Sawhorse

What the books say it is

• region lives in a gold-panelled stall in the stable behind Ozma's palace 1 chapter

  • They were in a beautiful stable in the rear of Ozma's palace, where the wooden Sawhorse--very much alive--lived in a gold-paneled stall,

    Tik-Tok of Oz, ch. 25
• origin a saw-horse Tip brought to life by sprinkling it with the Powder of Life 1 chapter

  • So he began by sprinkling some of the magic Powder of Life from the pepper-box upon the body of the saw-horse.

    The Marvelous Land of Oz, ch. 4
• made of a small log for a body, tree limbs for legs, knots for eyes, a sawn mouth, chips for ears and a branch for a tail 1 chapter

  • The Wooden Sawhorse was one of the most remarkable creatures in Oz. Its body was a small log and its legs were limbs of trees stuck in the body. Its eyes were knots, its mouth was sawed in the end of the log and its ears were two chips. A small branch had been left at the rear end of the log to serve as a tail.

    The Magic of Oz, ch. 6
• made of a log with four sticks stuck into it for legs 1 chapter

  • Its body was a log, with four sticks stuck into it for legs.

    Little Wizard Stories of Oz, ch. 5
• made of a tree-trunk, with a branch left for a tail 1 chapter

  • The body had been formed from a tree-trunk, and a branch had been left sticking up at one end that looked very much like a tail. In the other end were two big knots that resembled eyes, and a place had been chopped away that might easily be mistaken for the horse's mouth.

    The Marvelous Land of Oz, ch. 4
• made of wood (a log) 11 chapters

  • Jim stopped abruptly, being startled and amazed. The Sawhorse stopped at the same time and stared at the other with its queer protruding eyes, which were mere knots in the log that formed its body. The legs of the Sawhorse were four sticks driving into holes bored in the log; its tail was a small branch that had been left by accident and its mouth a place chopped in one end of the body which projected a little and served as a head. The ends of the wooden legs were shod with plates of solid gold, and the saddle of the Princess Ozma, which was of red leather set with sparkling diamonds, was strapped to the clumsy body.

    Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, ch. 16

  • The Saw-Horse and the Pumpkinhead’s body I will have chopped up for kindling-wood; and the pumpkin shall be made into tarts.

    The Marvelous Land of Oz, ch. 15

  • Its hoofs, or rather the ends of its wooden legs, were shod with plates of solid gold, and the saddle strapped to the wooden body was richly embroidered and glistened with jewels.

    The Road to Oz, ch. 21

  • The Sawhorse wore wooden shoes to keep his wooden legs from wearing away, and he was strong and swift.

    The Emerald City of Oz, ch. 9

  • he looked to be nothing more than an animated chunk of wood

    The Marvelous Land of Oz, ch. 20

  • The Sawhorse was almost as curious as its rider. It had been rudely made, in the beginning, to saw logs upon, so that its body was a short length of a log, and its legs were stout branches fitted into four holes made in the body. The tail was formed by a small branch that had been left on the log, while the head was a gnarled bump on one end of the body. Two knots of wood formed the eyes, and the mouth was a gash chopped in the log.

    The Patchwork Girl of Oz, ch. 13

  • They were in a beautiful stable in the rear of Ozma's palace, where the wooden Sawhorse--very much alive--lived in a gold-paneled stall,

    Tik-Tok of Oz, ch. 25

  • responded the Sawhorse, wagging his ears, which were chips set in his wooden head.

    The Lost Princess of Oz, ch. 10

  • The Wooden Sawhorse was one of the most remarkable creatures in Oz. Its body was a small log and its legs were limbs of trees stuck in the body. Its eyes were knots, its mouth was sawed in the end of the log and its ears were two chips. A small branch had been left at the rear end of the log to serve as a tail.

    The Magic of Oz, ch. 6

  • This was pretty fast, for the little horse, being made of wood and magically brought to life, never tires and could outrun anything on legs in the fairy Kingdom of Oz.

    The Royal Book of Oz, ch. 10

  • The Sawhorse, Ozma's little wooden steed, magically brought to life, was quite certain he would be chosen for the Knight's charger.

    The Yellow Knight of Oz, ch. 1
• made of sawdust 1 chapter

  • "The sawdust was made from hard knots, and now the Sawhorse is able to think out any knotty problem he meets with."

    The Emerald City of Oz, ch. 9
• size little 2 chapters

  • The Sawhorse, Ozma's little wooden steed, magically brought to life, was quite certain he would be chosen for the Knight's charger.

