Tag: Children’s Literature
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: Chapter 8: The Deadly Poppy Field
Our little party of travelers awakened the next morning refreshed and full of hope, and Dorothy breakfasted like a princess off peaches and plums from the trees beside the river. Behind them was the dark forest they had passed safely through, although they had suffered many discouragements; but before them was a lovely, sunny country…
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Journey to the Great Oz
They were obliged to camp out that night under a large tree in the forest, for there were no houses near. The tree made a good, thick covering to protect them from the dew, and the Tin Woodman chopped a great pile of wood with his axe and Dorothy built a splendid fire that warmed…
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: Chapter 6: The Cowardly Lion
All this time Dorothy and her companions had been walking through the thick woods. The road was paved with yellow brick, but these were much covered by dried branches and dead leaves from trees, and the walking was not at all good. There were few birds in this part of the forest, for birds love…
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Chapter 5: The Rescue of the Tin Woodman
When Dorothy awoke the sun was shining through the trees and Toto had long been out chasing birds around him and squirrels. She sat up and looked around her. There was the Scarecrow, still standing patiently in his corner, waiting for her. “We must go and search for water,” she said to him. “Why do…