The Magic of Oz™

The Scarecrow

also Scarecrow of Oz

A straw-stuffed man lifted down from his pole in a Munchkin cornfield, who wishes for brains.

First named in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, ch. 3

she saw a Scarecrow, placed high on a pole to keep the birds from the ripe corn.

Names in the books

What the books say it is

  • role held the throne of Oz until captured by Jinjur 1 chapter
  • role majesty 1 chapter
    • His Majesty the Scarecrow was dressed in a suit of faded blue clothes, and his head was merely a small sack stuffed with straw, upon which eyes, ears, a nose and a mouth had been rudely painted to represent a face. The clothes were also stuffed with straw, and that so unevenly or carelessly that his Majesty's legs and arms seemed more bumpy than was necessary.
      The Marvelous Land of Oz, ch. 7
  • origin made by a farmer, carried to his cornfield and set up on a tall stick to scare the crows 1 chapter
  • made of a suit of Munchkin clothes stuffed with straw, head a round sack of bran 9 chapters
    • His body was merely a suit of Munchkin clothes stuffed with straw, but his head was a round sack filled with bran, with which the Wizard of Oz had mixed some magic brains of a very superior sort.
      The Scarecrow of Oz, ch. 13
    • His Majesty the Scarecrow was dressed in a suit of faded blue clothes, and his head was merely a small sack stuffed with straw, upon which eyes, ears, a nose and a mouth had been rudely painted to represent a face.
      The Marvelous Land of Oz, ch. 7
    • Its head was a small sack stuffed with straw, with eyes, nose, and mouth painted on it to represent a face. An old, pointed blue hat, that had belonged to some Munchkin, was perched on his head, and the rest of the figure was a blue suit of clothes, worn and faded, which had also been stuffed with straw.
      The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, ch. 3
    • The Scarecrow wore the blue dress of the Munchkins, in which country he was made, and on his head was set a peaked hat with a flat brim trimmed with tinkling bells. A rope was tied around his waist to hold him in shape, for he was stuffed with straw in every part of him except the top of his head, where at one time the Wizard of Oz had placed sawdust, mixed with needles and pins, to sharpen his wits.
      The Patchwork Girl of Oz, ch. 13
    • he was a suit of blue Munchkin clothes, stuffed with straw, on top of which was fastened a round cloth head, filled with bran to hold it in shape.
      Little Wizard Stories of Oz, ch. 6
    • This lively man of straw had held the throne until captured by an ambitious girl named Jinjur,
      The Lost King of Oz, ch. 2
    • The Scarecrow, a stuffed straw person, with a marvelous set of mixed brains given to him by the Wizard of Oz, was Dorothy’s favorite.
      Kabumpo in Oz, ch. 7
    • The Scarecrow, a lively fellow stuffed with straw, is perhaps the most famous.
      The Gnome King of Oz, ch. 2
    • It was a Scarecrow, a live, jolly, sure enough straw stuffed Scarecrow.
      The Giant Horse of Oz, ch. 3
  • made of straw and sawdust with needles and pins 1 chapter
    • he was stuffed with straw in every part of him except the top of his head, where at one time the Wizard of Oz had placed sawdust, mixed with needles and pins
      The Patchwork Girl of Oz, ch. 13
  • made of dollar bills (temporary stuffing) 1 chapter
    • The Scarecrow’s left leg and boot were stuffed with five-dollar bills; his right leg was stuffed with ten-dollar bills, and his body so closely filled with fifties, one-hundreds and one-thousands that he could scarcely button his jacket with comfort.
      The Marvelous Land of Oz, ch. 19
  • made of oat-straw 1 chapter
    • Now I feel like myself again, and I may say without immodesty that my body is stuffed with the loveliest oat-straw in all Oz."
      The Road to Oz, ch. 21
  • made of money 1 chapter
    • And I have made the Scarecrow my Royal Treasurer,” explained the Tin Woodman. “For it has occurred to me that it is a good thing to have a Royal Treasurer who is made of money. What do you think?”
      The Marvelous Land of Oz, ch. 24
  • made by Munchkin farmer 2 chapters
    • The Scarecrow spoke from experience, for he was himself a stuffed person, having been made by a Munchkin farmer and stuck on a pole to scare away the crows.
      The Hungry Tiger of Oz, ch. 2
    • Why, your face has been newly painted!" exclaimed Dorothy, when the first greetings were over. "I had it touched up a bit by the Munchkin farmer who first made me," answered the Scarecrow, pleasantly.
      The Road to Oz, ch. 21
