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Woot.

Woot the Wanderer is a vagabond child of Oz, originally from a far corner of the Gillikin Country.

Description[]

Polychrome with Woot

Woot with Polychrome

Woot is a pleasant-looking boy, or young man, of uncertain age. He is unusually independent, even for the children of Oz. He grew bored with his home, family, and acquaintances, finding them dismally stupid in their comfortable, quiet, happy lives. He set out to find strange people and see new sights. After a year of wandering, he reached the Tin Castle of the Winkie Emperor, and met the Tin Woodman and Scarecrow. The Tin Woodman told Woot his history. They proceeded on an adventure of their own after Woot remarked that it was cruel to for the Tin Woodman to leave Nimmie Amee, his former lover, behind without an explanation. They encountered many hardships along the way, running afoul of the Loons and Mrs. Yoop, the latter of whom transformed Woot into a green ape for a time. Princess Ozma managed to reverse the transformation with complicated fairy magic, exchanging the green monkey form with Woot’s original form.

After these adventures, Princess Ozma granted Woot her permission to continue his wandering ways; she promised to watch over his future journeys and to protect him when necessary, if she could. (The Tin Woodman of Oz)

Later Works[]

Woot gets barely a passing mention for the rest of the Famous Forty Oz books. Woot is relatively under-utilized by modern Oz authors, compared to the likes of Ojo, Scraps, and the main cast.

In one memorable short story from Oziana 2002 by J.L. Bell, “Woot Meets Yoop”, Woot runs into Mr. Yoop, husband of his nemesis Mrs. Yoop, and escapes him by convincing him he was Mrs. Yoop in a switched body.

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