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Dorothy lived with her big successful football team at Arden St. She was a happy little girl who loved playing her team against others, because they were very good at winning. One day while Dorothy and Toto were playing, Aunt Carey screamed to them, "A financial crisis, run for the cellar!! But before Dorothy reached the cellar door, a great, strong wind of change picked up the clubhouse. The Clubhouse whirled around and around until it suddenly landed with a thud. Dorothy ran to the door and saw a strange land filled with tiny friendly people called Tigers supporters. The Good Tigers Supporters of the North came up to Dorothy and said, "Welcome and thank you for killing the Wicked Witch of the Cherry ripe!" Dorothy was very surprised! "Oh, I never killed anyone!" she said. Dorothy laughed, "You didn't, but your Arrival did! You landed on him like a sack of spuds! All that is left are the cherry red footy boots sticking out from under your clubhouse. Please wear them, they are small shoes to fill." As Dorothy put them on she said, "I'm happy to help here in Tigerland, but it is so different from home." "The Wizard of Wallace can help you, if only you can find him," said the friendly tigers supporters, "It is a dangerous trip to the Castle of the Wizard, which is in the magical land of Solaria, but with a kiss from me no one will hurt you. Now, now just follow the Greg Miller road!!"
**Part 2**
As Dorothy followed the Greg Miller road, she noticed it was made of yellow bricks, each imprinted with a name of a faithful Tiger supporter. As she skipped along, with Toto at her side, Dorothy told Toto, “When I was at Arden st I had a big strong team of people around me, who were always true and loyal, and we made a great team. Here I feel so lonely. I want ever-so-much to make a team of people around me to keep me company”. With a sigh she walked on towards Solaria where the Wizard of Wallace was supposed to live.
It is no surprise then that Dorothy was startled when she heard a call from a nearby well ploughed field: A group of fifteen straw men called out, " Pardon me. That was is a very nice way”
“Who said that?......Now isn’t that odd Toto? I was sure those strawmen were pointing THAT way before, NOW they are pointing THIS way. It’s as If they can’t figure out which way to go!”
“Of course, we go hither and thither in all directions!” cried the scarecrows.
Dorothy asked “Are you doing that on purpose, or can't you make up your mind?”
The Scarecrows answered “That's the trouble. We can't make up our minds. We haven't got brains, only straw, Oh, we’re failures, because we haven't got brains!”.
Dorothy replied "Well I need help to get back to the Arden St days, I'm off to see the Magical Wizard of Wallace, he is said to be able to help even the most needful.
A look of joy crossed the faces of the fifteen straw men "We too need to see the Wizard of Wallace, may we come with you?”
The Straw men were so happy to now be part of a team that they burst into song as they skipped along. “What players we’d be if we only had a brain!”
Dorothy and the men of Straw had to wait while the last straw caught up, and then headed off on the Greg Miller road, all the while becoming firm friends.
While walking they were surprised to hear a squeak. By now Dorothy was used to things giving up without even a squeak.
“Why, it's men! Men made out of tin!” Said Dorothy.
”What?” Cried the scarecrows.
”Tin Men, All shiny and solid looking on the outside but they buckle under pressure” said Dorothy
”Long term contracts!” squeaked the Tin Men, fifteen of them there were.
Dorothy looked surprised “Did you say something?” she asked.
”Long term contracts!” they repeated with rusty voices.
Dorothy took pity on them and greased them with long term back ended contracts.
”Me - e, me - e-, My- mmm-my, my, my, my goodness. I can talk again!”
Dorothy said “Well, you're perfect now, you can be part of our team”
The Tin men laughed as they set about stuffing their pockets “Perfect? Oh - bang on our chests if you think we are perfect. Go ahead - bang them! You’ll find they are empty. The tinsmith forgot to give us any heart. All hollow.”
Then the Tin Men said, “we heard you singing about following the Greg Miller road and seeing the Wizard of Wallace. Maybe HE can give us some heart, may we come on your adventure?”
Dorothy was delighted to have more traveling companions, and these too became fast friends.
