Forbidden Fountain
also Fountain of Oblivion · Fountain of the Water of Oblivion
A fountain containing the Water of Oblivion
First named in The Emerald City of Oz, ch. 26
stood beside the sparkling water of the Forbidden Fountain
Where this is
placed In Oz worked out
read out of the chapters cited on this page, not stated in any one sentence of them
Located in Ozma's palace grounds in the Emerald City (Emerald City of Oz ch.28).
Names in the books
What the books say it is
made of gold (basin) 1 chapter
"Why do they call it the Forbidden Fountain?" asked Dorothy, thoughtfully. "Don't you know, dear?" returned Ozma, surprised. "No," said Dorothy. "Of course I've seen the fountain in the palace grounds, ever since I first came to Oz; and I've read the sign which says: 'All Persons are Forbidden to Drink at this Fountain.' But I never knew WHY they were forbidden. The water seems clear and sparkling and it bubbles up in a golden basin all the time."
The Emerald City of Oz, ch. 26
colour clear and sparkling 2 chapters
"Why do they call it the Forbidden Fountain?" asked Dorothy, thoughtfully. "Don't you know, dear?" returned Ozma, surprised. "No," said Dorothy. "Of course I've seen the fountain in the palace grounds, ever since I first came to Oz; and I've read the sign which says: 'All Persons are Forbidden to Drink at this Fountain.' But I never knew WHY they were forbidden. The water seems clear and sparkling and it bubbles up in a golden basin all the time."
The Emerald City of Oz, ch. 26So they all wandered out into the palace grounds and stood beside the sparkling water of the Forbidden Fountain until daybreak.
The Emerald City of Oz, ch. 28
Under the law
law All persons are forbidden to drink at the Forbidden Fountain 1 chapter
"Of course I've seen the fountain in the palace grounds, ever since I first came to Oz; and I've read the sign which says: 'All Persons are Forbidden to Drink at this Fountain.' But I never knew WHY they were forbidden.
The Emerald City of Oz, ch. 26"Whoever drinks at the Forbidden Fountain at once forgets everything he has ever known,"
The Emerald City of Oz, ch. 26