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Toto is a fictional pet dog in American author L. Frank Baum's ''Oz'' series of classic children's books, first introduced in ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' (1900). His name is pronounced with a long "O", a homophone of "toe-toe". He also reappears in numerous adaptations based on the novel and its sequels, most notably the 1939 MGM musical movie version of the first Oz book, starring actress Judy Garland as the film's main character and Toto's owner, Dorothy Gale. Surprisingly, despite L. Frank Baum specifically intending Toto's character to be a boy, in the MGM film, Toto was portrayed by a well trained female dog named Terry. Baum did not specifically state Toto's exact breed, but describes him as a — "''Little black dog with long silky hair and small black eyes that twinkled merrily on either side of his funny, wee nose''". Toto was originally illustrated by artist W. W. Denslow as a small, dark-haired and shaggy terrier in the first edition of ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz''. From the illustrations in the first novel many have concluded that he is a Cairn Terrier while others believe he is a Yorkshire Terrier, as this breed was extremely popular at the time and also fits the illustration quite well. However, in subsequent Oz books artist John R. Neill illustrates him to be an all black haired Boston Terrier. ==The Classic Oz Books== Toto is the loyal and beloved pet dog of a little orphan girl named Dorothy Gale, who is the adolescent protagonist and main heroine of the first and many subsequent Oz books by Baum. When Baum first introduces Toto in ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'', he lives with Dorothy on an isolated farm in the midst of a great sun baked prairie in early 1900's Kansas. He is usually decipted strictly as a sidekick companion who is not used as the focal point in the story, but simply follows Dorothy wherever she goes. Toto is a very energetic dog by nature, one who plays with Dorothy daily and makes her laugh, thus saving her from sharing the same bleak fates as her guardians; Uncle Henry and Aunt Em, who are said to have forgotten how to laugh and are described as being joyless and gray, much like their surroundings in Kansas —"''It was Toto that made Dorothy laugh, and saved her from growing as gray as her other surroundings. Toto was not gray; 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.''" In the beginning of ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'', Toto is the reason why he and Dorothy ended up in the Land of Oz. If he had not become frightened and jumped out of Dorothy's arms and hid under her bed to escape the horrible howling sound of the approaching cyclone, Dorothy would've been able to reach the storm cellar with her aunt and uncle in time. At one point in Baum's story, it is made clear that Toto didn't care whether he lived in Oz or not, but since Dorothy was ultimately unhappy there, it made him unhappy too. This is stated when he and Dorothy are imprisoned by the book's main antagonist, the Wicked Witch of the West— "''Dorothy's life became very sad as she grew to understand that it would be harder than ever to get back to Kansas and Aunt Em again. Sometimes she would cry bitterly for hours, with Toto sitting at her feet and looking into her face, whining dismally to show how sorry he was for his little mistress. Toto did not really care whether he was in Kansas or the Land of Oz so long as Dorothy was with him; but he knew the little girl was unhappy, and that made him unhappy too.''" Toto never spoke actual words upon entering the universe of Oz although other animals native to Oz, did. Throughout the series, it is revealed other non-native animals immediately gained the ability to magically speak when reaching Oz and the several enchanted lands neighboring it, due to the fact Oz is a country that lies within a realm containing fairy-regions. However, Toto still remained speechless, only barking to communicate, even after Dorothy befriends Oz's rightful ruler, the child Queen Princess Ozma, and her aunt and uncle move to Oz permanently in ''The Emerald City of Oz'' (1910). In Baum's ''Tik-Tok of Oz'' (1914), continuity is restored: Toto finally reveals that he is able to talk, just like other animals in Oz. He says he could've spoken all along but simply chose not to so he didn't lead on. In the novel's after that, Toto still barks a lot but does speak occasionally. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Toto (Oz)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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