tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18996311.post437996215121130570..comments2024-03-26T15:10:55.199-05:00Comments on The Royal Blog of Oz: Ranking of fairies?Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03766446206846532440noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18996311.post-42225950631290034552008-12-06T10:46:00.000-06:002008-12-06T10:46:00.000-06:00Pittypat tells John Dough, "All the animals have t...Pittypat tells John Dough, "All the animals have their fairies, just as you human folks do; and it is lucky for us that the Fairy Beaver lives on this very island." It sounds like Baum was thinking along the same lines as the Tiger Fairies. If different types of animals all have their own fairies, though, it would seem to make the role of the Knooks superfluous. Maybe that's why the Knooks are described in ROAD as caring for trees instead of animals.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17838510995365876113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18996311.post-1892470080251499962008-12-06T05:56:00.000-06:002008-12-06T05:56:00.000-06:00I didn't count the tiger fairies because Baum didn...I didn't count the tiger fairies because Baum didn't tie those stories to Oz.<BR/><BR/>The Fairy Beavers are a good one, but they don't seem to have any ranking with the Immortals.<BR/><BR/>And... I haven't yet read "Merry-Go-Round in Oz."Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03766446206846532440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18996311.post-7301272912886651982008-12-06T01:40:00.000-06:002008-12-06T01:40:00.000-06:00What about the animal fairies like the fairy beave...What about the animal fairies like the fairy beavers or the tiger fairies or even the unicorn from Merry Go Round in Oz?S.P. Maldonadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08968022734562316780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18996311.post-31650438675920439392008-12-05T19:06:00.000-06:002008-12-05T19:06:00.000-06:00Jack Snow says that Lurline lives in Burzee, which...Jack Snow says that Lurline lives in Burzee, which suggests that he thought of her and Lulea as the same Fairy Queen.<BR/><BR/>Don't the fairies in QUEEN ZIXI have wings? If Lurline is that kind of fairy, it would explain how she could pass over Oz.<BR/><BR/>As for the moon, the Man in the Moon appears in ZIXI, and is also pictured in the illustration of Tinker climbing his ladder. He's the star of one of the MOTHER GOOSE IN PROSE stories as well.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17838510995365876113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18996311.post-38343075122985413072008-12-04T11:40:00.000-06:002008-12-04T11:40:00.000-06:00The Forest of Burzee strikes me as being home to t...The Forest of Burzee strikes me as being home to the nature fairies, those fairies with dominion over trees and animals of the forests.<BR/><BR/>Tititi Hoochoo's domain seems to be the home of elemental fairies, those who embody the essential forces of the universe.<BR/><BR/>If Oz has a religion, it is probably very animist, with fairies representing every aspect of nature.F. Douglas Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06497140550892192807noreply@blogger.com