Ozma of Oz

Ozma of Oz ( alternative title of Princess Ozma of Oz) is a children's book of the American writer Lyman Frank Baum. The story was published in 1907 under the original title Ozma of Oz with illustrations by John R. Neill. It is the third volume of Oz cycle, which was one of the most popular children's books in the U.S. and moved partly in German language.

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Dorothy travels with Uncle Henry to Australia. Your ship is caught in a terrible storm and the girl is washed overboard by a wave. Fortunately, she was able to escape in a chicken cage, which has been rinsed with it overboard. In this cage the speaking hen Billina, with the Dorothy befriends located.

Before long strands of the cage in a wonderful coast, finds a golden key and a written in the sand warning to Dorothy: " Warning of the scooters " In search of food she finds wondrous trees, where packed lunches and cans Lunch grow. Dorothy is happy to be able to fortify themselves, before continuing on their way. Suddenly, she discovers a strange man who has wheels instead of hands and feet to his body. Billina reminded Dorothy of the written warning in the sand, so that the girl decides prefer to flee. It does so not a moment too soon, because the scooter has spotted them and summons several companions. Dorothy and Bellina refuge on a hill on the them can not follow the scooter. Angry threaten the scooter Dorothy with death, because she has eaten allegedly illegally from their trees.

Since the scooter besiege the hill and wait for Dorothy and Billina come down, the girl takes the opportunity to explore the hill. She finds a rock with a door. Curious tried Dorothy whether the found of her golden key fits. She is lucky and finds in the space behind the door to the mechanical man Tiktok. From him she learns that she is in the magic land Ev - isolated only through a desert - is located next to Oz. With the help of Dorothy Tiktok can leave the hill. The scooter prove to be quite cowardly; they take despite her big mouth immediately escape when someone defends against them. From the leader of the scooter, the Tiktok captures, they learn that the country is currently ruled by the princess Langwidere. This is a distant relative of the king Evolodo, who once sold in a fit of rage, his wife and ten children to the Nom- king. Later, when he repented of his deed, he tried to retrieve his family, but the Nom- king refused, they surrendered again. In desperation, King Evolodo locked until Tiktok in the rock chamber, and then committed suicide.

Dorothy, Billina and Tiktok decide to proceed to Evna, the capital of Ev, because it's much more comfortable than on the beach. Their path leads to the old Royal Palace, where they ask for an audience with Princess Langwidere. This has a secret: She is in fact able at any time to change their mind. However, she changes her character so well. It receives Dorothy with a haughty head and insists to exchange the girl's head against another. When Dorothy refused to give up her head voluntarily leaves the Princess lock them in a tower. Tiktok, the movement mechanics has just expired, you can no longer help.

The next morning, Dorothy looks around and discovered in the desert that separates Oz from land Ev, a strange procession which moves on a self-originated and then re -curling magic carpet. Under the leadership of Ozma of Oz are all her friends, accompanied by twenty-six officers and a soldier and the wooden horse and the ever-hungry tigers, according to Ev. You learn about the fate of the Evoldos family and want them exempt. Surprised they realize that even Dorothy is in Ev. First you free this and then set off together to the land of the noun. Of course, also the chicken Billina of the party. After a difficult march they reach the underground palace and be admitted. Ozma demanded the surrender of the royal family of Ev, but the Nom- king refuses. After some negotiation, they will propose to the Nom- king before next business. He has transformed the queen and her children into jewelry pieces. If the inhabitants of Oz find them, then they should be free. However, only the ones they have found. However, if you find none of the wanted persons, is also transformed into a piece of jewelry. Here, each seeker has just as many attempts as it is to rid Transformed. Ozma agrees with the proposal and tried it first. She has no success and is also transformed into a piece of jewelry. This is what happens to all other investigators, until only Dorothy, the Scarecrow, Lion, Tiger, Tiktok, the wooden horse and Billina are left. Since it's late, this is a district should continue to search the next day and get assigned. No one has, however, noticed that Billina is asleep under the throne of the Nom- king. So she succeeds mitanzuhören a conversation between him and his body servant. So she learns how to identify the jewelery.

The next day the search is continued. Only Dorothy manages to free one of the Ev - Prince. The Scarecrow and Tiktok other hand, are also transformed into pieces of jewelry. Lion, tiger, wooden horse and Billina are not actually involved in the search. However enforces Bellina, allow them too. This succeeds in that it lays an egg under the throne. Eggs are in the Kingdom of the noun but as a highly toxic and spread fear and terror. The Nom- king agrees and also Billina may also go in search of the transformed jewelery. Because she knows what she must look, she manages to liberate all transformed ones. Annoying will no longer keep his promise, they release all prisoners, the Nom- king. He lets his army march up and wants to take all the friends captured. But with the help of Billinas eggs, the Nom- army put to flight. The confusion makes use of Dorothy, to secretly his magic belt, from which he gained all his power to take away the Nom- king. The Nom- King has to admit defeat and can pull the friends sullenly.

Back in Evna, is the eldest son of Evoldo, Evardo, crowned king. They will be able to return to Oz. Without hesitation, Dorothy joins them. And Billina and Tiktok come up with.

Back in Oz Dorothy spends there some nice weeks. But when she looks in a magic mirror, how much Uncle Henry torments in Australia for her loss, Dorothy decides to return as soon as possible to him. From Glinda she learns that she can wish with the magic Belt of the Nom- king to any location in the world. Dorothy Ozma gives the belt and can be chosen by it in Australia, want to see Uncle Henry.

Continuity errors

As with the second volume, it also comes at the third band to some continuity errors. Although the sheet Lumberjacks Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz tells us that the evil Osthexe had enchanted his ax because he was in love with a Munchkin girl. In the third volume, however, tells Dorothy the hen Billina that the woodcutter was a bit clumsy and has repeatedly cut off from carelessness even parts of his body. The Lion, the first re-emerges after the first band, suddenly feels again as cowardly as before. And as Dorothy is told the story of the reconversion Ozmas in a girl, it is now a fairy godmother, she has transformed back, although in reality the witch Mombi was in the Land of Oz and Glinda had emphasized that only employ unscrupulous witches with this type of transformation spells.

Films

Along with In the Land of Oz was formed Ozma of Oz, the template for the Disney live-action film " Oz - A fantastic world " by 1985 relative faithfully to the original book in 1986 was implemented in the Japanese animated series "In the land of the Wizard of Oz"..