Object in The Oz Series
the buggy
Also known as the buggy top, the vehicle, horse and buggy, the top of the buggy, the wheels of the buggy, the buggy-wheels, a wheel of the buggy.
A horse-drawn buggy whose top caught the air like a parachute during the fall, slowing the descent of Dorothy and Zeb through the crack in the earth.
Appears in 14 chapters, first in chapter 71, last in chapter 89.
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What the story establishes
| Appearance | Has a top/canopy that can catch air like a parachute; tipped and rolled over completely during the fall without dislodging its occupants. (as of ch. 71) |
| Object type | Artifact |
| Properties | Its wheels can graze the narrow walls of a tunnel without apparent damage, and it can be drawn steadily uphill over a long, steep, winding passage. (as of ch. 76) |
Relationships
- possesses ← Zeb ch. 71Zeb drives the buggy that carries him, Dorothy, and Eureka down through the earthquake crack and into the glass city, later ordering Jim onward from his seat in it.
- located in → Valley of Voe (ended) ch. 77–79Jim draws the buggy down over the rocky mountainside into the Valley of Voe and it is left near the cottage while the travelers explore on foot.
- possesses → the wooden wings (ended) ch. 81The remaining four stolen Gargoyle wings were fastened two on each side of the buggy so it could bear the weight of the children and the Wizard in flight.
- includes → the wooden wings (ended) ch. 81–82Four of the stolen Gargoyle wings are wired onto the buggy (two on each side) as fitted flight components, so the buggy can carry the children and the Wizard aloft during the escape.
- uses ← Zeb (ended) ch. 76Zeb harnessed Jim to the buggy and drove it through the tunnel in the glass mountain, with Dorothy and the Wizard riding along holding lanterns.
- located in → the glass city (ended) ch. 71–73The buggy floats gently down with Dorothy, Zeb, and Jim and lands on a broad flat glass roof in the glass city, then is drawn through the streets of the city.
- uses ← Jim (ended) ch. 79Jim draws the buggy up the broad, gently-sloped spiral stairway inside Pyramid Mountain, panting and pausing to rest as the climb continues.
- uses ← Jim (ended) ch. 82Jim the cab-horse helps drag the disassembled buggy (with its wheels and top removed) through the narrow rocky passage, and later drags it over heaps of loose rock as the party pushes and lifts the wheels.
From the text
The top of the buggy caught the air like a parachute or an umbrella filled with wind, and held them back so that they floated downward with a gentle motion that was not so very disagreeable to bear.Chapter 71