The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Folklore, legends, myths and fairy tales have followed childhood through the ages, for every...

Having this thought in mind, the story of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was written solely to please...

When Dorothy stood in the doorway and looked around, she could see nothing but the great gray...

It was Toto that made Dorothy laugh, and saved her from growing as gray as her other surroundings....

From the far north they heard a low wail of the wind, and Uncle Henry and Dorothy could see where...

The north and south winds met where the house stood, and made it the exact center of the cyclone....

Once Toto got too near the open trap door, and fell in; and at first the little girl thought she...

She was awakened by a shock, so sudden and severe that if Dorothy had not been lying on the soft...

While she stood looking eagerly at the strange and beautiful sights, she noticed coming toward her...

When these people drew near the house where Dorothy was standing in the doorway, they paused and...

Your house did, anyway, replied the little old woman, with a laugh, and that is the same thing....

No, but I am their friend, although I live in the land of the North. When they saw the Witch of the...

The Witch of the North seemed to think for a time, with her head bowed and her eyes upon the...

She was so old, explained the Witch of the North, that she dried up quickly in the sun. That is the...

Dorothy began to sob at this, for she felt lonely among all these strange people. Her tears seemed...

The three Munchkins bowed low to her and wished her a pleasant journey, after which they walked...

Dorothy had only one other dress, but that happened to be clean and was hanging on a peg beside her...

She was surprised, as she walked along, to see how pretty the country was about her. There were...

The people greeted Dorothy kindly, and invited her to supper and to pass the night with them; for...

When she had tired watching the dancing, Boq led her into the house, where he gave her a room with...

I do not know, answered Boq gravely, for I have never been there. It is better for people to keep...

Dorothy leaned her chin upon her hand and gazed thoughtfully at the Scarecrow. Its head was a small...

That is true, said the Scarecrow. You see, he continued confidentially, I dont mind my legs and...

Oh, Im not afraid, replied the Scarecrow. He cant hurt the straw. Do let me carry that basket for...

I am never hungry, he said, and it is a lucky thing I am not, for my mouth is only painted, and if...

That is because you have no brains answered the girl. No matter how dreary and gray our homes are,...

My life has been so short that I really know nothing whatever. I was only made day before...

I think Ill make the other a little bigger, said the farmer. And when the second eye was done I...

I did not like to be deserted this way. So I tried to walk after them. But my feet would not touch...

I felt sad at this, for it showed I was not such a good Scarecrow after all; but the old crow...

There were no fences at all by the roadside now, and the land was rough and untilled. Toward...

So the Scarecrow led her through the trees until they reached the cottage, and Dorothy entered and...

They left the cottage and walked through the trees until they found a little spring of clear water,...

One of the big trees had been partly chopped through, and standing beside it, with an uplifted axe...

Oil my neck, first, replied the Tin Woodman. So she oiled it, and as it was quite badly rusted the...

Come along, said the Scarecrow heartily, and Dorothy added that she would be pleased to have his...

Dorothy was thinking so earnestly as they walked along that she did not notice when the Scarecrow...

There was one of the Munchkin girls who was so beautiful that I soon grew to love her with all my...

I thought I had beaten the Wicked Witch then, and I worked harder than ever; but I little knew how...

Dorothy did not say anything, for she was puzzled to know which of her two friends was right, and...

All this time Dorothy and her companions had been walking through the thick woods. The road was...

I cannot tell, was the answer, for I have never been to the Emerald City. But my father went there...

Little Toto, now that he had an enemy to face, ran barking toward the Lion, and the great beast had...

I know it, returned the Lion, wiping a tear from his eye with the tip of his tail. It is my great...

During the rest of that day there was no other adventure to mar the peace of their journey. Once,...

You people with hearts, he said, have something to guide you, and need never do wrong; but I have...

If you wish, said the Lion, I will go into the forest and kill a deer for you. You can roast it by...

This was to be an eventful day for the travelers. They had hardly been walking an hour when they...

Because that isnt the way we Lions do these things, he replied. Then giving a great spring, he shot...

They found the forest very thick on this side, and it looked dark and gloomy. After the Lion had...

The Woodman set to work at once, and so sharp was his axe that the tree was soon chopped nearly...

