# Hospitality and Generosity in Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz

> Theme guide for Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz by L. Frank Baum.

The Land of Oz, especially Princess Ozma, welcomes the travelers with lavish feasts, comfortable rooms, and celebrations, showing a society built on kindness and the generous treatment of guests.

## Where it surfaces

- [The Vegetable Kingdom](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dorothy_and_the_wizard_in_oz_se/chapters/iv-the-vegetable-kingdom): The Prince refuses to show kindness to the strangers, instead planning their destruction because they do not belong in his land.
- [V: Dorothy Picks the Princess](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dorothy_and_the_wizard_in_oz_se/chapters/v-dorothy-picks-the-princess): Dorothy and the Wizard share crackers with the piglets and offer to help the Princess, showing kindness in a strange land.
- [The Valley of Voices](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dorothy_and_the_wizard_in_oz_se/chapters/viii-the-valley-of-voices): The invisible family welcomes the strangers, offers them food, and reassures them despite their own fears of bears.
- [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): The invisible family offers food and shelter, and the unseen voice warns the travelers about the bears, showing generosity despite their own vulnerability.
- [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): Dorothy gives the Braided Man a blue ribbon without expecting anything in return, and he insists on giving them his products as gifts.
- [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): The Gargoyles are hostile rather than welcoming, contrasting with the theme of hospitality seen elsewhere.
- [Old Friends Are Reunited](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dorothy_and_the_wizard_in_oz_se/chapters/xv-old-friends-are-reunited): The Emerald City's inhabitants welcome the newcomers with open arms, providing rooms, clothes, and a feast.
- [XVI: Jim, the Cab-Horse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dorothy_and_the_wizard_in_oz_se/chapters/xvi-jim-the-cab-horse): The Emerald City's attendants serve Jim with respect, and the Lion and Tiger offer friendship despite initial tension.
- [The Nine Tiny Piglets](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dorothy_and_the_wizard_in_oz_se/chapters/xvii-the-nine-tiny-piglets): Ozma declares a holiday, hosts a lavish luncheon, and rewards the Sawhorse, demonstrating the generous spirit of Oz.

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