  • colour grey and faded 1 chapter
    • answered the Scarecrow, pleasantly. "My complexion had become a bit grey and faded, you know, and the paint had peeled off one end of my mouth, so I couldn't talk quite straight.
      The Road to Oz, ch. 21
  • colour blue 4 chapters
    • The Scarecrow wore the blue dress of the Munchkins
      The Patchwork Girl of Oz, ch. 13
    • Its head was a small sack stuffed with straw, with eyes, nose, and mouth painted on it to represent a face. An old, pointed blue hat, that had belonged to some Munchkin, was perched on his head, and the rest of the figure was a blue suit of clothes, worn and faded, which had also been stuffed with straw.
      The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, ch. 3
    • His Majesty the Scarecrow was dressed in a suit of faded blue clothes, and his head was merely a small sack stuffed with straw, upon which eyes, ears, a nose and a mouth had been rudely painted to represent a face. The clothes were also stuffed with straw, and that so unevenly or carelessly that his Majesty's legs and arms seemed more bumpy than was necessary.
      The Marvelous Land of Oz, ch. 7
    • he was a suit of blue Munchkin clothes, stuffed with straw, on top of which was fastened a round cloth head, filled with bran to hold it in shape.
      Little Wizard Stories of Oz, ch. 6
  • texture damp and limp 1 chapter
    • Upon his head the Scarecrow still wore the heavy crown, which had been sewed on to prevent his losing it; but the head was now so damp and limp that the weight of the gold and jewels sagged forward and crushed the painted face into a mass of wrinkles that made him look exactly like a Japanese pug dog.
      The Marvelous Land of Oz, ch. 10
  • appearance eyes, nose and mouth painted on a gunnysack head 1 chapter
  • appearance head bulged out at the top with brains 1 chapter
  • appearance crumpled, like a Japanese pug dog 1 chapter
    • Upon his head the Scarecrow still wore the heavy crown, which had been sewed on to prevent his losing it; but the head was now so damp and limp that the weight of the gold and jewels sagged forward and crushed the painted face into a mass of wrinkles that made him look exactly like a Japanese pug dog.
      The Marvelous Land of Oz, ch. 10
  • appearance a newly painted face 1 chapter
    • Why, your face has been newly painted!" exclaimed Dorothy, when the first greetings were over. "I had it touched up a bit by the Munchkin farmer who first made me," answered the Scarecrow, pleasantly.
      The Road to Oz, ch. 21
  • wears rings set with rubies, amethysts and sapphires 1 chapter
    • As he carefully chose those rings set with sparkling stones, such as rubies, amethysts and sapphires, the Scarecrow’s hands now presented a most brilliant appearance.
      The Marvelous Land of Oz, ch. 20
  • wears a heavy crown of gold and jewels 1 chapter
    • Upon his head the Scarecrow still wore the heavy crown, which had been sewed on to prevent his losing it; but the head was now so damp and limp that the weight of the gold and jewels sagged forward and crushed the painted face into a mass of wrinkles that made him look exactly like a Japanese pug dog.
      The Marvelous Land of Oz, ch. 10
  • wears a suit of faded blue clothes 2 chapters
    • His Majesty the Scarecrow was dressed in a suit of faded blue clothes, and his head was merely a small sack stuffed with straw, upon which eyes, ears, a nose and a mouth had been rudely painted to represent a face.
      The Marvelous Land of Oz, ch. 7
    • the rest of the figure was a blue suit of clothes
      The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, ch. 3
  • wears blue Munchkin clothes 1 chapter
  • wears white cotton gloves 2 chapters
    • His hands were white cotton gloves stuffed with fine straw.
      The Tin Woodman of Oz, ch. 3
    • By the time Dorothy and her friends had re-entered her room, the Scarecrow was there, and he gave the girl a hearty embrace and shook the hands of the others with his own squashy hands, which were white gloves filled with straw.
      The Road to Oz, ch. 21
  • wears an old blue hat 1 chapter
    • "High time! High time!" answered the Scarecrow, waving his old blue hat up at the clock in the tallest tower of the castle.
      The Lost King of Oz, ch. 8
  • trait jolly 1 chapter
  • reputation Dorothy's favorite, with a marvelous set of mixed brains from the Wizard 1 chapter
    • The Scarecrow, a stuffed straw person, with a marvelous set of mixed brains given to him by the Wizard of Oz, was Dorothy’s favorite.
      Kabumpo in Oz, ch. 7
  • reputation perhaps the most famous 1 chapter

