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1、AKidnappedSantaClausAKidnappedSantaClausbyL.FrankBaum1AKidnappedSantaClausSantaClauslivesintheLaughingValley,wherestandsthebig,ramblingcastleinwhichhistoysaremanufactured.Hisworkmen,selectedfromtheryls,knooks,pixiesandfairies,livewithhim,andeveryoneisasbusyascanbefromoneyear'sendtoanother.Iti
2、scalledtheLaughingValleybecauseeverythingthereishappyandgay.Thebrookchucklestoitselfasitleapsrollickingbetweenitsgreenbanks;thewindwhistlesmerrilyinthetrees;thesunbeamsdancelightlyoverthesoftgrass,andthevioletsandwildflowerslooksmilinglyupfromtheirgreennests.Tolaughoneneedstobehappy;tobehappy
3、oneneedstobecontent.AndthroughouttheLaughingValleyofSantaClauscontentmentreignssupreme.OnonesideisthemightyForestofBurzee.AttheothersidestandsthehugemountainthatcontainstheCavesoftheDaemons.AndbetweenthemtheValleyliessmilingandpeaceful.OnewouldthingthatourgoodoldSantaClaus,whodevoteshisdaysto
4、makingchildrenhappy,wouldhavenoenemiesonalltheearth;and,asamatteroffact,foralongperiodoftimeheencounterednothingbutlovewhereverhemightgo.ButtheDaemonswholiveinthemountaincavesgrewtohateSantaClausverymuch,andallforthesimplereasonthathemadechildrenhappy.TheCavesoftheDaemonsarefiveinnumber.Abroa
5、dpathwayleadsuptothefirstcave,whichisafinelyarchedcavernatthefootofthemountain,theentrancebeingbeautifullycarvedanddecorated.InitresidestheDaemonofSelfishness.BackofthisisanothercaverninhabitedbytheDaemonofEnvy.ThecaveoftheDaemonofHatredisnextinorder,andthroughthisonepassestothehomeoftheDaemo
6、nofMalice--situatedinadarkandfearfulcaveintheveryheartofthemountain.Idonotknowwhatliesbeyondthis.Somesaythereareterriblepitfallsleadingtodeathanddestruction,andthismayverywellbetrue.However,fromeachoneofthefourcavesmentionedthereisasmall,narrowtunnelleadingtothefifthcave--acozylittleroomoccup
7、iedbytheDaemonofRepentance.Andastherockyfloorsofthesepassagesarewell2AKidnappedSantaClauswornbythetrackofpassingfeet,IjudgethatmanywanderersintheCavesoftheDaemonshaveescapedthroughthetunnelstotheabodeoftheDaemonofRepentance,whoissaidtobeaplea
