For this week's extra credit reading, I am continuing with the second chunk of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. This chunk contains chapter six through eleven.
The sixth chapter is called "The Cowardly Lion." This chapter focuses exactly on what the title says - it shows how Dorothy, Toto, the Tin Woodman, and the Scarecrow discovered the lion. They heard a frightening noise as they were traveling down the yellow brick road. Suddenly, a lion came out of the trees, knocked the Scarecrow to the ground and opened his mouth to bite Toto. Dorothy ran over and smacked him in the nose and the Lion was so upset. He explained how he was cowardly and lacked any courage. Dorothy invited the Lion to go with them to see Oz and maybe the wizard would be able to give the Lion some courage.
The seventh chapter is called "The Journey to the Great Oz." This chapter was really different from the movie because most of the events were described in this chapter did not take place in the movie. The morning after they met the Lion, they continued their journey along the yellow brick road until they arrived at a deep ditch in the middle of the road. The Lion figured out that he could jump across it, so he took all three of them across the ditch one at a time. Once they were over, they continued until they came across an even larger ditch. They heard some strange noises coming from Kalidahs - monstrous creatures with heads like tigers and bodies like bears. The Tin Woodman cut down a tree to fall across the wide ditch so they could walk across. As they crossed, two Kalidahs began chasing them. They quickly crossed, and then the Tin Woodman chopped the tree down from the other side, causing it to fall as the Kalidahs were crossing. Then they stumbled upon the last obstacle in this chapter - a wide river. The Tin Woodman was in the process of building a raft to cross the river when it got dark, so they found a safe place to sleep under the trees.
The eighth chapter is called "The Deadly Poppy Field." The next morning, the Tin Woodman finished building the raft and they all climbed on to prepare for their journey across the river. When the began, it seemed okay, but they suddenly got caught in a current. While the Scarecrow was trying to stop the raft from going down the river, his pole got caught in the mud in the middle of the river and he could not pull it out so he too was stuck in the middle of the river. The other four continued down the river until the Lion jumped off the raft and pulled it to shore. At the shore, they met a stark that was able to fly to the river to pick up the Scarecrow and bring him back to the shore. Once reunited, they came to the a field full of poppies. Soon after, they realized the poppies were making them very sleepy. But before they were able to escape, Dorothy, Toto, and the Lion all fell asleep. The Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman were able to carry Dorothy and Toto out of the field, but they had to leave the Lion because he was too big. Then they had to wait until the fresh air awakened Dorothy again.
The ninth chapter is called "The Queen of the Field Mice." This chapter tells the story of how the Lion was saved from the field of poppies. As Dorothy, Toto, the Tin Woodman, and the Scarecrow were trying to find their way back to the yellow brick road, they heard a startling noise. They turned around and saw a large yellow wildcat running towards them. So the Tin Woodman took the ax and chopped off the head of the cat. A mouse looked up at him and thanked him, for she was the Queen of the Mice. Because he saved her, she said that she would do anything for him. So he asked the mice to get the Lion out of the poppy field. The Tin Woodman built a truck with wood and thousands of mice got strings and pulled the Lion out of the poppy field.
The tenth chapter is called "The Guardian of the Gate." All of the friends continued on their way along the yellow brick road. Soon they approached the Land of Oz. Their favorite color was obviously green. They stopped for the night to rest inside a lady's house, and in the morning they continued on until they reached a large gate that was guarded by a man. The man was surprised that they were there to see the Oz in person - nobody had asked to visit Oz in years. Before taking them past the gate, he required that they all put on green spectacles to protect their eyes from the brightness and glory of Emerald City.
The eleventh and final chapter of this chunk is called "The Wonderful Emerald City of Oz." This chapter tells the story of the friends encounter with the Great Oz. The young girl dressed in a green, silk gown took the friends to their rooms for the night and told them that she would come to get them in the morning when the Oz called for them. The next morning, she came to get Dorothy. When Dorothy came in the Throne Room of the Great Oz, there was a enormous head without a body to support it. When the Scarecrow came in, Oz was in the form of a lovely lady sitting on the throne. When the Tin Woodman came in the following morning, Oz was in the form of the most terrible Beast. When the Lion came in the next morning, the Oz was in the form of a Ball of Fire. The Oz told each of them that he would not grant their wish until they killed the Wicked Witch of the West. They went back to their rooms to rest, and then decided that in the morning they would continue their journey to find the Wicked Witch of the West.
Bibliography:
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum (1900).
