Wonderful Wizard of Oz part XIII

THE COUNTRY OF THE QUADLINGS 

The four  passed through the rest of the forest  in safety, they came out from  the gloom saw before them a steep hill, covered from  top to bottom  with great pieces of rock. Here they saw so many big headed but armless people. They did not allow these four to go through their land. They hitting them by their arrows. The Dorothy called the winged monkeys . The King of Winged Monkeys helped them. They caught them up i their  arms and flew away with them. As they passed over the hill the  the Hammer-heads yelled with vexation, and shot their heads high in the air, but they could not reach  the Winged Monkeys, which carried Dorothy and her comrades safely over the hill and set them down in the beautiful country of the Quadlings.  "This is the last time you can summon us, goodbye and good luck to you ", said the leader to Dorothy. 

The country of  the Quadlings  seemed rich and happy. There was fields  of ripening  grain, with well paved  roads running between , and pretty rippling brooks with strong bridges across them. The fences and houses  and bridges were  all painted bright  red, just  as they had been  painted  yellow in the  country of the  Winkies and blue in the country of the munchkins. The people here are short and fat  and looked  chubby and good natured, were dressed all in red, which showed bright  against the green grass and the yellowing grain. The monkeys  had set them down  near a form  house and the four  travelled walk  up to it and knocked  at the door. The farmer's wife opened the door. They were treated nicely and given them food to eat. She also guide them up to the castle. Very soon they were at the castle gate. Before the gates were three young girls, dressed in handsome red  uniforms trimmed with gold  braid and as Dorothy approached one of them said to her, "why have you come  to the South Country,"

"To see  the Good witch who rules the country, will you take  me to her," said Dorothy. The girl in uniform asked her and her friends their names and purposes to visit and went into the castle,and soon came back to say that Dorothy and the others were to be admitted at once after refresh. The four washed  themselves and became to ready to face the gentle good witch of the country Glinda.

THE GOOD WITCH GRANTS  DOROTHY'S WISH

When they were all quite presentable  they followed the soldier girl in to a big  room where  the Witch Glinda  sat upon a  throne of rubies. She was beautiful and young. Her hair was  a rich  red in colour and fell in  flowing  ringlets over her shoulders, her dress was pure white, her eyes were blue, they looked kindly upon the  little girl. She asked the girl about her and her friend's purpose to she her. Dorothy related her story to her and requested her to help her so that she can go to her aunty Em at Kansas. She kissed her and said she will send her to her aunty. At the same time the good witch asked Dorothy to give her the Golden Cap and Dorothy gave her without any hesitation. She told that now I can three wishes to be fulfilled from the Winged monkeys, "first I will send Scarecrow to Emerald City to rule there, second wish to send Tin Woodman to the land of winkies to rule them wisely and well. I will also send the big Lion to her forest as a king of the beasts as the third wish. As far as Dorothy is concerned, she has her silver shoes, if she wishes to send her to her aunty and uncle."  The good witch said, "If you had known the power of these silver shoes, you could have gone back to your Aunt Em the very first day you came to this country. The silver shoes have wonderful powers, one of the most curious things about them is that they can carry you to any place in the world in three steps, and each step will be made in the wink of an eye.. All you have to do is to knock the heels together three times and command the shoes to carry you where ever  you wish to go".Doorothy was so excited. Glinda the good witch stepped down from her ruby throne to give the little  girl a goodbye kiss, and Dorothy thanked her for all the kindness she had shown to her friends and herself.  Dorothy now took Toto up solemnly in her arms, and having said one last goodbye she clapped the heels of her shoes together three times, saying "take me home to Aunt Em." Instantly she was whirling the air, so swiftly that all she could see or feel was the wind whistling past her ears. The silver shoes took but three steps, and then she stopped so suddenly that she rolled over upon the  grass several times before she knew where she was."Good gracious" she cried.  She was sitting on the broad Kansas prairies, and just before her was the new farmhouse Uncle Henry built after the cyclone had carried away the old one. Uncle was milking  the cows in the barnyard. Dorothy stood up and found  she was in  her stocking-feet. For the Silver Shoes had fallen off in her flight through the air, and were lost forever in the desert.

