned out to be in the house. She ran for her beloved dog Totoshka, into the house just before the whirlwind picked him up and carried him away.

Villina could not bring the girl home and advised her to go to the Emerald City, the center of the Magic Land, for help. A variety of rumors circulated about the ruler of the Emerald City, Goodwin, the great and terrible. Rumor had it that Goodwin could do nothing to rain fire upon the fields, or fill all the houses with rats and toads. And so they talked about Goodwin in a whisper and with an eye, in case the wizard was offended by some careless word.

Ellie listened to the good fairy and went to Goodwin in the hope that the wizard is not so scary as they talk about him, and he will help her return to Kansas. The girl did not have to meet the gloomy carpenter Oorfene Deuce.

On the day when Ellie's house crushed Gingem, Oorfene was not near the sorceress: he went on her business to a remote part of the Blue Country. The news of the death of the sorceress caused Deuce both grief and joy. He regretted that he had lost a powerful patroness, but now he expected to take advantage of the wealth and power of the sorceress.

The area around the cave was deserted. Ellie and Toto went to the Emerald City.

Deuce had the idea of ​​settling in a cave and declaring himself Gingema's successor and ruler of the Blue Country.

After all, timid munchkins will not be able to resist this.

But the smoky cave with bunches of smoked mice on studs, with a stuffed crocodile under the ceiling and other paraphernalia of a magical craft looked so damp and gloomy that Oorfene shuddered.

Brr! .. - he muttered. - Live in this grave? No, thank you very much!

Oorfene began looking for the witch's silver slippers, as he knew that Gingema valued them the most.

But in vain he ransacked the cave, there were no shoes.

Uh-uh-uh! - mockingly was heard from the high platform, and Oorfene shuddered.

From above, the eyes of an owl looked down at him, glowing yellow in the darkness of the cave.

Is that you Guam?

Not Guam, but Guamokolatokint, - the eagle owl objected grumpily.

Where are the other owls?

Have flown away.

Why did you stay?

What should I do in the forest? Catching birds like simple owls and owls? Phi! .. I'm too old and wise for such a troublesome task.

Juice had a sly thought.

Listen, Guam .. - Owl was silent. - Guamoco. - Silence. - Guamocolate!

I listen to you, - the owl responded.

Do you want to live with me? I will feed you mice and tender chicks.

Not for nothing, of course? - the wise bird muttered.

People, seeing that you serve me, will consider me a magician.

Well thought out, - said the eagle owl. - And to begin my service, I will say that you are looking for silver shoes in vain, they were carried away by a small animal of an unknown breed.

Looking sharply at Oorfene, the owl asked:

When will you start eating frogs and leeches?

What? Oorfene was surprised. - There are leeches? For what?

Then, that this food is supposed to evil wizards by law - do you remember how conscientiously Gingema ate mice and ate leeches?

Oorfene remembered and shuddered, the food of the old sorceress always disgusted him, and during the breakfasts and dinners of Gingema, he left the cave under some pretext.

Look, Guamoco... Guamocolatocnit? - he said ingratiatingly, - but is it possible to do without it?

Oorfene with a sigh collected some of the witch's possessions, put the owl on his shoulder and went home.

The met munchkins, seeing the gloomy Oorfene, frightenedly shied aside.

Returning to his place, Oorfene lived in his house with an owl, not meeting people, not loving anyone, not loved by anyone.

EXTRAORDINARY PLANT

One evening a violent storm broke out. Thinking that this storm was caused by the evil Oorfene Deuce, the munchkins shivered in fear and waited for their houses to collapse.

But nothing like that happened. But, getting up in the morning and looking around the garden, Oorfene Deuce saw in the garden a few bright green sprouts of an unusual appearance. Obviously, their seeds were brought into the garden by a hurricane. But from what part of the country they flew in, forever remained a mystery.

How long have I weeded the beds, - grumbled Oorfene Deuce. And here come the weeds again. Well, wait, I'll deal with you tonight.

Oorfene went to the forest, where he had snares placed and spent the whole day there. Secretly from Guam, he took with him a frying pan and oil, fried a fat rabbit and ate it with relish.

Returning home, Deuce gasped in surprise. On the lettuce bed, powerful bright green plants with oblong fleshy leaves rose to the height of a man.

That's the thing! cried Oorfene. These weeds didn't waste any time.

He walked over to the bed and yanked on one of the plants to pull it up by the roots. But it was not there. The plant did not even give in, and Oorfene Deuce stabbed both hands with small sharp thorns that covered the trunk and leaves.

Oorfene got angry, pulled the thorns out of his palms, put on leather mittens and again began to pull the plant out of the garden. But he didn't have the strength. Then Deuce armed himself with an ax and began to cut the plants under the root.

“Boar, boar, boar,” the ax cut into the succulent stems and the plants fell to the ground.

So so so! - Oorfene Deuce triumphed. He fought the weeds like living enemies.

When the massacre was over, night fell and the tired Oorfene went to bed.

The next morning he went out onto the porch and the hair on his head stood on end in amazement.

And on the lettuce bed, where the roots of unknown weeds remained, and on the smoothly trodden path, where the carpenter dragged the cut branches - everywhere tall plants with bright green fleshy leaves stood in a dense wall.

Oh, you are! - Urfin roared angrily and rushed into battle.

Cut down stems and uprooted roots, the carpenter chopped into small pieces on a block of wood, which served for chopping firewood. At the end of the garden, behind the trees, was a wasteland. There Oorfene Deuce dragged the plants chopped into porridge and threw them in anger in all directions.

The work went on all day, but finally the garden was cleared of plant invaders and tired Oorfene Deuce went to rest. He slept badly: he was tormented by nightmares, it seemed to him that unknown plants surrounded him and tried to injure him with thorns.

Getting up at dawn, the carpenter first went to the wasteland to see what was happening there. Opening the gate, he groaned softly and sank helplessly to the ground, shocked by what he saw. The life force of unfamiliar plants was extraordinary. The barren land of the wasteland was completely covered with young green growth.

When Oorfene the day before in a rage scattered green crumble around, his spray fell on fence posts, on tree trunks: these sprays took root there and young plants looked out from there.

Struck by a sudden insight, Oorfene threw off his boots. Tiny sprouts were densely green on their soles. The sprouts peeked out from the seams of the clothes. The log for chopping wood bristled all over with shoots. Deuce rushed into the closet: the handle of the ax was also covered with young growth.

Oorfene sat on the porch and thought. What to do? Leave here and settle somewhere else? But it is a pity to leave a comfortable roomy house and a well-kept garden.

