Story: The Beginning of The Wizard of OZ - SJCC Junior
Summary: The story covers the basic context of the story beginning with Dorothy, her aunt and uncle's farm in Kansas, the busy farm hands, and Toto right up to her performance of an edited, shortened version of "Somewhere Over The Rainbow."
Page: 3 What to Look For in a Meema Story - SJCC Junior
What to Look For in a Meema Story
This story is very short. It will take between 3 and 5 minutes.<break time="1s"/>
Are you comfortable?<break time="2s"/>
Here are some things we might want to think about:<break time="1s"/>
What do you notice?
How do you feel?<break time="1s"/>
What memories or thoughts come to mind?<break time="1s"/>
Share your own stories!<break time="2s"/>
Listen to each other!<break time="2s"/>
Are you ready to continue?
Are you comfortable?<break time="2s"/>
Here are some things we might want to think about:<break time="1s"/>
What do you notice?
How do you feel?<break time="1s"/>
What memories or thoughts come to mind?<break time="1s"/>
Share your own stories!<break time="2s"/>
Listen to each other!<break time="2s"/>
Are you ready to continue?
Page: 4 Dorothy and Her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry - SJCC Junior
Dorothy on the farm
The story begins with Dorothy. <break time="2s"/> Dorothy lived on a farm in Kansas with her Auntie Em and Uncle Henry. <break time="2s"/> It wasn't easy during the Depression. She often had chores to do. <break time="3s"/>
Page: 5 Farm Life was Hard - SJCC Junior
Everyone was busy on the farm
Everyone else was so busy and serious all the time. <break time="2s"/> Dorothy and Toto were often on their own.
Page: 7 Somewhere Over The Rainbow 1 of 3 - SJCC Junior
Dorothy had real problems and none of the adults in her life seemed to care. <break time="2s"/> She used to dream about running away from her troubles.