The Magic of Oz

Munchkins

The people of the Munchkin Country in the east of Oz, who wear blue and are no taller than a child.

First named in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, ch. 2

But the little old woman walked up to Dorothy, made a low bow and said, in a sweet voice: “You are welcome, most noble Sorceress, to the land of the Munchkins.

What the books say it is

  • size no bigger than a child 1 chapter
  • colour blue 1 chapter
  • wears round hats with a peak and little bells 1 chapter
    • They wore round hats that rose to a small point a foot above their heads, with little bells around the brims that tinkled sweetly as they moved.
      The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, ch. 2

Appearances

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (4 of 24 chapters)
The Marvelous Land of Oz (3 of 24 chapters)
Ozma of Oz (1 of 21 chapters)
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (2 of 20 chapters)
The Road to Oz (2 of 24 chapters)
The Emerald City of Oz (2 of 30 chapters)
The Patchwork Girl of Oz (3 of 28 chapters)
The Scarecrow of Oz (1 of 24 chapters)
The Tin Woodman of Oz (2 of 24 chapters)
The Magic of Oz (3 of 23 chapters)
The Royal Book of Oz (1 of 24 chapters)
The Cowardly Lion of Oz (1 of 22 chapters)
Grampa in Oz (1 of 22 chapters)
The Lost King of Oz (1 of 21 chapters)
The Giant Horse of Oz (3 of 20 chapters)
Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz (1 of 21 chapters)
The Yellow Knight of Oz (1 of 20 chapters)

Connections

  • lives in Munchkin Country 1 chapter
    • And in the Country of the Munchkins, over at the East, everything is blue; and in the South country of the Quadlings everything is red; and in the West country of the Winkies, where the Tin Woodman rules, everything is yellow.
      The Marvelous Land of Oz, ch. 3

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