Oorfene went to the owl. He sat on a perch, squinting his eyes against the daylight. Deuce spoke about his trouble. Owl swaying on the perch, pondered for a long time.

Try roasting them in the sun, he advised after a while.

Oorfene Deuce finely chopped several young shoots, folded them on an iron sheet with curved edges, and carried them out into the open area under the hot rays of the sun.

Let's see if you grow here! he muttered angrily under his breath. - If you germinate, I will leave these places.

The plants didn't germinate. The roots did not have the strength to go through the sheet of iron. A few hours later, the hot sun of Fairyland turned the green mass into a brown powder.

Still, it’s not in vain that I feed Guam, ”said Oorfene, satisfied. - Wise bird...

Having seized a wheelbarrow, Deuce went to Kogida to collect iron pans from the hostesses, on which pies are baked. He returned with a wheelbarrow filled to the brim with baking sheets.

Oorfene shook his fist at his plant enemies:

Now I will deal with you! he hissed through clenched teeth.

Hard labor began right away. Oorfene Deuce did not rest his hands from dawn to dusk, only taking a short break during the day.

He acted very carefully. Having outlined a small area, he carefully cleared it of plants, leaving not the slightest particle. He crushed the plants dug out with roots in an iron basin and laid them out to dry on baking sheets arranged in even rows in a sunny place. Oorfene poured the brown powder into iron buckets and covered them with iron lids. Perseverance and perseverance did their job. The carpenter did not give the enemy the slightest loophole.

The area occupied by bright green thorny weeds was shrinking every day. And then the moment came when the last bush turned into a brown powder.

For a week of work, Deuce was so exhausted that he could hardly stand on his feet. Stepping over the threshold, Oorfene stumbled, the bucket tipped over and part of the brown powder spilled onto the bearskin that lay at the threshold instead of a carpet.

The carpenter did not see this, he removed the last bucket, closed it as usual, dragged himself to the bed and fell into a dead sleep.

He woke up from the fact that someone insistently tugged at his hand hanging from the bed. Opening his eyes, Oorfene was numb with horror: a bear was standing by the bed and holding the sleeve of his caftan in his teeth.

“I am dead,” thought the carpenter. - He will bite me ... But where did the bear come from in the house? The door was closed…”

Minutes passed, the bear did not show hostile intentions, but only dragged Oorfene by the sleeve, and suddenly a hoarse bass voice was heard:

Master! It's time to wake up, you've been sleeping too long!

Oorfene Deuce was so astounded that he rolled head over heels off the bed: the bearskin that used to lie at the threshold stood on all fours by the carpenter's bed and shook his head.

“It is the skin of my pet bear that has come to life. She walks, talks... But why is that? Really spilled powder? .. "

To test his guess, Urfin turned to the owl:

Guam... Guamoko!

Finn was silent.

Listen, you cheeky bird! yelled the carpenter fiercely. "I've had enough of breaking my tongue, completely pronouncing your damned name!" If you don't want to answer, get out into the woods and get your own food!

Flynn replied conciliatoryly:

Okay, don't boil! Guamoco, so Guamoco, but I do not agree to anything less. What did you want to ask me?

Is it true that the vitality of an unknown plant is so great that even its powder revived the skin?

Is it true. I heard about this plant from the wisest of the owls, my great-grandfather Karitofilaksi ...

Enough! yelled Oorfene. - Shut up! And you, skin, get out of your place, don't bother me thinking!

The skin obediently moved to the threshold and lay down in its usual place.

That's the thing! muttered Oorfene Deuce, sitting down at the table and resting his shaggy head in his hands. - The question now is: is this thing useful to me or not?

After much thought, the ambitious carpenter decided that this thing was useful for him, as it gave him great power over things.

But it was still necessary to check how great the power of the life-giving powder is. On the table stood a stuffed parrot made by Oorfene with blue, red and green feathers. The carpenter took out a pinch of brown powder and sprinkled it on the head and back of the effigy.

An amazing thing happened. The powder smoked with a slight hiss and began to disappear. Its brown specks seemed to melt, being sucked into the parrot's skin between the feathers. The scarecrow moved, raised its head, looked around... The resurrected parrot flapped its wings and flew out the window with a sharp cry.

Valid! shouted Oorfene Deuce in delight. - Works! What else would you like to try?

Huge deer antlers were nailed to the wall in the form of decoration, and Oorfene generously sprinkled them with life-giving powder.

Let's see what happens, - the carpenter grinned.

The result did not have to wait very long. Again, a light smoke over the horns, the disappearance of grains ... Nails torn out of the wall crackled, the horns fell to the floor and rushed at Oorfene Deuce with wild fury.

Guard! yelled the frightened carpenter, running away from the horns.

But those with unexpected dexterity pursued him everywhere: on the bed, on the table and under the table. The bearskin cowered in fear at the closed door.

Master! she screamed. - Open the door!..

Dodging blows, Oorfene pushed back the bolt and flew out onto the porch. A bearskin roared behind him, and then the horns jumped wildly. All this mixed up on the porch in a screaming and somersaulting heap, rolled down the steps. And from the house came the mocking hoot of an owl. The horns knocked down the gate and rushed towards the forest in huge leaps. Oorfene Deuce, bruised and bruised, got up from the ground.

Damn it! he groaned, feeling his sides. - It's too much!

The skin reproachfully said:

Don't you know, master, that now is the time when the deer are terribly pugnacious. It's also good that you survived ... Well, now the deer in the forest will get from these horns! And the bearskin laughed hoarsely.

From this, Oorfene concluded that the powder should be handled with care and not revive anything. The room was in complete ruin: everything was broken, overturned, the dishes were broken, and fluff from the torn pillow was spinning in the air.

Deuce angrily said to the owl:

Why didn't you warn me that it's dangerous to revive antlers?

The angry bird replied:

Guamocolatokint would have warned, and Guamoco lacked the insight to do so.

Deciding to settle accounts with the owl for his deceit later, Oorfene began to restore order in the room. He picked up the wooden clown he had made from the floor. The clown had a ferocious face and a mouth with bared sharp teeth, and therefore no one bought it.

Well, I think you won't do as many troubles as horns, - said Oorfene and sprinkled the clown with powder.

Having done this, he put the toy on the table, and he himself sat down on a stool nearby and dreamed. He came to his senses from a sharp pain: the revived toy dug its teeth into his finger.

And you're there, you bastard! - Oorfene Deuce got furious and threw the clown on the floor with a flourish.

He hobbled into a far corner, hid behind a chest and remained sitting there, shaking his arms, legs and head for his own pleasure.

