MACMILLAN READERS
PRE-INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
L. FRANK BAUM
The Wizard of Oz
Retold by Elizabeth Walker
MACMILLAN
Contents
A Note about the Author
A Note about This Story
The People in This Story
1 The Cyclone
2 In the Land of the Munchkins
3 Dorothy Meets the Scarecrow
4 Dorothy Helps the Tin Man
5 The Cowardly Lion
6 The River
7 The Field of Sleep
8 The Queen of the Field Mice
9 The Emerald City
10 The Great Wizard of Oz
11 The Wicked Witch of the West
12 In the Power of the Wicked Witch
13 Dorothy and the Winged Monkeys
14 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
15 The Journey to the South
16 Home Again
Points for Understanding
Glossary
Exercises
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A Note About The Author
Lyman Frank Baum was born in 1856 near Syracuse, in New
York State, in the Eastern part of the United States. His
father made a lot of money in the oil business and Frank
grew up with his brothers and sisters in a beautiful house in
the countryside.
Frank was not a healthy child. He had a weak heart, so he
could not play games like other children. But Frank enjoyed
reading and he also liked writing his own stories and telling
them to his friends.
When Frank was fifteen years old, he started a newspaper.
At the same time, he also became very interested in the
theater. Frank's father owned several theaters and he asked
his son to manage one of them. Frank wrote a play for this
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
worse. He joined his father's business, but that later failed and
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
much. Frank went on to manage a weekly newspaper, but this
also failed.
After this, Frank worked as a reporter on a newspaper, and
then as a traveling salesman, in Chicago.
Although Frank worked very hard, he always had time to
tell his stories to his children. He decided to write stories for
other children, too. A few years later, he began to publish
these stories and his books of fairy tales became very popular.
Frank had at last found the work that he could do best.
L. Frank Baum's most famous book was The Wonderful
Wizard1 of Oz, which was published in 1900. The book made
Frank a great deal of money. In 1908, he was able to move his
family to California, where they lived in a house called
"Ozcot". Frank Baum wrote many more books about Oz.
These include Ozma of Oz (1907), The Road to Oz (1909),
The Lost Princess of Oz (1917), and Glinda of Oz (1920). But
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz has always been his most popular
book.
Frank lived his last years in California, and he finally
died from several illnesses in May 1919. He had worked very
hard all his life and his health was never good. But his books
have brought pleasure and delight to thousands of readers—
children and adults alike.
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The People in This Story
The Wizard
of Oz
The Wicked
Witch of
the West
Glinda, the
Good Witch
of the South
Toto
The Cyclone
Dorothy lived in the State of Kansas with her Uncle
Henry and her Aunt Em. They all lived in a little
wooden house in the middle of the great Kansas prairie. The
land was very flat and there were no trees or other houses
nearby.
Uncle Henry was a farmer and he had built the wooden
house himself, many years before. The house only had one
room. That room was used for eating and for sleeping in too.
There was a little hole under the house that was called the
"cyclone cellar". The family hid in the cellar when the strong
winds of a cyclone blew across the prairie.
The hot sun had burnt the paint on the little house. Now
the paint on the house was gray. The sun had burnt the land
around the house too. Everything on the prairie was gray.
Uncle Henry and Aunt Em had gray hair and gray, tired
faces.
Dorothy's Uncle Henry and Aunt Em were poor and they
had worked very hard all their lives. It was not easy to be a
farmer on the prairie and Uncle Henry was always very tired.
He never smiled and Aunt Em always looked sad too. But
Dorothy was always laughing. The girl had a little black dog
called Toto. Dorothy played with Toto all day long.
But today, Dorothy and Toto were not playing. Uncle
Henry was standing with Dorothy in the doorway of the
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 long grass of the prairie until it was flat.
"There's a cyclone coming, Em!" Uncle Henry called to
Dorothy Scarecrow Tin Man
Cowardly Lion Aunt Em Uncle Henry
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his wife. "Get into the cyclone cellar! You get in too,
Dorothy. I'll look after the cows and horses."
"Quick, Dorothy! Get inside!" Aunt Em cried as she
opened the wooden trap door to the cellar.
Aunt Em climbed down through the trap door into the
little hole. Dorothy ran into the house with Toto. But the
little dog was afraid of the wind. He jumped down from
Dorothy's arms and ran under her bed. Dorothy caught h im
quickly and ran back across the room. But it was too late.