But, seeing they were bigger than the Lion, and remembering that there were two of them and only...

Well, said the Cowardly Lion, drawing a long breath of relief, I see we are going to live a little...

So the Woodman took his axe and began to chop down small trees to make a raft, and while he was...

Our little party of travelers awakened the next morning refreshed and full of hope, and Dorothy...

They got along quite well at first, but when they reached the middle of the river the swift current...

I am now worse off than when I first met Dorothy, he thought. Then, I was stuck on a pole in a...

They were all tired out when they reached the shore at last and stepped off upon the pretty green...

The Lion and the Woodman both shook their heads, for they did not know. So they sat down upon the...

When the Scarecrow found himself among his friends again, he was so happy that he hugged them all,...

Thats all right, said the Stork, who was flying along beside them. I always like to help anyone in...

They now came upon more and more of the big scarlet poppies, and fewer and fewer of the other...

Run fast, said the Scarecrow to the Lion, and get out of this deadly flower bed as soon as you can....

On and on they walked, and it seemed that the great carpet of deadly flowers that surrounded them...

They carried the sleeping girl to a pretty spot beside the river, far enough from the poppy field...

We will. cried all the mice, in a shrill chorus. And then they scampered in all directions, for...

Nothing that I know of, answered the Woodman; but the Scarecrow, who had been trying to think, but...

They came from all directions, and there were thousands of them. big mice and little mice and...

After a great deal of hard work, for the Lion was heavy, they managed to get him up on the truck....

It was some time before the Cowardly Lion awakened, for he had lain among the poppies a long while,...

So, the Lion being fully refreshed, and feeling quite himself again, they all started upon the...

Yes, answered the Scarecrow. Everything is green here, while in the country of the Munchkins blue...

Why, it is said that he never lets anyone come into his presence. I have been to the Emerald City...

Very likely. Well, Oz can do anything; so I suppose he will find Kansas for you. But first you must...

The woman now gave Dorothy a bed to sleep in, and Toto lay down beside her, while the Lion guarded...

In front of them, and at the end of the road of yellow brick, was a big gate, all studded with...

Before them stood a little man about the same size as the Munchkins. He was clothed all in green,...

So he is, said the green man, and he rules the Emerald City wisely and well. But to those who are...

He opened the big box, and Dorothy saw that it was filled with spectacles of every size and shape....

Even with eyes protected by the green spectacles, Dorothy and her friends were at first dazzled by...

The Guardian of the Gates led them through the streets until they came to a big building, exactly...

Oh, no, returned the soldier; I have never seen him. But I spoke to him as he sat behind his screen...

So Dorothy said good bye to all her friends except Toto, and taking the dog in her arms followed...

The next morning, after breakfast, the green maiden came to fetch Dorothy, and she dressed her in...

Oh, he will see you, said the soldier who had taken her message to the Wizard, although he does not...

But what interested Dorothy most was the big throne of green marble that stood in the middle of the...

The eyes winked three times, and then they turned up to the ceiling and down to the floor and...

You killed the Witch of the East and you wear the silver shoes, which bear a powerful charm. There...

Sorrowfully Dorothy left the Throne Room and went back where the Lion and the Scarecrow and the Tin...

I am only a Scarecrow, stuffed with straw. Therefore I have no brains, and I come to you praying...

So the Tin Woodman followed him and came to the great Throne Room. He did not know whether he would...

Help Dorothy to kill the Wicked Witch of the West, replied the Beast. When the Witch is dead, come...

If he is a Beast when I go to see him, I shall roar my loudest, and so frighten him that he will...

The Ball of Fire burned fiercely for a time, and the voice said, Bring me proof that the Wicked...

Therefore it was decided to start upon their journey the next morning, and the Woodman sharpened...

The soldier with the green whiskers led them through the streets of the Emerald City until they...

They thanked him and bade him good bye, and turned toward the West, walking over fields of soft...

Now the Wicked Witch of the West had but one eye, yet that was as powerful as a telescope, and...

They waited until Dorothy awoke the next morning. The little girl was quite frightened when she saw...

So they all lay upon the ground except the Scarecrow, and he stood up and stretched out his arms....

