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Tonight, I'll be reading the first two chapters from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

Most listeners are familiar with the highly successful film adaptation starring Judy Garland released

in 1939. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was originally published in

1900 written by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W. W. Denslow. The Library of

Congress has declared Oz to be America's greatest and best-loved

homegrown fairy tale. The story follows Dorothy, a young girl from Kansas who is transported

via Cyclone along with her dog Toto,

to the magical land of Oz.

Let's get cozy. Close your eyes. Relax your body into the softness of your bed. Now, take a few deep breaths. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chapter 1, The Cyclone.

Dorothy lived in the midst of the great Kansas prairies with Uncle Henry, who was a farmer, and Aunt M, who was the farmer's wife.

Their house was small, for the lumber to build it had to be carried by wagon many miles. There were four walls, a floor, and a roof, which made one room.

And this room contained a rusty-looking cook stove, a cupboard for the dishes, a table, three or four chairs, and the beds.

Uncle Henry and Aunt M had a big bed in one corner, and Dorothy had a little bed in another corner. There was no

Garrett at all and no cellar except a small hole dug in the ground called a

cyclone cellar where the family could go in case one of those great

whirlwinds arose mighty enough to crush any building in its path. It was reached

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