Down the Magic Bean Pole

The Royal Book of Oz (version 3)

by Ruth Plumly THOMPSON (1891 - 1976)

"Of course, we all knew the Scarecrow was a very fine fellow, but surely we never guessed he ascended from an emperor. Most of us descend from our ancestors, but the Scarecrow really ASCENDED. The Scarecrow had a most exciting and adventurous time on the Silver Isle and Dorothy and the Cowardly Lion just ran out of one adventure into another trying to rescue him. They made some charming new friends in their travels—Sir Hokus of Pokes, the Doubtful Dromedary, and the Comfortable Camel. You'll find them very unusual and likable. They have the same peculiar, delightful and informal natures that we love in all the queer Oz people." From the introduction. When Frank Baum died, he left notes for the next book in the Oz series and they were used to write this delightful story. - Summary by Introduction and Phil Chenevert

Listen next episodes of The Royal Book of Oz (version 3):
Dancing Beds and the Road That Unrolled , Dorothy and Her Guardians Meet New Friends , Dorothy and Sir Hokus Come to Fix City , Dorothy Finds the Scarecrow! , Dorothy Upsets the Ceremony of the Island , Dorothy's Lonely Breakfast , Doubty and Camy Vanish Into Space , Homeward Bound to the Emerald City , Planning to Fly From the Silver Island , Princess Ozma and Betsy Bobbin Talk It Over , Safe at Last in the Land of Oz , "Save Us With Your Magic, Exalted One!" , Singing Their Way Out of Pokes , Sir Hokus of Pokes , Sir Hokus Overcometh the Giant , Sons and Grandsons Greet the Scarecrow , The Escape From the Silver Island , The Flight of the Parasol , The Scarecrow Is Hailed As Emperor! , The Scarecrow Studies the Silver Island , The Three Princes Plot to Undo the Emperor