# Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz by L. Frank Baum.

- [To My Readers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dorothy_and_the_wizard_in_oz_se/chapters/to-my-readers.md): L. Frank Baum addresses his young readers, explaining that their persistent demands for more Oz stories compel him to continue writing. He acknowledges the popularity of Dorothy and the Wizard, introduces new characters 
- [Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dorothy_and_the_wizard_in_oz_se/chapters/dorothy-and-the-wizard-in-oz.md): Dorothy and her companions, including the Wizard, navigate the strange underground world of the Mangaboos, facing threats and seeking a way back to the surface.
- [The Earthquake](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dorothy_and_the_wizard_in_oz_se/chapters/i-the-earthquake.md): Dorothy Gale arrives at Hugson's Siding after a long, earthquake-delayed train ride from San Francisco. She is met by her second cousin Zeb, who drives a horse-drawn buggy. As they travel toward Hugson's Ranch, a powerfu
- [The Glass City](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dorothy_and_the_wizard_in_oz_se/chapters/ii-the-glass-city.md): Dorothy, Zeb, Jim, and Eureka fall through a great crack in the earth and descend slowly into a strange underground world lit by six colored suns. They land on a glass roof in a beautiful but silent glass city. The group
- [The Arrival of the Wizard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dorothy_and_the_wizard_in_oz_se/chapters/iii-the-arrival-of-the-wizard.md): Dorothy, Zeb, and Jim the cab-horse are brought before the Prince of the Mangaboos and the Sorcerer Gwig, who accuses them of causing a rain of stones. The Wizard of Oz descends in a balloon and is challenged to prove hi

> 17 more chapter companions — [open a free preview](https://www.betterreads.dev/reader?bookId=dorothy_and_the_wizard_in_oz_se_1347kb&preview=1) to unlock the rest.

- [The Vegetable Kingdom](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dorothy_and_the_wizard_in_oz_se/chapters/iv-the-vegetable-kingdom.md)
- [V: Dorothy Picks the Princess](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dorothy_and_the_wizard_in_oz_se/chapters/v-dorothy-picks-the-princess.md)
- [The Mangaboos Prove Dangerous](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dorothy_and_the_wizard_in_oz_se/chapters/vi-the-mangaboos-prove-dangerous.md)
- [Into the Black Pit and Out Again](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dorothy_and_the_wizard_in_oz_se/chapters/vii-into-the-black-pit-and-out-again.md)
- [The Valley of Voices](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dorothy_and_the_wizard_in_oz_se/chapters/viii-the-valley-of-voices.md)
- [IX: They Fight the Invisible Bears](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dorothy_and_the_wizard_in_oz_se/chapters/ix-they-fight-the-invisible-bears.md)
- [The Braided Man of Pyramid Mountain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dorothy_and_the_wizard_in_oz_se/chapters/x-the-braided-man-of-pyramid-mountain.md)
- [XI: They Meet the Wooden Gargoyles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dorothy_and_the_wizard_in_oz_se/chapters/xi-they-meet-the-wooden-gargoyles.md)
- [A Wonderful Escape](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dorothy_and_the_wizard_in_oz_se/chapters/xii-a-wonderful-escape.md)
- [XIII: The Den of the Dragonettes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dorothy_and_the_wizard_in_oz_se/chapters/xiii-the-den-of-the-dragonettes.md)
- [Ozma Uses the Magic Belt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dorothy_and_the_wizard_in_oz_se/chapters/xiv-ozma-uses-the-magic-belt.md)
- [Old Friends Are Reunited](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dorothy_and_the_wizard_in_oz_se/chapters/xv-old-friends-are-reunited.md)
- [XVI: Jim, the Cab-Horse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dorothy_and_the_wizard_in_oz_se/chapters/xvi-jim-the-cab-horse.md)
- [The Nine Tiny Piglets](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dorothy_and_the_wizard_in_oz_se/chapters/xvii-the-nine-tiny-piglets.md)
- [The Trial of Eureka the Kitten](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dorothy_and_the_wizard_in_oz_se/chapters/xviii-the-trial-of-eureka-the-kitten.md)
- [The Wizard Performs Another Trick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dorothy_and_the_wizard_in_oz_se/chapters/xix-the-wizard-performs-another-trick.md)
- [Zeb Returns to the Ranch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dorothy_and_the_wizard_in_oz_se/chapters/xx-zeb-returns-to-the-ranch.md)

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