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How does Dorothy destroy the Wicked Witch of the West in the novel?

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Illustration by W.W. Denslow showing Dorothy comforting the Cowardly Lion on a yellow brick road, with Toto, the Tin Woodsman, and the Scarecrow nearby in a forest. — The Wonderful Wizard of Oz An illustrated page by W.W. Denslow in L. Frank Baum's *The Wonderful Wizard of Oz*.

In L. Frank Baum's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Dorothy destroys the Wicked Witch of the West after being enslaved by her.

While the witch is attempting to steal one of Dorothy's magical shoes, she causes the girl to trip and fall. Angered by the witch's actions, Dorothy throws a bucket of water at her, which causes the witch to melt away to nothing.1