
Introduction
The Wizard of the Emerald City, Part I ek Russian children’s fantasy novel hai jo sab se pehle Alexander Volkov ne likhi thi. Yeh book L. Frank Baum ki classic The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ka ek retelling hai, lekin isme Russian cultural touch aur apne alag elements bhi shamil kiye gaye hain. Volkov ki yeh adaptation Soviet Union ke bachon mein bohot mashhoor hui aur baad mein poori ek series ban gayi jo The Magic Land ke naam se jaani jaati hai.
Kahani Dorothy (Russian version mein Ellie Smith) aur uske dog Toto (Russian mein Totoshka) ki hai jo ek storm ke zariye apne ghar Kansas se ek jaadu se bhari duniya — The Magic Land (Emerald City ke qareeb) — mein chali jaati hai.
Ellie wahan naye dost banati hai:
Un sab ka maqsad hai Great Goodwin the Terrible (The Wizard) se milna, jo Emerald City mein rehta hai. Unhe lagta hai ke woh unki khwahishen poori karega. Raste mein woh bohot si musibat, evil witches aur challenges ka samna karte hain.
Aakhir mein, dikhaya jata hai ke Wizard asal mein ek aam insaan hai — ek magician nahi, balke ek ordinary man jo apne tricks aur illusions se logon ko manipulate karta tha. Phir bhi, Ellie aur uske dost seekh jaate hain ke jo cheez woh dhoond rahe the woh unke andar pehle hi maujood thi.
Alexander Volkov ne 1939 mein is novel ka pehla version likha. Baad mein isay Soviet classrooms aur libraries mein bachon ke liye widely distribute kiya gaya. Yeh sirf ek translation nahi thi, balke ek creative reimagining thi jisme naye dialogues, scenes aur descriptions add kiye gaye. Is wajah se yeh USSR mein ek apni alag identity ban gayi.
Q1: Yeh book kahan originate hui?
Iska asal American novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz se hai, lekin Alexander Volkov ne ise Russian bachon ke liye rewrite kiya.
Q2: Part I mein kya hota hai?
Ellie aur uske dost Wizard se milne jate hain aur seekhte hain ke asal taqat unke andar hi hai.
Q3: Wizard asal mein kaisa hai?
Woh ek magician nahi, balke ek ordinary insaan hai jo illusions se logon ko dhoka deta tha.
Q4: Series mein kitni books hain?
Volkov ki Magic Land series mein 6 books hain, aur baad mein unke students aur writers ne aur bhi parts add kiye.
Q5: Kya yeh book sirf bachon ke liye hai?
Nahin, yeh ek universal kahani hai jo baron ke liye bhi deep meanings rakhti hai.
The Wizard of the Emerald City, Part I ek timeless tale hai jo bachon aur baron dono ko inspire karti hai. Yeh dikhati hai ke himmat, aqal aur pyar insaan ke andar pehle hi mojood hote hain — sirf unko pehchanna hota hai. Volkov ki yeh adaptation Russian aur global readers ke liye fantasy ka ek naya rang lekar aayi.