<P> Dorothy summons the Winged Monkeys to carry her and Toto home , but they explain they can not cross the desert surrounding Oz . The Soldier with the Green Whiskers informs Dorothy that Glinda the Good Witch of the South may be able to help her return home , so the friends begin their journey to see Glinda , who lives in Oz 's Quadling Country . On the way , the Cowardly Lion kills a giant spider who is terrorizing the animals in a forest . The animals ask the Cowardly Lion to become their king , which he agrees to do after helping Dorothy return to Kansas . Dorothy summons the Winged Monkeys a third time to fly them over a mountain to Glinda 's palace . Glinda greets the travelers and reveals that the Silver Shoes Dorothy wears can take her anywhere she wishes to go . Dorothy embraces her friends , all of whom will be returned to their new kingdoms through Glinda 's three uses of the Golden Cap : the Scarecrow to the Emerald City , the Tin Woodman to the Winkie Country , and the Lion to the forest ; after which the cap shall be given to the King of the Winged Monkeys , freeing them . Dorothy takes Toto in her arms , knocks her heels together three times , and wishes to return home . Instantly , she begins whirling through the air and rolling through the grass of the Kansas prairie , up to her Kansas farmhouse . Dorothy runs to her Aunt Em , saying `` I 'm so glad to be at home again ! '' </P>
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