HOME AGAIN 

Aunt Em had just come out of the house to water the cabbages when she looked up and saw Dorothy running towards her. "My darling child" she cried, folding the little girl in her arms and covering her face with kisses; "where in the world  did you come from?" "From the land of OZ, and here is Toto, too, and oh, Aunt Em! I am so glad to be at home again," said Dorothy. 

(     A happy  E  N  D )

Wonderful Wizard of Oz part XIII

They started their onward journey. They came to a forest. They travelled until they came to a thick wood. There was no way of going around it,  for it seemed to extend to the right and left but didn't change their direction. Finally they discovered a big tree with such wide spreading  branches but there was room for the party to pass underneath. So he walked forward to the tree, but just he came  under the first branches  they bent down and twined  around him and the next minute he was raised from the ground and flung headlong among his fellow travellers. It didn't hurt the scarecrow , but it surprised him. However, the tin woodman cut the branch and they easily came out from these wonderful trees. They found before them  a high wall, which seemed to be white china. It was smooth like the surface of a dish, and higher then their heads. Tin woodman made ladder, they three claimed on the ladder and cross over the other side. There they saw the little people. Here many small houses, made of china and panted in  the brightest  colours, pretty little barns, with china fences around them. The  small animals cows, sheep, horse, pigs. They called it "The Dainty China Country".  As the their cloths, they were common people as well as prince, princess. princess dressed with most gorgeous frocks of silver, gold and purple. A Jolly little clown came walking towards them, Dorothy  saw that inspire of his pretty clothes of red, yellow and green.  he was completely   covered with cracks, 

running every  which way and showing  plainly that he had been mended in many places.Dorothy bade goodbye to these china people including joker (completely mended), prince and princess, they walked carefully through the china  country. The little animals and all the people scramered out of their way, fearing the  strangers would break  them, and after an hour  they reached  the other side  of the country  and came to another china wall. This was not so high as the previous one. The Lion jumped and came another side but just as he jumped he upset a china church with  his tail and smashed it all to pieces. Scarecrow was happy that he is made of stuff and cannot be easily damaged. There are worse things in the world than being a Scarecrow.

THE LION BECOMES THE KING OF THE BEASTS

After surpassing the wall they found themselves in a disagreeable country, full of bogs and marshes and covered with tall, rank grass. It was difficult to walk, there were muddy holes. Very carefully  they got safely out of the dangerous area and reached on solid ground. They entered to another big forest, where they saw, bigger and old trees. Lion was happy to see this delightful forest. He was willing to live here all his life. Here they brake their journey and lay down  to sleep. In the morning they started again. While going they heard a low rumble, as of the growling of many wild animals. They were on and on without any fear. There they saw hundred of beasts of every variety, i.e. tigers, elephants, bears, wolfs,  foxes and so many others in the natural history.  They were holding a meeting, it seems that they are in trouble. Several of the beasts  caught sight of him (Lion) and at once  the great assemblage hushed as if  by magic . The biggest of the tigers came up  to the Lion  and bowed saying, "Welcome, O king of beasts ! You have come  in good time  to fight our  enemy and  bring peace  to all the animals  of the forest once more," "What is your trouble", asked the Lion. 

