# The Wonderful Wizard of Oz — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum.

- [The Wonderful Wizard of Oz](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/the-wonderful-wizard-of-oz.md): Dorothy, a young girl from Kansas, is carried by a cyclone to the magical Land of Oz. Her house lands on and kills the Wicked Witch of the East, freeing the Munchkins. She is thanked by the good Witch of the North and gi
- [The Cyclone](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/i-the-cyclone.md): Dorothy lives on the gray Kansas prairie with Uncle Henry and Aunt Em. When a cyclone approaches, she is unable to reach the cellar in time and is carried away in the house, along with her dog Toto. After an initial frig
- [The Council with the Munchkins](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/ii-the-council-with-the-munchkins.md): Dorothy awakens in the Land of Oz after her house lands on and kills the Wicked Witch of the East. She meets the Munchkins and the Witch of the North, who explains the nature of witches in Oz and gives Dorothy the silver
- [III: How Dorothy Saved the Scarecrow](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/iii-how-dorothy-saved-the-scarecrow.md): Dorothy prepares for her journey to the Emerald City, puts on the silver shoes of the Wicked Witch of the East, and sets off along the yellow brick road. She is welcomed by the Munchkins and stays with Boq. The next day,
- [The Road Through the Forest](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/iv-the-road-through-the-forest.md): Dorothy and the Scarecrow continue their journey along the yellow brick road, which becomes increasingly rough and difficult. They rest by a brook where the Scarecrow shares his origin story—how he was created by a farme
- [The Rescue of the Tin Woodman](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/v-the-rescue-of-the-tin-woodman.md): Dorothy awakens and, after finding water, hears groans from a rusted Tin Woodman in the forest. She oils his joints with the help of the Scarecrow, freeing him. The Tin Woodman joins their quest to the Emerald City to as
- [VI: The Cowardly Lion](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/vi-the-cowardly-lion.md): Dorothy and her companions continue their journey through the thick woods. They encounter a great Lion who attacks them, but Dorothy bravely slaps him on the nose. The Lion confesses he is a coward, and after learning ab
- [VII: The Journey to the Great Oz](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/vii-the-journey-to-the-great-oz.md): Dorothy and her companions camp in the forest, face two dangerous gulfs and the Kalidahs, and begin building a raft to cross a river, all while journeying toward the Emerald City.
- [VIII: The Deadly Poppy Field](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/viii-the-deadly-poppy-field.md): The travelers cross a river on a raft, but the Scarecrow is left stranded on a pole in the middle. They continue along the riverbank and encounter a vast field of deadly poppies that puts Dorothy, Toto, and the Cowardly 
- [The Queen of the Field Mice](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/ix-the-queen-of-the-field-mice.md): The Tin Woodman saves the Queen of the Field Mice from a Wildcat, and in gratitude, the mice help rescue the Cowardly Lion from the deadly poppy field by building a truck and pulling him to safety.
- [X: The Guardian of the Gate](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/x-the-guardian-of-the-gate.md): Dorothy and her companions arrive at the Emerald City, meet the Guardian of the Gate, and are fitted with green spectacles before being led to the Palace to seek an audience with the Great Oz.
- [XI: The Wonderful City of Oz](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/xi-the-wonderful-city-of-oz.md): Dorothy and her friends arrive at the Emerald City and are dazzled by its green splendor. They are granted separate audiences with the Great Oz, who appears to each in a different form—a giant Head to Dorothy, a lovely L
- [The Search for the Wicked Witch](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/xii-the-search-for-the-wicked-witch.md): Dorothy and her companions are captured by the Winged Monkeys under the Wicked Witch's command. The Scarecrow and Tin Woodman are destroyed, the Lion is imprisoned, but Dorothy is spared due to the Good Witch's kiss. In 
- [The Rescue](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/xiii-the-rescue.md): Dorothy frees the Cowardly Lion and the Winkies from the Wicked Witch's tyranny. With the Winkies' help, she rescues and repairs the Tin Woodman and restores the Scarecrow. Reunited, the friends prepare to return to the 
- [The Winged Monkeys](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/xiv-the-winged-monkeys.md): Lost in the fields, Dorothy uses the Golden Cap to summon the Winged Monkeys, who carry the group to the Emerald City. The Monkey King recounts the story of how the Monkeys became bound to serve the owner of the Golden C
- [XV: The Discovery of Oz, the Terrible](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/xv-the-discovery-of-oz-the-terrible.md): Dorothy and her friends return to the Emerald City after destroying the Wicked Witch of the West. They demand that Oz fulfill his promises, but when they confront him, they discover he is not a powerful wizard but a comm
- [The Magic Art of the Great Humbug](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/xvi-the-magic-art-of-the-great-humbug.md): Oz grants the Scarecrow a brain made of bran and pins, the Tin Woodman a silk heart stuffed with sawdust, and the Cowardly Lion a potion he believes is courage. Dorothy remains unchanged, and Oz privately admits he is a 
- [How the Balloon Was Launched](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/xvii-how-the-balloon-was-launched.md): Oz devises a plan to build a hot air balloon to carry Dorothy and himself across the desert, but when the balloon is ready and he ascends, Dorothy is left behind because she cannot find Toto in time. Oz appoints the Scar
- [Away to the South](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/xviii-away-to-the-south.md): Dorothy weeps over her lost chance to return to Kansas via Oz's balloon but is glad she didn't go. The Scarecrow becomes ruler of the Emerald City, and the companions discuss Dorothy's desire to go home. The Winged Monke
- [XIX: Attacked by the Fighting Trees](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/xix-attacked-by-the-fighting-trees.md): Dorothy and her companions leave the Emerald City and begin their journey south. They encounter a forest whose trees attack them, but the Tin Woodman chops through the branches, allowing them to pass. They then come to a
- [XX: The Dainty China Country](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/xx-the-dainty-china-country.md): Dorothy and her companions climb over a wall and discover a country made entirely of china, with tiny houses, animals, and people. They accidentally cause damage to a china milkmaid's cow and a church, and Dorothy consid
- [The Lion Becomes the King of Beasts](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/xxi-the-lion-becomes-the-king-of-beasts.md): After leaving the china wall, Dorothy and her companions traverse a marshy, wild forest. The Lion expresses his love for the forest, and they encounter a gathering of animals threatened by a giant spider-like monster. Th
- [The Country of the Quadlings](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/xxii-the-country-of-the-quadlings.md): Dorothy and her companions cross a hill guarded by armless Hammer-Heads, who repel them with their shooting heads. Using the Golden Cap, Dorothy summons the Winged Monkeys for the final time to carry them over the hill i
- [Glinda the Good Witch Grants Dorothy's Wish](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/xxiii-glinda-the-good-witch-grants-dorothy-s-wish.md): Dorothy and her companions present themselves to Glinda, who reveals the power of the Silver Shoes to return Dorothy to Kansas. Glinda uses the Golden Cap to grant the Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and Cowardly Lion their wish
- [Home Again](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/xxiv-home-again.md): Dorothy returns to her Kansas home and is joyfully reunited with Aunt Em, expressing her happiness at being back.

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