The Classic Books By L. Frank Baum
The Wicked Witch of the East was more powerful than the Good Witch of the North, but not as powerful as Glinda the Good Witch of the South.
She was not related to the Wicked Witch of the West, but leagued with her, and also with the Wicked Witch of the North and the Wicked Witch of the South, to conquer and divide Oz among themselves. After the fall of Pastoria the last King of Oz, the old witch conquered the Eastern part of the Land of Oz and held the Munchkins in bondage for a number of decades.
Among her exceedingly cruel actions were the enchantments of Nick Chopper's axe and Captain Fyter's sword, which caused the two men to cut up their own bodies and eventually turn into the Tin Woodman and the Tin Soldier.
She had lived in a hut with her maid Nimmie Amee, who was Nick Chopper's sweetheart. Determined to prevent Nimee Amee from getting married, the Wicked Witch of the East resolved to turn her into an old crone. It was while the Witch was out looking for herbs that would effect such a transformation that Dorothy's house landed on her.
Interestingly, she had helped certain Munchkins (such as Nimmie Amee's original mistress and the tinsmith Ku-Klip) with her witchcraft, under certain circumstances (usually at a reasonable cost). This demonstrates that she was a ruler who could be approached and propitiated, at least by some of her subjects.
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