The Magic of Oz

Jellia Jamb

also Jellia

A green-clad maiden from the Gillikin Country who speaks both Munchkin and Gillikin languages.

First named in The Marvelous Land of Oz, ch. 7

“Why, it’s little Jellia Jamb!”

As the books describe them

a pretty little maid with dark hair and eyes, dressed all in green embroidered with silver The Road to Oz, ch. 18
She seemed very sweet and modest, having a pretty face and beautiful green eyes and hair. A dainty green silk skirt reached to her knees, showing silk stockings embroidered with pea-pods, and green satin slippers with bunches of lettuce for decorations instead of bows or buckles. The Marvelous Land of Oz, ch. 7
a sprightly little maid Ozma of Oz, ch. 20

Names in the books

Appears in

The Marvelous Land of Oz (2 of 24 chapters)
Ozma of Oz (1 of 21 chapters)
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (1 of 20 chapters)
The Road to Oz (3 of 24 chapters)
The Patchwork Girl of Oz (1 of 28 chapters)
Tik-Tok of Oz (1 of 25 chapters)
The Lost Princess of Oz (2 of 26 chapters)
The Magic of Oz (1 of 23 chapters)
The Royal Book of Oz (1 of 24 chapters)
The Cowardly Lion of Oz (1 of 22 chapters)

Mentioned in

Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (1 of 20 chapters)
The Emerald City of Oz (2 of 30 chapters)
The Patchwork Girl of Oz (2 of 28 chapters)
The Lost Princess of Oz (1 of 26 chapters)
The Magic of Oz (1 of 23 chapters)
The Royal Book of Oz (1 of 24 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)

Connections

  • lives in Gillikin Country 1 chapter

    stated in The Marvelous Land of Oz, ch. 7

    for I was born in the North Country
  • lives in The Emerald City 1 chapter

    stated in The Marvelous Land of Oz, ch. 7

  • servant of Ozma 1 chapter

    stated in The Road to Oz, ch. 18

    Dorothy ran up to her with evident pleasure, and exclaimed: "O, Jellia Jamb! I'm so glad to see you again. Where's Ozma?" "In her room, your Highness," replied the little maid demurely, for this was Ozma's favorite attendant. "She wishes you to come to her as soon as you have rested and changed your dress, Princess Dorothy. And you and your friends are to dine with her this evening." "When is her birthday, Jellia?"
  • transformed into Mombi 1 chapter

    stated in The Marvelous Land of Oz, ch. 21

    Jellia took on the form and features of Mombi, while the old witch grew to resemble the girl

Connections from others

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