<P> The film begins in Kansas, which is depicted in a sepia tone . Dorothy Gale lives with her dog Toto on the farm of her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry . Dorothy's dog gets in trouble with a mean neighbor, Miss Almira Gulch, when Toto bites her . However, Dorothy's family and the farmhands are all too busy to pay attention to her . Miss Gulch arrives with permission from the sheriff to have Toto euthanized . She takes him away, but he escapes and returns to Dorothy, who then decides to run away from home, fearing that Gulch will return . </P> <P> They meet Professor Marvel, a phony but kindly fortune teller, who realizes Dorothy has run away and tricks her via his crystal ball into believing that Aunt Em is ill so that she must return home . She races home just as a powerful tornado strikes . Unable to get into her family's storm cellar, she seeks safety in her bedroom . A wind - blown window sash hits her in the head, knocking her out . The house is picked up and sent spinning in the air by the twister . She awakens and looks outside the window, seeing the twister and various figures flying by in the storm, including an elderly lady rocking in a chair, several farm animals, two men rowing a boat, and Miss Gulch (still pedaling her bicycle), who transforms into a cackling witch flying on a broomstick . </P> <P> The farmhouse crashes in Munchkinland in the Land of Oz, where the film changes to Technicolor . Glinda the Good Witch of the North and the Munchkins welcome her as their heroine, as the house has landed on and killed the Wicked Witch of the East, leaving only her stocking feet exposed . The Wicked Witch of the West arrives to claim her sister's ruby slippers, but Glinda transports them onto Dorothy's feet first . The Wicked Witch of the West swears revenge on Dorothy for her sister's death . Glinda tells Dorothy to follow the yellow brick road to the Emerald City, where the Wizard of Oz might be able to help her get back home . </P> <P> On her way, Dorothy meets and befriends the Scarecrow, who wants a brain, the Tin Woodman, who desires a heart, and the Cowardly Lion, who is in need of courage . Dorothy invites each of them to accompany her . After the Witch attempts to stop them several times, they finally reach the Emerald City . Inside, after being initially rejected, they are permitted to see the Wizard (who appears as a large head surrounded by fire). He agrees to grant their wishes when they bring him the Witch of the West's broomstick . </P>

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