“It's a bird of some sort. It's like a duck, only I never saw a duck have so many colors." The bird swam swiftly and gracefully toward the Magic Isle, and as it drew nearer its gorgeously colored plumage astonished them. The feathers were of many hues of glistening greens and blues and purples, and it had a yellow head with a red plume, and pink, white and violet in its tail.”
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L. Frank Baum was an American author best known for his fantasy novel series, 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'. His works have had a profound impact on children's literature. more
“It's better to be ignorant and live in bliss than know the truth and live in agony.”
“Evil Tinkerbell has come to kill me because I didn't clap. I'm a bad person and I deserve to die.”
“Can't expect to shut up a sunbeam in a box and not have it dim a little. Hm?”