The Classic Adventure Story of Oz -- The Great Wizard

Author: L. Frank Baum (USA)
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: This book is not only mine but also the children's. They sent me countless suggestions through letters, and I tried my best to adopt as many of them as possible. Young readers asked me to "tell more stories about the Great Wizard." It seems that since the beginning of the Oz Country Books, this interesting old man has become the host of many friends, although he frankly admits that he is "a fraud." Children have heard his story of how he traveled to the sky in a hot air balloon, so they have been waiting for him to come down. All I can do is tell you what happened to the "Great Wizard later." You will see him in the following chapters, and he is still a fake wizard, no different from before.
Book Content: The train from Frisco was delayed. It was supposed to arrive at Hogsmeade Station at midnight, but now it was already 5 a.m., with the eastern sky already showing a pale white. The small train slowly entered this open-air station. As soon as the train stopped, the conductor shouted loudly, "Hogsmeade Station!" A little girl immediately stood up from her seat, holding a wicker small bag in one hand and a birdcage covered with newspaper in the other. She also had a parasol under her arm as she walked toward the door. The conductor helped her off the train, and the train roared and rumbled slowly away. During the night, the ground shook several times, and the driver was afraid that the tracks might break at any moment, causing an accident, so he drove very carefully. That's why the train was delayed.