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A close-up vignette: a lion, a tiger, and a bear sit down politely to take tea together in a lovely wildflower garden. The tea set is delicate, the table has a pedestal bottom with a lace tablecloth, and there is honey cake which delights the bear; there are bees and butterflies, and the sky is filled with fluffy clouds which add to the ambiance of an odd yet playful fantasy, and in the far distance a yellow brick road winds its way to the horizon; a lively and colorful smooth-textured oil painting.
No worries, Dorothy!
For those of you who didn't grow up watching The Wizard of Oz as a kid, here's some detail from various online sources:
"Lions, tigers, and bears, oh my!" is an iconic exclamation from the 1939 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film The Wizard of Oz, directed by Victor Fleming and based on L. Frank Baum's 1900 children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The phrase is first uttered by Dorothy, the Scarecrow, and the Tin Man as they nervously skip through a dark and eerie forest on their journey to the Emerald City, expressing their fear of encountering wild beasts. This moment heightens the tension before their encounter with the Cowardly Lion, who joins their quest after revealing his own insecurities.
The line has become one of the most recognizable catchphrases in American cinema, symbolizing apprehension toward the unknown and frequently referenced in popular culture to evoke a sense of whimsical dread. Originating with the film's screenplay, it was not present in Baum's original book but was added to enhance the scene's rhythmic, chant-like quality during the characters' march along the Yellow Brick Road.
The Wizard of Oz itself premiered on August 25, 1939, but it gained enduring popularity through annual television broadcasts starting in 1956, cementing the phrase's place in collective memory.