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.
Then a strange thing happened. Uncle Henry and Aunt
Em's house began to move. It turned around and around and
went up and up. It was in the center of the cyclone where the
north and south winds met. The winds pushed the bouse
higher and higher, like a balloon13.
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
closed her eyes and she was soon fast asleep.
Hours later, Dorothy was woken up by a hard bump14.
Everything had gone still. The house had stopped turning
and bright sunshine filled the room with light.
10 "Quick, Dorothy.' Get inside.'" Aunt Em cried as she opened the
wooden trap door to the cellar.
In the Land of the Munchkins
Dorothy jumped down from her bed and ran to the door.
When she opened it, she gave a cry of surprise.
She was not looking at the gray prairie anymore. The
house was in a beautiful country that was covered with green
grass and tall trees. There were flowers of every color in the
grass and the trees were full of delicious fruit. Birds sang and
there was a little stream of clear water.
"How different this country is from Kansas!" Dorothy
cried. "I have never seen such a beautiful place. Where am I ?
And how did I get here?"
At that moment, Dorothy saw some people coming
towards her. The people were small, but they were not
children. The three men had beards and the woman's h a i r
was white.
They were all very strangely dressed. They wore blue hats
that were tall and pointed. The men were all dressed in blue,
but the little woman was dressed in white. She walked
towards Dorothy and bowed15.
"Welcome to the Land of the Munchkins," t h e woman
said. "Thank you for killing the Wicked16 Witch of the East.
You must be a witch too. You have killed the Wicked Witch
with your magic17 and now we are free. Thank you."
Dorothy was very surprised. She had no magic and she
had never killed anyone in her life.
"You have made a mistake," Dorothy replied. "I am a girl,
not a witch. I have not killed anyone."
"Well, then your house killed her. It fell on top of her,"
said the woman with a laugh. "Look, you can see the legs of
the Wicked Witch sticking out from under the house. You
can see her Silver Shoes."
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"Oh, dear," Dorothy said, looking down at the witch's
legs and the beautiful Silver Shoes on her feet. "What can I
do?"
"Nothing," the little woman said. "The Wicked Witch of
the East is dead. I am the Good Witch of the North, my
dear. I am the Munchkins' friend and now yours too."
Dorothy was very surprised.
"I thought that all witches were wicked," she said slowly.
"No, that's not true," the Good Witch of the North
replied. "There were four witches in the Land of Oz—two
were good and two were bad. But now, thanks to you, there is
only one wicked witch—the Wicked Witch of the West.
There is a wizard too. He is the Great Wizard of Oz and he
lives in the Emerald City."
"I am a girl and I live in Kansas with my aunt and uncle,"
Dorothy replied. "Well, I used to live with them," she went
on sadly. "I was carried here by the cyclone and now I want to
get back to Kansas. Can you help me?"
The Good Witch shook her head.
"There is a desert18 all around the Land of Oz," she said.
"No one can cross it. You will have to stay with us, my dear."
Dorothy began to cry.
"This is a beautiful country," she said. "But Kansas is my
home. Uncle Henry and Aunt Em are there and they will be
worried about me. Home is always the best place to be. Please
help me to go home."
The girl went on crying and the Munchkins began to cry
too, because they felt sorry for her. The Good Witch of the
North thought for a moment.
"You must go to the Emerald City," she said after a while.
"The Great Wizard of Oz lives there. Ask him to help you."
"How do I get to the Emerald City? Is it a long way? Will
you come with me?" Dorothy asked.
"You must follow the yellow brick road," the Good Witch
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replied. "It is a long way. But my kiss will protect19 you. No
one will hurt you when they see this mark20."
The Good Witch kissed Dorothy and smiled. The kiss
had left a strange mark on Dorothy's forehead.
"Go to the Great Wizard. You will be safe now," she said.
Dorothy stopped crying and thanked the Good Witch.
