The Road to Oz
Dorothy spell paths (correct would actually be: The Road to Oz) is a children's book of the American writer Lyman Frank Baum. The story was published in 1909 under the original title The Road to Oz with illustrations by John R. Neill. It is the fifth volume of the 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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The shaggy man is loved by all, because there is in his possession, the magnet of love. When he comes over to Dorothy's house, he wants to know which road leads to Butterfield. Dorothy wants to explain it to him, but is himself suddenly no longer safe, and decides to accompany the shaggy man to the fork and there to show him the right way. Even her dog Toto comes with. When you reach the fork in the road, Dorothy is still uncertain, because somehow everything looks different than usual Somehow, there is much more ways than usual, and also from whence they came, they suddenly do not remember. It remains her no choice but to monitor, as the shaggy man. You hit a seventh way and want to see where this takes you. After a while, they meet a little boy who calls himself a lightning Blank. Since he can not tell where it comes from and where he wants and not much else knows he joins Dorothy and the shaggy man.
Soon they come to a city that is inhabited by speaking foxes. The Fox King Dox Renard IV welcomes you with all the honors and asks her to be his guests. He is particularly fond of lightning Blank, he, because of his constant questions and the constant reply, "I do not know," holds for very smart. As a reward, he turned the boy's head into a fox's head. Dorothy and the shaggy man protest, but the fox can not undo the spell. When the fox then also learns that knows Dorothy Ozma of Oz, he is even more excited and asks her to get him an invitation to soon be held birthday party princess. Dorothy is surprised that the fox knows Oz and then to learn that the fox country is closer to Oz than to Kansas. She promises then to think of the invitation.
The next day, the journey continues. And immediately one encounters a sad girl. It turns out that it is Polychrome, the daughter of the rainbow, which has fallen from this. After Dorothy told her that you can only help you in Oz probably come back home, she joins the group.
Towards evening they reach a city which is inhabited only by donkeys. Again, they will be warmly welcomed. The donkey king Iah is fond of the expression of the shaggy 's so that he turns his head into a donkey's head. He also can not undo the spell. For this is just the " pond of truth" in a position which is in the land of Oz. As Dorothy mentioned then that this is the end of their journey, also asks the donkey king an invitation to Ozmas birthday. Dorothy also promises to him to ask for it, they should reach Oz at all.
On the way the friends now meet a music man who sounds like a whole orchestra in breathing and can only speak singing. He also asks for an invitation to the birthday party.
Immediately cross the friends of the country Skudler, strange beings who have two front but no back. You can with their heads throw around and have the intention to cook from friends and a soup. Fortunately, they are able to escape from the sway of the Skudler and continue their journey healing.
The next stop is the deadly desert, crossing it prepares some headaches friends. But then the shaggy man has -saving idea. With the help of his magnet of love, he summons his old friend Johnny preserves. This is an extremely nimble and skilled craftsman. This building, in scary short time, a sail -powered ship together with the travelers can cross the desert without prejudice. Fortunately for her, they reach Oz at the exact spot where the " pond of the truth" is, so the shaggy man and lightning Blank finally get rid of their animal heads. Frohgemut put the friends the way to the Emerald City continues. Soon they encounter Tiktok and Billina the hen that has sent them against Ozma, who has pursued all her journey in her magic mirror as a reception committee. These lead the travelers until the new castle of the sheet - woodcutter, from where it then breaks together in the Emerald City. There is theirs in a glittering reception and Ozma admits that she is responsible for ensuring that Dorothy and the shaggy man got lost. She wanted to celebrate her birthday with her friend Dorothy. For this kinds of weird creatures are loaded. Even the king of the foxes and the king of the donkey are present. However, the most important guest is Santa Claus. The Music Man, however, has not been invited, as his loud breathing would disturb the feast Ozma only. At the peak of the birthday celebration, most guests will be returned with a bubble machine that has constructed the old wizard of Oz in their home. Only Dorothy would rather be back desired by means of the magic belt to Kansas. The shaggy man gets Ozma's permission that he can stay in the magical land.
Continuity errors
Has been repeatedly pointed out by the presence of money in Oz, is now specially emphasized that there is no such throughout the country.