Caption: "Bark." Translation - I'm going on an adventure
Characteristics of Toto from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
"Toto played all day long, and Dorothy played with him, and loved him dearly." page 13.
1. Toto likes to have a good time.
"The Witch gave Dorothy a friendly little nod, whirled around on her left heel three times, and straightway disappeared, much to the surprise of little Toto, who barked after her loudly enough when she was gone, because he had been afraid even to growl while she stood by." page 29.
2. Toto is afraid of the Good Witch of the North (Glenda).
"Toto ran over to the trees and began to bark at the birds sitting there." page 31.
3. Toto can talk to the animals that cannot speak to humans/scarecrows/witches.
"And Toto looked up into her face with his little black eyes and wagged his tail to show he knew what she meant." page 32.
4. Toto can understand how Dorothy feels/what she means by words.
"These sounds made the little girl's heart beat fast, for she did not know what made them; but Toto knew, and he walked close to Dorothy's side, and did not even bark in return." page 65.
5. Toto knows when something is wrong and when it is not. He is aware.
"Little Toto, now that he had an enemy to face, ran barking toward the Lion, and the great beast had opened his mouth to bite the dog, when Dorothy, fearing Toto would be killed, and heedless of danger, rushed forward and slapped the Lion upon his nose as hard as she could..." page 66.
6. Toto is brave, and he is not afraid to protect himself and his lady.
"Toto did not really care whether he was in Kansas or the Land of Oz so long as Dorothy was with him; but he knew the little girl was unhappy, and that made him unhappy too." page 152.
7. Toto loves Dorothy above anyone in the whole world. He would follow her anywhere.
Caption: "I'll hold your hand if you insist."
Story One: How Toto felt about Kansas and the farm.
This story begins with he and Dorothy's time on the farm. Toto's best friends: the chick and the mouse, are introduced here as well. Here we get an insight on why Toto loves Dorothy the most out of any human.
Story Two: Toto's thoughts about the cyclone and why he is so afraid of Glenda.
This story will go through the first thoughts about Oz from Toto's perspective. He was certainly unhappy about almost dying from falling out of the trap door and of course grateful for Dorothy for his rescue. Then, when they landed in Oz and an old lady that smelled more strange than he could attest to smelling before suddenly kisses Dorothy.. oh no not Dorothy! She'll never be the same again!
Story Three: The discovery of the Wizard of Oz - the not so great and powerful. Every time Toto and Dorothy ended up in the layer of the Wizard, he was shaken to the bone due to the ominous nature of the floating head. When they came the last time to the Wizard, and Toto, already scared, was frightened by the Lion enough to knock over the Wizard's hiding place, he felt very fortunate to have helped Dorothy solve a scary mystery. He had heard her say that this man would take them to Kansas, and to make her happy made him burst with pride.
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