Image information:
The Cowardly Lion. Web Source.
The sixth chapter is called "The Cowardly Lion." This chapter focuses exactly on what the title says - it shows how Dorothy, Toto, the Tin Woodman, and the Scarecrow discovered the lion. They heard a frightening noise as they were traveling down the yellow brick road. Suddenly, a lion came out of the trees, knocked the Scarecrow to the ground and opened his mouth to bite Toto. Dorothy ran over and smacked him in the nose and the Lion was so upset. He explained how he was cowardly and lacked any courage. Dorothy invited the Lion to go with them to see Oz and maybe the wizard would be able to give the Lion some courage.
The seventh chapter is called "The Journey to the Great Oz." This chapter was really different from the movie because most of the events were described in this chapter did not take place in the movie. The morning after they met the Lion, they continued their journey along the yellow brick road until they arrived at a deep ditch in the middle of the road. The Lion figured out that he could jump across it, so he took all three of them across the ditch one at a time. Once they were over, they continued until they came across an even larger ditch. They heard some strange noises coming from Kalidahs - monstrous creatures with heads like tigers and bodies like bears. The Tin Woodman cut down a tree to fall across the wide ditch so they could walk across. As they crossed, two Kalidahs began chasing them. They quickly crossed, and then the Tin Woodman chopped the tree down from the other side, causing it to fall as the Kalidahs were crossing. Then they stumbled upon the last obstacle in this chapter - a wide river. The Tin Woodman was in the process of building a raft to cross the river when it got dark, so they found a safe place to sleep under the trees.
The eighth chapter is called "The Deadly Poppy Field." The next morning, the Tin Woodman finished building the raft and they all climbed on to prepare for their journey across the river. When the began, it seemed okay, but they suddenly got caught in a current. While the Scarecrow was trying to stop the raft from going down the river, his pole got caught in the mud in the middle of the river and he could not pull it out so he too was stuck in the middle of the river. The other four continued down the river until the Lion jumped off the raft and pulled it to shore. At the shore, they met a stark that was able to fly to the river to pick up the Scarecrow and bring him back to the shore. Once reunited, they came to the a field full of poppies. Soon after, they realized the poppies were making them very sleepy. But before they were able to escape, Dorothy, Toto, and the Lion all fell asleep. The Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman were able to carry Dorothy and Toto out of the field, but they had to leave the Lion because he was too big. Then they had to wait until the fresh air awakened Dorothy again.
The ninth chapter is called "The Queen of the Field Mice." This chapter tells the story of how the Lion was saved from the field of poppies. As Dorothy, Toto, the Tin Woodman, and the Scarecrow were trying to find their way back to the yellow brick road, they heard a startling noise. They turned around and saw a large yellow wildcat running towards them. So the Tin Woodman took the ax and chopped off the head of the cat. A mouse looked up at him and thanked him, for she was the Queen of the Mice. Because he saved her, she said that she would do anything for him. So he asked the mice to get the Lion out of the poppy field. The Tin Woodman built a truck with wood and thousands of mice got strings and pulled the Lion out of the poppy field.
The tenth chapter is called "The Guardian of the Gate." All of the friends continued on their way along the yellow brick road. Soon they approached the Land of Oz. Their favorite color was obviously green. They stopped for the night to rest inside a lady's house, and in the morning they continued on until they reached a large gate that was guarded by a man. The man was surprised that they were there to see the Oz in person - nobody had asked to visit Oz in years. Before taking them past the gate, he required that they all put on green spectacles to protect their eyes from the brightness and glory of Emerald City.
The eleventh and final chapter of this chunk is called "The Wonderful Emerald City of Oz." This chapter tells the story of the friends encounter with the Great Oz. The young girl dressed in a green, silk gown took the friends to their rooms for the night and told them that she would come to get them in the morning when the Oz called for them. The next morning, she came to get Dorothy. When Dorothy came in the Throne Room of the Great Oz, there was a enormous head without a body to support it. When the Scarecrow came in, Oz was in the form of a lovely lady sitting on the throne. When the Tin Woodman came in the following morning, Oz was in the form of the most terrible Beast. When the Lion came in the next morning, the Oz was in the form of a Ball of Fire. The Oz told each of them that he would not grant their wish until they killed the Wicked Witch of the West. They went back to their rooms to rest, and then decided that in the morning they would continue their journey to find the Wicked Witch of the West.
Bibliography:
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum (1900).
Image information:
The Cowardly Lion. Web Source.
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