THE AMBITIOUS PLANS OF URFIN DEJUS

One day Oorfene sat on the porch and listened to how the bearskin and Guamoco quarreled in the house.

You, owl, don't love your master, grumbled the skin. - He was silent on purpose when he revived the horns, but he knew that it was dangerous. And yet you are cunning, owl, you are cunning. I saw enough of your brother when I lived in the forest. Just wait, I'll get to you, then you'll see ...

Uh-uh-uh! - mocked the owl from a high perch. - Well, I scared you, empty talker!

That I'm empty, that's true, - the skin admitted contritely. - I’ll ask the owner to stuff me with sawdust, otherwise I’m very light on the go, no stability, any breeze will knock me off my feet ...

“And this is well thought out,” Deuce remarked to himself. “It will have to be done.”

Well, there you are, splurge! Shut up!

The disputants continued to scold in whispers.

Oorfene Deuce made plans for the future. Of course, he must now take a higher position in the Blue Country. Oorfene knew that after the death of Gingema, the Munchkins had chosen the respected old man Prem Kokus as their ruler. Under the guidance of the good Caucus, the munchkins lived easily and freely.

Returning to the house, Oorfene went around the room. The owl and the bearskin fell silent. Deuce spoke out loud.

Why are the Munchkins ruled by Prem Kokus? Is he smarter than me? Is he such a skilled craftsman as I am? Does he have the same stately posture? - Oorfene Deuce proudly straightened up, puffed out his chest, puffed out his cheeks. - No, Premu Kokusu is far from me!

Bearskin obsequiously confirmed:

That's right, master, you have a very impressive appearance!

They don't ask you, - Oorfene barked and continued: - Prem Kokus is much richer than me, it's true: he has large fields where many people work. But now that I have the life-giving powder, I can make myself as many workers as I want, they will clear the forest and I will also have fields ... wait!

But what if not workers, but soldiers?.. Yes, yes, yes! I will make myself fierce, strong soldiers, and then may the munchkins dare not recognize me as their ruler!

Oorfene was running about the room in agitation.

Even the crappy little clown bit me so hard it still hurts, he thought. - And if you make wooden people in human height, teach them how to use weapons. Why, then I can measure my strength with Goodwin himself ... "

But the carpenter immediately timidly covered his mouth: it seemed to him that he had said these bold words aloud. What if the great and terrible heard them? Oorfene sank his head into his shoulders and expected that he was about to be struck by an invisible hand. But everything was calm and Deuce was relieved in his soul.

“You have to be careful, though,” he thought. - For the first time, the Blue Country is enough for me. And there ... and there ... "

But he did not even mentally dare to stretch his dreams further.

Oorfene Deuce knew the beauty and wealth of the Emerald City. In his youth, he had a chance to visit there and captivating memories have not left him until now.

Oorfene saw amazing houses there: their upper floors hung over the lower ones and the roofs of the opposing houses almost converged over the streets. It was always gloomy and cool on the pavement, the bright rays of the sun did not penetrate there. And in this dusk, where the inhabitants of the city walked leisurely, all in green glasses, emeralds shone with a mysterious light, interspersed not only in the walls of houses, but also between the stones of the pavements.

So many treasures! To protect them, the wizard did not maintain a large army - the entire army of Goodwin consisted of one single soldier, whose name was Din Gior. However, why did Goodwin need an army if with one look he could incinerate hordes of enemies?

Dean Gior had one concern - to look after his beard. Well, it was a beard too! She stretched to the very ground and the soldier combed her from morning to evening with a crystal comb, and sometimes braided her like a braid.

On the occasion of the palace festival, Din Gior showed soldiers' tricks on the square for the amusement of the assembled onlookers. He wielded his sword, spear, and shield so skillfully that he delighted the spectators.

When the parade ended, Oorfene went up to Dean Gior and asked him:

Honorable Dean Gior, I cannot but express my admiration to you. Tell me, where did you learn all these wisdoms?

The flattered soldier replied:

In the old days, there were often wars in our country, I read about this in the annals. I found old military manuscripts that tell how commanders taught soldiers, what military techniques were, how orders were given. I diligently studied all this, put it into practice ... and here are the results! ..

To remember the military techniques of a soldier, Oorfene decided to work with a wooden clown.

Hey clown! he shouted. - Where are you?

I'm here, master, - a squeaky voice answered from behind the chest. Are you going to fight again?

Get out, don't be afraid, I'm not angry with you.

The clown got out of his hiding place.

Now I'll see what you're capable of, - said Oorfene. - Can you march?

What is it, master?

Call me not the master, but the master! I'm telling you the same, skin!

Marching means walking, beating a step, turning right, left or around on orders.

The clown turned out to be quite quick-witted and adopted the soldier's science quickly, but he could not take a wooden saber, hewn by Deuce. The clown had no fingers, and the brushes simply ended in fists.

My future soldiers will have to make flexible fingers, Oorfene Deuce decided.

The teaching continued until the evening. Oorfene was tired of giving orders, but the wooden clown was fresh and alert all the time, he did not show any signs of fatigue. Of course, this was to be expected: how can a tree get tired?

During the lesson, the bearskin looked with admiration at its master and repeated in a whisper all his orders. And Guamoco screwed up his yellow eyes contemptuously.

Oorfene was delighted. But now he was seized by a disturbing thought: what if the life-giving powder is stolen from him? He closed the door with three bolts, boarded up the closet where the buckets of powder stood, and yet he slept uneasily, waking up at every rustle or knock.

It was possible to distribute to the munchkins the iron pans and basins taken from them, which the carpenter no longer needed. Deuce decided to stage his new appearance in Kogid solemnly. He converted the wheelbarrow into a cart in order to harness a bearskin to it. And then he remembered the overheard conversation of the skin with the owl:

Listen, skin! - he said. - I noticed that you are too light and unstable on the move and therefore I decided to stuff you with sawdust and shavings.

Oh lord, how wise you are! exclaimed the ingenuous skin in admiration.

Heaps of sawdust accumulated in Oorfene's shed, and stuffing went quickly. After finishing it, Deuce thought:

Here's the skin, he said. - I'll give you a name.

Oh master! the bearskin cried joyfully. - And this name will be as long as that of an owl?

No, Jude answered dryly. On the contrary, it will be short. You will be called Thumper, Bear Thumper.

The good-natured bear liked the new name very much.

How amazing! he exclaimed. - I will have the most sonorous name in the Blue Country. That-po-tun! Let the owl now try to turn up his nose in front of me!

The thumper stomped heavily from the barn, grumbling happily:

Now, at least, you feel like a real bear!

