Baum says that his stories replace Old European fear and morality with “wonderment and joy”.

Baum says that his stories replace Old European fear and morality with “wonderment and joy”.

Baum says that his stories replace Old European fear and morality with “wonderment and joy”.

Looking at “A Box of Bandits” from Baum’s American Fairy Tales, analyze it in order to define what is wonderment and what is joy in the story. Devote a paragraph to describing and illustrating the quality.

In a third concluding paragraph, indicate if you also find a sense of American irreverence in the story.