The Magic of Oz™

Dorothy Gale

also Dorothy · Princess Dorothy

A small girl from the Kansas prairie, carried to Oz by a cyclone with her farmhouse and her dog Toto.

First named in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, ch. 1

Dorothy lived in the midst of the great Kansas prairies, with Uncle Henry, who was a farmer, and Aunt Em, who was the farmer’s wife.

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What the books say it is

  • species an Earth girl, not a fairy 1 chapter
  • role a Princess of Oz, living in Ozma's palace 1 chapter
    • "She is a little girl who once lived in Kansas," replied Klik, with a shudder, "but she now lives in Ozma's palace at the Emerald City and is a Princess of Oz--which means that she is a terrible foe to deal with.
      Rinkitink in Oz, ch. 21
  • origin carried from Kansas to Oz in her house by a cyclone 1 chapter
    • A little girl who happened to be in a house when it was carried by a cyclone all the way from Kansas to the Land of Oz.
      The Tin Woodman of Oz, ch. 2
  • made of flesh and blood 2 chapters
  • size little 5 chapters
    • Dorothy, the little Kansas girl
      Little Wizard Stories of Oz, ch. 6
    • Perhaps Dorothy is Ozma's prime favorite, for Dorothy was the first little girl to discover Oz and has been so mixed up in its magical history that Ozma would scarcely know how to rule her interesting subjects without her help.
      The Lost King of Oz, ch. 8
    • Dorothy is, indeed, a Princess of Oz, but she does not like to be called a princess, and because she is simple and sweet and does not pretend to be anything but an ordinary little girl, she is called just "Dorothy" by everybody and is the most popular person, next to Ozma, in all the Land of Oz.
      The Magic of Oz, ch. 5
    • A little girl who happened to be in a house when it was carried by a cyclone all the way from Kansas to the Land of Oz.
      The Tin Woodman of Oz, ch. 2
    • "She is a little girl who once lived in Kansas," replied Klik, with a shudder, "but she now lives in Ozma's palace at the Emerald City and is a Princess of Oz--which means that she is a terrible foe to deal with.
      Rinkitink in Oz, ch. 21
  • eyes earnest 1 chapter
  • wears a sky-blue gown of rich silk, trimmed with real pearls 1 chapter
  • wears plain white frock with emerald-green hair-ribbon 1 chapter
  • wears gingham, with checks of white and blue 1 chapter
    • It was gingham, with checks of white and blue; and although the blue was somewhat faded with many washings, it was still a pretty frock.
      The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, ch. 3
  • wears the Magic Belt around her waist 1 chapter
    • Just behind the royal standard-bearers came the Princess Ozma in her royal chariot, which was of gold encrusted with emeralds and diamonds set in exquisite designs. The chariot was drawn on this occasion by the Cowardly Lion and the Hungry Tiger, who were decorated with immense pink and blue bows. In the chariot rode Ozma and Dorothy, the former in splendid raiment and wearing her royal coronet, while the little Kansas girl wore around her waist the Magic Belt she had once captured from the Nome King.
      Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, ch. 17
  • wears silver shoes 1 chapter
    • "I had a pair of silver shoes, that carried me through the air; but I lost them," said Dorothy.
      Ozma of Oz, ch. 3
  • trait simple and sweet, seldom angry 1 chapter
    • for Dorothy was simple and sweet, seldom became angry and had such a friendly, chummy way that she made friends wherever she wandered.
      The Scarecrow of Oz, ch. 21
  • trait sweet-tempered 1 chapter
  • reputation most popular in Oz, next to Ozma 1 chapter
    • Dorothy is, indeed, a Princess of Oz, but she does not like to be called a princess, and because she is simple and sweet and does not pretend to be anything but an ordinary little girl, she is called just "Dorothy" by everybody and is the most popular person, next to Ozma, in all the Land of Oz.
      The Magic of Oz, ch. 5
  • reputation Ozma's prime favorite 1 chapter
    • Perhaps Dorothy is Ozma's prime favorite, for Dorothy was the first little girl to discover Oz and has been so mixed up in its magical history that Ozma would scarcely know how to rule her interesting subjects without her help.
      The Lost King of Oz, ch. 8

Appears in

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (all 24 chapters)
Ozma of Oz (20 of 21 chapters)
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (19 of 20 chapters)
The Road to Oz (22 of 24 chapters)
The Emerald City of Oz (23 of 30 chapters)
Little Wizard Stories of Oz (1 of 6 chapters)
The Patchwork Girl of Oz (12 of 28 chapters)
Tik-Tok of Oz (3 of 25 chapters)
The Scarecrow of Oz (2 of 24 chapters)
Rinkitink in Oz (3 of 24 chapters)
The Lost Princess of Oz (17 of 26 chapters)
The Tin Woodman of Oz (5 of 24 chapters)
The Magic of Oz (11 of 23 chapters)
Glinda of Oz (13 of 24 chapters)
The Royal Book of Oz (16 of 24 chapters)
Kabumpo in Oz (5 of 22 chapters)
The Cowardly Lion of Oz (5 of 22 chapters)
Grampa in Oz (9 of 22 chapters)
The Lost King of Oz (9 of 21 chapters)
The Hungry Tiger of Oz (1 of 20 chapters)
The Gnome King of Oz (3 of 20 chapters)
The Giant Horse of Oz (4 of 20 chapters)
Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz (5 of 21 chapters)
The Yellow Knight of Oz (4 of 20 chapters)

Mentioned in

The Marvelous Land of Oz (4 of 24 chapters)
Ozma of Oz (1 of 21 chapters)
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (1 of 20 chapters)
The Road to Oz (2 of 24 chapters)
The Emerald City of Oz (4 of 30 chapters)
Little Wizard Stories of Oz (2 of 6 chapters)
The Patchwork Girl of Oz (7 of 28 chapters)
Tik-Tok of Oz (2 of 25 chapters)
The Scarecrow of Oz (2 of 24 chapters)
Rinkitink in Oz (2 of 24 chapters)
The Lost Princess of Oz (2 of 26 chapters)
The Tin Woodman of Oz (7 of 24 chapters)
The Magic of Oz (6 of 23 chapters)
Glinda of Oz (7 of 24 chapters)
The Royal Book of Oz (8 of 24 chapters)
Kabumpo in Oz (2 of 22 chapters)
The Cowardly Lion of Oz (10 of 22 chapters)
The Lost King of Oz (2 of 21 chapters)
The Hungry Tiger of Oz (5 of 20 chapters)
The Gnome King of Oz (5 of 20 chapters)
The Giant Horse of Oz (5 of 20 chapters)
Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz (1 of 21 chapters)
The Yellow Knight of Oz (4 of 20 chapters)

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