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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

by L. Frank Baum1900

A Kansas cyclone, a yellow brick road, and the strange friends Dorothy gathers along it.

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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, illustrated page 1: Dorothy lived in the midst of the great Kansas prairies…
Dorothy lived in the midst of the great Kansas prairies…
…with Uncle Henry, who was a farmer, and Aunt Em, his wife.
There was no cellar, except a small hole dug in the ground.
A ladder led down into the small, dark hole.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, illustrated page 2: Dorothy stood in the doorway.
Dorothy stood in the doorway.
Not a tree nor a house broke the broad sweep of flat country.
The sun had baked the plowed land into a gray mass.
Aunt Em was thin and gaunt, and never smiled now.
Uncle Henry never laughed.
Toto made Dorothy laugh, and saved her from growing gray.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, illustrated page 3: To-day, however, they were not playing.
To-day, however, they were not playing.
Uncle Henry sat upon the door-step and looked anxiously at the sky.
From the far north they heard a low wail of the wind.
There now came a sharp whistling in the air from the south.
Toto jumped out of Dorothy's arms and hid under the bed.
There's a cyclone coming, Em.
I'll go look after the stock.
Quick, Dorothy!
Run for the cellar!
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, illustrated page 4: Aunt Em threw open the trap-door in the floor…
Aunt Em threw open the trap-door in the floor…
…and climbed down the ladder into the small, dark hole.
Dorothy caught Toto at last, and started to follow her aunt.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, illustrated page 5: Halfway across the room, Dorothy heard a great shriek from the wind.
Halfway across the room, Dorothy heard a great shriek from the wind.
The house shook so hard that she lost her footing.
Then the house whirled around and rose slowly through the air.
Dorothy felt as if she were going up in a balloon.
The north and south winds met where the house stood.
Dorothy sat quite still on the floor and waited to see what would happen.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, illustrated page 6: It was very dark, and the wind howled horribly around her.
It was very dark, and the wind howled horribly around her.
Toto ran about the room, now here, now there, barking loudly.
Once Toto got too near the open trap-door, and fell in.
But the strong air held him up, so he could not fall.
She crept to the hole and dragged Toto back by the ear.
Then she closed the trap-door, so that no more accidents could happen.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, illustrated page 7: Hour after hour passed, and slowly Dorothy got over her fright…
Hour after hour passed, and slowly Dorothy got over her fright…
…but she felt lonely, and the wind shrieked till she was nearly deaf.
She resolved to wait calmly and see what the future would bring.
Despite the swaying house and the wailing wind, she fell fast asleep.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, illustrated page 8: A sudden shock woke her, and she wondered what had happened.
A sudden shock woke her, and she wondered what had happened.
The bright sunshine came in at the window, flooding the little room.
The cyclone had set the house down, very gently for a cyclone.
Coming toward her were the queerest people she had ever seen.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, illustrated page 11: She was the wicked Witch of the East.
She was the wicked Witch of the East.
Who are the Munchkins?
They are the people who live in this land of the East.
Are you a Munchkin?
No, but I am their friend.
I am the Witch of the North.
Oh, gracious! Was she a real witch?
She was, indeed.
Aunt Em has told me that the witches were all dead—years and years ago.
Who is Aunt Em?
She is my aunt who lives in Kansas, where I came from.

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About The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a children’s fantasy about Dorothy, an orphan living with her aunt and uncle on the gray Kansas prairies. When a cyclone carries her house far from home, she finds herself in the marvelous Land of Oz, among Munchkins, witches, wizards, and unfamiliar dangers. The book promises an imaginative journey through enchanted landscapes, including forests, poppy fields, the Emerald City, and lands inhabited by curious peoples and creatures. Along the way, its concerns include courage, home, dreams, and the struggle between good and evil, with Dorothy’s loyalty to her little dog Toto at the heart of the adventure.

Baum writes in a clear, direct storybook style, balancing plain descriptions of rural hardship with vivid images of magic and wonder. The narration is gently comic at times but does not avoid frightening storms, wicked figures, or moments of peril. First published in 1900, the book reflects the brisk storytelling and moral clarity of turn-of-the-century children’s fiction while giving its fantasy world an unusually lively, approachable shape. It suits young readers and anyone drawn to imaginative quests, talking or enchanted worlds, brave child protagonists, and stories where the longing for home matters as much as discovery.

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

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