Go to the strangers and sting them to death. commanded the Witch, and the bees turned and flew...

The bees came and found no one but the Woodman to sting, so they flew at him and broke off all...

The Winkies were not a brave people, but they had to do as they were told. So they marched away...

There was, in her cupboard, a Golden Cap, with a circle of diamonds and rubies running round it....

Go to the strangers who are within my land and destroy them all except the Lion, said the Wicked...

Others of the Monkeys caught the Scarecrow, and with their long fingers pulled all of the straw out...

But Dorothy they did not harm at all. She stood, with Toto in her arms, watching the sad fate of...

We have obeyed you as far as we were able. The Tin Woodman and the Scarecrow are destroyed, and the...

With Dorothy hard at work, the Witch thought she would go into the courtyard and harness the...

The girl had to work hard during the day, and often the Witch threatened to beat her with the same...

Now the Wicked Witch had a great longing to have for her own the Silver Shoes which the girl always...

The wicked woman was greatly pleased with the success of her trick, for as long as she had one of...

With these words the Witch fell down in a brown, melted, shapeless mass and began to spread over...

There was great rejoicing among the yellow Winkies, for they had been made to work hard during many...

The Winkies lifted him tenderly in their arms, and carried him back to the Yellow Castle again,...

The tinsmiths looked the Woodman over carefully and then answered that they thought they could mend...

Now while the tinsmiths had been at work mending the Woodman himself, another of the Winkies, who...

This they decided to do. The next day they called the Winkies together and bade them good bye. The...

You will remember there was no road not even a pathway between the castle of the Wicked Witch and...

Dorothy blew the little whistle she had always carried about her neck since the Queen of the Mice...

It is written inside the Golden Cap, replied the Queen of the Mice. But if you are going to call...

We will carry you, replied the King, and no sooner had he spoken than two of the Monkeys caught...

Once, began the leader, we were a free people, living happily in the great forest, flying from tree...

My grandfather was at that time the King of the Winged Monkeys which lived in the forest near...

The princess was angry, and she knew, of course, who did it. She had all the Winged Monkeys brought...

This was all we ever had to do until the Golden Cap fell into the hands of the Wicked Witch of the...

Then he led them into his little room and locked the spectacles from the great box on all their...

The soldier had the news carried straight to Oz that Dorothy and the other travelers had come back...

Of course each one of them expected to see the Wizard in the shape he had taken before, and all...

The Lion thought it might be as well to frighten the Wizard, so he gave a large, loud roar, which...

He led the way to a small chamber in the rear of the Throne Room, and they all followed him. He...

No, but its farther from here, he said, shaking his head at her sadly. When I grew up I became a...

It came down gradually, and I was not hurt a bit. But I found myself in the midst of a strange...

No more than in any other city, replied Oz; but when you wear green spectacles, why of course...

You dont need them. You are learning something every day. A baby has brains, but it doesnt know...

You have plenty of courage, I am sure, answered Oz. All you need is confidence in yourself. There...

They agreed to say nothing of what they had learned, and went back to their rooms in high spirits....

So the Wizard unfastened his head and emptied out the straw. Then he entered the back room and took...

He went to a cupboard and reaching up to a high shelf took down a square green bottle, the contents...

Oz, left to himself, smiled to think of his success in giving the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman and...

Well, Im not sure about Kansas, said Oz, for I havent the faintest notion which way it lies. But...

A balloon, said Oz, is made of silk, which is coated with glue to keep the gas in it. I have plenty...

Yes, of course, replied Oz. I am tired of being such a humbug. If I should go out of this Palace my...

When it was all ready, Oz sent word to his people that he was going to make a visit to a great...

The balloon was by this time tugging hard at the rope that held it to the ground, for the air...

And that was the last any of them ever saw of Oz, the Wonderful Wizard, though he may have reached...

Truly I should be ungrateful if I failed to mourn for the man who gave me my lovely heart. I should...

The Scarecrow was now the ruler of the Emerald City, and although he was not a Wizard the people...

That cannot be done, he said. We belong to this country alone, and cannot leave it. There has never...

It seems, in spite of dangers, that the best thing Dorothy can do is to travel to the Land of the...