Summary
++ The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a children's novel written by L. Frank Baum. The story + follows a young girl named Dorothy who lives on a Kansas farm with her Aunt Em, Uncle + Henry, and her little dog Toto. A cyclone hits, and Dorothy and Toto are swept away to the + magical land of Oz. +
++ In Oz, Dorothy meets the Good Witch of the North and is given silver shoes and a + protective kiss. She is advised to follow the Yellow Brick Road to the Emerald City to + seek the help of the Wizard of Oz to return home. Along her journey, she befriends the + Scarecrow, who desires a brain, the Tin Woodman, who longs for a heart, and the Cowardly + Lion, who seeks courage. +
++ The group faces various challenges but eventually reaches the Emerald City. The Wizard + appears in different forms to each of them and agrees to grant their wishes if they kill + the Wicked Witch of the West. They manage to defeat the Witch by melting her with water. +
++ Upon their return to the Emerald City, they discover the Wizard is an ordinary man from + Omaha. He grants their wishes through symbolic means: the Scarecrow gets a brain made of + bran, the Tin Woodman gets a silk heart, and the Lion receives a potion for courage. + Dorothy learns that the silver shoes can take her home. She clicks her heels together and + returns to Kansas, where she is joyfully reunited with her family. +
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