The Magic of Oz™

Gargoyles

Strange creatures that inhabit the Land of Naught.

First named in Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, ch. 9

"What are Gargoyles?" asked Zeb.

What the books say it is

  • region the awful Land of Naught 1 chapter
  • made of wood 1 chapter
  • trait dreadful 1 chapter
    • Our greatest Champion, Overman-Anu, once climbed the spiral stairway and fought nine days with the Gargoyles before he could escape them and come back; but he could never be induced to describe the dreadful creatures, and soon afterward a bear caught him and ate him up.
      Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, ch. 9
  • reputation the most amazing things of all 1 chapter
    • Wooden birds fluttered among the trees and wooden cows were browsing upon the wooden grass; but the most amazing things of all were the wooden people--the creatures known as Gargoyles.
      Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, ch. 11

Appears in

Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (1 of 20 chapters)

Mentioned in

Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (3 of 20 chapters)

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