Dorothy was sleeping soundly when a tornado hit her Uncle’s ranch. She and her little dog Toto were whirled away till the house landed with a thud far away from her home in Kansas. She felt very sad.
Dorothy looked out of the window, and saw wonderful meadows outside. There were flowers, fruit trees and green grass all around, fabulous birds and a little stream near by.
Suddenly, Dorothy saw some people, three men and an older woman, all dressed in strange clothes. The men wore blue dresses and the woman a white gown glittering with stars. All wore pointed hats with tiny bells around them.
“Welcome to the land of the Munchkins!” said the little woman, smiling at Dorothy, “Thank you for killing the wicked Witch of the East and rescuing us from being her slaves!”
“Thank you,” said Dorothy, puzzled, “But I haven’t killed anyone!”
“Your house has killed her!” laughed the lady, pointing to the ground.
Coming out, Dorothy saw a pair of feet wearing silver shoes, sticking out from under the house.
“Oh, dear! The house fell on her!” said Dorothy.
“She was a wicked witch and had held us all as slaves! Now the Munchkins are free!” told the lady.
“Are you a Munchkin?” asked Dorothy.
“I’m the Witch of the North and a friend of the Munchkins,” said the lady, pointing to the men.
“You are a real witch,” asked Dorothy.
“Yes, but a good one!” the lady replied, “But the wicked witch was more powerful, so I couldn’t nullify her spell over the Munchkins.”
“Are there good witches too?” asked Dorothy.
“In the Land of Oz, there are two good witches of the North and the South and now there is one wicked one of the West,” told the lady.
“I thought all witches were wicked, like Aunt Em told me!” said Dorothy. Dorothy wished she could go back home to meet Aunt Em and Uncle Henry. “They live in Kansas. How can I get back home?” asked Dorothy.
“You must ask the Great Wizard,” whispered the old lady, “He is powerful and lives in the City of Emeralds!”
The Munchkins pointed out that the wicked witch had shrivelled up in the sun and only her silver shoes lay there.
“These shoes are charmed,” said the good Witch, giving them to Dorothy. Then she kissed Dorothy to protect her from all harm and told her to follow the yellow brick road to the City of Emeralds.
“Don’t be afraid of the Wizard!” good witch advised her and in a whirl she vanished. The Munchkins bowed to Dorothy who at once set off to seek the Wizard of Oz!
