The Magic of Oz™

The Gump

A flying thing assembled from sofas, palm leaves and a mounted head, brought to life to carry the company out of the palace.

First named in The Marvelous Land of Oz, ch. 17

The Woggle-Bug had taken from its position over the mantle-piece in the great hallway the head of a Gump, which was adorned with wide-spreading antlers; and this, with great care and greater difficulty, the insect had carried up the stairs to the roof.

What the books say it is

  • made of glass (eyes) 1 chapter
    • Some of them pecked at the eyes of the Gump, which hung over the nest in a helpless condition; but the Gump’s eyes were of glass and could not be injured.
      The Marvelous Land of Oz, ch. 19
  • eyes glass 1 chapter
  • appearance like an Elk's head, the nose turned upward, whiskers like a billy-goat's 1 chapter
    • This Gump resembled an Elk's head, only the nose turned upward in a saucy manner and there were whiskers upon its chin, like those of a billy-goat.
      The Marvelous Land of Oz, ch. 17
  • wears seal rings on its antlers 1 chapter
    • they ended by placing several large seal rings upon the points of the Gump’s antlers, although that odd personage seemed by no means gratified by the attention.
      The Marvelous Land of Oz, ch. 20

Appears in

The Marvelous Land of Oz (7 of 24 chapters)
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (1 of 20 chapters)

Mentioned in

The Marvelous Land of Oz (1 of 24 chapters)
The Road to Oz (1 of 24 chapters)
The Emerald City of Oz (1 of 30 chapters)

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