Preface
Dorothy looked up, upon realizing that her house had finally been set down once again. The tornado had been rough with it, but the sturdy house, built by her uncles, had remained intact.
"Toto, are you all right?" She asked her little black dog quietly.
Toto wagged his tail in response.
She scooped him up, and strode towards the front door nervously.
Upon opening it, she realized that the tornado was no longer her biggest problem. She had absolutely no idea where she was. She had somehow stumbled upon a very vibrant, colorful world, like something dreamed up by a child before bedtime.
"Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore," she whispered, looking around in awe.
The ground was bright yellow and red. The sky was a brighter shade of blue than she had ever seen. There was not a speck of dirt in her sight that could tarnish the colors that were displayed throughout the land.
"We must be over the rainbow!" She decided.
She had been raised on a farm in Kansas, with very little schooling. She was not equipped well enough with the knowledge of geography to understand that she was in an uncharted area.
What should have been a feeling of estrangement and terror was a bright smile on her slightly sunburned face.
She saw a bubble floating towards her, and backed away, still clutching Toto. The bubble quickly turned into a person – a lady, at that. She was dressed in a beautiful pink gown, with a crown on her head.
Why, she must be a princess! Dorothy thought.
"Now I…I know we're not in Kansas!" She stammered nervously.
There were no princesses that emerged from bubbles in Kansas, she had enough sense to know that much.
Following the princess were tiny little people, Munchkins. Thankfully, they simply walked over, chattering excitedly among themselves and pointing to Dorothy's house.
Dorothy followed their stares and points, and finally realized just what all of the fuss was about.
Sticking out from under the house were two legs. Human legs.
Her house had fallen on someone.