Once upon a time, in the small town of Kansas City, there lived a young actor named James Goodwin. He changed many professions, but never achieved success. And then one day a strong hurricane carried him to the Magic Land, where little timid people lived. Goodwin declared himself a great sorcerer and the new ruler of the Green Country. A miraculous incident told him how to build an amazing Emerald City. But the witches Gingema and Bastinda lived in neighboring countries, and they decided to drive away the self-proclaimed wizard. How did the former actor manage to outwit the evil witches and become the Great and Terrible ruler of the Emerald City?