The Magic of Oz

The Cowardly Lion

also Cowardly Lion of Oz · Lion

A great beast who believes himself a coward and wishes for courage, met on the road through the forest.

First named in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, ch. 6

All the other animals in the forest naturally expect me to be brave, for the Lion is everywhere thought to be the King of Beasts.

As the books describe them

an enormous Lion with clear, intelligent eyes, a tawney mane bushy and well kept, and a body like yellow plush Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, ch. 16
a tawny lion, as tall as a horse, nearly The Road to Oz, ch. 17
he showed two great rows of sharp white teeth; "but that does not keep me from being frightened whenever I go into battle." The Emerald City of Oz, ch. 7

Names in the books

Appears in

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (17 of 24 chapters)
Ozma of Oz (4 of 21 chapters)
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (2 of 20 chapters)
The Road to Oz (3 of 24 chapters)
The Emerald City of Oz (2 of 30 chapters)
Little Wizard Stories of Oz (1 of 6 chapters)
Tik-Tok of Oz (1 of 25 chapters)
The Lost Princess of Oz (5 of 26 chapters)
The Magic of Oz (6 of 23 chapters)
Glinda of Oz (1 of 24 chapters)
The Royal Book of Oz (15 of 24 chapters)
The Cowardly Lion of Oz (17 of 22 chapters)
The Lost King of Oz (1 of 21 chapters)
The Hungry Tiger of Oz (1 of 20 chapters)
The Gnome King of Oz (1 of 20 chapters)
The Giant Horse of Oz (1 of 20 chapters)
Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz (1 of 21 chapters)

Mentioned in

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1 of 24 chapters)
The Marvelous Land of Oz (1 of 24 chapters)
Ozma of Oz (8 of 21 chapters)
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (2 of 20 chapters)
The Road to Oz (3 of 24 chapters)
The Emerald City of Oz (2 of 30 chapters)
Little Wizard Stories of Oz (1 of 6 chapters)
The Patchwork Girl of Oz (4 of 28 chapters)
Tik-Tok of Oz (1 of 25 chapters)
The Scarecrow of Oz (2 of 24 chapters)
Rinkitink in Oz (1 of 24 chapters)
The Lost Princess of Oz (2 of 26 chapters)
The Magic of Oz (4 of 23 chapters)
Glinda of Oz (1 of 24 chapters)
The Royal Book of Oz (1 of 24 chapters)
The Cowardly Lion of Oz (4 of 22 chapters)
The Gnome King of Oz (3 of 20 chapters)
Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz (2 of 21 chapters)
The Yellow Knight of Oz (3 of 20 chapters)

Connections

  • friend of Dorothy Gale 1 chapter

    stated in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, ch. 18

    "I shall go with Dorothy," declared the Lion, "for I am tired of your city and long for the woods and the country again. I am really a wild beast, you know. Besides, Dorothy will need someone to protect her." "That is true," agreed the Woodman. "My axe may be of service to her; so I also will go with her to the Land of the South."
  • friend of Ozma 1 chapter

    stated in The Road to Oz, ch. 24

    Following the Princess stalked her two enormous beasts, the Cowardly Lion and the Hungry Tiger
  • friend of The Hungry Tiger 1 chapter

    stated in Ozma of Oz, ch. 9

    Then he journeyed to the Emerald City to see her, and on hearing she was about to visit the Land of Ev to set free the royal family of that country, the Cowardly Lion begged to go with her, and brought along his friend, the Hungry Tiger, as well.
  • friend of Toto 1 chapter

    stated in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, ch. 6

    after a time he became more at ease, and presently Toto and the Cowardly Lion had grown to be good friends
  • rules Beasts of the Forest 1 chapter

    stated in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, ch. 21

    The Lion went back to the opening where the beasts of the forest were waiting for him and said proudly: "You need fear your enemy no longer." Then the beasts bowed down to the Lion as their King, and he promised to come back and rule over them as soon as Dorothy was safely on her way to Kansas.
  • servant of Ozma 1 chapter

    stated in Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, ch. 16

    But the Sawhorse introduced the stranger in a calm tone, saying: "This, noble Horse, is my friend the Cowardly Lion, who is the valiant King of the Forest, but at the same time a faithful vassal of Princess Ozma.
  • travels with Dorothy Gale 1 chapter

    stated in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, ch. 6

  • travels with The Hungry Tiger 1 chapter

    stated in The Emerald City of Oz, ch. 29

    chariot drawn by the Cowardly Lion and the Hungry Tiger

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