Which creatures does the Wicked Witch of the West send against Dorothy’s group?

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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, the Wicked Witch of the West attempts to stop Dorothy and her companions by sending the following creatures against them:

Wolves
Crows
Bees
Armed Winkies

When these efforts fail, the witch uses her Golden Cap to summon the Winged Monkeys to capture the group.1