" We are all threatened  by a fierce  enemy that  has lately come into this forest. It is most tremendous monster, like a great  spider, with a body  as big as  an elephant and legs as long as a tree trunk. It has eight of these long legs  and as the monster crawls through the forest  he seizes an animal with a leg  and drags it  to his mouth, where he eats it  as a spider does a fly. Not one of us is safe while this fierce  creature is alive, and we had called a meeting to decide how to take care of ourselves when you came among us." answered the tiger.  There was no another Lion in the forest. The Tiger  also asked the  Lion, if you" will killed the monster, we all will bow down  and obey you as a King of the Forest" . Leaving behind his friends under their protection,  and went to fight the monster. The great spider was lying asleep when the Lion found him, it was looked so ugly hat its foe turned up his nose i disgust. Its legs  were quite  as long as  the tiger had said, its body covered with coarse black hair, It had a great mouth, sharp teeth, head was  joined to the pudgy body by a neck  as slender as a wasp's waist. This gave  the Lion a hint of the best  way to attack the creature and as he knew it was easier to fight it asleep than awake, he gave a great spring and landed directly upon the monster's back. Then, with one  blow of his heavy paw' all armed with sharp claws, he knocked the spider's head from its body. Jumping down, he watched it until the long  legs stopped wiggling, when  he knew it was quite dead. The LION WENT BACK TO THE OPENING WHERE THE BEASTS OF THE FOREST WERE  WAITING FOR HIM AND SAID, PROUDLY, and gave them the messaGE OF KILLING THE MONSTER.  The beasts made him their King and bow before him with a request to rule them. He said, " first I will help the Dorothy to send her Kansas, her uncle's house, than I wll come back to rule."                                                                              

Wonderful Wizard of OZ part XII

How the Balloon Was Launched

Dorothy friends were all happy as they had got fulfilled their wishes.  Scarecrow has now brains, Tin Woodman was happy he got heart, and the Lion declared he was afraid of nothing on earth, and would gladly  face an army of men or a dozen of the fierce Kalidahs. On the forth-day , to her great joy, Oz sent for her  and when she entered  the throne room he said pleasantly, "sit down  my dear, I think I have found the way to get you out of this country back to Kansas". 

Well I am  not sure  about Kansas, but first think I am concerned to cross this desert. Any how I have an idea, when I came here I was landed here  by a balloon. You also came to through air. So I am being carried by a cyclone. I believe the  best way to cross the desert by the balloon." said the Wizard.  The Dorothy and Wizard have started to make a strong balloon. Dorothy took a needle and thread and as fast Oz cut the strips of silk into proper shape the girl sewed them neatly together. First there was  a strip of light green silk, then a strip of dark green and then a strip of  emerald green, for Oz  had a fancy to make the balloon is different  shades of the color about them. It took 3 days to sew  all the strips together, but when it was finished  they had a big bag of green  silk more than twenty feet long. Oz painted it  on the inside  with a coat  of  thin glue to make it  airtight. Now the balloon was ready. When it was ready, Oz sent word to his people  that he was going to  make a visit to a great brother Wizard who lived  in the clouds. The news spread  rapidly throughout the city and everyone came to see  the wonderful sight.  

Oz ordered the balloon to be carried out in front of the Palace and the people gazed upon it  with much curiosity. The Oz goy into the basket and said to all in a loud voice "I am now going away to make a visit, in my absence the Scarecrow  will rule over you.  "Come Dorothy !," cried the Wizard"hurry up, or the balloon  will fly away," As the tot was not there Dorothy couldn't get into the balloon, dorothy was within a few steps of it and Oz was holding out his hands to help her into the balloon, when crack,  went the rope, and the balloon rose into the air without her.  Goodbye, Goodbye... and the Oz gone forever. 

AWAY TO THE SOUTH

Dorothy wept bitterly at the passing of her hope to get home to Kansas. The wonderful Oz the last hope has also gone. The Scarecrow was now the ruler  of the Emerald City, and although he was not  a Wizard the people were proud of him for they said,  "there  is not another city in all the world that is ruled  by a stuffed man," and so far they knew, they were quite right. The morning after the balloon had gone up with Oz the four travelers met in the Throne room and talked matters over. The Scarecrow  sat in the big throne and the others  stood respectfully before him. Now they called for the winged monkeys. When Dorothy asked them to send her her uncle place kansas, the king of winged monkeys cut a sorry figure. "we belong to this country alone and cannot leave it. There has never been a Winged Monkey in Kansas yet and I suppose there never will be,  for they don't belong there. We shall be glad  to serve you  in any way in our power, but we can not , cross the desert.  Goodbye"

Now they called for the soldier. So Soldier entered the throne room timidly, for while Oz was  alive  the soldier was never allowed  to come farther then the door. He said  to Dorothy to approach   Glinda, the witch of South. "She is most powerful of all the witches and rules over  the Quadlings. Her castle stands on the edge of the  desert, so she may now a way to cross it."

