How the Story of Oz Came to an End -- Chapter XXX
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The writer of these Oz stories has received a little note from Princess Dorothy of Oz which, for a time, has made him feel rather discontented. The note was written on a broad white feather from a stork's wing, and it said:
"You will never hear anything more about Oz, because we are now cut off forever from all the rest of the world. But Toto and I will always love you and all the other children who love us.
"Dorothy Gale."
This seemed to me too bad, at first, for Oz is a very interesting fairyland. Still, we have no right to feel grieved, for we have had enough of the history of the Land of Oz to fill six story books, and from its quaint people and their strange adventures we have been able to learn many useful and amusing things.
So good luck to little Dorothy and her companions. May they live long in their invisible country and be very happy!
The ending of this book is so funny to me... Like Baum was so sick of writing about Oz that he really said okay kids that's it GOODBYE FOREVER lol
I do wonder how people at the time reacted to this. Obvs. Mr. Baum didn't stick to it, I believe because he had financial problems and the Oz books were a solid moneymaker?