Tune Town
A city in Oz where everyone must sing or dance instead of speaking or walking.
First named in The Gnome King of Oz, ch. 13
“The gates of Tune Town are locked with piano keys,” he explained graciously, “so when you struck the opening chords, of course you fell in.”
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
The party falls into it while travelling through the fields of the Winkies, per the surrounding chapters of Gnome King of Oz.
What the books say it is
appearance streets marked with musical signs 1 chapter
The inhabitants of Tune Town seemed all to live in flats and the walls of their dwellings were covered with lines, notes and scales, while all the streets were marked with musical signs.
The Gnome King of Oz, ch. 13
appearance gates locked with piano keys 1 chapter
The gates of Tune Town are locked with piano keys,
The Gnome King of Oz, ch. 13
appearance steps are dance steps 1 chapter
You see, they were dance steps, all the steps in Tune Town are, but after dancing three polkas and a three-step, they waltzed back to the porch and somewhat dizzily the travellers jumped off.
The Gnome King of Oz, ch. 13
Under the law
law in force No talking allowed, sing. No walking permitted, dance. 1 chapter
“Don’t get out of tune, I beg of you, besides it’s against the law.
The Gnome King of Oz, ch. 13Raising his baton he pointed to a large poster on the wall and much to his astonishment, Peter read: “No talking allowed, sing!
The Gnome King of Oz, ch. 13No walking permitted, dance!”
The Gnome King of Oz, ch. 13