ast ated ▁when ▁Gl inda ▁gives ▁Dor othy ▁the ▁sli ppers ▁of ▁her ▁sister ▁N ess ar ose ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁given ▁her ▁by ▁the ▁governor ▁and ▁which ▁she ▁herself ▁had ▁cast ▁a ▁spell ▁on ▁to ▁enable ▁the ▁disabled ▁N ess ar ose ▁to ▁walk . ▁Des perate ▁to ▁get ▁these ▁pre cious ▁family ▁he ir lo oms ▁back ▁from ▁Dor othy , ▁they ▁confront ▁one ▁another ▁at ▁the ▁castle ▁of ▁Prince ▁F iy ero , ▁El ph aba ' s ▁love ▁interest , ▁but ▁is ▁d oused ▁by ▁the ▁girl ▁with ▁a ▁bucket ▁of ▁water . ▁This ▁k ills ▁her ▁in ▁the ▁Mag u ire ▁novel . ▁It ▁merely ▁burn s ▁her ▁in ▁the ▁musical ▁– ▁and ▁she ▁uses ▁her ▁fe igned ▁death ▁as ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁escape ▁with ▁F iy ero , ▁whom ▁she ▁had ▁turned ▁into ▁the ▁Sc are c row ▁to ▁prevent ▁him ▁from ▁being ▁tort ured ▁by ▁the ▁W izard ' s ▁soldiers . ▁ ▁Out er ▁lands ▁ ▁Bra ided ▁Man ▁ ▁The ▁Bra ided ▁Man ▁is ▁a ▁bent - over ▁old ▁man ▁with ▁his ▁hair ▁and ▁be ard ▁in ▁bra ids ▁who ▁lives ▁half way ▁up ▁Py ram id ▁Mountain . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁great ▁invent or ▁who ▁used ▁to ▁live ▁on ▁the ▁surface ▁of ▁the ▁Earth ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁with ▁holes ▁until ▁a ▁big ▁one ▁caused ▁him ▁to ▁fall ▁deep ▁under ground ▁where ▁he ▁land ed ▁on ▁Py ram id ▁Mountain ▁and ▁lived ▁on ▁its ▁spir al ▁st air case ▁since . ▁Since ▁then ,