The Wizard Of Oz Page #6

MUNCHKINS:

(sing)

Ding Dong! The Wicked Witch is dead!

Wake up, you sleepy head!

Rub your eyes,

Get out of bed.

Wake up, the Wicked Witch is dead!

She's gone where the Goblins go

Below...below...below.

Yo ho, let's open up and sing,

And ring the bells out.

Ding Dong! The merry-oh!

Sing it high,

Sing it low.

Let them know

The Wicked Witch is dead!

LS -- Munchkin soldiers parade and march -- CAMERA BOOMS back and up as

they come forward -- Dorothy, Mayor and others entered on steps at right --

others in b.g. --

MLS -- Soldiers lined up before steps -- three tots move in through line

of soldiers and CAMERA PANS them right entering Dorothy standing on steps

-- they dance and sing -- exit left -- three tough kids come forward --

THREE TOTS:

(sing)

We represent the Lullaby League, the Lullaby

League,

The Lullaby League

And in the name of the Lullaby League

We wish to welcome you to Munchkinland.

MCS -- Three Tough Kids look to r.f.g. and sing and dance-

THREE TOUGH KIDS

(sing)

We represent the Lollypop Guild, the

Lollypop Guild,

The Lollypop Guild

And in the name of the Lollypop Guild

MLS -- Three Tough Kids sing and hand Lollypop to Dorothy standing on

steps at right -- they move to other Munchkins in b.g. -- CAMERA BOOMS up

as they come forward and sing --

THREE TOUGH KIDS

(sing)

We wish to welcome you to Munchkinland.

MUNCHKINS:

(sing)

We welcome you to Munchkinland

Tra la la la la la

Tra la la tra la la

Tra la la la la la la

MS -- Dorothy standing with Mayor, Barrister and City Fathers -- she turns

from one to the other as they sing

MAYOR:

From now on you'll be history

BARRISTER:

You'll be hist...

CITY FATHER:

You'll be hist...

MAYOR:

You'll be history

GROUP:

And we will glorify your name

MAYOR:

You'll be a bust...

BARRISTER:

Be a bust...

CITY FATHER:

Be a bust...

GROUP:

In the hall of fame!

LS -- Dorothy, Mayor and City Fathers -- camera shooting past Munchkins in

f.g. -- CAMERA BOOMS with them as they come forward -- Glinda enters --

Munchkins gather before Glinda and City Fathers and Dorothy and sing --

smoke cloud appears and Witch enters -- Munchkins react

MUNCHKINS:

(sing)

Tra la la la la

Tra la la tra la la

Tra la la la la la.. . . . . .

CS -- Witch -- looks o.s. to Munchkins -- Munchkins in b.g. -- react and

run -- CAMERA BOOMS left with Witch to farm house -- she looks at Witch of

the East's feet protruding from under the farm house --

Ext. Civic Center of Munchkin Village -- MCS -- Dorothy and Glinda --

Dorothy holding Toto as she looks o.s. to left f.g. -- is frightened --

speaks with Glinda --

DOROTHY:

I thought you said she was dead.

GLINDA:

That was her sister -- the Wicked Witch of

the East. This is the Wicked Witch of the

West. And she's worse than the other one

was.

MS -- The Wicked Witch turns away from the farm house -- CAMERA PANS,

TRUCKS right with her as she goes to Dorothy and Glinda -- the Munchkins

are prostrate on the ground in b.g. -- The Witch speaks with Glinda and

Dorothy --

WITCH:

Who killed my sister? Who killed the Witch

of the East? Was it you? Answer me!

GLINDA:

Leave her alone!

WITCH:

You stay out of this! I'm here for

vengeance! So it was you, was it? You killed

her,....

CS -- Dorothy and Glinda -- Dorothy speaks to the Witch o.s. in f.g. --

WITCH:

...didn't you?

DOROTHY:

No -- No! It was an accident! I didn't mean

to kill anybody!....

