'That is because you have no brains,' answered the girl. 'No matter how dreary and gray our home are, we people of flesh and blood would rather live there than in any other country, be it ever so beautiful. There is no place like home'
The Scarecrow sighed.
'Of course I cannot understand it,' he said. 'If your heads were stuffed with straw, like mine, you would probably all live in the beautiful places, and then Kansas would have no people at all. It is fortunate for Kansas that you have brains."
Do you consider Kansas a dry gray place?
Do you have a favorite place in Kansas? Check out our blog for some ideas.
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Do you agree with Dorthy that "there is no place like home."?
After living in other places, I found myself wanting to return "home" to raise my children in a place and culture I understood. How about you?
Who is your favorite character from the Wizard of Oz? (mine is scarecrow)
What is your favorite rendition of the Wizard of Oz? (I love the movie with Judy Garland and the sci-fi mini series Tin Man)
If you've never read the books, I recommend you do so. I plan on reading through the entire series. (There may be more updates as we go along.)
I can't wait to see Oz The Great and Powerful in theaters. What about you?
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Thanksgiving for today
491. Leadership opportunities
492. Friends who get excited with me
493. Free samples
494; Cooking with my son
495. Devotions as a family
496. Listening to music being played in my house
497. When I only have to ask once
498. Natural talent
When L. Frank Baum was writing the first Oz book, he did not use Kansas as the initial setting. He used South Dakota. But, since he was living and working in S. Dakota, he thought it would be bad for business, so changed it to Kansas. I guess he did know anyone there and wouldn't get into trouble for it! :-) Anyway, it is of course, a metaphor for "real life."
ReplyDeleteI guess my favorite character is Glinda. I like showing up at the last minute and giving wise advice, and and her pink dress in the MGM movie is to die for!
Of the 14 Oz books written by Baum, I like the 3rd one best, Ozma of Oz.
Looking forward to the new movie!!