With no other choice, the Dorothy and her friends set out on dangerous journey to kill the witch. Finally, when they reached the Emerald city, Wizard agrees to help but before their wishes could be fulfilled, they must kill the Wicked Witch of the West. The travelers overcome gaps in the yellow brick road, beasts called Kalidahs, a river and deadly poppies. All four of them believed they would find their answers with the Wizard of Oz. The Scarecrow lacked brain, the Tin Woodman lacked heart, and the Lion lacked courage. All three character accompanying Dorothy lacked one thing or they felt that they lacked something. It was on her way to Emerald city she frees the Scarecrow from the pole, revives Tin Woodman by applying oil, and encourages Cowardly Lion to accompany her in the journey. The Witch tells her to visit the Emerald City for the Wizard of Oz who can help her. As gesture of gratefulness, the Good Witch of the North gives her the silver shoes and shows the way of getting back to her home in Kansas. In the process, the evil Munchkin ruler, the Wicked Witch of the East is killed by the falling house. However, a cyclone traps her into a farmhouse and takes away from the Kansas. Only source of happiness in her life is her small black dog Toto. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is about a young girl Dorothy who lives with her Uncle Henry and Aunt Em in Kansas. At that time, he realized his talent for storytelling for children. In his forties, he started writing for his children after his stint as journalist and businessman. Even John D Rockefeller, his father’s business enemy, was an inspiration for the one of the faces in the World of Oz. Tin Woodman was born out the Frank’s fascination with window displays. Nightmares were quite frequent where a scarecrow chased him. The character of scarecrow originated from the nightmares of Frank during his childhood.

Most of the ideas and characters originated from the personal experiences of L. An epic adventure that takes Dorothy in the Land of Oz where she meets three characters scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and coward Lion. Frank Baum was The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The first novel in the series written by L.

Chronicles of a young girl, Dorothy Gale, is one of the best-known stories in American culture.

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