The following are notable differences between
The Wizard of the Emerald City and the original book
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: • In the original book, the characters at one point have to run away from half-tiger, half-bear beasts called Kalidahs. In Volkov's version, Kalidahs are replaced with
saber-toothed tigers. • The Fighting Trees and the China Country are omitted in Volkov's version. Instead, the main characters have to cross a river by making a raft, and things go awry when a storm begins. • In Volkov's version, just before meeting the Cowardly Lion, Ellie gets kidnapped by an ogre, and Bogeyman and the Iron Lumberjack save her. • In Volkov's version, Munchkins, Winkies and Quadlings (renamed as Chatters, ) have different tics involving their people's names: Munchkins constantly move their jaws as if they were munching, Winkies blink a lot and Chatters cannot stop talking. Each of the peoples also has a national color assigned to it: Munchkins light blue, Winkies violet, Quadlings yellow, Chatterer pink and the people of the Emerald City green. • The armless Hammer-Heads with stretching necks were replaced in Volkov's version with an anatomically correct and physically strong nation of Leapers, also having another name, Marrans. • In Volkov's version (starting with the 1959 edition), as soon as Ellie and Toto arrive in Magic Land, Toto gains the ability to speak, which he retains until they leave. In Baum's version, this is not the case, and Toto behaves exactly like a normal dog. (However, in subsequent Oz books, it was established that every animal that comes to Oz gains the ability to speak, and Toto mostly just chooses to stay quiet because this is what he is used to.) • In Baum's version, Dorothy is an orphan and lives with her uncle Henry and her aunt Em. In Volkov's version, Ellie lives with both of her parents, John and Ann. • In the original version, the Good Witch of the North kisses Dorothy on her forehead, blessing her, and the Wicked Witch of the West doesn't dare hit her because of the blessing. In Volkov's version, Villina doesn't kiss Ellie, and Bastinda is afraid of hitting Ellie because she wears the magic silver shoes of Gingema. • In the original version, Dorothy was unaware of the Wicked Witch of the West's aquaphobia until the latter melted. In Volkov's version, Ellie knew Bastinda was afraid of water, and often left the kitchen floor wet to annoy the witch. • An additional subplot in Volkov's version during Ellie's imprisonment in Bastinda's castle involves Ellie and the cook Fregoza motivating other Winkies to prepare a coup against Bastinda. • Baum's book tells the story solely from Dorothy's point of view. Volkov's book tells the story first from Ellie's perspective, then switches to Gingema, then back to Ellie as she is running away from the cyclone. ==Sequels==