The Magic of Oz™

Thing

The Thing: the flying machine built of two sofas, palm-leaf wings and a Gump's head, brought to life with the Powder of Life.

First named in The Marvelous Land of Oz, ch. 16

So I suggest that my friend the Tin Woodman, who is a skillful mechanic, shall build some sort of a machine, with good strong wings, to carry us; and our friend Tip can then bring the Thing to life with his magical powder.”

What the books say it is

  • made of two sofas and a Gump's head 1 chapter
    • The two sofas were now bound firmly together with ropes and clothes-lines, and then Nick Chopper fastened the Gump’s head to one end. “That will show which is the front end of the Thing,” said he, greatly pleased with the idea.
      The Marvelous Land of Oz, ch. 17
  • size very big 1 chapter
  • size huge 1 chapter
    • As he finished the incantation the Thing shuddered throughout its huge bulk, the Gump gave the screeching cry that is familiar to those animals, and then the four wings began flopping furiously.
      The Marvelous Land of Oz, ch. 17

Appears in

The Marvelous Land of Oz (2 of 24 chapters)

Mentioned in

The Marvelous Land of Oz (4 of 24 chapters)

Connections

  • created by The Tin Woodman 2 chapters
    • So I suggest that my friend the Tin Woodman, who is a skillful mechanic, shall build some sort of a machine, with good strong wings, to carry us; and our friend Tip can then bring the Thing to life with his magical powder.”
      The Marvelous Land of Oz, ch. 16
    • The two sofas were now bound firmly together with ropes and clothes-lines, and then Nick Chopper fastened the Gump’s head to one end. “That will show which is the front end of the Thing,” said he, greatly pleased with the idea.
      The Marvelous Land of Oz, ch. 17

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