The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Introduction

Words you’ll meet in this part (9)
manifestly
Clearly or obviously evident; plainly apparent.
fairies
Mythical, magical beings often depicted as small, winged, and human-like.
genie
A magical spirit in folklore, often granting wishes when summoned.
bloodcurdling
Causing extreme fear or horror.
devised
Created or invented something through careful thought or planning.
dispenses
Distributes or gives out items, especially medicines or supplies.
aspires
To have a strong desire or ambition to achieve something.
heartaches
Emotional pain or distress, often caused by love or loss.
nightmares
Disturbing dreams causing fear or distress.

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz 9 new words

Introduction

Folklore, legends, myths and fairy tales have followed childhood through the ages, for every healthy youngster has a wholesome and instinctive love for stories fantastic, marvelous and unreal. The winged of Grimm and Andersen have brought more happiness to childish hearts than all other human creations.

Yet the old time fairy tale, having served for generations, may now be classed as “historical” in the children’s library; for the time has come for a series of newer “wonder tales” in which the stereotyped , dwarf and fairy are eliminated, together with all the horrible and incidents by their authors to point a fearsome moral to each tale. Modern education includes morality; therefore the modern child seeks only entertainment in its wonder tales and gladly with all disagreeable incident.

Having this thought in mind, the story of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was written solely to please children of today. It to being a modernized fairy tale, in which the wonderment and joy are retained and the and are left out.

L. Frank Baum

Chicago, April, 1900.

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