Munchkinland

fictional place

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Munchkinland is a fictional region within the Land of Oz, created by L. Frank Baum. It is the homeland of the Munchkins, who are described as diminutive and endearing creatures. In the classic story The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy Gale's farmhouse lands in Munchkinland after a tornado transports her from Kansas to the Land of Oz. This event inadvertently kills the Wicked Witch of the East, freeing the Munchkins from her tyranny. The Munchkins celebrate Dorothy for this act and point her toward the Emerald City to seek help from the Wizard of Oz.12

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The Wizard of Oz
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…in the midst of Oz’s Munchkinland, and she soon realizes it has fallen on and killed the Wicked Witch of the East, whose powerful ruby slippers are magically transported onto Dorothy’s own feet. Though the munchkins celebrate Dorothy for her inadvertent act, the evil witch’s sister, the Wicked Witch of…
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…in the midst of Oz’s Munchkinland, and she soon realizes it has fallen on and killed the Wicked Witch of the East, whose powerful ruby slippers are magically transported onto Dorothy’s own feet. Though the munchkins celebrate Dorothy for her inadvertent act, the evil witch’s sister, the Wicked Witch of…
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