<P> When Dorothy and her friends meet the Wizard of Oz again , Toto tips over a screen in a corner of the throne room that reveals the Wizard . He sadly explains he is a humbug -- an ordinary old man who , by a hot air balloon , came to Oz long ago from Omaha . The Wizard provides the Scarecrow with a head full of bran , pins , and needles ( `` a lot of bran - new brains '' ) , the Tin Woodman with a silk heart stuffed with sawdust , and the Cowardly Lion a potion of `` courage '' . Their faith in the Wizard 's power gives these items a focus for their desires . The Wizard decides to take Dorothy and Toto home and leave the Emerald City . At the send - off , he appoints the Scarecrow to rule in his stead , which he agrees to do after Dorothy returns to Kansas . Toto chases a kitten in the crowd and Dorothy goes after him , but the tethers of the balloon break and the Wizard floats away . </P>
<P> When Dorothy and her friends meet the Wizard of Oz again , Toto tips over a screen in a corner of the throne room that reveals the Wizard . He sadly explains he is a humbug -- an ordinary old man who , by a hot air balloon , came to Oz long ago from Omaha . The Wizard provides the Scarecrow with a head full of bran , pins , and needles ( `` a lot of bran - new brains '' ) , the Tin Woodman with a silk heart stuffed with sawdust , and the Cowardly Lion a potion of `` courage '' . Their faith in the Wizard 's power gives these items a focus for their desires . The Wizard decides to take Dorothy and Toto home and leave the Emerald City . At the send - off , he appoints the Scarecrow to rule in his stead , which he agrees to do after Dorothy returns to Kansas . Toto chases a kitten in the crowd and Dorothy goes after him , but the tethers of the balloon break and the Wizard floats away . </P>
where did the wizard of oz come from
where did the wizard of oz come from
Omaha
Omaha