DorothylivedinthemidstofthegreatKansasprairies'I,withUncleHenry,whowasafarmer,andAuntEm,whowasthefarmer'swife.Theirhousewassmall,forthelumber(Ptobuildithadtobecarriedbywagonkfmanymiles.Therewerefourwalls,afloorandaroof,whichmadeoneroom;andthisroomcontainedarustylookingcookstove,acupboardforthedishes,atable,threeorfourchairs,andthebeds.UncleHenryandAuntEmhadabigbedinonecorner,andDorothyalittlebedinanothercorner.Therewasnogarret|atall,andnocellar0--exceptasmallholedugintheground,calledacyclonecellar0Î,wherethefamilycouldgoincaseoneofthosegreatwhirlwindsËÎarose,mightyenoughto³:'e***crushanybuildinginitspath.Itwasreachedbyatrapdoorèinthemiddleofthefloor,fromwhichaladderleddownpintothesmall,darkhole.1('I-ôinthemidstofthegreatprairies2ß.******* O('I-ôliveinthemidstofthegreatprairieswith**and**3(Púforthelumbertobuild4Ü»kfbecarriedbywagonmanymiles5Parustylookingcookstove6( *Ò=inonecorner7¡ |nogarret8¡ 0nocellar90asmallholedugintheground100Î0acyclonecellar11.ËÎgreatwhirlwindsarose12:'0ýûUúQimightyenoughtocrushanybuilding13Çèbyatrapdoor14p|¯aladderleddownWhenDorothystoodinthedoorwayandlookedaround,shecouldseenothingbutthegreatgrayPrairie'Ioneveryside.Notatreenorahousebrokethebroadsweepofflatcountrythatreachedtotheedgeoftheskyinalldirections.ThesunhadbakedtheplowedlandÍ0intoagraymasspr â,withlittlecracksrunningthroughit.Eventhegrasswasnotgreen,forthesunhadburnedthetopsofthelongbladesuntiltheywerethesamegraycolortobeseeneverywhere.Oncethehousehadbeenpainted,butthesunblisteredthepaintwá¹andtherainswasheditaway,andnowthehousewasasdullOsandgrayaseverythingelse.1Ù(èã¯~Ûhstoodinthedoorwayandlookedaround20ý0ÀHdpr'Iseenothingbutthegreatgrayprairie3½sfaôthebroadsweepofflatcountry4ÎÛbk¹0¾)z¹reachtotheedgeoftheskyinalldirections50äpr âbakedtheplowedlandintoagreymass6Â/withlittlecracksrunningthroughit7ävèöPburnedthetopsofthelongblades80ïÁ7prthesamegreycolortobeseeneverywhere9è4²ptherainswasheditaway10?PßvÖ 7ïáàIthehousewasasdullandgreyaseverythingelseWhenAuntEmcametheretoliveshewasayoung,prettywife.Thesunandwindhadchangedher,too.Theyhadtakenthesparklefromhereyesandleftthemasobergray;theyhadtakentheredfromhercheeksandlips,andtheyweregrayalso.Shewasthinandgaunt,andneversmilednow.WhenDorothy,whowasanorphand?,firstcametoher,AuntEmhadbeensostartledÊbythechild'slaughterthatshewouldscreamandpressherhanduponherheartwheneverDorothy'smerryvoicereachedherears;andshestilllookedatthelittlegirlwithwonderthatshecouldfindanythingtolaughat.1eÙÌEOcametheretolive2y[1»êÁItakenthesparklefromhereyes3Ywprleftthemasobergray4b41»;/¢rtakentheredfromhercheeksandlips5d?anorphan6«iðÊbeensostartledbythechild’slaughter7K (yÃpressherhanduponherheart8,0ëPðómerryvoicereachedhereras9Í6}G@Ù*sistilllookedatthelittlegirlwithwonder10~0ûUïå2ÅfindanythingtolaughatUncleHenryneverlaughed.Heworkedhardfrommorningtillnightanddidnotknowwhatjoywas.Hewasgrayalso,fromhislongbeardá{tohisroughÙboots,andhelookedsternandsolemn%,andrarelyspoke.1Îéå\0ZåëP:Uiworkedhardfrommorningtillnightanddidnotknowwhatjoyis2ÎÖá{0ÙtPfromhislongbeardtohisroughboots3we%lookedsternandsolemn4ôÝrarelyspokeItwasTotothatmadeDorothylaugh,andsavedherfromgrowingasgrayasherothersurroundings.Totowasnotgray;hewasalittleblackdog,withlongsilkyhairandsmallblackeyesthattwinkledmerrilyoneithersideofhisfunny,weenose.Totoplayedalldaylong,andDorothyplayedwithhim,andlovedhimdearly.1©yóÏhôvÖº£7àJsavedherfromgrowingasgrayasherothersurroundings2 êÑr×alittleblackdog3 ¤ÆÛwithlongsilkyhair4Ñr[smallblackeyes5ë^eyesthattwinkledmerrily6(Ö;P$Áoneithersideofhisfunnyweenose7 êÛÑÔzÑr× ùç[(Ö;PbëêÁalittleblackdogwithlongsilkyhairandsmallblackeyesthattwinkledmerrilyoneithersideofhisfunnyweenose8ññ01@ÖlovedhimdearlyToday,however,theywerenotplaying.UncleHenrysatuponthedoorstepandlookedanxiouslyatthesky,whichwasevengrayerthanusual.DorothystoodinthedoorwithTotoinherarms,andlookedattheskytoo.AuntEmwaswashingthedishes.1P(èã&Q@ÔåMôp)zsatuponthedoorstepandlookedanxiouslyattheskywhichwasevengrayerthanusual2Ù(èã Ì@stoodinthedoorwith**inherarmFromthefarnorththeyheardalowwailofthewind,andUncleHenryandDorothycouldseewherethelonggrassbowedinwavesbeforethecomingstorm.Therenowcameasharpwhistlingintheairfromthesouth,andastheyturnedtheireyesthatwaytheysawripplesHâ¶inthegrasscomingfromthatdirectionalso.1,0Îëðheadalowwailofthewind2δ0eMI0( ¬thelonggrassbowedinwavesbeforethecomingstorm3Î)W¹9eÎðasharpwhistlingintheairfromthesouth4£7 [turnedtheireyesthatway50I0*Σ*¹bÇesawripplesinthegrasscomingfromthatdirectionSuddenlyUncleHenrystoodup.There'sacycloneÓÎcoming,Em,hecalledtohiswife.I'llgolookafterthestock.ThenherantowardtheshedsÚKwherethecowsandhorseswerekept.1ÓÎethere’sacyclonecoming2ëÖ»Pcalledtohiswife3»¨i¤golookafterthestock4@{v[ßlÚPÑrantowardtheshedswherethecowsandhorseswerekeptAuntEmdroppedherworkandcametothedoor.Oneglancetoldher