Oorfene harnessed Thumper to the cart, took Guamoko and the clown with him, and rode into Cogida with great pomp. The iron pans rumbled as the cart bounced over the bumps and the startled munchkins fled in droves.

Oorfene Deuce is a powerful wizard, they whispered. - He revived a tame bear that died last year ...

Deuce listened to snatches of these conversations and his heart overflowed with pride. He ordered the housewives to sort out the trays, and they, timidly looking sideways at the bear and the owl, quickly cleared the cart.

Do you understand now who is the master in Kogid? asked Oorfene sternly.

We understand, - the munchkins humbly answered and began to cry.

At home, on reflection, Oorfene Deuce decided that he would use the powder extremely sparingly. He ordered a tinsmith to make some flasks with tight-fitting lids, filled them with powder, and buried the flasks under a tree in the garden. He no longer believed in the reliability of the closet.

THE BIRTH OF THE WOODEN ARMY

Oorfene Deuce understood that if he alone worked on the creation of a wooden army, even a small one, then the work would drag on for a long time.

A bear appeared in Kogid and roared with a trumpet voice. Frightened munchkins fled.

Our master, Oorfene Deuce, - announced the Stomper, - ordered that six men come to him every day to prepare logs in the forest. They must come with their axes and saws.

The Munchkins wept bitterly... and agreed.

In the forest, Oorfene Deuce marked the trees that needed to be felled and indicated how they should be sawn.

Harvested ridges from the forest to Urfin's yard were transported by Topotun. There, the carpenter arranged them to dry, but not in the sun, but in the shade so that they would not crack.

A few weeks later, when the logs were dry, Oorfene Deuce set to work. He rough-hewn the torso, made blanks for the arms and legs. Oorfene planned for the first time to limit himself to five platoons of soldiers, ten in each platoon: he believed that this was quite enough to seize power over the Blue Country.

At the head of every ten soldiers will be a corporal, and the general will command everyone - the leader of the wooden army.

Oorfene wanted to make soldiers' bodies from pine, as it is easier to process, but the carpenter decided to attach oak heads to them in case the soldiers had to fight with their heads. And in general, for soldiers who do not have to reason, oak heads are most suitable.

For the corporals, Oorfene prepared a mahogany, and for the general, with great difficulty, he found a precious rosewood in the forest. Oak-headed pine soldiers will revere mahogany corporals, and these, in turn, will revere the handsome rosewood general.

The manufacture of wooden figures in full human growth was new for Oorfene, and for a start he built a trial soldier. Of course, this soldier had a fierce face, and glass buttons served as his eyes. Reviving the soldier, Oorfene sprinkled a wonderful powder on his head and chest, hesitated a little, and suddenly a wooden hand, straightening up, dealt him such a strong blow that he flew off five steps. Angry, Oorfene grabbed an ax and wanted to chop up the figure lying on the floor, but immediately came to his senses.

“I’ll do my own work,” he thought. “However, he also has strength ... With such soldiers, I will be invincible!”

Having made the second soldier, Oorfene Deuce thought: it will take many months to create his wooden army. And he couldn't wait to go hiking. And he decided to turn the first two soldiers into apprentices.

Drawing by L. Vladimirsky

Very briefly

The girl Ellie and her friends free the inhabitants of the Magic Land from the power of the evil and grumpy Oorfene Deuce and his wooden soldiers, which he made in his carpentry workshop.

Miraculous Powder

In the Blue Country, which was inhabited by kind and soft-hearted Munchkins, there lived a gloomy lonely carpenter Oorfene Deuce, who tried to differ from his fellow tribesmen in everything. Oorfene was a master of his craft, but the things he did turned out to be just as evil as he was. They tried to hit the owner, and children's toys had such ferocious muzzles that children cried when they saw them. Soon Oorfene lost his customers and asked to serve Gingema, which aroused the enmity of the Munchkins.

When a wagon fell on Gingem and crushed her, Oorfene was in another part of the country. After the death of the sorceress, he took her owl, the wise Guam, to him, and again settled alone.

Once, the wind brought the seeds of an unusual plant to Urfin's garden. From them it was possible to make a powder that animates objects. First, Oorfene revived a dead bear and a toy clown. The Munchkins, seeing this, decided that Oorfene was a powerful wizard. Having subjugated the inhabitants of his village, Oorfene forced them to collect wood, from which he made wooden soldiers - blockheads. Above the soldiers, Oorfene placed mahogany corporals and a rosewood general, whom he taught military science.

Having overthrown the current ruler of the Blue Country, Prem Kokus, with the help of a wooden army, Oorfene Deuce proclaimed himself the ruler, and decided to conquer the Emerald City.

Having overcome obstacles with losses, the army entered the Emerald Country. An old friend of the ruler of the Emerald City, the Scarecrow the Wise, the crow Kaggi-Karr, who now occupies a prominent position at the court, saw a wooden army and flew to the palace to warn. And the birds flew into the soldiers and detained them.

The assault failed, and the army decided to besiege the city. The inhabitants refused to fight, only Faramant and Din Gior defended the city. But the inhabitants were running out of food supplies, and the Scarecrow sent Kaggi-Karr to the Tin Woodman for help.

Oorfene threw his assistant, a wooden clown, over the wall, and he found a traitor in the city - Ruf Bilan. Coming to the aid of Faramant and Dean Gior, Ruf Bilan mixed sleeping pills in the drink of the guards and, when they fell asleep, let the enemy in.

The Tin Woodman who came to the rescue fell into a trap. She and the Scarecrow flatly refused to serve Oorfene Deuce and he imprisoned them in the basement. Scarecrow decided to send Ellie a letter for help. By tying a patterned tree leaf to the foot of the Kaggi-Karr, the captives sent the crow to Kansas.

In order to establish himself as a ruler, Oorfene scheduled a grandiose folk celebration, at which the musicians refused to play and the orchestra was created from blockheads. In order for people to believe that he was a magician, Oorfene ate several mice and leeches, which the cook had prepared from meat and chocolate cream.

Soon, the court chronicler presented an extensive report in which it was irrefutably proved that the Oorfene clan comes from the ancient kings, and, therefore, Oorfene rules the country completely legally.

To catch the dissatisfied, Oorfene made wooden policemen. They had thin legs, which made them unusually agile, and huge ears.

To help friends

Meanwhile, Ellie's uncle, her mother's brother, the one-legged sailor Charlie Black, came to visit Ellie. He was a sea captain, experienced many adventures, but Ellie's story about the journey to the Enchanted Land struck him.

