"Good-bye!" they all answered, and away the Queen ran, while Dorothy held Toto tightly lest he should run after her and frighten her.
After this they sat down beside the Lion until he should awaken; and the Scarecrow brought Dorothy some fruit from a tree near by, which she ate for her dinner.
10. The Guardian of the Gate (страж ворот;
It was some time before the Cowardly Lion awakened (прошло некоторое время, прежде чем Трусливый Лев проснулся), for he had lain among the poppies a long while (ведь он пролежал среди маков довольно долго;
"I ran as fast as I could (я бежал со всех ног: «так быстро, как я мог»)," he said, sitting down and yawning (сказал он, садясь и зевая), "but the flowers were too strong for me (но цветы оказались слишком сильными для меня = но /аромат/ цветов оказался сильнее меня;
Then they told him of the field mice (тогда они рассказали ему о полевых мышах), and how they had generously saved him from death (и как великодушно они спасли его от смерти); and the Cowardly Lion laughed, and said (а Трусливый Лев засмеялся и сказал): "I have always thought myself very big and terrible (я всегда считал себя очень большим и ужасным/грозным;
fragrance ['freIgrqns], yawning ['jO:nIN], generously ['dZen(q)rqslI], death [deT]
It was some time before the Cowardly Lion awakened, for he had lain among the poppies a long while, breathing in their deadly fragrance; but when he did open his eyes and roll off the truck he was very glad to find himself still alive.
"I ran as fast as I could," he said, sitting down and yawning, "but the flowers were too strong for me. How did you get me out?" Then they told him of the field mice, and how they had generously saved him from death; and the Cowardly Lion laughed, and said: "I have always thought myself very big and terrible; yet such little things as flowers came near to killing me, and such small animals as mice have saved my life. How strange it all is!
But, comrades, what shall we do now?"
"We must journey on until we find the road of yellow brick again (мы должны путешествовать =