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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.

Portrait of Dorothy GaleDorothyPortrait of ScarecrowScarecrowPortrait of Tin WoodmanWoodmanPortrait of Cowardly LionLionPortrait of TotoTotoPortrait of GlindaGlindaPortrait of The WizardWizard
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Cover of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, comic edition
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 the farmer, and Aunt Em, the farmer's wife.
Their house was small, for the lumber to build it had to be carried by wagon many miles.
There was no garret at all, and 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: She caught Toto by the ear.
She caught Toto by the ear.
Not a tree nor a house broke the broad sweep of flat country.
The sun had baked the plowed land into a gray mass.
She was thin and gaunt, and never smiled, now.
Uncle Henry never laughed.
Toto was not gray; he was a little black dog, with long, silky hair.
It was Toto that made Dorothy laugh, and saved her from growing as gray as her other surroundings.
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.
There's a cyclone coming, Em.
I'll go look after the stock.
Quick, Dorothy!
Run for the cellar!
Toto jumped out of Dorothy's arms and hid under the bed.
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: When she was half way across the room there came a great shriek from the wind.
When she was half way across the room there came a great shriek from the wind.
The house shook so hard that she lost her footing.
A strange thing then happened.
The house whirled around two or three times 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.
He ran about the room, now here, now there, barking loudly.
Once Toto got too near the open trap-door, and fell in.
The strong pressure of the air was keeping him up so that he could not fall.
She crept to the hole, caught Toto by the ear, and dragged him into the room again.
Afterward closing 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 stopped worrying and resolved to wait calmly and see what the future would bring.
In spite of the swaying of the house and the wailing of the wind, Dorothy soon closed her eyes and fell fast asleep.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, illustrated page 8: The jar made her catch her breath and wonder what had happened.
The jar made her catch her breath and wonder 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—in the midst of a country of marvelous beauty.
She noticed coming toward her a group of 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!
Are you a real witch?
Yes, 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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Toto ↔ Tin Woodman: Barking atAunt Em ↔ Uncle Henry: SpousesAunt Em → Toto: OwnerGuardian of the Gates → Toto: Guardian and TotoBARKING ATSPOUSESOWNERGUARDIAN AND TOTOGuardian of the GatesTotoCowardly LionScarecrowWitch of the NorthAunt EmUncle HenryTin Woodman

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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.

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