By | LYMAN FRANK BAUM | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | Chapter XVI | The Magic Art Of The Great Humbug | Next morning the Scarecrow said to his friends: “Congratulate me. I am going to Oz to get my brains at last. When I return I shall be…
By | LYMAN FRANK BAUM | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | Chapter XV | The Discovery of Oz, The Terrible | The four travelers walked up to the great gate of Emerald City and rang the bell. After ringing several times, it was opened by the same Guardian of…
By | LYMAN FRANK BAUM | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | Chapter XIV| The Winged Monkeys | You will remember there was no road—not even a pathway—between the castle of the Wicked Witch and the Emerald City. When the four travelers went in search of the Witch she had…
By | LYMAN FRANK BAUM | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | Chapter XIII | The Rescue | The Cowardly Lion was much pleased to hear that the Wicked Witch had been melted by a bucket of water, and Dorothy at once unlocked the gate of his prison and set…
By | LYMAN FRANK BAUM | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | Chapter XII | The Search For The Wicked Witch | The soldier with the green whiskers led them through the streets of the Emerald City until they reached the room where the Guardian of the Gates lived. This…
By | LYMAN FRANK BAUM | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | Chapter XI | The Wonderful City of Oz | Even with eyes protected by the green spectacles, Dorothy and her friends were at first dazzled by the brilliancy of the wonderful City. The streets were lined with beautiful…
By | LYMAN FRANK BAUM | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | Chapter X | The Guarding Of The Gate | It was some time before the Cowardly Lion awakened, for he had lain among the poppies a long while, breathing in their deadly fragrance; but when he did open…
By | LYMAN FRANK BAUM | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | Chapter IX | The Queen Of The Field Mice | “We cannot be far from the road of yellow brick, now,” remarked the Scarecrow, as he stood beside the girl, “for we have come nearly as far as…
By | LYMAN FRANK BAUM | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | Chapter VIII | The Deadly Poppy Field | Our little party of travelers awakened the next morning refreshed and full of hope, and Dorothy breakfasted like a princess off peaches and plums from the trees beside the river….
By | LYMAN FRANK BAUM | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | Chapter VII | The Journey To The Great Oz | They were obliged to camp out that night under a large tree in the forest, for there were no houses near. The tree made a good, thick covering…