The Magic of Oz™

Toto

Dorothy's little black dog, carried out of Kansas with her and rarely far from her side.

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

It was Toto that made Dorothy laugh, and saved her from growing as gray as her other surroundings.

What the books say it is

  • origin carried from Kansas to Oz in Dorothy's house by the cyclone 1 chapter
    • The house which the cyclone brought to Oz all the way from Kansas, with you and Toto in it--was a real airship at the time; so you see we've got plenty of experience flying with the birds.
      The Emerald City of Oz, ch. 22
  • size little 4 chapters
  • colour black 5 chapters
  • hair curly and black 1 chapter
  • hair long and silky 1 chapter
    • Toto was not gray; he was a little black dog, with long silky hair and small black eyes that twinkled merrily on either side of his funny, wee nose.
      The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, ch. 1
  • hair fuzzy, curly 3 chapters
    • Toto was Dorothy's small black dog, with fuzzy, curly hair and bright black eyes.
      Little Wizard Stories of Oz, ch. 2
    • A fuzzy little terrier dog, named Toto, lay at Dorothy's feet but seldom took part in the conversation, although he listened to every word that was said.
      The Scarecrow of Oz, ch. 24
    • A fuzzy little black dog had squatted down at Dorothy's feet and now looked up at her with intelligent eyes.
      The Magic of Oz, ch. 6
  • hair shaggy 1 chapter
  • eyes small black, twinkled merrily 1 chapter
    • Toto was not gray; he was a little black dog, with long silky hair and small black eyes that twinkled merrily on either side of his funny, wee nose.
      The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, ch. 1
  • eyes big and brown 1 chapter
  • eyes bright black 1 chapter
  • eyes very bright 1 chapter
  • eyes intelligent 1 chapter
    • A fuzzy little black dog had squatted down at Dorothy's feet and now looked up at her with intelligent eyes.
      The Magic of Oz, ch. 6
  • trait could talk if he wanted to, but prefers his own language 1 chapter
    • Toto—like all other dogs in Oz—could talk if he wanted to, but Toto, being originally from Kansas, preferred his own language.
      Grampa in Oz, ch. 9

Where the books disagree

  • disputed what his eyes are like 3 chapters

    The books do not agree about eyes: big and brown and bright black and small black, twinkled merrily. Both are L. Frank Baum, so this is not the usual quarrel between the two authors — it is one of them describing the same character twice, years apart, and differently.

Appears in

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (13 of 24 chapters)
The Road to Oz (11 of 24 chapters)
The Emerald City of Oz (6 of 30 chapters)
Little Wizard Stories of Oz (1 of 6 chapters)
The Patchwork Girl of Oz (5 of 28 chapters)
Tik-Tok of Oz (1 of 25 chapters)
The Lost Princess of Oz (10 of 26 chapters)
The Tin Woodman of Oz (3 of 24 chapters)
The Magic of Oz (2 of 23 chapters)
Grampa in Oz (4 of 22 chapters)
Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz (1 of 21 chapters)

Mentioned in

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (9 of 24 chapters)
Ozma of Oz (1 of 21 chapters)
The Road to Oz (8 of 24 chapters)
The Emerald City of Oz (9 of 30 chapters)
The Patchwork Girl of Oz (4 of 28 chapters)
The Scarecrow of Oz (1 of 24 chapters)
The Lost Princess of Oz (2 of 26 chapters)
The Tin Woodman of Oz (1 of 24 chapters)
The Magic of Oz (1 of 23 chapters)
The Royal Book of Oz (2 of 24 chapters)
Kabumpo in Oz (1 of 22 chapters)
The Cowardly Lion of Oz (1 of 22 chapters)
Grampa in Oz (5 of 22 chapters)
The Lost King of Oz (1 of 21 chapters)
The Gnome King of Oz (1 of 20 chapters)
The Giant Horse of Oz (1 of 20 chapters)
Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz (1 of 21 chapters)

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