 Dorothy soon meets the Munchkins ' main benefactress , Miss One , the Good Witch of the North ( Thelma Carpenter ) , a magical " numbers runner " who gives Evermean 's pretty charmed silver slippers to her by teleporting them on Dorothy 's feet . However , Dorothy declares she doesn 't want the shoes and desperately just wants to get home to Aunt Em . Miss One urges her to follow the yellow brick road to the capital Emerald City and seek the help of the mysterious " Wizard " who she believes holds the power to send Dorothy back to Harlem . After telling her to never take the silver shoes off , the good witch and the Munchkins then disappear and Dorothy is left to search for the road on her own . 
