With prompting from King Dox of Foxville, Dorothy deduces that she and Toto are obviously on another 'fairy adventure' that will ultimately lead them to magical Land of Oz, just in time for Princess Ozma's royal birthday party, (which is now acknowledged as August 21 by Oz fans, even though the book only refers to the 21st of the month), Dorothy having mentioned that the current month is August in another passage. Dorothy, Toto, the Shaggy Man, Button-Bright, and Polychrome eventually come to the peculiar town of Foxville, where anthropomorphic foxes live. The bow ascended into the atmosphere and back into the clouds before she was able to climb her way back on it, thus being left behind. Polychrome explains that she accidentally fell off her father's bow while dancing on it.

Later, the companions encounter Polychrome, the beautiful and ethereal Daughter of the Rainbow who is stranded on earth. The trio meets Button-Bright, a cute and wealthy little boy in a sailor's outfit who is always getting lost. They take the seventh one and soon find themselves lost in what appears to be another dimension. Further on, the road splits into seven paths. The girl agrees to show him the way, bringing her dog with her. He politely asks Dorothy for directions to Butterfield, which is the nearest town on the prairie. He is a friendly, yet slightly senile hobo with an optimistic, care free mentality. PLOT: While Dorothy Gale is at home in Kansas one day, she and her pet dog Toto meet the Shaggy Man who comes walking past the Gale farm. It was originally published on Jand documents the adventures of Dorothy Gale's fourth visit to the Land of Oz.The book was dedicated to Joslyn Stanton Baum, the author's first grandson, the child of Baum's eldest son Frank Joslyn Baum. The Road to Oz: In Which Is Related How Dorothy Gale of Kansas, The Shaggy Man, Button Bright, and Polychrome the Rainbow's Daughter Met on an Enchanted Road and Followed it All the Way to the Marvelous Land of Oz.

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