Morning in Oz

by Rosepixie

A series of very short stories about characters from the Oz books in the morning. There is very little plot, but it is safe to assume that the stories all take place on the same morning, so small connections may become evident. I have no current plans to expand any of these into longer stories, but may continue to add more of them over time.

2. The Witch of the North

The Witch stood at her window, gazing out over her beautiful gardens. Lilac bushes lined the west side and orderly rows of violets and purple lilies grew in an attractive star pattern of paths. At the beginning of spring, the Gillikin gardeners had asked permission to redesign the gardens and now the Witch was able to enjoy their work from her high window.

A Gillikin maid came into the room humming to herself. She glided around the room in her mauve uniform dress straightening the bedding. The Witch smiled, but decided not to interfere with the girl's work. Instead, she bustled across the room to her large indigo wardrobe and opened the tall doors.

Inside the wardrobe were dozens of dresses in various shades of purple and white. She carefully selected a white gown with glittering violet stars sprinkled across it and lifted it from the wardrobe. A matching conical hat soon followed.

The maid, having finished with the bed, came over and began to help the Witch change out of her wisteria dressing gown and ruffled nightgown so that she could slip into the white dress. Once all the hooks on the dress were done up, the maid piled the Witch's silver hair up onto her head.

As they were finishing up the Witch's dressing, another maid in a mauve uniform glided into the room bearing a tray of breakfast food. She began to set the food out on a small plum colored table.

Once her hair was finished, the Witch happily seated herself, thanked her maids, and began to eat her breakfast. She had eggplant crepes with a blackberry juice drink. It was delicious. She again looked towards the window as she ate, smiling at the small purple birds flitting in the soft sunlight. What a beautiful morning it was!