Once, during an evening walk, a crow rushed into Ellie's hands, whose wing was knocked out by the boys. A leaf was tied to the foot of the crow, on which the Tin Woodman and the Scarecrow were drawn. The figure was crossed by straight lines. Charlie and Ellie guessed that friends are behind bars and they need help.

Soon Charlie, Ellie, Totoshka and Kaggi-Karr went on a trip. After many days of travel, they came to the desert, and moved on in a ship made by Charlie. Finally, the mountains surrounding the Fairyland appeared, but then the ship changed course, and, hitting a rock, crashed. Looking closely, the travelers saw the inscription "Gingema" on the stones. The evil sorceress has bewitched the stones so that no one from the outside could enter the Magic Land. It was impossible to move away from the stones. Travelers set up camp and began to wait for a happy occasion. Water and food supplies were running out, forces were running out. The crow fought and asked to be released, Ellie came up with the idea that Gingema's witchcraft had no power over her, a resident of the Magic Land, and released the bird.

Soon the water ran out, and then the crow returned with a bunch of wonderful grapes in its beak. With the help of the berries, the travelers regained their strength, passed the stones and found themselves in the Magic Land, where the ability to speak returned to Kaggi-Karr and Totoshka.

Once in the Blue Land of Munchkins, travelers learned about the iniquities of the new ruler. Kaggi-Karr flew into the forest to call the Lion. While the Lion was getting to the Blue Country, the crow hurried to the Emerald City to tell the captives that Ellie had already arrived to help them. She also said that the inhabitants of the Emerald City regret that they did not come to the aid of the Scarecrow, and wish to return the old ruler.

Inspired by the news, the Scarecrow called the people from the tower and made a speech in which he urged the inhabitants not to give up, as Ellie had arrived and victory was close. Upon learning of this, Oorfene Deuce put the Scarecrow in the dungeon.

In order to free the Munchkins, the viceroy of Oorfene Deuce in the Blue Country was lured out of the house by cunning. Accompanied by wooden soldiers and their corporal, the viceroy fell into a trap - the Munchkins were free.

Along the familiar road, paved with yellow brick, overcoming already familiar obstacles, the friends ended up in the Emerald Land. With the help of Ramina, the queen of mice, they entered the dungeon in order to get to the Emerald City through an underground passage. Ramina warned that a terrible monster lives in the dungeon, and behind the glazed window there is a country of miners. The miners can't stand sunlight and come out to the surface only at night to trade minerals for food. They are a peaceful people, they just don't like it when they invade their lives.

In the dungeon really lived a terrible monster - Six-legged. He attacked the travelers but escaped after being wounded. In the dungeon, friends saw a hole, beyond which there was a country of underground miners. They also saw Six-Claws turning the wheels to pump water. Suddenly, a flying lizard appeared in front of the hole, on which a man was sitting. From the bow, the man fired at the travelers, who, fortunately, managed to jump back.

Having reached the tower, Ellie disguised herself as a resident of the Emerald City and, with the help of the palace cook, entered the dungeon where Faramant and Din Gior were imprisoned. Having freed them, as well as the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman, the travelers went to the Purple Land, so that the skillful craftsmen of Miguna would make weapons for them.

Victory

With the help of his ax, the Tin Woodman cut down a detachment of blockheads and liberated his country from the invaders. Having received rich gifts and a cannon that shoots fire, the friends returned to the Emerald City to free the country from Oorfene Deuce.

Meanwhile, Oorfene Deuce, frightened by the appearance of Ellie in the country, began to make new soldiers. Not sparing himself, he worked day and night, but then the powder ran out and the wooden army came to an end.

Having shamefully lost the battle, Oorfene Deuce was captured. The splendor of the Emerald City was restored, the trial began over Oorfene Deuce, and Ruf Bilan managed to hide in the dungeon.

The Wise Scarecrow, having listened to Charlie's advice, decided to leave Oorfene Deuce alone with him, let loneliness be his punishment. Guessing that all the malice of blockheads was in their faces, the Scarecrow ordered them to make their faces kind and cheerful. The general became a dance teacher, and blockheads made the journey from Emerald to Blue country safe. Ellie with Totoshka and Charlie returned home.

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Part One Miraculous Powder

lone carpenter

The south-west of the Magic Land was inhabited by the Munchkins - timid and sweet little men, in which an adult man did not exceed the height of an eight-year-old boy from those lands where people do not know miracles.
The ruler of the Blue Land of the Munchkins was Gingema, an evil sorceress who lived in a deep dark cave, to which the Munchkins were afraid to approach. But among them, to everyone's surprise, there was a man who built a house for himself not far from the sorceress's dwelling. It was a certain Oorfene Deuce.
From his kind, soft-hearted fellow tribesmen, Urfin, even in childhood, was distinguished by a grumpy character. He rarely played with the guys, and if he entered the game, he demanded that everyone obey him. And usually the game with his participation ended in a fight.
Urfin's parents died early, and the boy was taken as an apprentice by a carpenter who lived in the village of Kogida. Growing up, Oorfene became more and more unaccommodating, and when he studied carpentry, he left his teacher without regret, without even thanking him for his science. However, a kind craftsman gave him the tools and everything he needed to get started.
Oorfene became a skilled carpenter, he made tables, benches, agricultural implements and much more. But, oddly enough, the evil and grumpy character of the master was transferred to his products. The pitchforks made by him tried to butt their owner in the side, the shovels pounded on the forehead, the rake strove to hook on the legs and overturn.
Oorfene Deuce has lost customers.
He started making toys. But the hares, bears and deer he carved had such ferocious muzzles that the children, looking at them, were frightened and then cried all night. Toys gathered dust in Oorfene's closet, no one bought them.
Oorfene Deuce got angry, abandoned his usual craft and stopped showing up in the village. He began to live by the fruits of his garden.
The lone carpenter hated his relatives so much that he tried not to be like them in anything. The munchkins lived in round blue houses with gabled roofs and crystal balls on top. Oorfene Deuce built himself a quadrangular house, painted it brown, and planted a stuffed eagle on the roof.
The Munchkins wore blue caftans and blue over the knee boots, while Oorfene's caftan and over the knee boots were green. The Munchkins wore pointed, wide-brimmed hats, with silver bells dangling from the brim. Oorfene Deuce hated bells and wore a brimless hat. The soft-hearted Munchkins wept at every opportunity, and no one ever saw a tear in Oorfene's gloomy eyes.
Munchkins got their nickname because their jaws were constantly moving, as if they were chewing something. Deuce also had this habit, but he, although with great difficulty, got rid of it. Oorfene stared for hours at a time in the mirror and at the first attempt of his jaws to start chewing immediately stopped them.
Yes, this man had great willpower, only, unfortunately, he directed it not for good, but for evil.
* * *
Several years have passed. Once Oorfene Deuce came to Gingema and asked the old sorceress to take him into service. The evil sorceress was very happy: for centuries not a single Munchkin volunteered to serve Gingem, and all her orders were carried out only under the threat of punishment. Now the sorceress had an assistant who willingly performed all sorts of assignments. And the more unpleasant Gingema's orders were for the Munchkins, the more zealously Oorfene passed them on. The gloomy carpenter especially liked to walk around the villages of the Blue Country and impose tribute on the inhabitants - so and so many snakes, mice, frogs, leeches and spiders.
Munchkins were terribly afraid of snakes, spiders and leeches. Having received the order to collect them, the little timid men began to sob. At the same time, they took off their hats and put them on the ground so that the bells with their ringing would not prevent them from crying. And Oorfene looked at the tears of his relatives and laughed angrily. Then, on the appointed day, he would appear with large baskets, collect tribute and take it to Gingema's cave. There, this goodness either went into food for the sorceress, or was used for evil magic.
On the day when Ellie's house crushed Gingem, Oorfene was not near the sorceress: he went on her business to a remote part of the Blue Country. The news of the death of the sorceress caused Deuce both grief and joy. He regretted that he had lost a powerful patroness, but now he expected to take advantage of the wealth and power of the sorceress.
The area around the cave was deserted. Ellie and Toto went to the Emerald City.
Deuce had the idea to settle in a cave and declare himself the successor of Gingema and the ruler of the Blue Country - because the timid Munchkins will not be able to resist this.
But the smoky cave with bunches of smoked mice on studs, with a stuffed crocodile under the ceiling and other paraphernalia of magical crafts looked so damp and gloomy that even Oorfene shuddered.
“Brrr!” he muttered. - To live in this grave? .. No, I thank you humbly!
Oorfene began looking for the witch's silver slippers, for he knew that Gingema valued them the most. But in vain he ransacked the cave, there were no shoes.
– Uh-uh-uh! - mockingly was heard from a high perch, and Oorfene shuddered.
From above, the eyes of an owl looked down at him, glowing yellow in the darkness of the cave.

