Living being in The Oz Series
a china milkmaid
Also known as the pretty milkmaid.
A pretty little milkmaid of the dainty china country, made entirely of china; found milking a china cow, she is angered when the strangers frighten it into breaking its leg and chips her own left elbow in the fall.
Appears in 1 chapters, first in chapter 20, last in chapter 20.
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What the story establishes
| Affiliation | One of the china people living in the dainty china country. (as of ch. 20) |
| Appearance | A pretty little figure made entirely of china, dressed as a milkmaid with a brightly colored bodice and golden spots over her gown; after the accident she bears a nick in her left elbow. (as of ch. 20) |
| Being nature | A living being made entirely of china, able to talk and move about but brittle and easily broken. |
| Body conditions | Made of brittle china; her left elbow is nicked in the fall. |
| Conflict | Angered by the strangers whose approach frightened her cow into breaking its leg and chipped her own elbow, she scolds them and refuses their apology. (as of ch. 20) |
| Current goal | To lead her injured cow to the mender's shop to have its broken leg glued back on. (as of ch. 20) |
| Dialogue style | Sharp, aggrieved, and reproachful; scolds the strangers for the harm done and then falls into vexed, unanswering silence. (as of ch. 20) |
| Equipment | A milking stool and a pail, used to milk her china cow. (as of ch. 20) |
| Gender identity | woman (as of ch. 20) |
| Health condition | Chipped/nicked in her left elbow (she is made of china). (as of ch. 20) |
| Is alive | yes (as of ch. 20) |
| Motive | To tend her cow and get it mended, and to rebuke the strangers whose approach caused the damage. (as of ch. 20) |
| Personality | Irritable and easily vexed, holding a grudge; too cross to accept an apology. (as of ch. 20) |
| Referential profile | feminine (as of ch. 20) |
| Sex profile | female (as of ch. 20) |
| Skills | Milking cows — she is a working milkmaid found milking her china cow. (as of ch. 20) |
| Social status | A common working milkmaid among the china people. (as of ch. 20) |
| Status | Leading her injured cow, limping on three legs, away to the mender's shop after the strangers frightened it into breaking its leg. (as of ch. 20) |
Relationships
- species of → the china people ch. 20The china milkmaid is one of the china people, a brittle china figure who chips her elbow when knocked down.
- injures ← Dorothy (ended) ch. 20The strangers' approach frightens the milkmaid's cow into kicking her over, chipping a nick in her left elbow and breaking the cow's leg.
- confronts → Dorothy's Traveling Party (ended) ch. 20The angry milkmaid confronts the travelers, scolding them for frightening her cow and casting reproachful glances as she leads it away.
- communicates with ← Dorothy (ended) ch. 20Dorothy apologizes to the angry milkmaid for the accident and asks forgiveness, but the milkmaid is too vexed to answer.
From the text
But the pretty milkmaid was much too vexed to make any answer.Chapter 20
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