    The Yellow Knight of Oz, ch. 1

  • This was pretty fast, for the little horse, being made of wood and magically brought to life, never tires and could outrun anything on legs in the fairy Kingdom of Oz.

    The Royal Book of Oz, ch. 10
• colour golden 1 chapter

  • but they could all hear the golden hoofs of the Saw-Horse ringing on the marble pavement outside, as he pranced away with his noble rider.

    The Road to Oz, ch. 22
• eyes two knots of wood 3 chapters

  • The Sawhorse was almost as curious as its rider. It had been rudely made, in the beginning, to saw logs upon, so that its body was a short length of a log, and its legs were stout branches fitted into four holes made in the body. The tail was formed by a small branch that had been left on the log, while the head was a gnarled bump on one end of the body. Two knots of wood formed the eyes, and the mouth was a gash chopped in the log.

    The Patchwork Girl of Oz, ch. 13

  • The body had been formed from a tree-trunk, and a branch had been left sticking up at one end that looked very much like a tail. In the other end were two big knots that resembled eyes, and a place had been chopped away that might easily be mistaken for the horse's mouth.

    The Marvelous Land of Oz, ch. 4

  • The Wooden Sawhorse was one of the most remarkable creatures in Oz. Its body was a small log and its legs were limbs of trees stuck in the body. Its eyes were knots, its mouth was sawed in the end of the log and its ears were two chips. A small branch had been left at the rear end of the log to serve as a tail.

    The Magic of Oz, ch. 6
• appearance ears that are chips set in his wooden head 1 chapter

  • responded the Sawhorse, wagging his ears, which were chips set in his wooden head.

    The Lost Princess of Oz, ch. 10
• appearance like a mere chunk of wood 1 chapter

  • he looked to be nothing more than an animated chunk of wood

    The Marvelous Land of Oz, ch. 20
• wears gold-plated legs and a red leather saddle set with diamonds 1 chapter

  • Jim stopped abruptly, being startled and amazed. The Sawhorse stopped at the same time and stared at the other with its queer protruding eyes, which were mere knots in the log that formed its body. The legs of the Sawhorse were four sticks driving into holes bored in the log; its tail was a small branch that had been left by accident and its mouth a place chopped in one end of the body which projected a little and served as a head. The ends of the wooden legs were shod with plates of solid gold, and the saddle of the Princess Ozma, which was of red leather set with sparkling diamonds, was strapped to the clumsy body.

    Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, ch. 16
• wears gold-shod hoofs and a jeweled, embroidered saddle 1 chapter

  • behind the band was the famous Scarecrow, riding proudly upon the back of a wooden Saw-Horse which pranced along the street almost as gracefully as if it had been made of flesh. Its hoofs, or rather the ends of its wooden legs, were shod with plates of solid gold, and the saddle strapped to the wooden body was richly embroidered and glistened with jewels.

    The Road to Oz, ch. 21
• wears golden shoes (its wooden legs shod with gold) 2 chapters

  • The Saw-Horse, being Ozma’s personal property, was tenderly cared for; and often she rode the queer creature along the streets of the Emerald City. She had its wooden legs shod with gold, to keep them from wearing out, and the tinkle of these golden shoes upon the pavement always filled the Queen’s subjects with awe as they thought upon this evidence of her magical powers.

    The Marvelous Land of Oz, ch. 24

  • The Sawhorse wore wooden shoes to keep his wooden legs from wearing away

    The Emerald City of Oz, ch. 9
• wears plates of pure gold on his legs 2 chapters

  • To keep the ends of his wooden legs from wearing down short, Ozma had shod the Sawhorse with plates of pure gold.

    The Tin Woodman of Oz, ch. 12

  • went out with her friends to find the Sawhorse, which Ozma had caused to be shod with plates of gold, so that its legs would not wear out.

    Ozma of Oz, ch. 9
• wears a lorgnette on a fine chain 1 chapter

  • He also pinned several jeweled brooches to Jack Pumpkinhead’s red waistcoat, and attached a lorgnette, by means of a fine chain, to the neck of the Saw-Horse.

    The Marvelous Land of Oz, ch. 20
• trait never tires, and outruns anything on legs in Oz 1 chapter

  • This was pretty fast, for the little horse, being made of wood and magically brought to life, never tires and could outrun anything on legs in the fairy Kingdom of Oz.

    The Royal Book of Oz, ch. 10