MCU -- Witch -- speaks to Dorothy o.s. -- waves her broomstick about --

DOROTHY o.s.

...Really I didn't!

WITCH:

Didn't mean it, eh? Accident, eh? Well, my

little pretty, I can cause accidents, too

-- and this is how I do it!

GLINDA o.s.

Aren't you forget-....

MS -- Witch, Dorothy and Glinda -- Munchkins on the ground in b.g. -- The

Witch reacts as Glinda speaks - CAMERA TRUCKS left with her as she turns,

goes back to the wrecked farm house --

GLINDA:

...ting the ruby slippers?

WITCH:

The slippers -- yes.....the slippers!

MS -- The Witch of the East's legs protruding from underneath the wrecked

house -- the ruby slippers disappear and the stockings are drawn back

under the house --

CS -- The Witch reacts as she looks down -- then turns, looks back to o.s.

f.g. -- speaks --

WITCH:

They're gone!

MLS -- The Witch kneeling down by the house -- she rises, CAMERA TRUCKS

her right to Dorothy and Glinda -- Glinda stops her, points down to

Dorothy's feet --

WITCH:

The ruby slippers! What have you done with

them? Give them back to me, or I'll ---

GLINDA:

It's too late! There they....

CU -- The ruby slippers on Dorothy's feet -- Glinda's wand points to

them --

GLINDA o.s.

...are, and there they'll stay!

MCU -- Dorothy and Glinda -- Dorothy reacts as she looks down -- gasps as

she looks at the Witch o.s., then up at Glinda --

DOROTHY:

Oh!

WITCH o.s.

Give me back my slippers!

MCU -- Witch speaks to Dorothy o.s.--

WITCH:

I'm the only one that knows how to use them.

They're of no use to you! Give them back to

me!

MCU -- Dorothy and Glinda -- Glinda advises Dorothy --

WITCH o.s.

Give them back!

GLINDA:

Keep tight inside of them -- their magic

must be very powerful, or she wouldn't want

them so badly!

MS -- The Witch rises, threatens Dorothy -- Glinda laughs, speaks -- the

Witch reacts, looks up o.s. -- then continues to threaten Dorothy --

WITCH:

You stay out of this, Glinda, or I'll fix

you as well!

GLINDA:

(laughs)

Oh, rubbish! You have no power here. Be

gone, before somebody drops a house on you,

too.

WITCH:

Very well -- I'll bide my time -- and as

for you, my fine lady, it's true, I can't

attend to you here and now as I'd like, but

just try to stay out of my way....

MCU -- Witch threatens Dorothy o.s. in f.g. --

WITCH:

... -- just try! I'll get you, my....

MCU -- Dorothy and Glinda -- Dorothy reacts as the Witch laughs o.s. --

WITCH o.s.

...pretty, and your little dog, too!

(laughs)

MLS -- The Witch backs away from Dorothy and Glinda as the CAMERA BOOMS

back -- she laughs menacingly -- the Munchkins hug the ground with fear --

the Witch disappears in a cloud of fire and smoke --

MCS -- Glinda and Dorothy -- Glinda speaks to the Munchkins o.s.

GLINDA:

It's all right. You can get up -- she's

gone.

LS- The Munchkins all rise, start to move toward Glinda and Dorothy as

Glinda speaks to them --

GLINDA:

It's all right. You can all get up.

MCS -- Glinda and Dorothy -- CAMERA PULLS back as Glinda speaks -- the

Munchkins enter, crowd about the two -- they bow as Glinda mentions the

Wizard of Oz - CAMERA TRUCKS to left as Glinda and Dorothy move down steps

of fountain dais -- Glinda instructs Dorothy, kisses her on the forehead --

CAMERA PANS Dorothy left as she walks through the Munchkins to the start

of the Yellow Brick Road --

GLINDA:

Pooh -- what a smell of sulphur! I'm afraid

you've made rather a bad enemy of the Wicked

Witch of the West. The sooner you get out

of Oz altogether, the safer you'll sleep, my

dear.

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