The Magic of Oz™

Mrs. Yoop

Mrs. Yoop is a giantess and self-proclaimed Yookoohoo who lives alone in Yoop Castle after her husband's capture.

First named in The Tin Woodman of Oz, ch. 5

"Are we to consider you our friend, Mrs. Yoop, or do you intend to be our enemy?"

What the books say it is

  • species Giantess 1 chapter
  • region Gillikin Country 1 chapter
  • appearance not unpleasant to look at 1 chapter
    • The woman was not unpleasant to look at; her face was not cruel; her voice was big but gracious in tone; but her words showed that she possessed a merciless heart and no pleadings would alter her wicked purpose.
      The Tin Woodman of Oz, ch. 6
  • wears silver robes and a lace apron 1 chapter
    • She was clad in silver robes embroidered with gay floral designs, and wore over this splendid raiment a short apron of elaborate lace-work.
      The Tin Woodman of Oz, ch. 5
  • wears embroidered silken robes 1 chapter
    • in the big hall sat Mrs. Yoop, in her best embroidered silken robes, engaged in weaving a new lace apron to replace the one she had lost.
      The Tin Woodman of Oz, ch. 14
  • wears the lace apron 1 chapter
    • wearing another dress that was quite as elaborate as the one in which she had been attired the evening before, and also wearing the pretty lace apron.
      The Tin Woodman of Oz, ch. 6
  • trait merciless (heart) 1 chapter
    • The woman was not unpleasant to look at; her face was not cruel; her voice was big but gracious in tone; but her words showed that she possessed a merciless heart and no pleadings would alter her wicked purpose.
      The Tin Woodman of Oz, ch. 6

Appears in

The Tin Woodman of Oz (5 of 24 chapters)

Mentioned in

The Tin Woodman of Oz (3 of 24 chapters)

Connections

  • transformed into Woot the Monkey 1 chapter
    • "But," said the kind hearted Tin Woodman, "I'm afraid the Green Monkey will starve, for Mrs. Yoop used to get her food by magic, and now that the magic is taken away from her, what can she eat?"
      The Tin Woodman of Oz, ch. 14
  • transformed into Woot the Wanderer 1 chapter
    • And now, in her place sat the form of Woot the Wanderer, and as if suddenly realizing her transformation Mrs. Yoop threw down her work and rushed to a looking-glass that stood against the wall of her room.
      The Tin Woodman of Oz, ch. 14

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