Yay! We won! But why does Rahul keep passing the ball to others?
He is the best player on the team
He could make more goals if he just takes the ball all the way by himself.
No Tofu. To win, you always need a team
Every player is equally important on the team
Come, I will tell you a story about the importance of teamwork.
Once upon a time, a girl called Dorothy lived in Kansas City
She was playing with her best friend, a dog named Toto
when a scary cyclone came their way
Dorothy called out to Toto.
Toto! Hurry, we have to get to the basement
But before they could reach the basement
the cyclone lifted their house up and blew it away
After some time it fell somewhere with a thud!
When Dorothy stepped out of the house
she saw the house had landed on someone!
Oh no! Toto, help me!
Who is she?
The house has landed on her
I am so sorry!
Just then Dorothy and Toto heard people behind them rejoicing.
They were the munchkins.
Thank you, Thank you
You have just saved us from the evil witch of the east!
You have saved us all!
Just then another witch appeared. She was the good witch
Hello Dorothy!
You have done a great deed by saving all the munchkins
Let me know if you need anything
Thank you. Could you please tell me how to go back to Kansas City?
thats where I use to live
I can’t do that but I think the Wizard Of Oz can help you with that
Just follow the Yellow Brick Road
it will lead you straight to him
But before you go, take these red slippers that the evil witch of the east had
You might need them
Dorothy thanked the good witch
took the slippers and made her way on the Yellow Brick Road with Toto
She had only walked a bit when she came across a scarecrow.
Hello. I am the scarecrow. I have everything I want
except a brain. My head is only filled with Hay.
Hello Scarecrow.
I am going to the Wizard of Oz
Why don’t you come with me?
He might be able to help you.
And so, Dorothy was joined by the Scarecrow
They had walked a few miles, when they met the Tin Woodcutter.
I want a heart.
When my maker made me
he gave me everything but forgot to give me a heart
I wish he hadn’t forgotten that
We are going to the Wizard of Oz
We are going to ask him for a way for Dorothy
to get back to her home and for brains for me
Why don’t you come with us?
And so the Tin Woodcutter also joined them
They had walked for some time when they heard Toto barking!
They turned around to see that a lion had attacked Toto!
Get away from my dog, you nasty lion.
The lion whimpered and ran away to a corner.
Oh no! You aren’t a brave lion at all, are you?
No…I have no courage. I wish I had some
We are going to the Wizard of Oz
We will ask him for a brain for the Scarecrow
a way for Dorothy to get back home and a heart for me
Come with us, we will ask him for courage for you
The lion agreed and they all continued on the yellow brick road
They kept following the road and reached the Emerald City
They knocked on its big gates.
A guard appeared.
The wizard doesn’t meet anyone but he has agreed to meet all of you
And so all the friends went to meet the wizard
They told him how and why they had come to meet him.
Thank you Dorothy for freeing the lands from the evil witch of the east
But I will grant all your wishes
when you free us from the evil witch of the west too
The friends agreed to the wizard’s terms and left to find the evil witch of the west.
But the evil witch of the west had heard about what had happened
to the evil witch of the east
She also knew about Dorothy and her friends’ plans to kill her
She planned an attack on them
She sent a pack of her scariest wolves to stop them
The Tin Woodcutter stepped forward
This is a job for me. Everyone stay back.
The woodcutter hacked at the wolves with his axe till they all ran away
The wolves had just left when the skies became dark
and many crows started coming down to peck at them all.
This time the scarecrow stepped forward and scared all the crows away
Next, the evil witch sent flying monkeys
Before anyone could do anything
the monkeys grabbed them all and took them to the evil witch’s castle.
So! You’ve come to kill me? haann???
How will you do that?
The Woodcutter is lying in a pile over the stones
I have emptied the Scarecrow and strapped the cowardly lion to pull my carts.
Oh! You are so evil! What a horrible person you are!
Saying so Dorothy grabbed the bucket of water that was lying there
and threw the water at the witch.
Oh no! You threw water over me!
I am going to shrink and melt! Help me...
I am melting
oh my god
I am melting
Help me...
And so the evil witch of the west melted away
As that happened, all her slaves became free
They repaired the Woodcutter
filled the Scarecrow with hay and released the Lion.
Dorothy and her friends went back to the Emerald City
The Wizard of Oz welcomed them and granted the wishes of the scarecrow
the woodcutter and the lion.
What about my wish?
How will I get back home?
You don’t need me for that. You had the power all along
Just click your heels together thrice
and tell the slippers where you want to go.
They will take you there
Though, Dorothy was excited to go home
she was sad to leave her friends
She said a tearful goodbye to them
Then she picked up Toto in her arms
and clicked her heels together three times
and told her slippers to take her home.
So you see Tofu
if all the friends hadn’t worked together
they would have not been able to defeat the evil witch of the west.
Hmmm...
yes Tia, I now understand the importance of a team.