The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Dorothy lived in Kansas with her uncle and aunt. Her dog Toto was her best friend. One day a cyclone came, and blew the house into the air. Dorothy was frightened, but soon fell asleep. When she woke up, she could see bright sunshine outside. She ran and opened the door. Dorothy saw the most beautiful place she had ever seen.

A group of strange people were walking toward her. An old woman who looked different from the others stepped forward. She said, “Welcome to the Land of the Munchkins. Thank you for setting us free.” Dorothy’s house had fallen on the Wicked Witch of the East and killed her. The old woman talking to Dorothy was the Good Witch of the North.

One of the Munchkins gave Dorothy a pair of silver shoes. They had belonged to the Wicked Witch of the East, and had special powers. “I want to go back home,” Dorothy said. “Can you help me find my way?” The Munchkins shook their heads.

“You must go to the Emerald City,” said the witch, “and ask the Great Wizard of Oz.” Dorothy had to follow the yellow brick road to find the Emerald City. The witch gave Dorothy a kiss on her forehead, and it left a shining mark.

The Munchkins said goodbye and walked away through the trees. The witch turned around three times and disappeared. Dorothy got some food from the house. Then she put on the silver shoes, picked up Toto, and headed toward the yellow brick road.

Dorothy met a scarecrow that could talk. She told him that she was going to the Emerald City to ask the Great Oz to send her back to Kansas. The Scarecrow wondered if the Great Oz could give me some brains, and decided to walk with Dorothy. Before dark they found a little cottage. They stopped there for the night.

The next morning, they found a little spring of clear water. Dorothy drank, bathed and ate her breakfast there. As they were about to go back to the yellow brick road, they heart a deep groan. Neither the Scarecrow not Dorothy knew what the noise was. They took a few steps toward it.

They saw a man made of tin. He was standing beside a tree. He had an ax in his hands and looked as if he was ready to chop. “Did you groan?” asked Dorothy. “Yes,” answered the Ti Woodman. “What can I do for you?” she asked. “Get me some oil please,” he answered. “I cannot move.”

Dorothy did as the Tin Woodman had asked. “Thank you so much!” he said. The Tin Woodman listened carefully to Dorothy’s story, and then asked, “Do you think the Great Oz could give me a heart?” “I guess so,” Dorothy answered. “Then I will go with you to the Emerald City,” said the Tin Woodman

While walking, they heard a terrible roar, and a great lion ran in front of them. Dorothy rushed forward and slapped the Lion on his nose. “You should be ashamed! A big beast, trying to bite a little dog! You are nothing but a coward,” she said. “I know,” said the Lion, as he hung his head.

The Lion didn’t know why he was such coward. Dorothy told the Lion about journey and what each of them wanted to ask the Great Wizard of Oz. “Do you think the Great Oz could give me courage?” ask the Cowardly Lion. Everyone thought it was possible, so the Lion joined them journey.

That afternoon, at the end of the yellow brick road, they saw an emerald gate. Dorothy rang the bell and the big gates swung open. The Guardian of the Gates asked what they wanted. Dorothy and her friend told him that they wanted to meet the Great Wizard of Oz.

The Guardian of the Gates was surprised, but opened the next gate. Everything in the Emerald City was a beautiful shining green. The Palace of Oz was in the middle of the city. A soldier was standing in front of the door. He told them to step inside and wait. He took their message to the Great Oz.

They waited a long time before the soldier returned. He said, “You may come in. The Great Oz has agreed to see you, but only one at atime.” Dorothy went in first. A very big green marble chair was in the middle of the room. An enormous head that had no body was on the chair.

In a strange voice it said, “I am the Great Wizard of Oz. Who are you, and why you seek me?” Dorothy explained that she wanted him to help her get home to Kansas. “Before I grant you your wish, you must kill the Wicked Witch of the West,” said the Great Oz.

