Object in The Oz Series
dama-fruit
Also known as the dama-fruit, a low plant, a single fruit, the strange fruit, damas, the forbidden fruit.
A single fruit about the size of a peach that grows in the center of a low, broad-leaved plant; eating it renders any creature invisible to human or animal eyes.
Appears in 2 chapters, first in chapter 77, last in chapter 78.
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What the story establishes
| Appearance | A daintily colored, fragrant fruit about as large as a peach, growing singly in the center of a low plant with broad, spreading leaves. (as of ch. 77) |
| Enchantments | Eating it renders the eater invisible to both human and animal eyes. |
| Object type | Artifact |
| Properties | The most delicious thing that grows, according to the people of Voe; causes invisibility to human or animal eyes in anyone who eats it, including birds and bears (which is why they cannot be seen either); the invisibility charm ceases instantly the moment the eater dies, making the corpse plainly visible again. (as of ch. 78) |
Relationships
- discovers ← Oz (ended) ch. 77The Wizard realizes that the fruit the piglets ate is the dama-fruit, which renders whoever eats it invisible, and warns the children to avoid it.
- uses ← the nine tiny piglets (ended) ch. 77The nine tiny piglets rushed to devour the fragrant dama-fruit before Dorothy could pick it, which made them turn invisible.
From the text
"I'll bet it's because they ate that peach!" cried the kitten. "It wasn't a peach, Eureka," said Dorothy.Chapter 77
"The dama-fruit is the most delicious thing that grows, and when it makes us invisible the bears cannot find us to eat us up."Chapter 77
"we know this is true because when any creature is dead the invisible charm of the dama-fruit ceases to be active, and the slain one can be plainly seen by all eyes."Chapter 78
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