Dorothy "said, "How can  I get to her castle ?" Soldier said, "the road is straight  to the south, but it is full of dangers to travellers. There are wild beasts in the jungle and a race of queer men who do not like strangers to cross their  country.

Lion was ready to go with Dorothy to protect her as he himself is beast and now with getting courage he became strong, then Tin woodman was also accompanied her company and the last Scarecrow was become the part. "We shall go tomorrow morning , so now let us all get ready, for it will be a long journey:" said the Scarecrow.

wonderful Wizard of Oz part XI

The four travelers passed a sleepless night, each thinking of the gift Oz had promised to bestow upon him. Promptly at nine  o'clock the next morning  the green whiskered soldier came to them bring them to throne room of the great Oz. But at the throne there was no one at all in the room. They heard a voice from some where near  the top of  the great dome, and it said solemnly, "I am Oz, the great and terrible, why do you seek me." They looked  every part of the room  but no one was seen, Dorothy said, "where are you?"

Oz said, "I am everywhere, but to the  eyes of common  mortals I am invisible."

Dorothy said, "WEe have come to claim our promise, O Oz", "What promise," Oz asked.

Dorothy,"you promise me to send back to Kansas, brains to Scarecrow, Heart to Tin Woodman and courage to the cowardly Lion , when the Wicked Witch was destroyed and we destroyed her. I melted her and converted into liquid. "

"Dear me,  how sudden, come to me tomorrow, and I must have time to  thinks it over." 

At this the Lion thought it might be as  well to  frighten the Wizard, so he gave  a large, loud roar that was so fierce and dreadful that the next moment all of them were filled  with wonder. They saw , standing in just the spot the screen had hidden, a little, old man, with a bald head and a wrinkled face, who seemed to be  as much surprised as they were.  Tin Woodman rush towards little old man with his axe. The Oz said in a trembling voice, "please don't strike me, I will do any thing  you want me to,".    He said ,"Hush my dear, don't speak  so loud, you will be overheard and I should be ruined I am suppose to be a Great Wizard, but in reality I am just a common man, on the other word I am humbug. I have fooled everyone  so long  that I thought  I should never be found  out. It was my great mistake let you  into the throne room. Usually I will not see  even my subjects,  and so thry believe  I am some thing terrible."  

HE RELATED HIS STORY TO THEM AND THEY LISTENED.

"I was born in Omaha, when I grew up  I became a  ventriloquist, and at that I was very well  trained by  a great master. I can imitate any kind of bird  or beat. After a time, I tired of that  and became a balloonist. A man who goes up in  a balloon  on circus day to draw a crowed of people together and get them  to pay to see  the circus is called balloonist. One day I went up  in a balloon  and the ropes  got twisted, so that  I couldn't come down again. It went up above the  clouds, so far that  a current of air  struck it and carried it many, many miles away. For a day and a night I travelled through  the air, and on the  morning of the second  day I awoke and found the  balloon floating over a strange and beautiful country. It came down gradually, and I was not hurt a bit. But I found myself in the midst of a strange people, who, seeing me come from the clouds, thought I was  a great Wizard. Of course I let them  think so, because  they were  afraid of me and promised to do  anything I wished them to.. Just to amuse myself, and keep the good people busy, I ordered them  to build this city and my palace, and they did it all willingly and well. The country was so green and beautiful, I would call it  the Emerald City and to make the name fit better I put green spectacles on all the people, so that every thing , they saw was green. Even any visitors come to this city has to put the green spectacles.  This city was built  so many years ago, at that time I was  a young man  when the balloon  brought me here and now I am very old man. My  people have worn  green  glasses on their eyes so long  they think it really is an Emerald City and is certainly  is a beautiful  place, abounding in jewels and precious  metals, and every good  thing  that is needed to make one happy, I have been good to  the people, and they like me, but ever since  this Palace  was built I have shut myself  up and would  not see any of them. One of my greatest fears was the Wicked witches, as I had no magical powers at  all I soon found out that  the witches were really able to do wonderful things. The four witches were in the country ruling, north, south (good witches) and East and West (wicked). Now in all the four country all the witches are good. "

However the Oz has given brains to Scarecrow, heart to Tin Woodman and courage to cowardly Lion. But he could not send Dorothy to her aunty's house. The Wizard of Oz handed over  the charge of Emerald City to Scarecrow. He made scarecrow ruler, made a wonderful balloon and left the Emerald City forever.   