Dorothy told her friends what the Great Oz had said. Each day, for the next three days, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman and the Lion had their chance to meet with the Great Oz. They were all told they had to help Dorothy kill the Witch before their wishes would be granted.

The next morning they walked toward there setting sun in the west. They knew that no one had been able to destroy the Wicked Witch of the West before. The Wicked Witch of the West, with her powerful telescope eye, saw Dorothy and her friends. The witch was very angry to find them in her country.

She send the Winkies to attack, but the lion’s roar scared them. Then she used the Golden Cap to call the Winged Monkeys. She ordered them to save the Lion, but destroy the others. The Winged Monkeys dropped the Tin Woodman over rocks and pulled out all of the Scarecrow’s straw. Then they picked up the Lion and flew to the witch’s castle.

Dorothy had the mark of the Good Witch on her forehead, so they took her to the castle. Poor Dorothy became the Wicked Witch’s slave. The witch wanted the power of Dorothy’s silver shoes. She used magic to make Dorothy fall over. Then she grabbed one of Dorothy’s silver shoes.

“Give me back my shoes!” Dorothy said angrily. “I will not,” said the witch. Dorothy was angrily, so she picked up a bucket of water, and threw it over the witch. The witch gave a loud cry, and began to melt. Water was the one thing that could kill the Wicked Witch of the West.

The Winkies were now free from the Wicked Witch of the west. Dorothy ran and freed the Lion. The Winkies helped Dorothy and the Lion search for their friends. They fixed the Tin Woodman, and stuffed the Scarecrow with new straw. Dorothy found the Golden Cap and took it. After walking for two days, they realized they were lost.

The word on the inside of the Golden Cap had magical powers. Dorothy read them. Soon the sky was filled with Winged Monkeys. They carried Dorothy and her friends to the Emerald City. The Guardian of the Gates took them to the palace at once.

When they entered the room they heard a voice told them to back tomorrow. Suddenly Toto jumped and pulled down the curtain. A little old man was standing behind it. “I am the Great wizard of Oz,” said the little man in the trembling voice.

Dorothy and her friends were angry because the Great Oz said he was just a common man with no special powers. “Well,” he said with a sigh, “if you come back tomorrow, I will grant your wishes.” The Great Oz knew he did not have any special powers, but was sure he could think something.

The next morning the Great Oz fulfilled their wishes. First, he stuffed the Scarecrow’s head with many things. Next he put a pretty heart made of silk into the chest of the Tin Woodman. Then he made the Lion drink something to give him courage. For Dorothy, the Great Oz built a hot air balloon.

The Great Oz decided to fly back to Kansas with Dorothy. The Great Oz told his people that the Scarecrow would rule over them now. When the balloon was filled with hot air, the ropes broke and it flew up into the air. Dorothy and Toto could not get into the balloon in time. Dorothy cried. How would she get home now?

The palace soldier suggested that they go to Glinda, the Good Witch of the South. While they were traveling south, the Lion helped a group of animals defeat a horrible monster. They came to a steep hill covered with big rocks and strange men, and couldn’t pass through. Dorothy called the Winged Monkeys, and they carried them over the hill.

They arrived at the Good Witch’s castle. “I want to go back to Kansas,” Dorothy said. “I can help you,” said Glinda. Then she asked the others what they wanted. The Scarecrow wanted to the Emerald City. The Tin Woodman wanted to go to the Land of the Winkies. The Lion wanted to go back to the forest.

Glinda said she would ask the Winged Monkeys to carry them where they wanted to go. “But how will I get back to Kansas?” asked Dorothy. “Your silver shoes,” replied Glinda. “They can carry you anywhere in just three steps. Just knock the heels together three times, and say where you want to go.”

Dorothy said goodbye to her friends and picked up Toto. Then she knocked the heels of her shoes together three times and said, “Take me home to Kansas!” The silver shoes took three steps, and then stopped. When Dorothy looked around, she could not believe her eyes. She ran toward her aunt. “Aunt Em, I’m home at last!”