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Home Again
he girl in red took them into a big room. The Good
Witch Glinda was waiting for them on her throne. She
was young and beautiful. She was dressed in white and she
had red hair and blue eyes. She smiled kindly at Dorothy.
"What can I do for you, my dear?" she said.
Dorothy told the Witch her story. She told her about the
cyclone which carried her to the Land of Oz. She told her
about meeting the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the Lion, and
all the things they had done together.
"Now I want to get back to Kansas and see my dear Aunt
Em again," Dorothy said. "She doesn't know where I am.
She must be very worried about me."
The Good Witch Glinda smiled and she kissed the girl.
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"You have a loving heart, my dear," she said. "I can get
you to Kansas. But first you must give me the Golden Cap."
"Of course I will," Dorothy replied. "I have had my three
wishes. You can send for the Winged Monkeys now."
The girl took off the Golden Cap and gave it to the Good
Witch Glinda. Then the Witch spoke to the Scarecrow.
"What will you do when Dorothy goes home?" Glinda
asked.
"I will go back to the Emerald City," the Scarecrow
replied. "Oz made me its King. But first I have to cross the
hill of the Hammer-Heads."
"I will tell the Winged Monkeys to carry you back to the
Emerald City," Glinda said. "You will be a good King."
Then Glinda spoke to the Tin Man.
"And what will you do?" she asked.
"I would like to return to the Country of the West," he
said. "I want to be King of the Winkies."
"Then I will tell the Winged Monkeys to carry you back
to the West. You will be a good King too," Glinda said.
Then Glinda smiled at the big Lion.
"What about you?" she asked. "Where will you live?"
"On the other side of the Hill of the Hammer-Heads,
there is a great forest," the Lion answered. "The animals of
the forest want me to be their King. I'd be very happy there."
"The Winged Monkeys will carry you there and that will
be my last wish," Glinda said. "I will give the Golden Cap to
the King of the Winged Monkeys. Then they will be free."
The three friends thanked the Good Witch for her
kindness.
"How can I get back to Kansas?" Dorothy asked her.
"Your Silver Shoes will carry you there," the Good Witch
replied. "They have powerful magic, but you did not know
about it. You were able to go back to your Aunt Em as soon as
you put the Silver Shoes on."
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'Knock the shoes together three times and say where
you want to go,' Glinda told Dorothy.
"But then I would still be in the cornfield," the Scarecrow
said. "And I wouldn't have my brains."
"I have a heart now," the Tin Man said. "Dorothy helped
me to leave the forest. I am very happy."
"I am happy too," the Lion said. "I am not a coward
anymore and I will be King of the animals."
"I am very glad that I helped you," Dorothy said. "You
have helped me too. But now I want to go back to Kansas."
"The Silver Shoes will take you there," Glinda told
Dorothy. "Knock the shoes together three times and say
where you want to go."
"But first I must say goodbye to my friends!" the girl said.
Then Dorothy, who was crying now, hugged the Lion and
kissed him. She kissed the Tin Man and hugged the
Scarecrow.
Glinda gave the girl a goodbye kiss.
Then, with Toto in her arms, Dorothy closed her eyes
and knocked the Silver Shoes together three times.
"Take me home to Aunt Em, in Kansas!" Dorothy cried.
Immediately, she flew through the air, around and around,
up and up. Then she quickly hit the ground with a bump.
When she opened her eyes, she was sitting in front of the
new house that Uncle Henry had built on the prairie. And
there was Uncle Henry! Toto ran up to him, barking loudly.
Dorothy looked at her feet, but the Silver Shoes had
gone. They had fallen off in the desert and were never seen
again.
Aunt Em came out of the house and saw Dorothy.
"My dearest child!" she cried. "Where have you come
from?"
"I have come from the Land of Oz and Toto was there
too," Dorothy replied. She hugged Aunt Em and kissed her.
"Oh, Aunt Em, I am so glad to be home!" she said.
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