The Wizard of Oz
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MACMILLAN READERS PRE-INTERMEDIATE LEVEL L. FRANK BAUM The Wizard of Oz Retold by Elizabeth Walker MACMILLAN Contents r Autho e th t abou e Not A 4 y Stor s Thi t abou e Not A 6 The People in This Story 8 1 The Cyclone 9 2 In the Land of the Munchkins 12 3 Dorothy Meets the Scarecrow 15 n Ma n Ti e th s Help y Doroth 4 19 n Lio y Cowardl e Th 5 22 6 The River 25 7 The Field of Sleep 29 8 The Queen of the Field Mice 30 9 The Emerald City 33 10 The Great Wizard of Oz 38 t Wes e th f o h Witc d Wicke e Th 1 1 43 12 In the Power of the Wicked Witch 47 13 Dorothy and the Winged Monkeys 51 14 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz 54 15 The Journey to the South 62 16 Home Again 68 Understanding for s Point 72 Glossary 76 Exercises 81 A Note Abou. tpopular Thy ver e e Authobecam s tale r y fair f o s book s hi d an s storie e thes Frank had at last found the work that he could do best. Wonderful The s wa k boo s famou t mos s Baum' k Fran . L w Ne n i , Syracuse r nea 6 185 n i n bor s wa m Bau k Fran n Lyma Wizard1 of Oz, which was published in 1900. The book made s Hi . States d Unite e th f o t par n Easter e th n i , State k Yor Frank a great deal of money. In 1908, he was able to move his father made a lot of moned y calle in e the hous oi a l businesn i d live s any dthe Frane kwher , California o t y famil n i e hous l beautifu a n i s sister d an s brother s hi h wit p u w gre "Ozcot". Frank Baum wrote many more books about Oz. the countryside. , (1909) Oz to Road The , (1907) Oz of Ozma e includ e Thes e h o s , heart k wea a d ha e H . child y health a t no s wa k Fran The Lost Princess of Oz (1917), and Glinda of Oz (1920). But d enjoye k Fran t Bu . children r othe e lik s game y pla t no d coul The Wonderful Wizard of Oz has always been his most popular reading and he also liked writing his own stories and telling book. them to his friends. Frank lived his last years in California, and he finally . newspaper a d starte e h , old s year n fiftee s wa k Fran n Whe died from several illnesses in May 1919. He had worked very e th n i d intereste y ver e becam o als e h , time e sam e th t A s book s hi t Bu . good r neve s wa h healt s hi d an e lif s hi l al d har theater. Frank's father owned several theaters and he asked have brought pleasure and delight to thousands of readers— s thi r fo y pla a e wrot k Fran . them f o e on e manag o t n so s hi . alike s adult d an n childre theater and he played the leading part himself. In 1882, Frank married Maud Gage. Although Frank and Maud were very different, their marriage was a happy one and they had four sons. Frank continued to work very hard and his health became d an d faile r late t tha t bu , business s father' s hi d joine e H . worse most of the money was lost. Frank and his family moved to the Midwest in 1882 and in 1888 he opened a shop called "Baum's Bazaar". The shop was very popular, but it only lasted two years. People in the Midwest were poor and they could not afford to buy very s thi t bu , newspaper y weekl a e manag o t n o t wen k Fran . much also failed. After this, Frank worked as a reporter on a newspaper, and . Chicago n i , salesman g travelin a s a n the o t e tim d ha s alway e h , hard y ver d worke k Fran h Althoug r fo s storie e writ o t d decide e H . children s hi o t s storie s hi l tel h publis o t n bega e h , later s year w fe A . too , children r othe 4 5 1 The People in This Story The Cyclone e Uncl r he h wit s Kansa f o e Stat e th n i d live y oroth e littl a n i d live l al y The . Em t Aun r he d an Dy Henr e Th . prairie s Kansa t grea e th f o e middl e th n i e hous n woode s house r othe r o s tree o n e wer e ther d an t fla y ver s wa d lan nearby. n woode e th t buil d ha e h d an r farme a s wa y Henr e Uncl e on d ha y onl e hous e Th . before s year y man , himself e hous room. That room was used for eating and for sleeping in too. Dorothy Scarecrow Tin Man There was a little hole under the house that was called the g stron e th n whe r cella e th n i d hi y famil e Th . cellar" e "cyclon . prairie e th s acros w ble e cyclon a f o s wind w No . house e littl e th n o t pain e th t burn d ha n su t ho e Th the paint on the house was gray. The sun had burnt the land around the house too. Everything on the prairie was gray. d tire , gray d an r hai y gra d ha m E t Aun d an y Henr e Uncl faces. Dorothy's Uncle Henry and Aunt Em were poor and they a e b o t y eas t no s wa t I . lives r thei l al d har y ver d worke d ha n Lio y Cowardl Aunt Em Uncle Henry farmer on the prairie and Uncle Henry was always very tired. He never smiled and Aunt Em always looked sad too. But g do k blac e littl a d ha l gir e Th . laughing s alway s wa y Doroth called Toto. Dorothy played with Toto all day long. e Uncl . playing t no e wer o Tot d an y Doroth , today t Bu e th f o y doorwa e th n i y Doroth h wit g standin s wa y Henr little house. He was looking at the gray sky and he was very worried. Then they heard the sound of a strong wind. It was coming from the south. It whistled11 and roared12. It blew The Wizard The Wicked Glinda, the Toto the long grass of the prairie until it was flat. of Oz Witch of Witc d Goo "There's a cyclone coming, Em!" Uncle Henry called to the West of the South 8 9 , too n i t ge u Yo ! cellar e cyclon e th o int t "Ge . wife s hi " horses. d an s cow e th r afte k loo l I'l . Dorothy "Quick, Dorothy! Get inside!" Aunt Em cried as she opened the wooden trap door to the cellar. e th o int r doo p tra e th h throug n dow d climbe m E t Aun e th t Bu . Toto h wit e hous e th o int n ra y Doroth . hole e littl little dog was afraid of the wind. He jumped down from m hi t caugh y Doroth . bed r he r unde n ra d an s arm s Dorothy' . late o to s wa t i t Bu . room e th s acros k bac n ra d an y quickl The wind had blown into the house and shut the trap door. Dorothy could not get into the cyclone cellar. The wind blew harder and harder. The little house shook and Dorothy fell down onto the floor. t Aun d an y Henr e Uncl . happened g thin e strang a n The d an d aroun d an d aroun d turne t I . move o t n bega e hous s Em' the e wher e cyclon e th f o r cente e th n i s wa t I . up d an p u t wen north and south winds met. The winds pushed the bouse . 13 balloon a e lik , higher d an r highe The little house was carried over the prairie for miles and miles. Many hours went by. It was very dark now and the wind went on making its terrible roaring sound. At last Dorothy lay down on her bed with Toto beside her. The girl . asleep t fas n soo s wa e sh d an s eye r he d close . 14 bump d har a y b p u n woke s wa y Doroth , later s Hour g turnin d stoppe d ha e hous e Th .