Their journey was long but their spirits were high. Still it came as a great shock when fifteen Lions leapt out of the nearby bushes!
The Straw men fell over each other not knowing which way to run, and the Tin men fainted since they had no ticker, but Dorothy knew a pussycat from a Lion and “You’re not real Lions are you, you are just pretending to be tough.”
At that the Lions cowered back and said “Yes, yes it’s true” they sobbed “We thought if we pretended for a while to be real lions and everyone believed us we might also be traded to Geelong so we could be amoungst other pussycats”.
Then the Lions burst into a sad song:
”Yeh, it's sad, believe me, Missy, When you're born to be a sissy
Without the vim and verve.
But I could show my prowess, be a lion not a mou-ess
If I only had the nerve.
I'm afraid there's no denyin' We’re a pack of dandelions.”
“But what are you scared of” asked Dorothy?
The Lions replied,” oh nearly everything”, you see we have no courage. The things that scare us most are Dogs, then eagles, crows, people who work near docks and Ports, Demons, Saints, Hawks, other Lions, Swans, kangaroos, Bombers, Magpies, and even getting the Blues.
"Come with us and ask the Wizard of Wallace for some courage." Said Dorothy, so the fifteen cowardly lions did.
The Greg Miller road led to a wide ditch. "We can jump over that," boasted the Lions “after all, it’s only training, it’s not like it’s a real ditch”. "We'll ride on your backs," said the Straw men. The Lions bravely carried them all safely across the huge ditch. Next, they saw a wide creek. "Let's make a raft to cross the creek," the Straw men said. But the creek carried them far away from the Greg Miller Road. “If only we’d had a paddle to help us up this oddly named creek” said Dorothy. While looking for it, they walked through a field of poppies which made Dorothy, Toto, and the Lions fall fast asleep. Luckily the WADA fairy was far away or they all would have woken up in the slammer. With the help of nearby Tiger supporters who yelled and yelled at sleeping layabouts to “Pull their *smile* fingers out”, the Straw men and the Tin men finally dragged the sleeping teammates out of the poppies and find the Greg Miller road again. The next morning, as they were waking up, Dorothy saw a beautiful yellow glow, "That must be the Solaria!" she cried.
**Part 3**
Dorothy and her friends finally reached the Solaria! A guard taking them to see the Wizard of Wallace said, " You must wear these Loyalty program sunglasses or the brightness will blind you." The group were eversohappy, and skipped arm in arm into Solaria Castle, but they walked out full of fear. Before the Great Wizard of Wallace would help them, they had to kill the Wicked Witch of the Western Bulldogs! The Wicked Witch of the Western Bulldogs saw Dorothy and her friends coming! She sent Bulldogs to chase them away and it was terribly effective. Dorothy and her friends were pansed. The strawmen kept running sideways, the Tin Men pretended to lay a few bumps but their heart wasn’t in it, but the staw that broke the camels back was the cowardly Lions turning tail and running.
Luckily the local mayor who was very powerful, called the great Demetriou, threw a bucket of water on the Wicked Witch of the Western Bulldogs celebrations saying he wanted to create a level playing field, and competitive balance. At this the Wicked Witch went all to water.
.Seeing that the Witch was defeated, Dorothy and crew headed back to see the Great Wizard of Wallace.
**Part 4**
With a great booming voice and lots of spin, the Wizard electronically projected his presence everywhere. Dorothy was very scared. Suddenly, Toto jumped from Dorothy's arms. "Toto," she cried, "Come back!" But it was too late. Toto had already run into a tall screen, knocking it over. Behind the screen was an ordinary little man - not the Great Wizard of Wallace. He told them how he had accidentally come to Solaria in a flying balloon, a strange device, self inflated, full of hot air. "I thought I was going to land in the North, where the swans fly” said the ordinary little man, “But when my head came out of the clouds, the people here thought I was the Great Wizard," he explained. "I'm a very bad wizard," he said, "But I'll help you." He placed brains in the Strawmen's heads, then he gave the Tin Men Hearts. Finally, he gave the Lions some potions for courage, which are surprisingly not on the banned list but WADA are looking into it. Dorothy was the only one left! "I'll take you back to the glory days of Arden st with my hot air device," the Wizard of Wallace told her. But before Dorothy could get in, someone popped the balloon and it took off like a corkscrew! Dorothy started crying. How would she ever get her deepest desire?
