How does The Wonderful Wizard of Oz end?

The book ends with Dorothy visiting Glinda the Good Witch of the South, learning silver shoes always had power to carry her home, saying goodbye to Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and Lion — now rulers of Emerald City, Winkie country, and forest — and clicking heels to Kansas. Toto follows; Aunt Em embraces her.

Wizard departs in balloon earlier without Dorothy; shoes replace his false promise. Ending reinforces home-and-belonging and self-discovery — she had means all along once she understood what she wanted. Film ruby slippers change detail but keep structure. Baum’s “Home Again” chapter closes gently.