Resumen
Resumen de La magia de Oz
Para quién es
Readers who love fairy tales full of talking animals, clever gadgets and odd characters, and who enjoy a villain who schemes against his own partner. It suits families who like reading adventure aloud together.
De qué trata este libro
The Magic of Oz is the last tale of Oz that L. Frank Baum finished, written in 1919 at his home in Hollywood, California. In a short note he tells his young readers that he hopes it will suit their love of the unusual. It is a children's fantasy about a word so powerful that it can turn anyone into anything, and about the people who want that power.
The story begins on a mountain at the edge of Oz, where a sulky boy named Kiki Aru finds his father's hidden secret. It moves to the court of a wild forest, a hidden island with a flower that traps travelers, and a birthday party in the Emerald City. Along the way you meet Dorothy, the Wizard, a vain glass cat, a sailor with a wooden leg and a lonesome duck. The first key point is the boy and his stolen word.
En este resumen
- 1A sulky boy finds a secret wordFree
- 2A wicked bargain with the Nome King
- 3Two strange beasts rouse the forest
- 4A birthday present leads to a trap
- 5Magic words change hands
- 6What the tale says and how it is told
Idea clave 1 de 6
A sulky boy finds a secret word
On the eastern edge of Oz stands Mount Munch. Its top is shaped like a deep saucer, and in it live the Hyups, who seldom go down because the slopes are too steep. One of them is an old sorcerer named Bini Aru. Ozma has forbidden magic to everyone except Glinda and the Wizard, so he has given it up.
But Bini Aru has made one discovery that nobody else knows. A single word, Pyrzqxgl, will change a person into a beast, a bird, a fish or anything else that can talk, and the same word changes the person back. Before he stops using magic, he writes down how to say it and hides the note under a floorboard in his own house. The word works only when it is pronounced exactly right, and he is the only one who can do it.
His son Kiki Aru is cross and unhappy, because he longs to see the big world and his father will not allow it. While his parents are at the yearly festival, Kiki stubs his toe on that very board, pries it up and finds the writing on its underside. He copies the instructions, memorizes them and hides the paper in a tin box under stones in the garden.
Then he tries the word on himself and becomes a hawk. He knows he is breaking the law of Oz, so he flies the other way, across the Deadly Desert, to see the lands beyond. He visits places with names like Noland and Ix, becomes a magpie to steal a gold piece, and a sparrow scolds him for it. Kiki answers that he has always wanted to be wicked. A loud laugh behind him tells him someone agrees.
That’s 1 of 6 key points.
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Who’s who
- Kiki Aru
- Kiki Aru is a bold Munchkin boy whose shape-changing power makes him a useful partner for Ruggedo.
- Ruggedo
- Ruggedo is the former Nome King, an enemy of Oz who joins Kiki Aru in seeking power.
- Ozma
- Ozma is the kind young ruler of Oz, living in the Emerald City and counting Dorothy among her friends.
- Dorothy
- Dorothy is a girl from Kansas who became a princess of Oz and is Ozma's loyal friend.
About this edition
Every format is free to start, and print and large print are at cost.
- LengthAbout 43,000 words
- Reading timeAbout 2 h 50 min
- Listening time4 h 50 min
- FormatseBook, large-print eBook, audiobook, 15-minute summary
- LanguagesEnglish and 14 other languages
Questions about La magia de Oz
What is The Magic of Oz about?
A Hyup boy named Kiki Aru steals a magic word that changes people into anything, and he and the exiled Nome King try to conquer Oz. Meanwhile Dorothy, the Wizard and friends prepare gifts for Ozma's birthday.
Who is Ruggedo in The Magic of Oz?
Ruggedo is the former King of the Nomes, driven from his underground kingdom by the people of Oz. He wants revenge, fears eggs more than anything, and tries to take Kiki's secret word for himself.
What is the word Pyrzqxgl?
It is the magic word that transforms a person into a beast, bird or fish, and back again. It works only when pronounced exactly right, and Bini Aru of Mount Munch invented it.
Is The Magic of Oz a good place to start with the Oz books?
The story is clear and lively, with short chapters and plenty of humor. It stands on its own, and the friends of Ozma are easy to tell apart, from the vain Glass Cat to the cheerful Wizard.
When was The Magic of Oz written?
L. Frank Baum wrote it in 1919, the year of his death, at his home in Hollywood, California. It was published afterward and is the last Oz tale he finished.