Living being in The Oz Series
Nanda
Also known as the little maid, her servant, the little servant.
A little maid in a cap trimmed with gay ribbons, Princess Langwidere's servant, who answers the door, announces visitors, and assists her mistress in changing heads.
Appears in 3 chapters, first in chapter 54, last in chapter 57.
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What the story establishes
| Affiliation | Princess Langwidere's household (her servant/maid) (as of ch. 54) |
| Appearance | A little maid wearing a cap trimmed with gay ribbons. (as of ch. 54) |
| Being nature | Human servant. |
| Conflict | Terrorized by the Hungry Tiger, who corners her and asks permission to eat her before demanding an impossible feast instead. (as of ch. 57) |
| Current goal | To announce the visitors to the Princess and attend to her mistress's wishes. (as of ch. 54) |
| Dialogue style | Polite, deferential and cautious, addressing guests respectfully and her mistress with formal honorifics. (as of ch. 54) |
| Equipment | Wears an apron (which she flaps at Billina) and rings a silver bell to summon the Princess's army. (as of ch. 54) |
| Gender identity | woman (as of ch. 57) |
| Is alive | yes (as of ch. 54) |
| Motive | To satisfy the Hungry Tiger's demand for food so as to escape being eaten, and to attend to her duties despite her fear. (as of ch. 57) |
| Personality | Respectful, obedient and cautious, wary of annoying the Princess. (as of ch. 54) |
| Quirks | Physically weaker than the Princess she supports, yet still assists her to walk. (as of ch. 54) |
| Referential profile | feminine (as of ch. 54) |
| Sex profile | female (as of ch. 54) |
| Skills | Serves as Langwidere's personal maid: opens the door and greets visitors, escorts guests through the palace passages and marble stairways to the drawing-room, assists the Princess to rise and walk, hands and receives her heads at the cabinet, and rings the silver bell to summon the army. (as of ch. 54) |
| Social status | Servant / lady's maid to Princess Langwidere. (as of ch. 54) |
| Status | On duty attending Princess Langwidere in the royal palace, receiving and announcing Dorothy's party and assisting her mistress. (as of ch. 54) |
Relationships
- provides service → Princess Langwidere ch. 54Nanda serves as Princess Langwidere's personal maid, announcing visitors, physically supporting her to her cabinet, handling her worn heads, and flattering her choices.
- threatens ← immense Tiger (ended) ch. 57The Hungry Tiger looms over the frightened maid Nanda and asks her permission to eat her, sending her fleeing in terror.
- confronts ← Billina (ended) ch. 54Billina angrily challenges Nanda for shooing her from the doorway, retorting and flying at the maid's face to force her way in with Dorothy.
- gives → Dorothy (ended) ch. 55Nanda brings Dorothy bread and water for her supper while she is imprisoned in the tower.
- commands ← immense Tiger (ended) ch. 57The Hungry Tiger orders the terrified maid Nanda to fetch him thirty pounds of tenderloin steak, a peck of boiled potatoes, and five gallons of ice-cream, after she refuses to let him eat her.
From the text
"I will tell her you are here, miss, and ask her to grant you an audience,"Chapter 54
a little maid in a cap trimmed with gay ribbons, who bowed respectfullyChapter 54
"I--I'll do the best I can!" said Nanda, and she ran away as fast as she could go.Chapter 57