The Wonderful Wizard of OzTHE INSPIRATION FOR THE CLASIC FILM “Follow the yellow brick road!” Since it first appeared in 1900, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz has brought joy to generations. In it, a girl's dream world comes to life as the cyclone lifts Dorothy from Kansas, depositing her in the enchanted land of the Munchkins. There she meets the famous Oz characters: the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodsman, the Cowardly Lion, and the Wicked Witch of the West. Her adventures along the Yellow Brick Road to the Emerald City and the Wizard himself evoke the rich, universal appeal of a classic fairy tale. |
Contents
THE CYCLONE | 1 |
THE COUNCIL WITH THE MUNCHKINS | 9 |
HOW DOROTHY SAVED THE SCARECROW | 19 |
THE ROAD THROUGH THE FOREST | 31 |
THE RESCUE OF THE TIN WOODMAN | 39 |
THE COWARDLY LION | 49 |
THE JOURNEY TO THE GREAT OZ | 57 |
THE DEADLY POPPY FIELD | 67 |
THE WINGED MONKEYS | 139 |
THE DISCOVERY OF OZ THE TERRIBLE | 149 |
THE MAGIC ART OF THE GREAT HUMBUG | 163 |
HOW THE BALLOON WAS LAUNCHED | 171 |
AWAY TO THE SOUTH | 177 |
ATTACKED BY THE FIGHTING TREES | 185 |
THE DAINTY CHINA COUNTRY | 191 |
THE LION BECOMES THE KING OF BEASTS | 199 |
THE QUEEN OF THE FIELD MICE | 77 |
THE GUARDIAN OF THE GATE | 85 |
THE WONDERFUL EMERALD CITY OF OZ | 95 |
THE SEARCH FOR THE WICKED WITCH | 113 |
THE RESCUE | 131 |
THE COUNTRY OF THE QUADLINGS | 205 |
THE GOOD WITCH GRANTS DOROTHYS WISH | 211 |
HOME AGAIN | 219 |
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY | 220 |
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