Wonderful Wizard of Oz Part X

Then, being prepared for the journey, they all started for the Emerald City; and the winks gave them three cheers and many good wishes to carry with them.

THE WINGED MONKEYS 

They were going to east but day by day passed away and they still saw nothing before them but the yellow fields. The scarecrow began to gamble a bit. Every one was hopeless. Dorothy lost heart. She sat down  on the grass and looked at her companions and they also sat down. Suddenly an idea  struck in her mind she blew the whistle she had always carried about her neck since the Queen of the Mice had given it to her. In a few minutes they heard the pattering of tiny feet and many of the small grey mice came running up to her. Among them was  the Queen herself, who asked  in her squeaky little voice.

Queen of mice said "What  can I do for my friends?"

Doropthy said  "we have our way, can you tell us where the Emerald City is". 

The queen of mice noticed Dorothy's golden cap, and said, "why don't you  use the charm of the Cap, and call the Winged Monkeys to you, they will carry you to the City of Oz in less than an hour"

Dorothy looked inside  the Golden Cap and saw some  words written  upon  the lining. Dorothy read these words and suddenly a pack of  winged monkeys  appeared there. They carried Dorothy and her friends to Emerald City within a short time. Now they were at the City gate.

When the king of Winged witch was carrying Dorothy, the started his story to Dorothy. "Once we were also free winged monkey, jumping, flying, mischief activities with other animal to pull their tails etc. My grand father was the leader of the winged monkey. there was a princess and she was going to be wedded with Quelala. One day when my grand father was flying with his band saw Quelala walking  beside the river. He was dressed in a rich costume of pink silk and purple velvet. My grand father with his band came down caught him dropped him in the middle of the river. His clothes and costume were ruined. When princess came there and  know about this incident, she was so upset and tied their wings by her spiritual power. Monkeys begged  her pardon. The Golden Cap was prepared for princess's wedding so she said that "here in after you will be slaves of owner of this Golden Cap. And you will fulfill owner's  three wishes.  The time was changed, this Golden Cap snatched by the Wicked witch of West and now it is with you".  The story was finished and they were just above the green, shining walls of the Emerald City before them. Dorothy wondered  at the rapid flight of the monkeys, but was glad the journey was over. The strange creatures  set the travelers down  carefully before the gate of the  City, the king  of winged monkeys bowled  low to Dorothy and then flew swiftly away. 

THE DISCOVERY OF OZ THE TERRIBLE 

At the gate they rang the bell, the guardian opened the gate. He was surprise to see them. They related the whole story to guardian. Scarecrow told him that they have done their work. Dorothy has melt the wicked witch of West and now the great Oz has to fulfill his promises. The Oz has not called them even after three days, then the scarecrow send a warning message to wizard that,"if he will not fulfill his promises he has given to Dorothy and her friends then they will call the winged monkeys". Soon after receiving this message the Oz was frightened and he send the reply and asked them to come to throne room next day morning. 

