“The Wizard of Oz” Summary

Dorothy is a young girl who lives in Kansas with her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry. Then, suddenly a tornado is about to appear in Kansas. Aunt Em tries to yell for Dorothy to get inside. Suddenly, Dorothy is awakened to be in a village. She realizes that the house is now on top of a pair of red sparkly shoes with striped socks. Dorothy is surprised and confused on where she is; she realizes she is not in Kansas anymore. She discovers from the munchkins that she is in a small village called Munchkinland. Then, Glinda The Good Witch arrives magically to welcome Dorothy. She speaks to Dorothy and tells her that she has killed the Wicked Witch of the East. Dorothy did not mean to kill the Wicked Witch by the house falling on her. Glinda tells Dorothy that she must wear the ruby red shoes and follow the yellow brick road to Oz.

Along her voyage to the Land of Oz, Dorothy meets friends like Mrs. Crowe the Scarecrow, Mr. Woodman the Tinman, and Mr. Lyon the Lion. The Scarecrow does not have a brain and would like to go to Oz hoping that the wizard would give him a brain. The Tinman does not have a heart and joins the group to seek for a heart. The Cowardly Lion would like to become scary since, he is a lion. This group travels to Oz by following the yellow brick road. During their journey, the Wicked Witch of the West and her two sidekicks Hocus and Pocus try to prevent Dorothy and her friends from seeing the wizard. The witch tries to capture Dorothy because she wants to have the ruby red shoes. She sends Hocus and Pocus to bring the group back to her place. Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tinman, and the Lion have all been poisoned by the flowers. The flowers make people drowsy which caused them to sleep. After they escaped the witch and managed to kill her; the group continues to follow the yellow brick road to the Land of Oz.

Once, they arrive in the Land of Oz, they ask to speak with the wizard. The wizard seems to grant the Scarecrowe, the Tinman, and the Lion’s wishes. He grants them in a different way than expected. He does reveal that he does not have magical powers. Dorothy was left without her wish to go back to Kansas. The Wizard did not know how to bring Dorothy back to Kansas. Then, Glinda the Good Witch appears and advises Dorothy to tap the red shoes together and say ‘There’s No Place like Home’ three times. This apparently works and brings Dorothy back to Kansas.