"La Mirinda Sorĉisto de Oz" by L. Frank Baum is a children's novel written in 1900. When a cyclone sweeps Kansas farm girl Dorothy and her dog Toto to the magical Land of Oz, she learns she cannot return home until she destroys the Wicked Witch of the West. Joined by a Scarecrow seeking a brain, a Tin Woodman wanting a heart, and a Cowardly Lion desiring courage, Dorothy follows the yellow brick road to seek help from the mysterious Wizard of Oz.