The Land of Oz Undercover

On our way to the Land of Oz we were in stealth mode. Oz had become very hard to come by. In order for us to do our work in Oz we had to find a crazy new route. Moving across the Deadly Dessert by foot was the only way we were going to be able to get in. We were able to pass through The Deadly Desert by going through the stones that the wicked witch of the west had put up. So we took the risky road, slipping through the middle of two stones, which made it possible by canceling each other out. Otherwise the mission wouldn't have been a success. 

Our team consisted of three fairy beavers from the Land of Ev: Till, Phil, and me (Bill). Our team was responsible for finding out what was going down in the Land of Oz. In order to pass the desert we had to be in disguised as bugs in order to fit in and survive until we hit the Land of Oz. Till was a Waterbear, Phil became a Fairy Shrimp and I became a Sea Monkey. Till's newly formed body was that of a slightly over stuffed teddy bear with multiple arms. Phil's form had beady little eyes, a thin C shaped body and many arms. This made it possible for him to lie out his back and curl into a little ball whenever there came trouble.  I was turned into a robust, fierce, T-rex like body that exuded my personal way of life. Courage. 

On the way across the desert we came across a camel. The Oat straw in his mouth, the shaggy flowing course hair, kind smirk and blue eyes that weren't of any other camel. It was indeed the Shaggy Man. Maybe the apple sack on him gave us another clue as to who he was. Plus who else knows how to save people and get them across the Deadly Desert like Shaggy Man? Shaggy Man grunted for us to jump on his camel hump and ride until we hit Winkie Country. It was a good thing that we had found our dear friend Shaggy Man because as bugs we needed some source of moister to be conscious. We lived off of Shaggy Man's camel hump sweat. It was a glorious trip, full of the sweet smell of mystery. Which could have also been whatever Shaggy Man rolled in last month.

On the way there Phil scrupulously saw oddly shaped sand dunes, "there! Waaa, Waaa tis thaaaaaat?". There was just enough moon light for me to make out what it was. I replied, "those odd shapes are bodies of Winkies!! It looked as though there was a mass exodus, and they were trying to leave the mountains in any way possible." Till piped up and said, "Strewn across the sands there are pieces of magic carpets. I hope that there is some of their kin left. The Land of Oz shall never be the same without them. All their cheery disposition and hard working souls will be gone forever and missed dearly". 

All of a sudden cricket chirps rang out in the darkness. Allegro da Capo had begun to signal us into the newly changed Winkie Country. His loud crisp notes were very easy and distinguished. When we got to the city we noticed that it was turned into a tin fortress. The little Winkies had made a fortress out of all the tin available in the country. With all their hard work they covered the city in tin. Everything was still yellow, but the place was more like okra yellow with all the dreariness since it was vacated.


This is a real life encounter of the pompous Bill. He was courageous, but couldn't let anyone close in. Till, as a Waterbear, is the one that cares for the well being of those around him, as he is really secretive, but at his core is warm, generous and dependable. The pompous Bill was abusive in his friendship with Till the Waterbear. The Land of Oz had been taken over by a new and much harsher witch. She had morphed everyone into bugs to better manipulate their minds. Just like the zombie ant fungus, the genus Ophiocordyceps. Even though there are many of them in comparison to her, being so small their numbers meant nothing compared to the nature of her force. The Shaggy Man had been turned into a camel by one of the fairies so that when the time came someone from the outside of Oz could conquer the problems that had surfaced from within. The newly overcome Land of Oz was a dingy place covered with bugs.