The guard told Dorothy that The Deledio fairy could help her. When they found Deledio, Dorothy said,"Each of my friends has what he desires, now I would like to get us back to the glory days. Deledio smiled and said, "Click these red footy boots together three times and tell the boots where you wish to go!"
“But…” said Deledio…”it will only work if you really really believe.”
**Part 2**
As Dorothy followed the Greg Miller road, she noticed it was made of yellow bricks, each imprinted with a name of a faithful Tiger supporter. As she skipped along, with Toto at her side, Dorothy told Toto, “When I was at Arden st I had a big strong team of people around me, who were always true and loyal, and we made a great team. Here I feel so lonely. I want ever-so-much to make a team of people around me to keep me company”. With a sigh she walked on towards Solaria where the Wizard of Wallace was supposed to live.
It is no surprise then that Dorothy was startled when she heard a call from a nearby well ploughed field: A group of fifteen straw men called out, " Pardon me. That was is a very nice way”
“Who said that?......Now isn’t that odd Toto? I was sure those strawmen were pointing THAT way before, NOW they are pointing THIS way. It’s as If they can’t figure out which way to go!”
“Of course, we go hither and thither in all directions!” cried the scarecrows.
Dorothy asked “Are you doing that on purpose, or can't you make up your mind?”
The Scarecrows answered “That's the trouble. We can't make up our minds. We haven't got brains, only straw, Oh, we’re failures, because we haven't got brains!”.
Dorothy replied "Well I need help to get back to the Arden St days, I'm off to see the Magical Wizard of Wallace, he is said to be able to help even the most needful.
A look of joy crossed the faces of the fifteen straw men "We too need to see the Wizard of Wallace, may we come with you?”
The Straw men were so happy to now be part of a team that they burst into song as they skipped along. “What players we’d be if we only had a brain!”
Dorothy and the men of Straw had to wait while the last straw caught up, and then headed off on the Greg Miller road, all the while becoming firm friends.
While walking they were surprised to hear a squeak. By now Dorothy was used to things giving up without even a squeak.
“Why, it's men! Men made out of tin!” Said Dorothy.
”What?” Cried the scarecrows.
”Tin Men, All shiny and solid looking on the outside but they buckle under pressure” said Dorothy
”Long term contracts!” squeaked the Tin Men, fifteen of them there were.
Dorothy looked surprised “Did you say something?” she asked.
”Long term contracts!” they repeated with rusty voices.
Dorothy took pity on them and greased them with long term back ended contracts.
”Me - e, me - e-, My- mmm-my, my, my, my goodness. I can talk again!”
Dorothy said “Well, you're perfect now, you can be part of our team”
The Tin men laughed as they set about stuffing their pockets “Perfect? Oh - bang on our chests if you think we are perfect. Go ahead - bang them! You’ll find they are empty. The tinsmith forgot to give us any heart. All hollow.”
Then the Tin Men said, “we heard you singing about following the Greg Miller road and seeing the Wizard of Wallace. Maybe HE can give us some heart, may we come on your adventure?”
Dorothy was delighted to have more traveling companions, and these too became fast friends.
Their journey was long but their spirits were high. Still it came as a great shock when fifteen Lions leapt out of the nearby bushes!
The Straw men fell over each other not knowing which way to run, and the Tin men fainted since they had no ticker, but Dorothy knew a pussycat from a Lion and “You’re not real Lions are you, you are just pretending to be tough.”
At that the Lions cowered back and said “Yes, yes it’s true” they sobbed “We thought if we pretended for a while to be real lions and everyone believed us we might also be traded to Geelong so we could be amoungst other pussycats”.
Then the Lions burst into a sad song:
”Yeh, it's sad, believe me, Missy, When you're born to be a sissy
Without the vim and verve.
