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In a land where food grows ready-made on trees, even a royal welcome can put your head at risk.
A storm sweeps Dorothy Gale overboard while she travels with Uncle Henry. Sheltering in a chicken coop, she washes ashore in Ev with Billina, a talking hen. In L. Frank Baum's Ozma of Oz, this strange land offers food on trees, threatening Wheelers, and a princess with an alarming interest in Dorothy's head.
Dorothy joins Ozma's mission to rescue the queen of Ev and her children from the Nome King. Deep in his underground kingdom, enchanted prisoners stand among his ornaments, and rescue depends on a dangerous guessing game. With outspoken Billina and loyal clockwork man Tik-Tok among her companions, Dorothy needs clear eyes and practical sense as much as courage.
What you’ll discover
- A practical young heroine Follow Dorothy as she faces strange dangers with direct questions and good sense.
- A hen worth hearing Meet Billina, whose sharp observations deserve attention even among larger, grander companions.
- A friend who needs winding Discover Tik-Tok, the copper companion who needs winding to think, speak, and move.
- An alarming royal welcome Visit Princess Langwidere, whose changing heads turn Dorothy's search for help into danger.
- A rescue built on observation Enter the Nome King's dangerous contest, where careful guesses carry the royal family's hopes.
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Readers who love fairylands, talking animals and inventive machines, and anyone who enjoys a spirited girl hero, comic dialogue and a quest full of royal rescues, magic gifts and surprising friends.
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The key ideas, in the 15-minute summary
- A storm sends Dorothy adrift
- A golden key frees a copper man
- A vain princess wants Dorothy's head
- Ozma arrives and a rescue quest begins
- The jolly Nome King sets a trap
- What the story is really about
Who’s who
- Dorothy GaleA brave Kansas girl, washed up in the Land of Ev, who wants to rescue her friends and get back to her Uncle Henry.
- BillinaA sharp-tongued yellow hen who learns to speak at sea and stands up for herself and Dorothy against anyone.
- TiktokA copper clockwork man who thinks, speaks and acts only when wound up, and who serves the girl who frees him.
- Ozma of OzThe young ruler of Oz, who crosses the desert on a magic carpet to free the royal family of Ev.
- The Nome KingA fat, smiling ruler of the underground world who keeps the royal family of Ev as ornaments and loves a cruel game.
- Princess LangwidereA vain princess of Ev who owns thirty heads and wants Dorothy's head to add to her collection.
- The ScarecrowA straw-stuffed friend from Oz, full of clever ideas, who fears fire and loves his comrades.
- The Hungry TigerA huge tiger who is always starving but will not eat anyone, because his conscience forbids it.
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Ozma von Oz
by L. Frank Baum · 1907
A girl adrift in a chicken coop, a talking hen and a clockwork man take on the Nome King.
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A girl lost at sea wakes on a drifting chicken coop beside a hen who can suddenly talk. That is how Ozma of Oz begins.
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A storm sends Dorothy adrift
Dorothy Gale is sailing to Australia with her Uncle Henry when a fierce storm hits. She goes on deck to look for him, and a gust tears a large chicken coop loose with her still holding on. It crashes into the sea and floats away as the ship vanishes into the gloom.
Dorothy is soaked, hungry and alone, yet she laughs and says she is in quite a fix. She has survived a cyclone and a trip to Oz, so she is not easily frightened.
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What is Ozma of Oz about?
Dorothy is swept off a ship in a storm and lands in the Land of Ev. With a talking hen and a clockwork man, she helps Ozma of Oz free a royal family from the Nome King.
Who is Billina in Ozma of Oz?
Billina is a yellow hen who rides out the storm in a chicken coop with Dorothy. She learns to talk, lays an egg every morning and proves bold, funny and clever.
Who is Tiktok?
Tiktok is a copper man made by Smith and Tinker, with three clockworks for thinking, speaking and acting. He serves Dorothy faithfully, but he stops whenever he runs down and must be wound up.
The author
L. Frank Baum
1856–1919 · American children's fantasy writer
L. Frank Baum (1856–1919) was an American author of children’s books. He was born in Chittenango, New York, and later lived in South Dakota, Chicago, and California. He published The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in 1900 and wrote thirteen further Oz novels. He died in Hollywood, California.
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