原文 (英语)

TO JUDITH OF RANDOLPH MASSACHUSETTS THE SEA FAIRIES BY L. FRANK BAUM AUTHOR OF THE EMERALD CITY OF OZ, DOROTHY AND THE WIZARD IN OZ, OZMA OF OZ, THE ROAD TO OZ, THE LAND OF OZ, ETC. ILLUSTRATED BY JOHN R. NEILL THE oceans are big and broad. I believe two-thirds of the earth's surface is covered with water. What people inhabit this water has always been a subject of curiosity to the inhabitants of the land. Strange creatures come from the seas