Is that you, Guam?
“Not Guam, but Guamocolatokint,” the conceited eagle owl retorted grumpily.
- Where are the other owls?
- They flew away.
- Why did you stay?
What should I do in the forest? Catching birds like simple owls and owls? Phi! .. I'm too old and wise for such a troublesome task.
Juice had a sly thought.
- Listen, Guam... - Owl was silent... - Guamoco... - Silence. - Guamocolatokint!
“I’m listening to you,” the owl replied.
- Do you want to live with me? I will feed you mice and tender chicks.
- Not for nothing, of course? the wise bird muttered.
“People, when they see that you serve me, will consider me a magician.
“Good idea,” said the owl. - And to begin my service, I will say that you are looking for silver shoes in vain. They were carried away by a small animal of a breed unknown to me.
Looking sharply at Oorfene, the owl asked:
“And when will you start eating frogs and leeches?”
- What? Oorfene was surprised. - Are there leeches? For what?
“Because this food is due to evil wizards by law. Do you remember how conscientiously Gingema ate mice and ate leeches?
Oorfene remembered and shuddered: the food of the old sorceress always disgusted him, and during the breakfasts and dinners of Gingema, he left the cave under some pretext.
“Listen, Guamoko… Guamocolatoquint,” he said ingratiatingly, “is it possible to do without it?”
“I told you, and then it’s your business,” the owl finished the conversation dryly.
Oorfene with a sigh collected some of the witch's possessions, put the owl on his shoulder and went home.
Oncoming Munchkins, seeing the gloomy Oorfene, scaredly shied aside.
Returning to his place, Oorfene lived in his house with an owl, not meeting people, not loving anyone, not loved by anyone.

unusual plant

One evening a violent storm broke out. Thinking that the evil Oorfene Deuce had caused this storm, the Munchkins cowered in fear and waited for their houses to collapse.
But nothing like that happened. But, getting up in the morning and examining the garden, Oorfene Deuce saw several bright green sprouts of an unusual appearance on the bed with lettuce. Obviously, their seeds were brought into the garden by a hurricane. But from what part of the country they flew in, forever remained a mystery.
- How long have I been weeding the beds, - Oorfene Deuce grumbled, - and now these weeds are climbing again. Well, wait, I'll deal with you tonight.
Oorfene went to the forest, where he had snares placed, and spent the whole day there. Secretly from Guamoco, he took with him a frying pan and oil, fried a fat rabbit and ate it with pleasure.
Returning home, Deuce gasped in surprise. On the lettuce bed, powerful bright green plants with oblong fleshy leaves rose to the height of a man.
- That's the thing! cried Oorfene. “Those weeds wasted no time!”
He walked over to the bed and yanked on one of the plants to pull it up by the roots. It wasn't there! The plant did not even give way, and Oorfene Deuce stabbed his hands with small sharp thorns that covered the trunk and leaves.

Oorfene got angry, pulled the thorns out of his palms, put on leather mittens and again began to pull the plant out of the garden. But he didn't have the strength. Then Deuce armed himself with an ax and began to cut the plants under the root.
“Boar, boar, boar,” the ax cut into the succulent stems, and the plants fell to the ground.
- So so so! triumphant Oorfene Deuce. He fought the weeds like living enemies.
When the massacre was over, night fell, and the weary Oorfene went to bed.
The next morning he went out onto the porch, and the hair on his head stood on end in amazement.
And on the lettuce bed, where the roots of unknown weeds remained, and on the smoothly trodden path, where the carpenter dragged the cut stems - everywhere tall plants with bright green fleshy leaves stood in a dense wall.
- Oh, you are! Oorfene Deuce roared angrily and rushed into battle.
Cut down stems and uprooted roots were chopped into small pieces on a block of wood for chopping firewood.
At the end of the garden, behind the trees, was a wasteland. There Oorfene Deuce dragged the plants chopped into porridge and threw them in anger in all directions.
The work went on all day, but at last the garden was cleared of the invaders, and the weary Oorfene Deuce went to rest. He slept badly: he was tormented by nightmares, it seemed to him that unknown plants surrounded him and tried to injure him with thorns.
Getting up at dawn, the carpenter first went to the wasteland to see what was happening there. Opening the gate, he groaned softly and sank helplessly to the ground, shocked by what he saw. The life force of unfamiliar plants was extraordinary. The barren land of the wasteland was completely covered with young growth.
When Oorfene in a rage scattered green crumble the day before, his splashes fell on fence posts, on tree trunks: these sprays took root there, and young plants looked out from there.
Struck by a sudden insight, Oorfene threw off his boots. Tiny sprouts were densely green on their soles. The sprouts peeked out from the seams of the clothes. The log for chopping wood bristled all over with shoots. Deuce rushed into the closet: the handle of the ax was also covered with young growth.
Oorfene sat on the porch and thought. What to do? Leave here and settle somewhere else? But it is a pity to leave a comfortable roomy house, a garden.
Oorfene went up to the owl. He sat on a perch, his yellow eyes screwed up in the daylight. Deuce spoke about his trouble. Owl swayed on the perch for a long time, thinking.

