Location in The Oz Series
Valley of Voe
Also known as a delightful valley, this splendid place, your valley, this valley of enchantments, the magical Valley of Voe.
A delightful valley shaped like the hollow of a great cup, ringed by a rugged mountain on one side and soft green hills at the ends, laid out with lawns, gardens, orchards, and crystal brooks, lit by an unseen light source with no sun or moon, and populated only by invisible people and invisible bears.
Appears in 5 chapters, first in chapter 77, last in chapter 81.
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What the story establishes
| Acoustics and tone | Sounds carry normally despite the invisibility of most inhabitants: unseen voices speak clearly and are easily located by ear, birdsong is heard from birds that cannot be seen, and low growls or roars give away the presence of approaching invisible bears just before they attack. |
| Appearance | Shaped like the hollow of a great cup, with lovely lawns and gardens, pebble paths, groves of stately trees, orchards bearing unfamiliar fruits, and crystal brooks between flower-strewn banks; dozens of picturesque cottages are scattered about, each with its own orchard and garden, and the whole valley is lit by an unseen source under an arched blue sky with no sun or moon. (as of ch. 77) |
| Physical constraints | Bounded by a granite-like mountain on the entry side and a rugged mountain on the far side, with soft green hills at the ends; reachable from the glass-mountain tunnel side by descending over loose rocks. |
Relationships
- located in ← the nine tiny piglets ch. 77The nine tiny piglets run and gambol in the Valley of Voe and eat the mysterious dama-fruit, which makes them invisible.
- located in ← Pyramid Mountain ch. 78The Pyramid Mountain, whose top is lost in the clouds, stands on the opposite side of the Valley of Voe from where the travelers begin.
- located in ← the people of Voe ch. 77The invisible people of Voe live in scattered cottages throughout the Valley of Voe, each with its own grounds, orchards, and gardens.
- located in ← Dorothy (ended) ch. 77–79Dorothy and her companions arrive in the Valley of Voe after passing through the glass mountain tunnel, and she explores the lawns and gardens before being welcomed into an invisible family's cottage for lunch.
- located in ← Eureka (ended) ch. 77–83Eureka runs frolicking over the grass in the Valley of Voe and tries unsuccessfully to walk in the air as she had done in the Mangaboo country.
- located in ← Jim (ended) ch. 77–79Jim draws the buggy over the loose rocks down into the Valley of Voe and grazes contentedly on the grass there.
- located in ← Oz (ended) ch. 77–79The Wizard arrives in the Valley of Voe with the group, remarks it would be a fine place to live, and converses with the invisible people of Voe about the dama-fruit and the dangers of the valley.
- located in ← the buggy (ended) ch. 77–79Jim draws the buggy down over the rocky mountainside into the Valley of Voe and it is left near the cottage while the travelers explore on foot.
- located in ← underground_traveling_party (ended) ch. 77–78The traveling party emerges from the glass mountain tunnel into the Valley of Voe, admires its deserted beauty, loses the piglets to invisibility, and is welcomed by an invisible family for lunch while being warned about the valley's bears.
- located in ← Zeb (ended) ch. 77–79Zeb arrives in the Valley of Voe with the group, admires its beauty, and is startled when an invisible resident speaks close beside him.
- located in ← the bears of the Valley of Voe (ended) ch. 77–78Large and fierce invisible bears roam throughout the Valley of Voe, having eaten the invisibility-inducing dama-fruit themselves.
From the text
"It is the Valley of Voe."Chapter 77
"Isn't it fine?" cried Dorothy, in a joyous voice, as she sprang out of the buggy and let Eureka run frolicking over the velvety grass.Chapter 77
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