The Magic of Oz™

Wheelers

also Wheeler

Strange creatures with wheels instead of hands and feet, dwelling in this land and threatening to harm intruders.

First named in Ozma of Oz, ch. 3

"What do you suppose the Wheelers are?"

Names in the books

  • called Wheelers 6 chapters

    Ozma of Oz345619

    Rinkitink in Oz17

  • called Wheeler 5 chapters

    Ozma of Oz367

    Rinkitink in Oz1823

What the books say it is

  • region part of the Land of Ev 1 chapter
    • The Kingdom of the Nomes does not border on the Nonestic Ocean, from which it is separated by the Kingdom of Rinkitink and the Country of the Wheelers, which is a part of the Land of Ev.
      Rinkitink in Oz, ch. 17
  • wears splendid, tight-fitting garments 1 chapter
    • Looking over her shoulder as she ran, the girl now saw a great procession of Wheelers emerging from the forest--dozens and dozens of them--all clad in splendid, tight-fitting garments and all rolling swiftly toward her and uttering their wild, strange cries.
      Ozma of Oz, ch. 3
  • reputation fierce 1 chapter
    • Being so helpless, our only hope is to make people afraid of us, by pretending we are very fierce and terrible, and writing in the sand warnings to Beware the Wheelers.
      Ozma of Oz, ch. 6

Mentioned in

Ozma of Oz (6 of 21 chapters)
Rinkitink in Oz (1 of 24 chapters)