“Try roasting them in the sun,” he advised.
Oorfene Deuce finely chopped several young shoots, folded them on an iron sheet with curved edges, and carried them out into the open area under the hot rays of the sun.
Let's see if you grow here! he muttered angrily. “If you germinate, I will leave these places.

The plants didn't germinate. The roots did not have the strength to go through the iron. A few hours later, the hot sun of Fairyland turned the green mass into a brown powder.
“Still, it’s not in vain that I feed Guam,” said Oorfene, satisfied. - Wise bird...
Having seized a wheelbarrow, Deuce went to Kogida to collect iron pans from the owners, on which pies are baked. He returned with a wheelbarrow filled to the brim with baking sheets.
Oorfene shook his fist at his enemies.
"Now I'll deal with you," he hissed through clenched teeth.
Hard labor began right away. Oorfene Deuce worked tirelessly from dawn to dusk, only taking a short break during the day.
He acted very carefully. Having outlined a small area, he carefully cleared it of plants, leaving not the slightest particle. He crushed the plants dug out with roots in an iron basin and laid them out to dry on baking sheets arranged in even rows in a sunny place. Oorfene Deuce poured the brown powder into iron buckets and covered them with iron lids. Perseverance and perseverance did their job. The carpenter did not give the enemy the slightest loophole.
The area occupied by bright green thorny weeds was shrinking every day. And then the moment came when the last bush turned into a light brown powder.
For a week of work, Deuce was so exhausted that he could hardly stand on his feet.
Stepping over the threshold, Oorfene stumbled, the bucket tilted, and part of the brown powder spilled onto the bearskin that lay at the threshold instead of a carpet.
The carpenter did not see this; he removed the last pail, closed it as usual, dragged himself to the bed, and fell into a dead sleep.
He woke up because someone was persistently pulling his hand, hanging from the bed. Opening his eyes, Oorfene was numb with horror: a bear was standing by the bed and holding the sleeve of his caftan in his teeth.
“I am dead,” thought the carpenter. - He will bite me ... But where did the bear come from in the house? The door was closed…”
Minutes passed, the bear did not show hostile intentions, but only dragged Oorfene by the sleeve, and suddenly a hoarse bass voice was heard:
- Master! It's time to wake up, you've been sleeping too long!
Oorfene Deuce was so astounded that he fell head over heels from the bed: the bearskin, which had previously been lying at the threshold, stood on all fours by the carpenter's bed and shook his head.
“It is the skin of my pet bear that has come to life. She walks, talks... But why is that? Really spilled powder? .. "
To test his guess, Urfin turned to the owl:
- Guam ... Guamoko! ..
Finn was silent.
“Listen, you cheeky bird! the carpenter yelled savagely. "I've had enough of breaking my tongue, completely pronouncing your damned name!" If you don't want to answer, get out into the woods and get your own food!
Flynn replied conciliatoryly:
- All right, don't boil! Guamoco is so Guamoco, but I don't settle for less. What did you want to ask me?
“Is it true that the vitality of an unknown plant is so great that even its powder revived the skin?”
- Is it true. I heard about this plant from the wisest of the owls, my great-grandfather Karitofilaksi ...
- Enough! ' snapped Oorfene. - Shut up! And you, skin, get out of your place, don't bother me thinking!
The skin obediently moved to the threshold and lay down in its usual place.
- That's the thing! muttered Oorfene Deuce, sitting down at the table and resting his shaggy head in his hands. “The question now is, is this thing useful to me or not?”
After much thought, the ambitious carpenter decided that this thing was useful for him, as it gave him great power over things.
But it was still necessary to check how great the power of the life-giving powder is. On the table stood a stuffed parrot made by Oorfene with blue, red and green feathers. The carpenter took out a pinch of brown powder and sprinkled it on the head and back of the effigy.
An amazing thing happened. The powder smoked with a slight hiss and began to disappear. Its brown grains seemed to melt, being sucked into the parrot's skin between the feathers. The scarecrow moved, raised its head, looked around… The resurrected parrot flapped its wings and flew out the open window with a sharp cry.
- It works! shouted Oorfene Deuce in delight. - It works! .. What else to try?

Huge deer antlers were nailed to the wall in the form of decoration, and Oorfene generously sprinkled them with life-giving powder.
“Let’s see what happens,” the carpenter grinned.
The result did not have to wait very long. Again, a light smoke over the horns, the disappearance of grains ... Nails torn out of the wall crackled, the horns fell to the floor and rushed at Oorfene Deuce with wild fury.
- Guard! yelled the frightened carpenter, running away from the horns.
But those with unexpected dexterity pursued him everywhere: on the bed, on the table and under the table. The bearskin cowered in fear at the closed door.
- Master! she screamed. - Open the door!..
Dodging blows, Oorfene pushed back the bolt and flew out onto the porch. A bearskin roared behind him, and then the horns jumped wildly. All this mixed up on the porch in a screaming and somersaulting heap, rolled down the steps. And from the house came the mocking hoot of an owl. The horns knocked down the gate and rushed towards the forest in huge leaps. Oorfene Deuce, bruised and bruised, got up from the ground.

