A Kidnapped Santa Claus is a short story by L. Frank Baum, author of the Oz stories. In it, The Daemons of the caves, resentful of Santa Claus, who rebuffs their attempts to subvert him by temptation, capture him in his sleigh on Christmas Eve and imprison him in their caves. Santa's helpers: a fairy, pixie, knook, and ryl, finish his deliveries with a few comical mishaps. Assembling a magical army of good beings, the queen of the fairies leads an attempt to rescue Santa Claus from the...
Ein Wirbelsturm hat die kleine Dorothy und ihren Hund Toto weit von zu Hause fortgeweht. Nun machen sie sich auf den Weg zum Zauberer von Oz, damit er ihnen hilft, wieder nach Kansas zu kommen. Die Vogelscheuche, der Blechmann und der ängstliche Löwe werden zu ihren Gefährten, denn auch sie erhoffen sich vom Zauberer, was sie sich jeweils am meisten wünschen: Verstand, ein Herz und Mut.
Welcome to the Wonderful World of Oz! Collected here is the ultimate Kindle edition of the beloved series starring such timeless characters as Dorothy, the Tin Man, the Scarecrow, the Cowardly Lion, and the Wicked Witch of the West. Included in 'The Wonderful Wizard of OZ: The Complete Collection of the Oz Series (Illustrated)' are: • All fourteen Oz books written by L. Frank Baum. • An individual, active Table of Contents for each book accessible from the Kindle «go to»...
The Life and Adventures of Santa Clause is a 1902 children's book, written by L. Frank Baum, author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The book is the origin story of Santa Claus and persuasively explains how he began to deliver toys to children, why he arrives via chimney at night, and how he came to travel by a sleigh pulled by reindeer. Santa Claus appears in several other L. Frank Baum Oz stories, including A Kidnapped Santa Clause, queen Visitors from the Marvelous Land of Oz, and The Road...
Here in one recording are both of L. Frank Baum's Santa Claus stories: The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, and A Kidnapped Santa Claus. In The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, Baum gives us a glimpse into the magical history that surrounds the life story of Santa Claus. In A Kidnapped Santa Claus, we find out what happens when Santa is kidnapped shortly before Christmas.
Ein Wirbelsturm hat Dorothy und ihren Hund Toto in ein wundersames Land getragen, wo sie der Vogelscheuche, dem Blechmann und dem furchtsamen Löwen begegnen. Gemeinsam machen sie sich auf den Weg zum Zauberer von Oz, der Dorothy und Toto helfen soll, wieder nach Hause zu finden. Doch bevor jeder das bekommt, was er sich am meisten wünscht, haben die Freunde noch so manches Abenteuer zu bestehen…
Betsy Bobbin is shipwrecked in the Nonestic Ocean with her friend Hank the mule. The two drift to shore in the Rose Kingdom on a fragment of wreckage. Betsy meets the Shaggy Man and accompanies him to the Nome Kingdom, where Shaggy hopes to release his brother, a prisoner of the Nome King. The group experiences many fascinating and exciting adventures on their way to the Nome Kingdom. They meet Queen Ann Soforth of Oogaboo and her army, and the lovely Polychrome, who has lost her rainbow again;...
