The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

The Tin Man save the Mouse Queen and she, in turn saves the Lion. The Lion is too large to carry out of the field and will sleep forever! Chapter 9: “The Queen of the Field Mice” Chapter 8: “The Deadly Poppy Field”ĭorothy and her friends find themselves in a poppy field and the scent of the poppies causes Dorothy, Toto, and the Lion to fall asleep. Her friends use their courage, their brains, and there hearts to survive. Chapter 7: “The Journey to the Great Oz”ĭorothy and her friends venture through strange lands. He joins them on their quest to find the Wizard of Oz.

Chapter 6: “The Cowardly Lion”ĭorothy, Toto, the Tin Man, and the Scarecrow meet the Cowardly Lion.

He tells them how he became a tin woodman and why he desires a heart. Chapter 5: “The Rescue of the Tin Woodman”ĭorothy and the Scarecorw find the Tin Woodman near a cottage and save him. Chapter 4: “The Road through the Forest”ĭorothy and the Scarecrow talk along the way about Dorothy’s home in Kansas and about how the Scarecrow came to be and why the Scarecrow wants a brain. He then wants to join her to go to the Land of Oz so that he can ask the Oz for a brian. After she stays at a rich munchin’s house for a celebration, she starts off on the yellow brick road and meets a scarecrow who she saves from hanging on a pole. Chapter 3: “How Dorothy Saved the Scarecrow”ĭorothy heads for the Land of Oz with her blue and white checkered dress and silver shoes from the wicked witch. She is warned that the way is pleasant, but also dark and terrible. The good Witch of the North tells her to go to the Emerald City to talk to the Wizard of Oz who can help her. Dorothy asks for help to get back to Kansas. Dorothy is welcomed by the Witch of the North and the Munchkins. The house lands on top of the Wicked Witch of the East. Chapter 2: “The Council with the Munchkins” Dorothy falls asleep with the swaying of the house. Dorothy feels the house lift off the ground and is in the middle of the cyclone. They live in a small grey log house which gets hit by a cyclone. Chapter 1: “The Cyclone”ĭorothy lives with Uncle Henry, Aunt Em and her dog, Toto.

The introduction gives a brief description of the fairy tale genre. The story chronicles the adventures of a girl named Dorothy in the land of Oz. Its initial success led to Baum’s writing and having published thirteen more Oz books.īaum, F. It is one of the best-known stories in American popular culture and has been widely translated. Hill company in Chicago, and has since been reprinted countless times, sometimes under the name The Wizard of Oz. It was originally published by the George M. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a children’s book written in 1900 by L.

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum