The Magic of Oz

Billina

also Bill · Yellow Hen

A yellow hen from Kansas, sharp-tongued and practical, carried to the Land of Ev with Dorothy.

First named in Ozma of Oz, ch. 2

"Very well, Billina.

As the books describe them

Around Billina's neck was a string of beautiful pearls, and on her legs were bracelets of emeralds Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, ch. 15
a yellow hen, with fluffy feathers and a pearl necklace around her throat The Road to Oz, ch. 14

Names in the books

Appears in

Ozma of Oz (14 of 21 chapters)
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (1 of 20 chapters)
The Road to Oz (4 of 24 chapters)
The Emerald City of Oz (9 of 30 chapters)

Mentioned in

Ozma of Oz (3 of 21 chapters)
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (3 of 20 chapters)
The Road to Oz (2 of 24 chapters)
The Emerald City of Oz (7 of 30 chapters)
The Patchwork Girl of Oz (1 of 28 chapters)
Tik-Tok of Oz (2 of 25 chapters)
The Magic of Oz (1 of 23 chapters)
Kabumpo in Oz (1 of 22 chapters)
The Hungry Tiger of Oz (2 of 20 chapters)

Connections

  • friend of Dorothy Gale 1 chapter

    stated in Ozma of Oz, ch. 8

    Then Dorothy asked: "Where is Billina?" "I don't know," said the Scarecrow. "Who is Billina?" "She's a yellow hen who is another friend of mine," answered the girl, anxiously. "I wonder what has become of her?" "She is in the chicken house, in the back yard," said the Princess. "My drawing-room is no place for hens."
  • friend of Ozma 1 chapter

    stated in Ozma of Oz, ch. 16

    Am I a good guesser, Mr. Nome King? Well, I guess!
  • lives in United States 1 chapter

    stated in Ozma of Oz, ch. 8

    "It is that cross old Princess who is to blame. But I was raised in the United States, and I won't allow any one-horse chicken of the Land of Ev to run over me and put on airs, as long as I can lift a claw in self-defense." "Very well, Billina," said Dorothy.
  • seeks Nome King 1 chapter

    stated in Ozma of Oz, ch. 15

    I insist upon having my guesses, as you promised.
  • seeks The Magic Belt 1 chapter

    stated in Ozma of Oz, ch. 17

    While this was going on, Billina flew over to Dorothy, and perching herself upon the Lion's back the hen whispered eagerly to the girl: "Get his belt! Get the Nome King's jeweled belt!
  • servant of Ozma 1 chapter

    stated in The Road to Oz, ch. 14

    Prin-cess Oz-ma saw you in her mag-ic pic-ture, and knew you were com-ing here; so she sent Bil-lin-a and me to wel-come you
  • transformed into Ozma 1 chapter

    stated in Ozma of Oz, ch. 16

    Ozma of Oz, as lovely and dainty as ever, entered and approached the Queen of Ev
  • transformed into Queen of Ev 1 chapter

    stated in Ozma of Oz, ch. 16

    At once the footstool vanished and a lovely lady, tall and slender and most beautifully robed, stood before her.
  • travels with Dorothy Gale 2 chapters

    stated in Ozma of Oz, ch. 13 · The Emerald City of Oz, ch. 8

    With her was a Kansas girl named Dorothy, and a Yellow Hen, and they marched directly into the Nome King's cavern.
  • travels with Toto 1 chapter

    stated in The Emerald City of Oz, ch. 17

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