: Frank Baum
: The Patchwork Girl of Oz, Illustrated
: Seltzer Books
: 9781455446742
: 1
: CHF 0.10
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: Kinder- und Jugendbücher
: English
: 277
: DRM
: PC/MAC/eReader/Tablet
: ePUB

With the 114 original illustrations, some color and some black-and-white. 'A Faithful Record of the Remarkable Adventures of Dorothy and Trot and the Wizard of Oz, together with the Cowardly Lion, the Hungry Tiger and Cap'n Bill, in their successful search for a Magical and Beautiful Birthday Present for Princess Ozma of Oz.' According to Wikipedia: 'The Patchwork Girl of Oz by L. Frank Baum, is a children's novel, the seventh set in the Land of Oz. Characters include the Woozy, Ojo 'the Unlucky', Unc Nunkie, Dr. Pipt, Scraps (the patchwork girl), and others. The book was first published on July 1, 1913, with illustrations by John R. Neill. In 1914, Baum adapted the book to film through his 'Oz Film Manufacturing Company.' In the previous Oz book, The Emerald City of Oz, magic was used to isolate Oz from all outside worlds. Baum did this to end the Oz series, but was forced to restart the series with this book due to financial hardships. In the prologue, he explains how he managed to get another story about Oz, even though it is isolated from all other worlds. He explains that a child suggested he make contact with Oz with wireless telegraphy. Glinda, using her book that records everything that happens, is able to know that someone is using a telegraph to contact Oz, so she erects a telegraph tower and has the Shaggy Man, who knows how to make a telegraph reply, tell the story contained in this book to Baum. This story is the first one since the original The Wonderful Wizard of Oz to send its hero on a quest through the land of Oz, a technique that allowed Baum to showcase the marvels of the land.'

 

 

"Is this really a prison?" he asked, when she had finished reading.

 

"Indeed it is," she replied."It is the only prison in the Land of Oz."

 

"And am I a prisoner?"

 

"Bless the child! Of course."

 

"Then why is the prison so fine, and why are you so kind to me?" he earnestly asked.

 

Tollydiggle seemed surprised by the question, but she presently answered:

 

"We consider a prisoner unfortunate. He is unfortunate in two ways—because he has done something wrong and because he is deprived of his liberty. Therefore we should treat him kindly, because of his misfortune, for otherwise he would become hard and bitter and would not be sorry he had done wrong. Ozma thinks that one who has committed a fault did so because he was not strong and brave; therefore she puts him in prison to make him strong and brave. When that is accomplished he is no longer a prisoner, but a good and loyal citizen and everyone is glad that he is now strong enough to resist doing wrong. You see, it is kindness that makes one strong and brave; and so we are kind to our prisoners."

 

Ojo thought this over very carefully."I had an idea," said he,"that prisoners were always treated harshly, to punish them."

 

"That would be dreadful!" cried Tollydiggle."Isn't one punished enough in knowing he has done wrong? Don't you wish, Ojo, with all your heart, that you had not been disobedient and broken a Law of Oz?"

 

"I—I hate to be different from other people," he admitted.

 

"Yes; one likes to be respected as highly as his neighbors are," said the woman."When you are tried and found guilty, you will be obliged to make amends, in some way. I don't know just what Ozma will do to you, because this is the first time one of us has broken a Law; but you may be sure she will be just and merciful. Here in the Emerald City people are too happy and contented ever to