▁F lower . ▁ ▁Dor othy ▁G ale ▁ ▁Dor othy ▁G ale ▁is ▁the ▁main ▁character ▁and ▁ad oles cent ▁protagon ist ▁in ▁The ▁Wonder ful ▁W izard ▁of ▁O z ▁( 1 9 0 0 ) ▁and ▁several ▁sequ el ▁O z ▁books . ▁She ▁is ▁a ▁hero ic ▁and ▁sweet - temper ed ▁or phan ▁girl ▁from ▁a ▁small ▁farm ▁on ▁the ▁pra i ries ▁of ▁Kansas . ▁Ba um ▁never ▁reve als ▁Dor othy ' s ▁age , ▁but ▁she ▁is ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁no ▁older ▁than ▁twelve ▁years ▁old . ▁In ▁appearance ▁she ▁is ▁described ▁as ▁having ▁ch ub by ▁little ▁hands , ▁a ▁round ▁ros y ▁face , ▁big ▁earnest ▁eyes ▁filled ▁with ▁a we ▁and ▁a ▁mer ry ▁laugh . ▁She ▁has ▁a ▁small ▁pet ▁dog ▁she ▁calls ▁T oto , ▁whom ▁she ▁lov es ▁dear ly . ▁After ▁her ▁first ▁advent ure ▁in ▁the ▁Land ▁of ▁O z , ▁she ▁returns ▁to ▁Kansas ▁via ▁the ▁char med ▁Silver ▁Sho es ▁( R uby ▁S li ppers ▁in ▁the ▁classic ▁M GM ▁musical ▁of ▁ 1 9 3 9 ) ▁she ▁obtained ▁while ▁there ▁but ▁lost ▁between ▁world s ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁tele port ed ▁back . ▁Not ▁much ▁later , ▁she ▁unexpected ly ▁returns ▁to ▁O z ▁again , ▁thus ▁having ▁several ▁more ▁advent ures ▁before ▁perman ently ▁sett ling ▁there ▁as ▁an ▁official ▁prin cess ▁of ▁O z ▁in ▁the ▁book ▁The ▁Emer ald ▁City ▁of ▁O z ▁( 1 9 1 0 ).