Dreams of a Kitten by Edward Drobinski - HTML preview

Dreams of a Kitten

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moment, after releasing the lion cub at a stream where he

drinks, but Elphaba laments that Fiyero could never love her,

and goes off alone in the woods.

Morrible tells Elphaba that the Wizard of Oz wants to meet her,

and she goes with Galinda, who renames herself Glinda in

solidarity with Dillamond, to the Emerald City . The two meet

the Wizard and are surprised to discover his mortal nature.

Morrible appears and announces she is the Wizard's new press

secretary. Elphaba is tricked into reading the magic book no one

else can/

The Grimmerie is a powerful magical artifact, and plays a

pivotal role in Elphaba's evolution from a well meaning young

woman to the wrongfully reviled Wicked Witch. The Grimmerie is

established as a powerful tome full of ancient spells, whose

lore is established during the extended "Wizomania" section. A

song plays as Elphaba and Glinda arrive in the Emerald City,

with the new in-universe play revealing the full history of the

book. The Grimmerie was created by The Magical Wise Ones who

lived in Oz ages ago.

Before they passed away, the Wise Ones transcribed their magic

into a book, which became the Grimmerie. However, their ancient