Really ripe ones were pails of bright tin that shone and glistenedīeautifully in the rays of sunshine that touched them.ĭorothy was delighted, and even the yellow hen acknowledged that she Some were small andĭark-brown in color those larger were of a dull tin color but the The stout branches bent underneath their weight. Pleasing appearance to the hungry little girl.īut the tree next to the lunch-box tree was even more wonderful, for itīore quantities of tin dinner-pails, which were so full and heavy that The leaves of this tree were all paper napkins, and it presented a very On others tiny little lunch-boxes that were as yet quite green, andĮvidently not fit to eat until they had grown bigger.

This tree seemed to bear all the yearĪround, for there were lunch-box blossoms on some of the branches, and The limbs, and upon the biggest and ripest boxes the word 'Lunch' couldīe read, in neat raised letters. One was quite full of square paper boxes, which grew in clusters on all I've enjoyed elements from all three! I really enjoy the writing and the dialogue! There are plenty of enjoyable scenes throughout all three books.īut, bye and bye, when she was almost in despair, the little girlĬame upon two trees that promised to furnish her with plenty of food. I definitely enjoyed this one! I'm not sure which of the Oz books is my favorite so far. (I really liked this mechanical wind-up man.) The main adventure of this one concerns the Nome King. This chicken, Billena, comes in quite useful! In fact, Dorothy and her friends would have been doomed without her! Another new character we meet is Tik-Tok.

One of the reasons Dorothy knows with certainty that she's landed in another fantastical adventure is that the chicken begins to TALK. Instead of a dog, Dorothy's companion is a chicken. Ozma of Oz is certainly an interesting and enjoyable read! This third novel in the Oz series sees Dorothy returning to a magical land Oz is not the first destination she reaches, however.

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