Location in The Oz Series
Country of the Gillikins
Also known as the North of the Land of Oz, that part of the Land of Oz, her dominions, this Country of the Gillikins.
The northern country of the Land of Oz, home to the Gillikin people, where the orphan Tip lives and is reared by the magic-working old woman Mombi.
Appears in 3 chapters, first in chapter 25, last in chapter 31.
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What the story establishes
| Acoustics and tone | By night, peaceful and inviting under bright moon and stars, in contrast to the close, ill-smelling kitchen of Mombi's house. |
| Appearance | Rural farming country of forests, corn-fields, and brooks, with rabbits, birds, and gopher holes. (as of ch. 25) |
| Controlled by | Ruled by the Good Witch who governs the northern part of Oz, who has forbidden any other Witch to exist in her dominions. (as of ch. 25) |
Relationships
- born in ← Jellia Jamb ch. 31Jellia Jamb was born in the North Country (the Country of the Gillikins), which is why she is presumed to understand the Gillikin language.
- rules ← Witch of the North ch. 25The Good Witch who rules the northern part of Oz governs the Country of the Gillikins, having forbidden any other Witch to exist in her dominions.
- contains ← Land of Oz ch. 25The Country of the Gillikins is the northern region of the Land of Oz.
- located in ← Mombi ch. 25Mombi lives in the Country of the Gillikins, where she rears Tip and works her magic, shunned by her neighbors.
- located in ← four-horned cow ch. 25The four-horned cow, Mombi's especial pride, is kept on her farm in the Country of the Gillikins, where Tip milks it as one of his daily chores.
- located in ← Gillikins ch. 25The Gillikin people inhabit the Country of the Gillikins in the North of the Land of Oz.
- located in ← Tip (ended) ch. 25–29Tip has run away from Mombi's house and travels south through the Country of the Gillikins along its roads, heading for the Emerald City though still within the northern country for now.
- located in ← Jack Pumpkinhead (ended) ch. 25–29Freed from Mombi's stable by Tip, Jack Pumpkinhead now travels the roads of the Country of the Gillikins, heading south with Tip toward the border and the Emerald City.
From the text
In the Country of the Gillikins, which is at the North of the Land of Oz, lived a youth called Tip.Chapter 25
the grass is purple, and the trees are purple, and the houses and fences are purple… Even the mud in the roads is purple.Chapter 27
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