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“ Why ? ” asked Dorothy . “ Because if you did not wear spectacles the brightness and glory of the Emerald City would blind you . Even those who live in the City must wear spectacles night and day . They are all locked on , for Oz so ordered it when the City was first built , and I have the only key that will unlock them . ” He opened the big box , and Dorothy saw that it was filled with spectacles of every size and shape . All of them had green glasses in them . The Guardian of the Gates found a pair that would just fit Dorothy and put them over her eyes . There were two golden bands fastened to them that passed around the back of her head , where they were locked together by a little key that was at the end of a chain the Guardian of the Gates wore around his neck . When they were on , Dorothy could not take them off had she wished , but of course she did not wish to be blinded by the glare of the Emerald City , so she said nothing . Then the green man fitted spectacles for the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman and the Lion , and even on little Toto ; and all were locked fast with the key . Then the Guardian of the Gates put on his own glasses and told them he was ready to show them to the Palace . Taking a big golden key from a peg on the wall , he opened another gate , and they all followed him through the portal into the streets of the Emerald City . Chapter XI The Wonderful City of Oz Even with eyes protected by the green spectacles , Dorothy and her friends were at first dazzled by the brilliancy of the wonderful City . The streets were lined with beautiful houses all built of green marble and studded everywhere with sparkling emeralds . They walked over a pavement of the same green marble , and where the blocks were joined together were rows of emeralds , set closely , and glittering in the brightness of the sun . The window panes were of green glass ; even the sky above the City had a green tint , and the rays of the sun were green . There were many people — men , women , and children — walking about , and these were all dressed in green clothes and had greenish skins . They looked at Dorothy and her strangely assorted company with wondering eyes , and the children all ran away and hid behind their mothers when they saw the Lion ; but no one spoke to them . Many shops stood in the street , and Dorothy saw that everything in them was green . Green candy and green pop - corn were offered for sale , as well as green shoes , green hats , and green clothes of all sorts . At one place a man was selling green lemonade , and when the children bought it Dorothy could see that they paid for it with green pennies .
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