Location in The Oz Series
Land of the Munchkins
Also known as the land of the Munchkins.
The eastern land of the Land of Oz, home of the Munchkins, formerly ruled by the Wicked Witch of the East; a country of marvelous beauty where Dorothy's house comes to rest.
Appears in 4 chapters, first in chapter 2, last in chapter 44.
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What the story establishes
| Acoustics and tone | Sweet-toned and celebratory: hat-bells tinkle as the Munchkins move, brilliant birds sing, the brook murmurs, and at Boq's house five fiddlers play as loudly as possible amid laughing and singing. |
| Appearance | A country of marvelous beauty with green swards, fruit-bearing trees, banks of gorgeous flowers, brilliant birds, and a sparkling brook. (as of ch. 2) |
| Controlled by | Formerly ruled by the Wicked Witch of the East, now dead; the Munchkins are set free. (as of ch. 2) |
| Physical constraints | Bounded at the East by the great uncrossable desert — 'none could live to cross it' — so the only way onward from the Munchkin country is inward, along the road of yellow brick. |
Relationships
- part of → Land of Oz ch. 2The eastern land of the Munchkins is part of the Land of Oz.
- located in ← Munchkins ch. 2The Munchkins are the people who live in the eastern land of the Munchkins.
- located in ← Boq ch. 3Boq lives in a large blue house in the Munchkin country of the East, where he is one of the richest Munchkins.
- contains ← Land of Oz ch. 27The Country of the Munchkins is the eastern, blue-colored region of the Land of Oz.
- contains → road of yellow brick ch. 3The yellow brick road runs through the Munchkin country of the East, lined with dainty blue fences and Munchkin farms.
- rules ← Wicked Witch of the East (ended) ch. 2The Wicked Witch of the East ruled the eastern land of the Munchkins until Dorothy's house killed her.
- located in ← Dorothy (ended) ch. 3–10Dorothy travels on foot through the Munchkin country of the East, past blue farmhouses and fields, on her way to the Emerald City.
- located in ← Scarecrow (ended) ch. 3–10The Scarecrow was set on a pole in a cornfield in the Munchkin country, where Dorothy finds him.
From the text
“They are the people who live in this land of the East where the Wicked Witch ruled.”Chapter 2
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