The story begins on a bleak, gray Kansas prairie where young Dorothy Gale lives an ordinary life with her aunt, uncle, and her beloved little dog, Toto. One afternoon, a sudden and terrifying cyclone strikes the farm. While her aunt and uncle rush into the storm cellar, Dorothy is trapped inside the house just as the cyclone lifts the entire wooden structure high up into the air, carrying her …
The story follows Dorothy Gale, a young girl from the prairies of Kansas, who is swept away by a cyclone to the magical Land of Oz. Upon arrival, her house accidentally lands on and kills the Wicked Witch of the East, earning her the gratitude of the Munchkins and a pair of magical silver shoes (ruby in the 1939 film adaptation).
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz A Synopsis of L. Frank Baum’s Classic American Fairy Tale The Cyclone and Munchkin Country The story begins on a bleak, gray Kansas prairie where young Dorothy Gale lives an ordinary life with her aunt, uncle, and her beloved little dog, Toto. One afternoon, a sudden and terrifying cyclone strikes the farm. While her aunt and uncle rush into the storm cellar…
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (published in 1900) and Glinda of Oz (published in 1920) represent the beginning and the triumphant conclusion of L. Frank Baum’s legendary, 14-book original Oz series. While The Wonderful Wizard of Oz introduced readers to the magical land, yellow brick road, and iconic characters that became an American fairy-tale cornerstone, Glinda of Oz serves as Baum's final, …