The Magic of Oz™

Googly-Goo

Googly-Goo is a rich, elderly courtier whom King Krewl wants Princess Gloria to marry.

First named in The Scarecrow of Oz, ch. 10

We met at evening, now and then, and she told me the King wanted her to marry a rich courtier named Googly-Goo, who is old enough to be Gloria's father.

What the books say it is

  • role Lord 1 chapter
    • This made him hate the old woman almost as much as his subjects did, but to-day Lord Googly-Goo had agreed to pay the witch's price, so the King greeted her with gracious favor.
      The Scarecrow of Oz, ch. 12
  • age old 1 chapter
    • We met at evening, now and then, and she told me the King wanted her to marry a rich courtier named Googly-Goo, who is old enough to be Gloria's father.
      The Scarecrow of Oz, ch. 10
  • wears costly velvet clothes 1 chapter
    • The Princess had gone; so, muttering threats of vengeance upon her, upon the King and upon Blinkie, old Googly-Goo hobbled back to his mansion to have the mud removed from his costly velvet clothes.
      The Scarecrow of Oz, ch. 14
  • trait coward 1 chapter
    • Old Googly-Goo shot up into the air like a rocket and landed on a tree, where he hung by the middle on a high limb, kicking the air with his feet and clawing the air with his hands, and howling for mercy like the coward he was.
      The Scarecrow of Oz, ch. 18

Appears in

The Scarecrow of Oz (4 of 24 chapters)

Mentioned in

The Scarecrow of Oz (3 of 24 chapters)

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