Posted by One-Shot Scot on 11/04/05 04:39

"Sue" <sueb1863@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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>
>
> Derek Janssen wrote:
> > One-Shot Scot wrote:
> >
> >> OK. Auntie Em, Uncle Henry, Professor Marvel, Toto and the three
shiftless
> >> farmhands have all survived the cyclone. The farm also seems to be
> >> relatively intact. The story ends and everyone lives happily ever
after.
> >>
> >> But what about Almira Gulch and the sheriff's order to have Toto
> >> destroyed?
>
> Heh! Good point, one I've seen mentioned before- Dorothy ends the story
> with a greater appreciation of her home, but the central problem
> remained unsolved. Maybe Aunt Em finally snapped and went medieval on
> Miss Gulch after all?


Almira Gulch deserves some sympathy here. After all, Toto ransacked her
garden, crapped in her yard, pissed on her petunias and chased her cat --
once or twice a week. On top of that, Toto bit Miss Gulch on her leg and
left her nearly lame.

"There's a law protecting folks against dogs that bite!"

Damn right, Almira!

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