But I could show my prowess, be a lion not a mou-ess
If I only had the nerve.
I'm afraid there's no denyin' We’re a pack of dandelions.”
“But what are you scared of” asked Dorothy?
The Lions replied,” oh nearly everything”, you see we have no courage. The things that scare us most are Dogs, then eagles, crows, people who work near docks and Ports, Demons, Saints, Hawks, other Lions, Swans, kangaroos, Bombers, Magpies, and even getting the Blues.
"Come with us and ask the Wizard of Wallace for some courage." Said Dorothy, so the fifteen cowardly lions did.
The Greg Miller road led to a wide ditch. "We can jump over that," boasted the Lions “after all, it’s only training, it’s not like it’s a real ditch”. "We'll ride on your backs," said the Straw men. The Lions bravely carried them all safely across the huge ditch. Next, they saw a wide creek. "Let's make a raft to cross the creek," the Straw men said. But the creek carried them far away from the Greg Miller Road. “If only we’d had a paddle to help us up this oddly named creek” said Dorothy. While looking for it, they walked through a field of poppies which made Dorothy, Toto, and the Lions fall fast asleep. Luckily the WADA fairy was far away or they all would have woken up in the slammer. With the help of nearby Tiger supporters who yelled and yelled at sleeping layabouts to “Pull their *smile* fingers out”, the Straw men and the Tin men finally dragged the sleeping teammates out of the poppies and find the Greg Miller road again. The next morning, as they were waking up, Dorothy saw a beautiful yellow glow, "That must be the Solaria!" she cried.
**Part 3**
Dorothy and her friends finally reached the Solaria! A guard taking them to see the Wizard of Wallace said, " You must wear these Loyalty program sunglasses or the brightness will blind you." The group were eversohappy, and skipped arm in arm into Solaria Castle, but they walked out full of fear. Before the Great Wizard of Wallace would help them, they had to kill the Wicked Witch of the Western Bulldogs! The Wicked Witch of the Western Bulldogs saw Dorothy and her friends coming! She sent Bulldogs to chase them away and it was terribly effective. Dorothy and her friends were pansed. The strawmen kept running sideways, the Tin Men pretended to lay a few bumps but their heart wasn’t in it, but the staw that broke the camels back was the cowardly Lions turning tail and running.
Luckily the local mayor who was very powerful, called the great Demetriou, threw a bucket of water on the Wicked Witch of the Western Bulldogs celebrations saying he wanted to create a level playing field, and competitive balance. At this the Wicked Witch went all to water.
.Seeing that the Witch was defeated, Dorothy and crew headed back to see the Great Wizard of Wallace.
**Part 4**
With a great booming voice and lots of spin, the Wizard electronically projected his presence everywhere. Dorothy was very scared. Suddenly, Toto jumped from Dorothy's arms. "Toto," she cried, "Come back!" But it was too late. Toto had already run into a tall screen, knocking it over. Behind the screen was an ordinary little man - not the Great Wizard of Wallace. He told them how he had accidentally come to Solaria in a flying balloon, a strange device, self inflated, full of hot air. "I thought I was going to land in the North, where the swans fly” said the ordinary little man, “But when my head came out of the clouds, the people here thought I was the Great Wizard," he explained. "I'm a very bad wizard," he said, "But I'll help you." He placed brains in the Strawmen's heads, then he gave the Tin Men Hearts. Finally, he gave the Lions some potions for courage, which are surprisingly not on the banned list but WADA are looking into it. Dorothy was the only one left! "I'll take you back to the glory days of Arden st with my hot air device," the Wizard of Wallace told her. But before Dorothy could get in, someone popped the balloon and it took off like a corkscrew! Dorothy started crying. How would she ever get her deepest desire?
The guard told Dorothy that The Deledio fairy could help her. When they found Deledio, Dorothy said,"Each of my friends has what he desires, now I would like to get us back to the glory days. Deledio smiled and said, "Click these red footy boots together three times and tell the boots where you wish to go!"
“But…” said Deledio…”it will only work if you really really believe.”