- Damn it! he groaned, feeling his sides. - This is too much!
The skin reproachfully said:
“Don’t you know, master, that now is the time when the deer are terribly pugnacious. It's also good that you survived ... Well, now the deer in the forest will get from these horns! And the bearskin laughed hoarsely. From this, Oorfene concluded that the powder should be handled with care and not revive anything. The room was utterly devastated: everything was broken, overturned, the dishes were broken, fluff from the torn pillow was spinning in the air. Deuce angrily said to the owl:
"Why didn't you warn me that it was dangerous to revive the horns?"
The angry bird replied:
“Guamocolatoquint would have warned, and Guamoco lacked the insight to do so.
Deciding to settle accounts with the owl for his deceit later, Oorfene began to restore order in the room. He picked up a wooden clown he had once made from the floor. The clown had a fierce face and a mouth with bared sharp teeth, and therefore no one bought it.
“Well, I think you won’t do as many troubles as horns,” said Oorfene and sprinkled the clown with powder.
Having done this, he put the toy on the table, and he himself sat down on a stool nearby and dreamed. He came to his senses from a sharp pain: the revived toy grabbed his finger with its teeth.
- And you there too, rubbish! Oorfene Deuce got furious and threw the clown on the floor with a flourish.
He hobbled into a far corner, hid behind a chest and remained sitting there, shaking his arms, legs and head for his own pleasure.

", not based directly on fairy tales L. F. Bauma about the country Oz .

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Plot

After the death of the evil sorceress Gingema, her former assistant, carpenter Urfin Juce, declares himself the heir to her witchcraft art. However, although the Munchkins are afraid of him, he does not receive real power and lives as a hermit in his house near the village of Kogida, not far from the cave of Gingema, in the company of Guamokolatokint, one of the sorceress's owls. One day, a storm brings the seeds of a strange plant into his garden, which is distinguished by incredible vitality: when you try to cut it down, it only grows faster. Deuce stops the weed infestation by drying the crushed plants on baking sheets. So Oorfene received a strange brown powder, which, later, turns out to be life-giving - Oorfene Deuce discovers this by chance, spilling a little powder on a bearskin (later Oorfene stuffs the skin with sawdust and shavings and calls it the bear Thumper). After examining the properties of the powder and reviving the wooden clown Eoth Ling, his future assistant, Oorfene Deuce decides to create his own army of wooden soldiers and conquer the Blue Country. Although the "blockheads" (as Oorfene called his soldiers) do not shine with intelligence, the conquest of the timid Munchkins goes almost without problems. Upon learning of the departure of Goodwin, the Great and Terrible, Oorfene Deuce begins to storm the Emerald City. The defenders of the city repel all attacks, but the traitor Ruf Bilan opens the city gates for Urfin Djus, which deserves the position of the chief state administrator. The Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman, who was heading to his aid, are captured by the usurper, and if after six months they do not agree to serve Oorfene Deuce, then death awaits them.

The Scarecrow and the Woodcutter send the crow Kaggi-Karr to Kansas to Ellie with a letter of help. When the crow finds Ellie in the Big World, the sailor Charlie Black, Ellie's uncle, is visiting the Smith farm. Upon learning that the Scarecrow and the Woodcutter are in trouble, Ellie and Charlie Black go on a hike and, after overcoming many obstacles, reach the Magic Land. Calling the Bold Lion to help and freeing the Munchkins from the power of Cabra Gwyn (viceroy of Oorfene Deuce), the friends make their way to the Emerald City through an abandoned underground passage and free the Scarecrow and the Woodcutter, as well as Dean Gior and Faramant, the faithful defenders of the city. Then all together they go to the Purple Country, whose skilled craftsmen can make the weapons necessary for the upcoming fight with Oorfene Deuce. Having defeated a platoon of blockheads guarding the cowardly governor of Enkin Fled in battle and freeing the Miguns, the legitimate rulers begin to prepare for the decisive battle. Meanwhile, the inhabitants of the Green Country are preparing an uprising against the power of Oorfene Deuce. The wooden army of Oorfene Deuce, who set out on a campaign against the Purple Country, finds himself between two hostile armies, and the final point in the battle that did not have time to start is set by a cannon created by Charlie Black and the Migunami, which shoots burning garbage - its single shot plunges the blockheads who are afraid of fire into a panic.

After the overthrow of Urfin Deuce, the main traitor Ruf Bilan is hiding from persecution in the Cave. Oorfene Deuce himself is tried, but Charlie and Ellie offer as punishment "just to leave him alone with himself", and he leaves the city wherever his eyes look. Blockheads are carved with smiling faces instead of ferocious faces, and they become kind hardworking workers (their commander, General Lan Pirot, becomes a dance teacher), and policemen become couriers and postmen. And Ellie, Charlie Black and Totoshka return to their homeland.

Version difference

There are two versions of the text of the book. The original one from 1963 and the second, which was released later with slightly changed lyrics.

• In the first edition, the inhabitants of the Emerald City, when the enemy approaches, hide in their homes and only Dean Gior, Faramant and the Scarecrow himself have to defend the city (which is closer in plot to Baum's second book). In the second option, the city learns about the arrival of blockheads Oorfene Deuce in advance and all citizens participate in the defense.
• The wooden clown of Oorfene Deuce - Eot Ling in the original edition was nameless.
• Negotiations with Ruf Bilan in the original edition were carried out by a wooden clown (he will receive the name Eot Ling only in the second edition), which Oorfene Deuce threw over the wall, and the negotiations are described in detail. In the second edition, Guamoko's eagle owl, and the negotiations themselves are left behind the scenes (but the option with Eot Ling is later mentioned in the book "The Fire God of the Marranos", which Volkov did not rewrite).
• In the first version, the Tin Woodman responds to the call for help immediately, in the second version only the second time due to preventive maintenance, but in subsequent chapters the statement that he appeared as soon as he heard about the trouble was not corrected (and this happened, when he worked).
• The original publication mentioned that the inhabitants of the Emerald City were tormented by their conscience because of their selfishness and cowardice before the power of Oorfene Deuce, and this pushed them to further organize resistance. This is missing from the second edition.

Characters

• Arum * Befar * Vatis * Giton * Daruk * Elved

Plot origins

Although the book Oorfene Deuce and His Wooden Soldiers, like the rest of the continuation of the fairy tale The Wizard of the Emerald City, is no longer a retelling of one of Baum's books, it shows some motifs that are also present in Baum. So, in Baum's second book about Oz, The Wonderful Land of Oz, the Scarecrow is also overthrown by the enemy army that captured the Emerald City (a girl under the command of General Ginger, who also becomes good in subsequent books), and she manages to take the city much faster than Jusu . However, Baum's Scarecrow does not return to power (with the exception of an episode from the book "Glinda of Oz"), which he is burdened with: the throne of the Emerald City passes to Ozma, the legitimate heiress of the kings who ruled before the Wizard. At the same time, guests from the Big World do not take any part in the events of this book: Baum “returned” Dorothy to Oz only in subsequent sequels. The sorceress Glinda helps to defeat the invaders, while Volkov's Stella does not interfere in the fight. In the same book, as in some of Baum's other fairy tales, there is also a life-giving powder (from which