The Land of Oz

Under the law

• law in force Only Glinda and the Wizard may practice magic 11 chapters

  • cried Dorothy, "it's against the law for anyone but Glinda and the Wizard to work magic in the Land of Oz, so if these two strange people are magic-makers they are breaking the law and ought to be punished!"

    Glinda of Oz, ch. 1

  • "I suppose you are aware it is unlawful to practice magic in the Land of Oz, without the permission of our Ruler, Princess Ozma?"

    Glinda of Oz, ch. 21

  • My father was a wizard, practicing magic in the Zamagoochie Country, before the practice of magic was forbidden in Oz, and it is to my father that I attribute my strange come-apartishness.”

    The Gnome King of Oz, ch. 8

  • Since the practice of magic has been forbidden for everyone except Glinda, the Good Sorceress of the South, and the Wizard of Oz, a great many of the lesser wizards and magic workers have retired to the mountains of the north to practice in secret or study for their own satisfaction the ancient art of wizardry.

    The Gnome King of Oz, ch. 15

  • “But I thought wizards were not allowed to practice magic in Oz,”

    Grampa in Oz, ch. 4

  • "Ozma has forbidden the practise of magic in Oz.

    Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz, ch. 6

  • “It’s unlawful to practice magic.

    Kabumpo in Oz, ch. 18

  • said Ozma, “I have forbidden any of my subjects except Glinda the Good and the Wizard of Oz to practice magical arts, because they cannot be trusted to do good and not harm.

    The Lost Princess of Oz, ch. 25

  • But Ozma of Oz, who rules everyone in the Land of Oz, had made a decree that no one should practice magic in her dominions except Glinda the Good and the Wizard of Oz, and when Glinda sent this royal command to the Hyups by means of a strong-winged Eagle, old Bini Aru at once stopped performing magical arts.

    The Magic of Oz, ch. 1

  • He had stolen this secret of transformation and he knew he had disobeyed the law of Oz by working magic.

    The Magic of Oz, ch. 1

  • So Tip’s guardian, however much she might aspire to working magic, realized it was unlawful to be more than a Sorceress, or at most a Wizardess.

    The Marvelous Land of Oz, ch. 1

  • But the Magician will get in trouble for this; it's against the law for anyone to work magic except Glinda the Good and the royal Wizard of Oz.

    The Patchwork Girl of Oz, ch. 6
• law in force No one in Oz dies 3 chapters

  • No disease of any sort was ever known among the Ozites, and so no one ever died unless he met with an accident that prevented him from living.

    The Emerald City of Oz, ch. 3

  • Living in a fairy country and being magically constructed they cannot die, so when they wear out, they simply go to pieces.

    The Gnome King of Oz, ch. 1

  • In Oz, however, one may come apart, but no one ever dies; so here was poor Fumbo, with his head clean off, as live and lively as ever.

    Grampa in Oz, ch. 1
• law in force No disease is known in Oz 1 chapter

  • No disease of any sort was ever known among the Ozites, and so no one ever died unless he met with an accident that prevented him from living.

    The Emerald City of Oz, ch. 3
• law in force There is no money, and all property belongs to the Ruler 1 chapter

  • There were no poor people in the Land of Oz, because there was no such thing as money, and all property of every sort belonged to the Ruler.

    The Emerald City of Oz, ch. 3
• law in force No one may pick a six-leaved clover 3 chapters

  • "It's against the Law to pick a six-leaved clover.

    The Patchwork Girl of Oz, ch. 13

  • "Oh, yes; you are to be arrested for willfully breaking one of the Laws of Oz."

    The Patchwork Girl of Oz, ch. 14

  • Then she said gently: "One of the Laws of Oz forbids anyone to pick a six-leaved clover.

    The Patchwork Girl of Oz, ch. 18

  • "I knew it was against the Law, but I wanted to save Unc Nunkie and I was afraid if I asked your consent to pick it you would refuse me."

    The Patchwork Girl of Oz, ch. 18
• law in force Witches are forbidden to exist 1 chapter

  • Of course witches are forbidden to exist in the Land of Oz, but Jinxland was so far removed from the center of Ozma's dominions, and so absolutely cut off from it by the steep mountains and the bottomless gulf, that the laws of Oz were not obeyed very well in that country.

    The Scarecrow of Oz, ch. 12
• law in force It is against the law to fight 1 chapter

  • "I advise you to send the Wizard of Oz to them, and let him inform them that it is against the laws of Oz to fight, and that you command them to settle their differences and become friends,"

    Glinda of Oz, ch. 1