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, Toto and the frightening Almira Gulch right up to her performance of an edited, shortened version of "Somewhere Over The Rainbow."
Miss Almira Gulch was a neighbor. <break time="2s"/> She was not particularly fond of dogs. Or little girls either. <break time="2s"/> What was she going to do to Toto! <break time="3s"/>
Maurice Hilleman was a scientist. He studied microbiology, single cell organisms that cause infectious diseases, like COVID. He also created vaccines to protect children. Use this story to talk about disease and ways that we protect ourselves from disease, including hand washing, wearing masks, social distancing and getting vaccinated.