Dorothys Mystical Adventures in Oz

Dorothy's Mystical Adventures in Oz?by Robert J. Evans

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Dorothy's Mystical
Adventures in Oz
By
Robert J. Evans
This book is dedicated L. Frank baum, who was the first mortal to discover The marvelous land of Oz -- and to my son, Robert Jr., whose love of Oz inspired this story.
Contents
1. Market Day
2. Dorothy Reminisces on Oz
3. Dorothy Returns to Oz
4. The Pinheads
5. A Visit From The Wicked Witch of The Deep South
6. The Dainty Land of China
7. The Girrephalumps
8. Lion Country
9. The Mission Begins
10. A Philosophical Discussion
11. Octapongland
12. The Fuzzy Yellow Wogglebugs
13. Princess Saari's Colorland
14. Tickleland
15. Elfland
16. Thoughtformland
17. Americanindianland
18. UFOland
19. Americanpresidentland
20. Captured
21. A Surprising Reversal
22. A Political Discussion
23. At last, The Emerald City
*

Chapter One
:
Market Day
*
It was a warm summer morning. Dorothy was sitting out on the front porch, gently rocking back and forth in Aunt Em's rocking chair. Toto, her little dog, lay sleepily at her feet. Aunt Em and Uncle Henry were hustling and bustling inside the house, getting ready to go to market. "Oh, Dorothy ..." called Aunt Em. No answer. "Dorothy, do you hear me?" Still no answer. Aunt Em marched out on the porch. Toto, sensing trouble, scampered off, while Dorothy -- hearing Aunt Em's heavy footsteps, turned to see what the commotion was. Needless to say, Aunt Em did not look too pleased. She stood in front of Dorothy with her hands firmly planted on her hips. "What is the matter with you, child? Didn't you hear me calling?"
"I'm sorry, Auntie Em."
"Were you sleeping?"
"Oh no, I wasn't asleep, Auntie. But ... well I was kind of thinking about things, and ... well ..."
Just then, Uncle Henry appeared. He was struggling with his collar.
"Would you help me with this, Em?" he asked.
"Just a minute, Henry," his wife answered.
She spoke sharply to the girl. "I'm afraid I don't understand you these days."
Dorothy looked up at her aunt with her big brown eyes. A hint of a tear appeared.
"I've tried to explain to you, Auntie."
Aunt Em just shook her head. "Now, I don't want to hear any more of your tall tales, Dorothy. Not right now."
"We're running late, Em," interrupted Uncle Henry.
"All right," answered his wife. She turned back her niece. "You'd better hurry and get yourself ready, young lady. We'll talk about this later."
Dorothy started to leave, then hesitated for a moment. "Auntie Em, could I stay home today?"
Aunt Em looked surprised, for Dorothy usually looked forward to market day.
"Are you feeling poorly?" she asked, putting her hand on the girl's forehead.
"I'm just a little tired," Dorothy replied weakly. "I don't think I'm quite up to walking around all day."
Aunt Em looked again at Uncle Henry who just shrugged his shoulders.
"Well ... all right," said Aunt Em. "But I want you to rest. Now, don't leave the house. We'll be home around eight, I expect."
After Dorothy went inside, Aunt Em began to help Uncle Henry with his collar. He could see by the expression on Aunt Em's face that she was very much concerned.
"Aw, don't worry, Em," he said. "The girl's been through quite an ordeal, with that twister an' all. She'll be fine bye an' bye. She just needs plenty of rest."
"But she looks so pale," replied Aunt Em. "And what about the strange stories?"
"You mean about Oz?" asked Uncle Henry.
"Yes, Oz." Aunt Em replied. "How did she ever