A soldier in the Emerald City suggested she travel to the home of the Good Witch of the South, Their journey was not easy but they finally made it to the lovely Glinda's castle. Dorothy is a sweet and innocent child full of mirth and joy, exemplified by her delight in her free-spirited dog Toto. It was carried miles away and rocked Dorothy and Toto gently, although the darkness and wind were horrible to behold. An illustrated page by W.W. Denslow in L. Frank Baum's (From left) The Tin Man (Jack Haley), the Cowardly Lion (Bert Lahr), Dorothy (Judy Garland), the Scarecrow (Ray Bolger), and (top) the Wizard of Oz (Frank Morgan) in (From left) Ray Bolger, Judy Garland, Bert Lahr, and Jack Haley in Dorothy (Judy Garland) and her friends looking on as the Wicked Witch of the West (Margaret Hamilton) melts, a scene from She tried to destroy them with various minions - forty wolves, crows and black bees - but each swarm was defeated.
They built the Emerald City and lived happily under the Wizard's rule. The next day, when the house finally hits solid ground, Dorothy steps out the front door. Glinda pops up out of the background and transforms Toto into a man in a bulldog suit to serve as a better protector for Dorothy. Having this thought in mind, the story of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" was written solely to please children of today. They found a large ditch in their path and had the Lion jump over it with his friends on his back. Once Toto even fell out of the trap door, but the pressure kept him aloft and Dorothy was able to grab him back inside and shut the trapdoor. Suddenly the house whirled around in the air and rose higher and higher until it was at the top of the cyclone. She said she did not need to help Dorothy because the girl's silver shoes possessed that power: she merely had to click her heels together three times and say where she wanted to go and she would be there. GradeSaver, 24 January 2013 Web. Unable to stop, the wizard leaves without Dorothy. The series features stories derived from characters created in L. Frank Baum's 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. McKeever, Christine ed. Get 30% your subscription today. Glinda summons the Winged Monkeys so that they can take the Tin Woodman back to rule the Winkies, the Scarecrow back to Emerald City, and the Cowardly Lion to the forest to be king of the beasts.