Melting the Wicked Witch of the West

From The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
The climactic destruction of the Witch comes accidentally when Dorothy throws water in anger over a stolen silver shoe; the Witch melts away to nothing.
Chapter 12

'See what you have done! In a minute I shall melt away.' Dorothy's tearful but liberating victory--she didn't mean to kill, only to defend Toto and her shoe.

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