In the original "Wizard of Oz" book & in the musical "Wicked", the slippers aren't "ruby" but this metallic color
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Dorothy's silver slippers = originally the property of the Wicked Witch... [DOC] [TLE] 'The Wizard of Oz' to 'Wicked' - OhioLINK Electronic Theses and ... [PAR] Wizard of Oz story have been articulated since the original book's publication, ...