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Synopsis:
Dorothy
begins this new adventure into the fairylands of Oz when an
earthquake splits the earth open under her. She, her kitten
Eureka, her cousin Zeb, and a horse named Jim fall into the
hole and land in a city of glass. This land under the earth
is home to a cold, heartless vegetable people. Dorothy and
her friends are joined by the Wizard of Oz and nine piglets,
and then make their way through a series of dangerous lands
trying to find their way back to the surface of the earth,
and home.
They
wander through the Valley of Voe, which is inhabited by invisible,
deadly bears. Here they learn how to walk on water to escape
the bears. They make their way through the inside of a mountain
and emerge in a dead and soundless world inhabited by wooden,
flying gargoyles. Escaping these menacing creatures, they
find themselves in a den of young dragons. Finally, just when
it seems they are doomed to die imprisoned in yet another
underground cave, Princess Ozma sees their plight and rescues
them.
Safely
back in the Emerald City they renew old friendships, but are
interrupted when one of the piglets turns up missing. Dorothy's
ill-mannered kitten is accused in the mystery and a murder
trial ensues, with the Wogglebug as the prosecutor and the
Scarecrow as the defense attorney. But all ends well and Dorothy,
Eureka, Zeb, and Jim return to their homes on the earth's
surface after this intriguing adventure.
Note:
The full title was Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz:
A Faithful Record of Their Amazing Adventures in an Underground
World; and How with the Aid of Their Friends Zeb Hugson, Eureka
the Kitten, and Jim the Cab-Horse, They Finally Reached the
Wonderful Land of Oz.
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