How Did Glinda Become A Wicked Witch

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Once upon a time, there were four sisters. Glinda, but you may know her as the Good Witch of the South, Elphaba, or the Wicked Witch of the West, Nessarose, or the Wicked Witch of the East, and Locasta, or the Good Witch of the North. Out of all the sisters, Glinda and Locasta were the favorites. Their mother gave them all the attention, and gifts. There was never anything left for poor Elphaba and Nessarose. Besides being the favorites, Glinda and Locasta also inherited the good looks, brains and talent. Whenever it came to magic, the Glinda and Locasta always outdid Nessarose and Elphaba. One day, when the sisters were all about 18, Elphaba and Nessarose started a fight. “Mom, Glinda keeps stealing my hairbrush!” complained Elphaba. “Locasta keeps stealing my shoes too!” exclaimed Nessarose. “No I am not!” replied Glinda and Locasta, as they used their magic to put the hairbrush and shoes back in their …show more content…

One day, she stumbled upon a little town. “Maybe somebody here could help me.” questioned Elphaba. Then, she turned around and saw the most hideous, but gorgeous site she could ever see, Glinda and Locasta, on the front page of the newspaper. Glinda and Locasta, the Most Beautiful Maidens of All read the newspaper title. Elphaba stormed off, determined to finally beat her sister at something. When she reached her home, she looked in the mirror. Hideous as always. So she pulled out her wand and cast a spell on herself to make her the most beautiful maiden of all. But as you know, Elphaba was not very talented with magic. When Elphaba looked in the mirror, she could not believe her eyes. She was even more hideous now, then ever before. She was GREEN, and I mean GREEN. Head to toe, green. Elphaba was so terrified that she ran off to the haunted forest in the West, never to be seen again. Until one day, a young girl with pig tails and ruby red shoes, happens to wander into her forest. But that is another

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