Living being in The Oz Series
Evring
Also known as Prince of Ev, a pretty, fair-haired boy, a purple kitten, the little fellow Dorothy picked out, his brother Evring, little Prince Evring, her youngest born, Little Evring.
A young Prince of Ev, son of the King of Ev, who was sold along with his mother and siblings to the Nome King and transformed into a purple kitten ornament until Dorothy's guess freed him.
Appears in 6 chapters, first in chapter 62, last in chapter 67.
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What the story establishes
| Affiliation | The royal family of Ev. (as of ch. 62) |
| Age | A young child, referred to as "the little one" and "little Prince." (as of ch. 62) |
| Appearance | A pretty, fair-haired boy. (as of ch. 62) |
| Being nature | An ordinary human boy, a member of the royal family of Ev, who had been magically transformed into an ornament (a purple kitten). |
| Conflict | His father sold him, his mother, and his siblings to the Nome King, who transformed them into ornaments in his palace. (as of ch. 62) |
| Current goal | To return to the Land of Ev with Dorothy and give her and her friends a home there. (as of ch. 63) |
| Dialogue style | Confused and questioning at first upon waking, then proud and formal when announcing his royal identity. (as of ch. 62) |
| Equipment | A curious tin whistle in the shape of a little fat pig, painted green, with the whistle in the pig's tail. (as of ch. 67) |
| Gender identity | man (as of ch. 63) |
| Is alive | yes (as of ch. 62) |
| Maturation stage | Child. |
| Motive | To express his overjoyed excitement at seeing his home country again by blowing his whistle. (as of ch. 67) |
| Personality | Proud of his royal identity; friendly and willing to trust and follow his rescuer despite his confusion. (as of ch. 62) |
| Quirks | Picks up small curious objects and pockets them without realizing their significance, as he did with the enchanted Tin Woodman's whistle-form. (as of ch. 67) |
| Referential profile | masculine (as of ch. 62) |
| Sex profile | male (as of ch. 64) |
| Skills | Able to blow a shrill blast on a tin whistle. (as of ch. 67) |
| Social status | A Prince of the royal family of Ev. (as of ch. 62) |
| Status | Fully recovered from his earlier shyness and now fast friends with Dorothy, riding beside her and chatting happily; overjoyed at nearing home he blew his tin whistle (unwittingly releasing the enchanted Tin Woodman), then cried briefly over losing the whistle before being comforted and welcomed home as a prince of Ev. (as of ch. 67) |
Relationships
- child of → Evoldo ch. 62Evring identifies himself as a Prince of Ev whose father, the King, sold his mother and all her children to the Nome King.
- ally of · Dorothy ch. 67Dorothy and Prince Evring ride together on the Sawhorse back to Ev, chatting pleasantly as fast friends.
- parent of ← Queen of Ev ch. 64The Queen of Ev is revealed as Evring's mother; Evring is younger than his brother Evardo.
- member of → royal_family_of_ev ch. 62Freed from his purple-kitten enchantment, Evring is revealed as one of the royal children of Ev, and Dorothy resolves to try to save his siblings and mother as well.
- frees ← Dorothy (ended) ch. 62Dorothy touches a purple kitten ornament and says "Ev," correctly guessing it, which restores the enchanted figure to his true form as the boy Prince Evring of Ev.
- frees ← Dorothy (ended) ch. 63Dorothy succeeds at guessing correctly in the Nome King's palace, breaking one of his enchantments and leading the freed little Prince Evring out by the hand.
- rescues ← Dorothy (ended) ch. 66As part of rescuing the royal family of Ev, Dorothy's use of the magic belt to defeat the Nome King and force open the passage enables Prince Evring, held in his mother's arms, to be led safely out of the cavern along with the rest of the freed royal family.
- communicates with → Dorothy (ended) ch. 67Evring shows Dorothy's group his tin whistle and explains he picked it up in the Nome King's palace while Dorothy was making her guesses, then protests and cries when Billina reveals the whistle was actually the enchanted Tin Woodman and is now lost.
- communicates with → Dorothy (ended) ch. 63The freed Prince Evring, still shy of the strange company, affirms with dignity that he will give Dorothy and her friends a home in response to her suggestion.
- inherits ← Evardo (ended) ch. 64As the eldest of the royal children, Evardo will inherit his father's throne and be crowned King of Ev ahead of his younger brother Evring.
From the text
"I am a Prince of Ev, and my name is Evring," the little one announced, proudly.Chapter 62
a pretty, fair-haired boyChapter 62
"Indeed I will," said Evring, with much dignity.Chapter 63
"I did not!" protested little Evring. "I only took the whistle."Chapter 67