Wonderful Wizard of Oz Part Ix

The Search For The Wicked Witch

Guardian of the Emerald City said to Dorothy, No one has destroyed the wicked witch. Whoever tried to destroy her she made them slaves. Same thing can be happened to you. So be careful. Lead the road towards the West and you will reach there." The started there further journey of West to destroy the wicked witch of West. They thanked to guardian of city and bade him goodbye. They were walking over field of soft grass dotted here and there with daisies and buttercups. Dorothy still wore the pretty silk dress she had put on in the  palace, but now  to her surprise, she found  it was no longer  green, but pure  white. The ribbon around  Toto's neck had also lost its green colour and as white as Dorothy' dress. Now the road they were following  became rougher and hillier, for there were no farms nor houses in this  country of the West.  Wicked witch of West had one eye, she had a powerful telescope, and could see everywhere. So she saw Dorothy and her party coming towards her palace. She immediately blew upon a silver whistle that  hung around  her neck. At once there came running to her from all directions a pack of great wolves. They had long legs and fierce eyes and sharp teeth. She ordered them to kill Dorothy and her friends. The Leader of the Wolves  asked the witch whether she wants to make slaves, she denied so they went to kill and eat all of them. The Tin Woodman killed all the forty wolves by his axe. Now she send forty wide  crows to the strangers and peck out  their eyes and tear them to pieces, but the Scarecrow killed them all. 

When the wicked witch  looked out  again and saw all her crows lying  in a heap, she got into  a terrible rage and blew three  times upon her silver  whistle.  Soon their was buzzing  in the air and a swarm  of black bees came flying towards her.  She ordered them to go to the strangers and sting them All Dorothy's friend hide under the dry leaves and tin woodman was standing in their ways. All the bees sting tin man so harshly and broke  off all their  stings without hurting tin man . Without stings bees can not live   they all  died. Witch was now so angry when she  saw her black bees in little heaps like fine coal that she stamped  her foot and tore her hair and  gnashed her teech. She called dozen of her slaves, who were the Winkies, and gave them sharp spears, telling them to go to the strangers and destroy them. hey were not brave people, but the have to obeyed their master. The Lion gave a great roar and sprang towards them,  and the poor winkies  were so frightened and ran back as fast as they could. . In Castle they were beaten by the wicked witch. She was a powerful witch so she was determined to destroy these strangers. In her cupboard, there was a golden cap with a circle of diamonds and rubies running around it. This golden cap had a charm. Whoever  owned it  could call three times upon the winged monkeys, who would obey any order they were given.  But no person could command these strange  creatures more than three times. She had already it two times. At one time when she made winkies her slaves and second time she fought against the great Wizard of Oz. She took the golden cap from the cupboard and placed it upon  her head, stood upon her left foot and said slowly "Ep-pe, pep-pe. kak-ke!" then she stood on her right leg  and said slowly "Hil-lo, hol-lo, hel-lo" after this she stood  upon both the  feet and cried in a loud voice,

"Ziz-zy, zuz-zy, zik". Charm begin to work, the sky darkened and a low rumbling  sound was  heard in the air.  So many winged monkeys chattering and laughing started coming down to earth from sky. They asked to wicked witch, "this is last charm, tell us what do you want "?  Witch said "go to  the strangers  who are within  my land  and destroy them all except  the Lion, bring that beast to me  for I have  a mind to  harness him like a horse, and make him work,"! These winged monkeys destroy the Scarecrow and through it on the top of a long tree and tin woodman was damaged badly but they could not touch the Dorothy, as she had kiss mark on her forehead. However they caught them brought them and handed over to wicked witch who made them slaves. Lion disobeyed her command to allow her to make him a horse, but dorothy was doing her kitchen work and secretly feeding the Lion. One day the wicked witch treat Dorothy very roughly, by her trick she stole her one silver shoe, so in rage Dorothy brought a bucket full of water and dashed it over  the wicked witch  wetting her from head  to foot. The witch instantly gave a loud cry of fear and began  to shrink  and fall away. . Surprisingly the wicked witch's body  started  converting into liquid form and flowing into the ditch. She finally destroyed. Now Dorpthy, opened the cage door where put and freed him. She took the golden cap and put it on her head. Now she ordered the winkies to search her companion and repaired the. They brought the scarecrow's remaining from the tree and made him again in the form of scarecrow and found tin woodman, with the help of tin smith he was also given his original shape.  Now they started their journey back to Emerald City. Before their journey Tin Woodman  was crowned the king of the Yellow land of West. Though the winkies don't want to leave Dorothy and her friend but due to their urgency they gave them a nice fare well. 

wonderful Wizard of Oz - Part VII

continue from last part.....

