Location in The Oz Series
Land of the Mangaboos
Also known as the secluded Land of the Mangaboos, the Vegetable Kingdom, this strange country, fairy country, the Mangaboo country, the Country of the Mangaboos.
A secluded underground land inhabited by the vegetable Mangaboo people, ruled by a Prince and served by a Sorcerer, where beings are grown from bushes rather than born.
Appears in 6 chapters, first in chapter 72, last in chapter 77.
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What the story establishes
| Acoustics and tone | not_in_text |
| Appearance | Features a great domed glass hall / glass palace with a glass throne and glass pavement, lit by six colored suns forming a glowing star overhead. (as of ch. 72) |
| Controlled by | Ruled by a Prince (the man with the star), assisted by a Sorcerer. (as of ch. 72) |
| Physical constraints | Buildings and structures are made of glass (glass palace, glass throne, glass floor, glass pavement in the great square); a domed hall serves as the seat of authority; people can apparently walk on air above street level. |
Relationships
- rules ← the Royal Princess ch. 74Having received the Star of Royalty, the Princess becomes the new sovereign ruler of the Mangaboo land, escorted to her palace by her people.
- located in ← the House of the Sorcerer ch. 76The House of the Sorcerer stands in the glass city at the center of the Mangaboo country.
- located in ← the Black Pit ch. 75The Black Pit lies in the mountain within the Land of the Mangaboos, where the Princess orders the animals to be driven and cast.
- part of ← the public gardens ch. 73The folk gardens, enclosed by high hedges and holding rows of growing Mangaboo bushes, lie within the broader plain of gardens that forms part of the Land of the Mangaboos beyond the glass city.
- located in ← underground_traveling_party (ended) ch. 72–73The stranded fellowship, driven in Zeb's buggy, arrives at the glass palace in the center of the Mangaboo city and is brought before the Prince and Sorcerer, placing the whole party within the Land of the Mangaboos.
- located in ← Oz (ended) ch. 72–74Oz's balloon descended through the earth's crack and landed in the great square of the Land of the Mangaboos, where he remains after meeting the Prince and killing the Sorcerer.
- rules ← the man with the star (ended) ch. 72–74The man with the star is the Prince who rules over the secluded Land of the Mangaboos, questioning intruders and deciding the fate of the Sorcerer's rival.
- defies ← underground_traveling_party (ended) ch. 76The fellowship escapes the Land of the Mangaboos altogether, travelling up the mountain tunnel away from the Vegetable Kingdom until it emerges into an entirely new country.
From the text
"Why have you dared to intrude your unwelcome persons into the secluded Land of the Mangaboos?"Chapter 72
We are all vegetable, in this country.Chapter 72
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