Off To OZ
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Off To OZ Long after Dorothy, Toto and the
rest of the gang left the land of Oz, Good Witch Glenda of the North was horribly bored.
She spent her days just floating around in her little bubble gazing at the land of Oz,
hoping for someone to help or inspire. One day, while floating around in
her bubble, she passed over a pond and saw a lonely little yellow toad perched on a lilly
pad. He looked extremely depressed... She floated down to the toad and asked him what
could be the matter. "Oh Good Witch Glenda, you are
right. I AM horribly depressed. I am completely colored yellow, whereas all the other
little toads in the pond are green. Won't you please help me?" Mustering up all of her kind
heartiness and good will, she waved her magic wand over the toad, and his color changed to
green... That is, all except his 'private parts.' They remained bright yellow. "Good Witch Glenda! Thank you
so much, but my lower extremities! They're still yellow, while the rest of me is
green!" "Oh, I'm sorry, dear little
toad. My powers are strong, but apparently not strong enough. The only person who may be
able to help you might be the Wizard, the Wizard of Oz." So, in hopeful anticipation, he
began hopping off toward the castle, where the Wizard of Oz resided. Glenda the Good Witch continued her
surveillance of the land of Oz, floating around in her bubble. As she was passing
over a pasture, she looked down to spot a pink elephant who looked horribly depressed. "Oh, Good Witch Glenda, you are
right. I AM horribly depressed. I am completely colored pink, whereas all the other
elephants in the pasture are gray. Won't you please help me?" Mustering up all of her kind
heartiness and good will, she waved her magic wand over the elephant, and his color
changed to gray... That is, all except his 'private parts.' They remained cheerfully pink.
"Good Witch Glenda! Thank you
so much, but my lower extremities! They're so pink while the rest of me is gray!" "Oh, I'm sorry, dear elephant.
My powers are strong, but apparently not strong enough. The only person who may be able to
help you might be the Wizard, the powerful Wizard of Oz." "Well, that's fine and dandy,
but where may I find this fabled 'Wizard of Oz?'" And Glenda, The Good Witch said: "Just follow the yellow-pricked
toad!"