"Look, the Wicked Witch has turned to dust!" one of the
Munchkins said
MACMILLAN READERSPRE-INTERMEDIATE LEVELL. FRANK BAUMThe Wizard of OzRetold by Elizabeth WalkerMACMILLANContentsA Note about the AuthorA Note about This StoryThe People in This Story1 The Cyclone2 In the Land of the Munchkins3 Dorothy Meets the Scarecrow4 Dorothy Helps the Tin Man5 The Cowardly Lion6 The River7 The Field of Sleep8 The Queen of the Field Mice9 The Emerald City10 The Great Wizard of Oz11 The Wicked Witch of the West12 In the Power of the Wicked Witch13 Dorothy and the Winged Monkeys14 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz15 The Journey to the South16 Home AgainPoints for UnderstandingGlossaryExercises4689121519222529303338434751546268727681A Note About The AuthorLyman Frank Baum was born in 1856 near Syracuse, in NewYork State, in the Eastern part of the United States. Hisfather made a lot of money in the oil business and Frankgrew up with his brothers and sisters in a beautiful house inthe countryside.Frank was not a healthy child. He had a weak heart, so hecould not play games like other children. But Frank enjoyedreading and he also liked writing his own stories and tellingthem to his friends.When Frank was fifteen years old, he started a newspaper.At the same time, he also became very interested in thetheater. Frank's father owned several theaters and he askedhis son to manage one of them. Frank wrote a play for thistheater and he played the leading part himself.In 1882, Frank married Maud Gage. Although Frank andMaud were very different, their marriage was a happy one andthey had four sons.Frank continued to work very hard and his health becameworse. He joined his father's business, but that later failed andmost of the money was lost.Frank and his family moved to the Midwest in 1882 andin 1888 he opened a shop called "Baum's Bazaar". The shopwas very popular, but it only lasted two years. People in theMidwest were poor and they could not afford to buy verymuch. Frank went on to manage a weekly newspaper, but thisalso failed.After this, Frank worked as a reporter on a newspaper, andthen as a traveling salesman, in Chicago.Although Frank worked very hard, he always had time totell his stories to his children. He decided to write stories forother children, too. A few years later, he began to publishthese stories and his books of fairy tales became very popular.Frank had at last found the work that he could do best.L. Frank Baum's most famous book was The WonderfulWizard1 of Oz, which was published in 1900. The book madeFrank a great deal of money. In 1908, he was able to move hisfamily to California, where they lived in a house called"Ozcot". Frank Baum wrote many more books about Oz.These include Ozma of Oz (1907), The Road to Oz (1909),The Lost Princess of Oz (1917), and Glinda of Oz (1920). ButThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz has always been his most popularbook.Frank lived his last years in California, and he finallydied from several illnesses in May 1919. He had worked veryhard all his life and his health was never good. But his bookshave brought pleasure and delight to thousands of readers—children and adults alike.4 5The People in This StoryThe Wizardof OzThe WickedWitch ofthe WestGlinda, theGood Witchof the SouthTotoThe CycloneDorothy lived in the State of Kansas with her UncleHenry and her Aunt Em. They all lived in a littlewooden house in the middle of the great Kansas prairie. Theland was very flat and there were no trees or other housesnearby.Uncle Henry was a farmer and he had built the woodenhouse himself, many years before. The house only had oneroom. That room was used for eating and for sleeping in too.There was a little hole under the house that was called the"cyclone cellar". The family hid in the cellar when the strongwinds of a cyclone blew across the prairie.The hot sun had burnt the paint on the little house. Nowthe paint on the house was gray. The sun had burnt the landaround the house too. Everything on the prairie was gray.Uncle Henry and Aunt Em had gray hair and gray, tiredfaces.Dorothy's Uncle Henry and Aunt Em were poor and theyhad worked very hard all their lives. It was not easy to be afarmer on the prairie and Uncle Henry was always very tired.He never smiled and Aunt Em always looked sad too. ButDorothy was always laughing. The girl had a little black dogcalled Toto. Dorothy played with Toto all day long.But today, Dorothy and Toto were not playing. UncleHenry was standing with Dorothy in the doorway of thelittle house. He was looking at the gray sky and he was veryworried. Then they heard the sound of a strong wind. It wascoming from the south. It whistled11 and roared12. It blewthe long grass of the prairie until it was flat."There's a cyclone coming, Em!" Uncle Henry called toDorothy Scarecrow Tin ManCowardly Lion Aunt Em Uncle Henry18 9his wife. "Get into the cyclone cellar! You get in too,Dorothy. I'll look after the cows and horses.""Quick, Dorothy! Get inside!" Aunt Em cried as sheopened the wooden trap door to the cellar.Aunt Em climbed down through the trap door into thelittle hole. Dorothy ran into the house with Toto. But thelittle dog was afraid of the wind. He jumped down fromDorothy's arms and ran under her bed. Dorothy caught h imquickly and ran back across the room. But it was too late.The wind had blown into the house and shut the trap door.Dorothy could not get into the cyclone cellar. The windblew harder and harder. The little house shook and Dorothyfell down onto the floor.Then a strange thing happened. Uncle Henry and AuntEm's house began to move. It turned around and around andwent up and up. It was in the center of the cyclone where thenorth and south winds met. The winds pushed the bousehigher and higher, like a balloon13.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
closed her eyes and she was soon fast asleep.
