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How does Dorothy use the silver shoes to return to Kansas?

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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 returns to Kansas by utilizing the magical properties of the silver shoes she received from the Witch of the North.

After reaching the castle of Glinda, the Witch of the South, Dorothy is instructed on how to activate the shoes' power. She gathers her dog, Toto, clicks her heels together three times, and commands, "Take me home to Aunt Em!" This action successfully transports her back to her home in Kansas.1