The soldier said, " I have never seen the Wizard but I spoke to him as he sat behind his screen and gave him your message. He says he will grant you an  audience, if you to desire, but each one of you must enter his presence alone, and he wll admit  but one each day. Therefore, as you must  remain in the Palace for several days, I will have you shown to rooms  where you may  rest in comfort after your journey."

"Thank you, and that is very kind of Oz", replied the girl.

They were give separate rooms in the palace. The green girl was in their service. Every one was given nice, comfortable  lodges at the pleasant places. The night was went well. Dorothy was so tired so she ate her dinner early and went to bed with her dog. Scarecrow and Tin woodman spent their night standing and the Lion slept sound sleep. Next morning after breakfast, the green maiden came to fetch Dorothy and she dressed her in one of the prettiest-made of green brocaded satin. Dorothy put on a green apron and tied  a green ribbon  around toto' neck and the started to the throne room of the great Oz. They came to a big room where many ladies  and gentlemen  of the court , all dressed  in rich costumes. These people  had nothing to do  but talk to each other, they always came to wait outside the throne room every morning. They were never permitted  to see Oz. As Dorothy entered they looked at her curiously and one of them whispered, "are you going  to look upon the face of Oz the Terrible" . Soldier said, "at first he said he don't want to see any one, send them back, but when he came to know that Dorothy girl is wearing Silver shoes he permitted her,". Just than the bell rang and the green girl said to Dorothy, "go inside to the Throne Room alone".

She opened the little door and walked boldly  through and found herself  in a wonderful place, it was a big round room with a high  arched roof, and the walls and ceiling and floor were  covered with large emeralds set  closely together. In the centre of the roof was a great light as bright as  the sun, which made the emeralds sparkle in a wonderful manner. The big throne of green marble that stood in the middle of the room. It was shaped like a chair  and sparkled with gems, as   did everything else. In the centre of the chair  was an enormous head, without  body to support  it or any arms or legs whatever. There was no hair upon this head, it has eyes and nose and mouth  and was bigger than the head of the bigger giant. The eyes looked at Dorothy sharply and steadily. Mouth moved, which said,  "I am Oz, the great and terrible. Who are you and why do you seek me "

 Dorothy took courage and answered, "I am Dorothy, the small and Meek. I have come to you for help". The head inquired about the silver shoes Dorothy  was wearing and the mark upon her forehead. Dorothy tell him all about a good witch of the north kissed her and gave her the silver shoes. 

The voice asked her about her wish and she said "Send me back  to Kansas, where my aunt Em and uncle Henry are".

His eyes winked three times looked at Dorothy and said, "You are strong enough to kill the Wicked Witch of the East, so you are not helpless girl any more".

Dorothy related the whole story about the strong wind blow and carried her house and under the weight of the house the wicked witch was killed accidently. 

The Oz said, " You do some thing for me than I will help you. You have silver shoes so, First go and kill wicked witch of West, than I will help you. Now you can go "

Simultaneously the Lion, Tin woodman and scare crow went to see Oz to get their wishes, they were asked the same thing go with Dorothy and help her to kill 'the wicked witch of West' and than only come back. Scarecrow  saw that there was a lovely beautiful lady was sitting on the throne, tin woodman saw his in the shape of a most terrible beast. It was as nearly as big an elephant and the green throne  seemed hardly  strong enough to hold its weight. The beast had a head  like that  of a rhinoceros with five eyes, five long arms growing out of its body and five long legs , he was just a dreadful looking monster.  Lion saw him in the shape of Ball of Fire. 

He also asked to Lion  "go and help Dorothy, bring  proof  that the  Wicked Witch of west is dead  and only than  I will give courage. " They all four gathered, discussed the issue  and took  final decision. They went to bed early and slept soundly until daylight, when they were awakened  by the crowing of a green cock that lived in the back yard of yhe palace, and the cackling of a hen that had laid a green egg.       continued ...