Eureka
Dorothy's kitten, named for the word meaning 'I have found it'
First named in Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, ch. 1
"Oh no; it's just Eureka, my kitten.
What the books say it is
species kitten 2 chapters
So the Captain-General took Eureka from the arms of the now weeping Dorothy and in spite of the kitten's snarls and scratches carried it away to prison.
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, ch. 18Eureka the Pink Kitten, who lay curled upon a cushion and had rather supercilious manners
The Scarecrow of Oz, ch. 24
colour white 1 chapter
Eureka isn't pink; she's white.
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, ch. 2
texture soft 1 chapter
(here Eureka snarled and showed her teeth) "mark the tender pose of her soft, padded little hands!"
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, ch. 19
appearance soft purring voice 1 chapter
Eureka rubbed her paw on her face and said in her soft, purring voice: "He won't need to destroy ME, for if I don't get something to eat pretty soon I shall starve to death, and so save him the trouble."
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, ch. 4
trait supercilious 1 chapter
Eureka the Pink Kitten, who lay curled upon a cushion and had rather supercilious manners
The Scarecrow of Oz, ch. 24
reputation sweet pet 1 chapter
Eureka is the sweet pet of a lovely little girl whom we all admire, and gentleness and innocence are her chief virtues.
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, ch. 19
Appears in
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (14 of 20 chapters)
- 2 The Glass City
- 4 The Vegetable Kingdom
- 5 Dorothy Picks the Princess
- 6 The Mangaboos Prove Dangerous
- 7 Into the Black Pit and Out Again
- 8 The Valley of Voices
- 9 They Fight the Invisible Bears
- 11 They Meet the Wooden Gargoyles
- 12 A Wonderful Escape
- 13 The Den of the Dragonettes
- 14 Ozma Uses the Magic Belt
- 15 Old Friends are Reunited
- 18 The Trial of Eureka the Kitten
- 19 The Wizard Performs Another Trick
The Magic of Oz (1 of 23 chapters)
Mentioned in
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (3 of 20 chapters)
The Patchwork Girl of Oz (1 of 28 chapters)
The Scarecrow of Oz (2 of 24 chapters)
Connections
travels with Dorothy Gale 1 chapter
stated in Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, ch. 7
enemy of Piglets 1 chapter
they remembered how often Eureka had longed to eat a piglet
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, ch. 18
Connections from others
Dorothy Gale travels with Eureka 1 chapter
stated in Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, ch. 20
Dorothy Gale owns Eureka 1 chapter
stated in Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, ch. 1
Seen alongside
- Dorothy Gale 15
- Zeb 12
- Jim 9
- Ozma 4
- Gillikins 2
- Mangaboos 2
- Munchkins 2
- Quadlings 2
- The Scarecrow 2
- The Tin Woodman 2
- Winkies 2
- The Woggle-Bug 2
- Billina 1
- Captain General 1
- The Cowardly Lion 1
- Dragonettes 1
- Fox 1
- Gargoyles 1
- Glass Cat 1
- Gugu the King 1
- Harness 1
- Horse-whip 1
- Jellia Jamb 1
- Lantern 1
- Piglets 1
- Pink Kitten 1
- Toto 1
