The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
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The wonderful wizard of Oz by L Frank Baum chapter one. The Cyclone Dorothy lived in the midst of the Great Kansas Prairies with Uncle Henry who was a farmer and m who was the farmer's wife and Toto who was a little black dog that Dorothy loved dearly. Their house was small for the lumber to build. It had to be carried by wagon. Many miles, there were four walls, a floor and a roof which made one room. There was no storage area at all and no cellar except a small hole dug in the ground called Cyclone Cell where the family could go in case a mighty whirlwind arose. It was reached by a trapped door in the middle of the floor. A ladder led down into the small dark hole. Today, Uncle Henry sat upon the doorstep and looked anxiously at the sky which was even grayer than usual. Dorothy stood in the door with Toto in her arms and looked at the sky too. Aunt Em was washing the dishes from the far north. They heard a low wail of the wind and Uncle Henry and Dorothy could see where the long grass bowed in waves before the coming storm suddenly, Uncle Henry stood up. There's a cyclone come, am he called to his wife? Quick, Dorothy and M screamed, run for the cellar. Toto jumped out of Dorothy's arms and hid under the bed and the girl started to get him. Aunt em badly frightened, threw open the trap door in the floor and climbed down the ladder into the small dark hole. Dorothy caught Toto at last and started to follow her aunt. When Dorothy was halfway across the room, there came a great shriek from the wind and the house shook so hard that she lost her footing and sat down suddenly upon the floor. Then a strange thing happened. The house whirled around two or three times and rose slowly through the air. Dorothy felt as if she were going up in a balloon. It was very dark and the wind howled horribly around her. But Dorothy found she was riding quite easily after the first few whirls around. She felt as if she were being rocked gently like a baby in a cradle. In spite of the swaying of the house and the wailing of the wind. Dorothy soon closed her eyes and fell fast asleep. Chapter two, the council with the munchkins, she was awakened by a thud so sudden that if Dorothy had not been lying on the soft bed, she might have been hurt. The shock made her catch her breath and Toto put his cold little nose in her face and whined sadly, Dorothy sat up and noticed that the house was not moving, nor was it dark for the bright sunshine came in at the window, flooding the little room. She sprang from her bed and with Toto at her heels, ran and opened the door. The cyclone had set the house down very gently for a cyclone in the midst of a country of marvelous beauty. There were lovely patches of green earth all about with stately trees bearing rich and delicious fruits, gorgeous flowers were everywhere and pretty birds with colorful feathers saying and fluttered in the trees and bushes while she stood looking eagerly at the strange and beautiful sight she noticed coming toward her, a group of the oddest people she had ever seen. They were not as big as the grown folk she had always been used to, but neither were they very small. In fact, they seemed about as tall as Dorothy who was a well grown child for her age. Three, two were men and one was a woman and all were oddly dressed. They wore round hats that rose to a small point, a foot above their heads with little bells around the brims that tinkled sweetly as they moved. The men. Dorothy thought were about as old as Uncle Henry. For two of them had beards, but the little woman was much older. These people drew near the house where Dorothy was standing in the doorway. The little old woman walked up to Dorothy made a low bow and said in a sweet voice. You are welcome to the land of the munchkins. We are so grateful to you for having killed the wicked witch of the east and for setting our people free.