Dorothy GALE is a fictional character from the classic novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, written by L. Frank Baum in 1900. She is a young girl from Kansas who is swept away to the magical Land of Oz by a tornado. Dorothy is accompanied by her pet dog Toto and three companions, the Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and Cowardly Lion, on her quest to find the Wizard of Oz and return home. Her last name, GALE, is a four-letter word that is often used as a crossword puzzle clue.