Hours later, Dorothy was woken up by a hard bump14.
Everything had gone still. The house had stopped turning
and bright sunshine filled the room with light.
10 "Quick, Dorothy.' Get inside.'" Aunt Em cried as she opened the
wooden trap door to the cellar.
In the Land of the Munchkins
Dorothy jumped down from her bed and ran to the door.
When she opened it, she gave a cry of surprise.
She was not looking at the gray prairie anymore. The
house was in a beautiful country that was covered with green
grass and tall trees. There were flowers of every color in the
grass and the trees were full of delicious fruit. Birds sang and
there was a little stream of clear water.
"How different this country is from Kansas!" Dorothy
cried. "I have never seen such a beautiful place. Where am I ?
And how did I get here?"
At that moment, Dorothy saw some people coming
towards her. The people were small, but they were not
children. The three men had beards and the woman's h a i r
was white.
They were all very strangely dressed. They wore blue hats
that were tall and pointed. The men were all dressed in blue,
but the little woman was dressed in white. She walked
towards Dorothy and bowed15.
"Welcome to the Land of the Munchkins," t h e woman
said. "Thank you for killing the Wicked16 Witch of the East.
You must be a witch too. You have killed the Wicked Witch
with your magic17 and now we are free. Thank you."
Dorothy was very surprised. She had no magic and she
had never killed anyone in her life.
"You have made a mistake," Dorothy replied. "I am a girl,
not a witch. I have not killed anyone."
"Well, then your house killed her. It fell on top of her,"
said the woman with a laugh. "Look, you can see the legs of
the Wicked Witch sticking out from under the house. You
can see her Silver Shoes."
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"Oh, dear," Dorothy said, looking down at the witch's
legs and the beautiful Silver Shoes on her feet. "What can I
do?"
"Nothing," the little woman said. "The Wicked Witch of
the East is dead. I am the Good Witch of the North, my
dear. I am the Munchkins' friend and now yours too."
Dorothy was very surprised.
"I thought that all witches were wicked," she said slowly.
"No, that's not true," the Good Witch of the North
replied. "There were four witches in the Land of Oz—two
were good and two were bad. But now, thanks to you, there is
only one wicked witch—the Wicked Witch of the West.
There is a wizard too. He is the Great Wizard of Oz and he
lives in the Emerald City."
"I am a girl and I live in Kansas with my aunt and uncle,"
Dorothy replied. "Well, I used to live with them," she went
on sadly. "I was carried here by the cyclone and now I want to
get back to Kansas. Can you help me?"
The Good Witch shook her head.
"There is a desert18 all around the Land of Oz," she said.
"No one can cross it. You will have to stay with us, my dear."
Dorothy began to cry.
"This is a beautiful country," she said. "But Kansas is my
home. Uncle Henry and Aunt Em are there and they will be
worried about me. Home is always the best place to be. Please
help me to go home."
The girl went on crying and the Munchkins began to cry
too, because they felt sorry for her. The Good Witch of the
North thought for a moment.
"You must go to the Emerald City," she said after a while.
"The Great Wizard of Oz lives there. Ask him to help you."
"How do I get to the Emerald City? Is it a long way? Will
you come with me?" Dorothy asked.
"You must follow the yellow brick road," the Good Witch
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replied. "It is a long way. But my kiss will protect19 you. No
one will hurt you when they see this mark20."
The Good Witch kissed Dorothy and smiled. The kiss
had left a strange mark on Dorothy's forehead.
"Go to the Great Wizard. You will be safe now," she said.
Dorothy stopped crying and thanked the Good Witch.
"Look, the Wicked Witch has turned to dust!" one of the
Munchkins said
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