The Magic of Oz™

Knooks

Crooked little creatures whose duty is to water and care for young trees.

First named in The Road to Oz, ch. 22

A dozen crooked Knooks followed from the great Forest of Burzee.

What the books say it is

  • hair long whiskers 1 chapter
    • A dozen crooked Knooks followed from the great Forest of Burzee. They had long whiskers and pointed caps and curling toes, yet were no taller than Button-Bright's shoulder.
      The Road to Oz, ch. 22
  • appearance crooked and gnarled 1 chapter
    • It's hard work, though, and it makes my Knooks crooked and gnarled, like the trees themselves; but their hearts are big and kind, as are the hearts of all who do good in our beautiful world."
      The Road to Oz, ch. 22
  • wears pointed caps 1 chapter
    • A dozen crooked Knooks followed from the great Forest of Burzee. They had long whiskers and pointed caps and curling toes, yet were no taller than Button-Bright's shoulder.
      The Road to Oz, ch. 22
  • trait kind 1 chapter
    • It's hard work, though, and it makes my Knooks crooked and gnarled, like the trees themselves; but their hearts are big and kind, as are the hearts of all who do good in our beautiful world."
      The Road to Oz, ch. 22

Appears in

The Road to Oz (1 of 24 chapters)

Mentioned in

The Road to Oz (2 of 24 chapters)

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