The story tells of Dorothy, a young girl from Kansas, who is transported to the land of Oz by a tornado. The storm carries the house with Dorothy to Munchkinland. Dorothy wishes to return home. Dorothy is sent along to find the Wizard of Oz and get his help to return to Kansas. Along the way, Dorothy overcomes various obstacles and meets a talking scarecrow, a tin man and a cowardly lion. They also are unsatisfied and need to find the Emerald City, of which the Wizard is master, believing that he will give them each what they desire. Instead, the Wizard sends the fellowship on a quest to kill the Wicked Witch of the West.