Braided Man
An eccentric inventor living in a cave halfway up Pyramid Mountain who manufactures rustles and flutters.
First named in Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, ch. 10
They turned around and found a man standing on the floor in the center of the cave, who bowed very politely when he saw he had attracted their attention.
What the books say it is
hair so long it had to be plaited into braids reaching to his feet 1 chapter
He was from a cave halfway between the Invisible Valley and the Country of the Gargoyles, and his hair and whiskers were so long that he was obliged to plait them into many braids that hung to his feet, and every braid was tied with a bow of colored ribbon.
The Road to Oz, ch. 22
wears braids tied with colored ribbons (yellow, pink, brown, red, green, white, black) 1 chapter
I do not want money," returned the braided man, "for I could not spend it in this deserted place if I had it. But I would like very much a blue hair-ribbon. You will notice my braids are tied with yellow, pink, brown, red, green, white and black; but I have no blue ribbons.
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, ch. 10
wears braids tied with colored ribbon 1 chapter
The Braided Man now entered the room, having been fortunate enough to receive an invitation to the Princess Ozma's party. He was from a cave halfway between the Invisible Valley and the Country of the Gargoyles, and his hair and whiskers were so long that he was obliged to plait them into many braids that hung to his feet, and every braid was tied with a bow of colored ribbon.
The Road to Oz, ch. 22
Appears in
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (1 of 20 chapters)
The Road to Oz (1 of 24 chapters)
Mentioned in
The Road to Oz (1 of 24 chapters)
Connections
lives in Pyramid Mountain 1 chapter
"Where did you come from?" asked Dorothy, wonderingly. "No place at all," answered the man with the braids; "that is, not recently. Once I lived on top the earth, but for many years I have had my factory in this spot--half way up Pyramid Mountain." "Are we only half way up?" enquired the boy, in a discouraged tone. "I believe so, my lad," replied the braided man.
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, ch. 10