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Toto is Dorothy’s small, black dog. He and Dorothy have a close and loving relationship, and Dorothy is extremely loyal to him—she and Toto are whisked away to Oz in the first place because Dorothy decides to try to rescue Toto from the cyclone rather than leave him to his fate and join Aunt Em in the cyclone shelter.
Toto Quotes in The Wizard of Oz
The The Wizard of Oz quotes below are all either spoken by Toto or refer to Toto. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 1: The Cyclone Quotes
It was Toto that made Dorothy laugh, and saved her from growing as grey as her other surroundings. Toto was not grey; he was a little black dog, with long silky hair and small black eyes that twinkled merrily on either side of his funny, wee nose. Toto played all day long, and Dorothy played with him, and loved him dearly.
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Chapter 24: Home Again Quotes
‘My darling child!’ she cried, folding the little girl in her arms and covering her face with kisses. ‘Where in the world did you come from?’
‘From the Land of Oz,’ said Dorothy gravely. ‘And here is Toto, too. And oh, Aunt Em! I’m so glad to be at home again!’
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Toto Character Timeline in The Wizard of Oz
The timeline below shows where the character Toto appears in The Wizard of Oz. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 1: The Cyclone
...She lives with her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry, and her beloved little black dog, Toto. The land around the farm is flat, bare, and gray for as far as the...
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...in the middle of the house. She screams for Dorothy to follow her down, but Toto scampers out of Dorothy’s arms and hides under the bed. Not wanting to leave her...
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Dorothy and Toto ride through the air in the tumbling farmhouse for hours as the wind howls around...
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Chapter 2: The Council with the Munchkins
...seeing the sunlight outside and noticing that the house is no longer moving, she and Toto rush to the front door to see where they’ve landed. They find themselves in a...
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Chapter 3: How Dorothy Saved the Scarecrow
...decides to wear the silver slippers, as they seem unlikely to wear out. Dorothy and Toto set off on the road of yellow brick which, according to the Witch of the...
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Chapter 6: The Cowardly Lion
...Lion suddenly bounds out of the bushes and attacks the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman. Toto begins barking at the beast, who opens his mouth as if to eat the little...
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Chapter 8: The Deadly Poppy Field
...a deep sleep that’s difficult to wake from, and it isn’t long before Dorothy and Toto collapse on the ground, fast asleep. The Lion struggles to stay awake as he hurries...
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Chapter 11: The Wonderful Emerald City of Oz
...her to wear. She puts a green apron on herself and a green ribbon on Toto before going to see the Wizard the next morning.
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Chapter 12: The Search for the Wicked Witch
...they set off towards the west, Dorothy notices that the green silk that she and Toto are wearing has somehow become pure white. The companions travel deeper into the west, and...
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...the wolves, the Scarecrow strangles the crows, and the bees die after unsuccessfully stinging Dorothy, Toto, and the Lion, each of whom covered themselves in the Scarecrow’s straw. The Witch also...
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Chapter 15: The Discovery of Oz, the Terrible
...and the Lion tries to scare the Wizard with a ferocious roar. The roar scares Toto, who bumps into a nearby screen, which falls over to reveal a surprised old man....
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Chapter 17: How the Balloon was Launched
...finally comes to take off in the balloon, Dorothy is accidentally left behind. She loses Toto in the chaos of the crowd watching the Wizard depart, and by the time she...
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Chapter 23: Glinda Grants Dorothy’s Wish
...the Kansas prairie, right in front of Aunt Em and Uncle Henry’s new farmhouse. As Toto runs ahead, barking madly, Dorothy notices that she isn’t wearing the silver slippers anymore. They...
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Chapter 24: Home Again
...kisses, asking where in the world she’s been. Dorothy explains very seriously that she and Toto have been in the Land of Oz, and that she’s so happy to be home...
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