The Journey to the Great Oz

Summary

This story introduces us to a cast of characters. First, we meet Dorothy and her dog Toto, who are swept away by a cyclone. Then, we encounter the Tin Man, in search of a heart, and the Scarecrow, seeking brains. Finally, we are introduced to the Cowardly Lion, on a quest for courage. All four are determined to meet the wizard of Oz, the only one who can grant their wishes.

The story begins with them walking for over an hour, and within that time, they are faced with their first obstacle. A huge ditch in the ground divided the forest into two. It was deep and wide. It was so deep that they knew they couldn't climb into it, so they thought their journey had only ended there. The Tin Man said he had an idea, and the lion shook his head in thought. The scarecrow said that they couldn't fly past it or jump into the ditch. The lion says that he can jump across the ditch with the measurements he did in his head. The scarecrow said we should be fine for you to jump with us on your back. The lion asked who wanted to go. First, the scarecrow said that he would like to go first because if Dorothy went first and fell, she would die, and if the woodman went, he would be badly dented. The lion was scared of falling in himself, so the scarecrow sat on his back, and the lion walked up to the edge of the ditch. The scarecrow asked why don't you run and jump this lion said this is how we do it and jumped across easily. The other things saw him jump easily and were not as stressed, so Dorothy and Toto sat on his back and, after that, the tin the woodman. The lion was tired from jumping and panting like a big dog.

They found the forest extraordinarily thick and dark on the other side, and to add to their discomfort, they heard noises from the forest, and the lion said to them that is where the Kalidas live. Dorothy asked what Kalidas were. The lion replied that they were beasts, and he said that they could tear me to pieces as quickly as I could tear Toto to pieces. The lion said that he was terrified of them. Dorothy said that she was not surprised that he was afraid, and then they saw a second ditch on the way and this one was way bigger, and the lion was definite that he couldn't jump it so they sat to think what they should do the scarecrow said there is a vast tree here if the tin man can cut it and lay it across the ditch we can cross it with ease then the tin man began to cut the tree and the lion used his strong legs to push it down to the ground, and It falls perfectly across the ditch they all began to cross the ditch, and they heard Kalidas approaching them the lion started to tremble they all went ahead, and the lion was there, although he was scared he roared so loud that even the Kalidas stopped for a second then the lion began the cross, and he did, and he reached the other side but the Kalidas also began to cross, so the scarecrow told the tin man to cut the tree from the other side he did and both the Kalidas fell into the ditch the lion said at least we will live a little longer they began to walk again they got so tired that dorothy had to ride on thelions back as they kept walking they reached a river and across the river they saw a nice place with a yellow bricked road and some pleasant fruits they were extremely happy to have reached this place.