Where the books disagree

  • disputed what colour his clothes are 2 chapters

    The books do not agree about colour: blue and grey and faded. Both are L. Frank Baum, so this is not the usual quarrel between the two authors — it is one of them describing the same character twice, years apart, and differently.

    • answered the Scarecrow, pleasantly. "My complexion had become a bit grey and faded, you know, and the paint had peeled off one end of my mouth, so I couldn't talk quite straight.
      L. Frank Baum · The Road to Oz, ch. 21 · 1909
    • The Scarecrow wore the blue dress of the Munchkins
      L. Frank Baum · The Patchwork Girl of Oz, ch. 13 · 1913

Appears in

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (20 of 24 chapters)
The Marvelous Land of Oz (17 of 24 chapters)
Ozma of Oz (13 of 21 chapters)
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (3 of 20 chapters)
The Road to Oz (2 of 24 chapters)
The Emerald City of Oz (4 of 30 chapters)
Little Wizard Stories of Oz (1 of 6 chapters)
The Patchwork Girl of Oz (13 of 28 chapters)
The Scarecrow of Oz (8 of 24 chapters)
The Lost Princess of Oz (1 of 26 chapters)
The Tin Woodman of Oz (20 of 24 chapters)
The Magic of Oz (1 of 23 chapters)
Glinda of Oz (4 of 24 chapters)
The Royal Book of Oz (18 of 24 chapters)
Kabumpo in Oz (6 of 22 chapters)
The Cowardly Lion of Oz (4 of 22 chapters)
The Lost King of Oz (6 of 21 chapters)
The Hungry Tiger of Oz (1 of 20 chapters)
The Gnome King of Oz (3 of 20 chapters)
The Giant Horse of Oz (10 of 20 chapters)
Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz (3 of 21 chapters)
The Yellow Knight of Oz (1 of 20 chapters)

Mentioned in

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1 of 24 chapters)
The Marvelous Land of Oz (4 of 24 chapters)
Ozma of Oz (3 of 21 chapters)
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (4 of 20 chapters)
The Road to Oz (7 of 24 chapters)
The Emerald City of Oz (6 of 30 chapters)
Little Wizard Stories of Oz (1 of 6 chapters)
The Patchwork Girl of Oz (5 of 28 chapters)
The Scarecrow of Oz (4 of 24 chapters)
Rinkitink in Oz (1 of 24 chapters)
The Lost Princess of Oz (8 of 26 chapters)
The Tin Woodman of Oz (2 of 24 chapters)
The Magic of Oz (3 of 23 chapters)
Glinda of Oz (4 of 24 chapters)
The Royal Book of Oz (4 of 24 chapters)
Kabumpo in Oz (2 of 22 chapters)
The Cowardly Lion of Oz (4 of 22 chapters)
Grampa in Oz (1 of 22 chapters)
The Lost King of Oz (3 of 21 chapters)
The Hungry Tiger of Oz (2 of 20 chapters)
The Gnome King of Oz (2 of 20 chapters)
The Giant Horse of Oz (1 of 20 chapters)
Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz (2 of 21 chapters)
The Yellow Knight of Oz (1 of 20 chapters)

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