# 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.dev/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.dev/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.dev/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.dev/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.dev/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

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- [The Rescue of the Tin Woodman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/v-the-rescue-of-the-tin-woodman.md)
- [VI: The Cowardly Lion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/vi-the-cowardly-lion.md)
- [VII: The Journey to the Great Oz](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/vii-the-journey-to-the-great-oz.md)
- [VIII: The Deadly Poppy Field](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/viii-the-deadly-poppy-field.md)
- [The Queen of the Field Mice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/ix-the-queen-of-the-field-mice.md)
- [X: The Guardian of the Gate](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/x-the-guardian-of-the-gate.md)
- [XI: The Wonderful City of Oz](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/xi-the-wonderful-city-of-oz.md)
- [The Search for the Wicked Witch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/xii-the-search-for-the-wicked-witch.md)
- [The Rescue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/xiii-the-rescue.md)
- [The Winged Monkeys](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/xiv-the-winged-monkeys.md)
- [XV: The Discovery of Oz, the Terrible](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/xv-the-discovery-of-oz-the-terrible.md)
- [The Magic Art of the Great Humbug](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/xvi-the-magic-art-of-the-great-humbug.md)
- [How the Balloon Was Launched](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/xvii-how-the-balloon-was-launched.md)
- [Away to the South](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/xviii-away-to-the-south.md)
- [XIX: Attacked by the Fighting Trees](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/xix-attacked-by-the-fighting-trees.md)
- [XX: The Dainty China Country](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/xx-the-dainty-china-country.md)
- [The Lion Becomes the King of Beasts](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/xxi-the-lion-becomes-the-king-of-beasts.md)
- [The Country of the Quadlings](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/xxii-the-country-of-the-quadlings.md)
- [Glinda the Good Witch Grants Dorothy's Wish](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/xxiii-glinda-the-good-witch-grants-dorothy-s-wish.md)
- [Home Again](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/xxiv-home-again.md)

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