Reading Notes W7: Baum

Characters:
Dorothy
Zebediah
Jim the horse
Eureka the cat

DISCLAIMER: The following quotes are verbatim from L. Frank Baum's Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz.

. . . the buggy began to sway dangerously from side to side and the earth seemed to rise up before them. Next minute there was a roar and a sharp crash, and at her side, Dorothy saw the ground open in a wide crack and then come together again.

The sky had grown darker again and the wind made queer sobbing sounds as it swept over the valley.

The horrible sensation of falling, the darkness and the terrifying noises, proved more than Dorothy could endure and for a few moments, the little girl lost consciousness.

"I'm sure we are in no danger," said Dorothy, in a sober voice. "We are falling so slowly that we can't be dashed to pieces when we land, and this country that we are coming to seems quite pretty."
"We'll never get home again, though!" declared Zeb, with a groan.
"Oh, I'm not so sure of that," replied the girl. "But don't let us worry over such things, Zeb; we can't help ourselves just now, you know, and I've always been told it's foolish to borrow trouble."


WORK CITED:

 Hicks, Jack et al.  From L. Frank Baum's Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz. The Literature of California, vol. 1, University of California Press, 2000, pp. 347-353