the wonderful wizard of oz by l frank baum

The Cowardly Lion apologizes and explains that to hide his cowardice, he roars to scare everyone. Dorothy saves Toto by slapping the lion on his nose and yelling at him not to bite her dog. A large lion jumps out and is about to attack Toto. Joined now by the Tin Woodman, the group walks deeper into the frightening woods. After hearing that they are going to Oz, the Woodman asks if he can join them to ask the Wizard of Oz for a heart. The Woodman is thrilled when Dorothy oils his joints and he can finally move again. The Scarecrow asks to join Dorothy on her journey to Oz so that he can ask the Wizard for a brain to replace his head of straw.ĭorothy, Toto, and the Scarecrow continue their journey to Oz together. After her initial surprise, she helps the Scarecrow off his pole, introduces herself, and explains where she is going. On her journey, Dorothy sees a Scarecrow who gives her a friendly wink. Before setting off on her journey, Dorothy changes into a blue gingham dress and the silver slippers. She kisses Dorothy on her forehead to grant her safe passage for her journey to Oz the kiss leaves a distinctive mark. The Witch of the North-who has never heard of Kansas-tells Dorothy to follow the yellow-brick road to Oz, as the Great Wizard might know what to do. She also mentions a Great Wizard named Oz.ĭorothy asks the Witch of the North and the Munchkins how to get home to Kansas. The witches of the North and South are good, while those of the East and West are evil. The Witch of the North explains that there are good witches and evil witches. She does not remember killing anyone, and she believes that all witches are evil.

The Witch of the North presents the shoes to Dorothy.ĭorothy is very confused and does not understand where she is. The witch’s legs stick out from under the house, shod in silver shoes. Unbeknownst to Dorothy, her house landed on the Wicked Witch of the East and killed her. They are joined by the Witch of the North, who thanks Dorothy for killing the Witch of the East, the evil ruler of Munchkin Territory. A group of three very short men dressed completely in blue-who Dorothy discovers are called Munchkins-approach her. The frightened and exhausted Dorothy falls asleep.ĭorothy wakes up in the beautiful, colorful Land of Oz. It is carried for miles by the cyclone, with Dorothy and Toto inside. Suddenly, the entire house is lifted into the air. When a cyclone strikes, Aunt Em yells for Dorothy to join her in the storm shelter (located under the house and accessed via a trapdoor), but Dorothy delays because her beloved Toto is under her bed and she runs across the room to save him. Dorothy’s best friend and playmate is her loyal dog, Toto. Dorothy is a young girl living with her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry on a farm on the Kansas prairie.

The wonderful wizard of oz by l frank baum