Chapter 156 Dorothy Returning Home
Oz said to the Tin Man:
"You are like the Scarecrow. Come see me tomorrow. A beautiful heart always takes time to carve."
The Tin Man also retired happily.
The next one to step forward was the lion.
When he saw such a strong lion walking towards him, Oz's eyes were obviously a little bigger, but his expression immediately returned to calm.
The lion said: "I am a timid lion. I am afraid of many things. I will even be frightened by creatures much smaller than myself. I came to you because I want to ask you to give me the courage to become a veritable beast. King, just like you who rules this beautiful country!”
Oz thought for a while and then told the lion to come back to him tomorrow.
The last one to step forward was Pinocchio:
"Great Oz, as you can see, I am a puppet. The Tin Man and the Scarecrow both just wanted to be a part of a human being, and I wanted to be a real boy! That way I would not only have a human brain, but also The human heart.”
Oz said:
"Your wish is more troublesome. Turning you into a real boy is definitely more troublesome than giving you a brain or a heart. I'm not sure if I can help you. But you can come to me again tomorrow, I will give you the answer then.”
In the end, Aurora just came to see Oz with her friends, without any wishes of her own.
So, everyone retreated together.
After leaving the gorgeous room with the Emerald Throne, everyone walked down the aisle discussing what had just happened.
"I never thought the great and terrible Oz would look like this! He looks like a completely kind and kind old man." Dorothy said in surprise.
Before visiting Oz, she felt that Oz was either scary and majestic as everyone said, or he was a cunning liar as Magrido said.
But just now, the short old man left a very good impression on her.
"He is also a genuine and out-and-out magician." said the lion.
It reminded me of Oz using his magic, which was amazing.
"He is not a liar who uses magic." The Tin Woodman also said, "His magic is definitely more powerful than the Witch of the East who cursed me."
The Scarecrow concluded: "Only such a king can make the people of Emerald City live in happiness and tranquility."
……
After everyone left, Oz sat back on the emerald throne.
The little pigeon that had been hiding in the corner of the room flew over and transformed into a silver-haired boy in a burst of white mist.
"It seems that you have left a pretty good impression on them. They all like you and believe from the bottom of their hearts that you are a great but kind magician." Rhine said.
Oz nodded happily:
"This is all thanks to you, my teacher. If it hadn't been for you, I would have definitely made mysteries, frightened them with his magical image, and pushed them away."
He asked again:
"Teacher, how can we satisfy the wishes of the Tin Man, Scarecrow, Wood Man and Lion?"
——Oz dared to agree to their request before, because Rhine told Oz that he would take care of him.
By the way, Oz calls Pinocchio a wooden puppet. In his opinion, this puppet belongs to the same category as the Tin Man and the Scarecrow.
Rhine smiled.
He remembered Oz's final solution in the original work, but it seemed that Oz hadn't thought of it yet.
"Am I going to tell present Oz the idea that future Oz has thought of?" Rhine thought this was a bit funny.
"Oz, you should have discovered it, right? The Scarecrow is not really without a brain, and the Tin Woodman is not really without a heart. If he really has no heart, how could he travel halfway through the world just because he loves someone?" The country has come to the Emerald City.”
Oz had some realization.
At this time, Aurora also turned back and pushed the door back:
"Teacher, what you are saying is that along the way, I have always felt that except for Pinocchio and Dorothy, whose wishes really require magic to come true, the remaining three partners just lack self-confidence."< br>
Rhine then told Oz:
"Tomorrow, I will go with you to realize their wishes. Just do this...
"Before that, I will first fulfill Dorothy's wish to go home..."
...A soldier led Dorothy to the door of a room:
"The teacher of the great Oz, the great magician Rhine is inside." After saying this, the soldier left.
Dorothy knocked politely and saw the door open of its own accord.
"Hello, great magician Rhine!" Dorothy requested sincerely, "Are you the teacher of Aurora and Oz? Can you send me back to my hometown?"
"Hello, Dorothy, I heard about your deeds." Rhine smiled.
He took out a pair of silver shoes:
"Aurora has met me before and gave me the shoe she was carrying, so that both shoes are complete. These shoes have great magic power and can go anywhere in the world within three steps. Anywhere, I can take you home with the magic of my shoes.”
After speaking, Rhine took off his slippers, stuffed his bare feet into the silver shoes, patted Dorothy's shoulder with one hand, then let the heels of the shoes collide, and then said:
"Please take us back to Dorothy's hometown."
A gust of silver wind swept up Rhine and Dorothy.
Dorothy felt like the world was spinning and heard the sound of strong wind whistling in her ears.
After Rhine took three steps, the two of them landed firmly on the ground.
"Oh my God!"
Dorothy saw that she was standing on the prairie, in front of her uncle's newly built house after the old house was blown away by the strong wind.
"I'm home!"
The uncle was milking the cows in front of the barn and did not realize that Dorothy had come home.
The puppy Toto jumped out of Dorothy's arms and barked happily.
At this time, Aunt Em walked out of the room and was about to wash the cabbage. When she looked up, Dorothy and Toto were running towards her.
"My lovely child!" Aunt Em exclaimed in surprise, "Where did you come back from?"
Dorothy hugged her aunt:
"I just got back from Oz, and so did Toto. So happy to be home!"
"Where is that place?" Aunt Em asked, "How did you come back?"
"The kind magician Rhine used his magic to send me back!" Dorothy replied happily, turning her head and pointing behind her:
"Look, the magician Rhine is right there...uh, where did he go?"
The grassland behind him was empty, and the silver-haired boy had long since disappeared.
"As a great magician, Rhine may have left. He has those silver shoes and can go anywhere in the world within three steps."
Dorothy said sadly that she still hoped that her uncle and aunt could meet the magical magician.
"Rhine?" Aunt Em thought about this familiar name and was suddenly shocked, "The sage from the Kingdom of Rose and the Kingdom of White?"
"Aunt, do you know him?" Dorothy looked up curiously.
She didn't know much about these things but knew that Rhine was Aurora and Oz's teacher.
"Of course, the story of the magician is famous," Aunt Em said.
"Can you tell me?" Dorothy's curiosity was suddenly aroused and she said excitedly.
"I'm afraid it will take several hours to finish the story." Aunt Em hugged Dorothy tightly and stroked the girl's head, "First tell me about your experience in that land of Oz."
Dorothy then began to talk about her experiences in Oz, mentioning the Scarecrow who wanted a brain and the Tin Woodman who wanted a heart, the wooden man whose nose grew longer when he lied, the Cowardly Lion, and the Woodman who wanted a heart. When it comes to Aurora, who has strange powers but is kind and lovely, she mentions the kind and kind magician Oz, and the common teacher between Oz and Aurora - the magician Rhine...
"Okay aunt, I have finished telling my story, it's time to tell me about the past of the magician Rhine."
"In the north, there is the Kingdom of Rose. One day, a magician came to the forest of the kingdom..."
……
Feeling the power of Dorothy's surging desire, Rhine returned to Oz.
"Dorothy has come home too..."
Rhine raised his head and looked at the blue sky above his head.
Will I be able to go home soon?
"We must find a way to catch Maleficent as soon as possible. Before killing her, we must find a way to contact the founder of the Witches from her!"
(End of chapter)