The Magic Slippers, also known as the Ruby Slippers or Jeweled Shoes, are a major plot point in the original story by L. Frank Baum, the Maguire novelization, and the musical. They are originally possessed by Nessarose Thropp, later known as the Wicked Witch of the East, and enchanted by Glinda the Good (in the novel) or Elphaba (in the musical) in order to give the physically disabled Nessarose the ability to stand. Later they are given to Dorothy Gale by Glinda.