Talking animal in The Oz Series
Stork
Also known as the kind Stork, the big bird.
A kind, practical Stork with a long neck and great claws who, flying by the river, stops to help the queer party and carries the stranded straw Scarecrow back from his pole before returning to her babies in the nest.
Appears in 1 chapters, first in chapter 8, last in chapter 8.
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What the story establishes
| Animal kind | Stork — a big bird with a long neck and great claws. |
| Appearance | A big bird with a long neck that she twists to look about and great claws strong enough to grab and carry the straw Scarecrow. (as of ch. 8) |
| Being nature | A naturally-born, speaking and reasoning bird of the fairy country. |
| Current goal | To return to her babies waiting in the nest, once she has helped the party. (as of ch. 8) |
| Dialogue style | Kindly, direct, and practical; asks brisk questions, states plainly what she can and cannot do, and speaks warmly of helping those in trouble. (as of ch. 8) |
| Gender identity | woman (as of ch. 8) |
| Is alive | yes (as of ch. 8) |
| Maturation stage | Adult |
| Motive | To help anyone she finds in trouble, out of simple kindness. (as of ch. 8) |
| Personality | Kind and generous but practical and honest; willing to help a stranger yet frank about the limits of what she can carry. (as of ch. 8) |
| Quirks | Twists her long neck to look sharply at whatever puzzles her — sizing up the queer party before deciding to help. (as of ch. 8) |
| Referential profile | feminine (as of ch. 8) |
| Sex profile | female (as of ch. 8) |
| Skills | Skilled in flight and in grasping and carrying with her claws, judging beforehand whether a load is too heavy to bear. (as of ch. 8) |
| Social status | An ordinary free bird of the river country — a mother with babies waiting for her in the nest, beholden to no one. (as of ch. 8) |
| Special capabilities | Can fly and, with her great claws, seize and carry a light burden such as the straw-stuffed Scarecrow through the air. |
| Status | Passing by the river; she pauses to help the stranded party, carries the Scarecrow to safety, then flies off to return to her nest. (as of ch. 8) |
Relationships
- indebted to ← Scarecrow ch. 8Saved from his river-pole by the kind Stork, the Scarecrow owes her a debt of gratitude and resolves to repay her with a kindness someday (fulfillment_status: pending).
- rescues → Scarecrow (ended) ch. 8Told the straw Scarecrow is light, the passing Stork flies out over the river, grabs him by the arm with her great claws, and carries him from his pole back to his friends on the bank.
- persuades ← Dorothy (ended) ch. 8Dorothy convinces the doubtful Stork to fetch the stranded Scarecrow, assuring her he is not heavy at all because he is stuffed with straw.
- communicates with ← Dorothy (ended) ch. 8Dorothy introduces herself and her friends to the passing Stork and explains that they are bound for the Emerald City but have lost the Scarecrow in the river.
From the text
“I always like to help anyone in trouble.”Chapter 8
Then the Stork with her great claws grabbed the Scarecrow by the arm and carried him up into the air and back to the bank.Chapter 8