| Nickadoodle | |
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Real Name |
Nickadoodle |
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First Appearance |
The Cowardly Lion of Oz (1923) |
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Original Publisher |
Reilly & Lee |
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Created by |
Ruth Plumly Thompson |
Origin[]
Nickadoodle the Snorer was a bird with a telephone beak who the Cowardly Lion, Notta, and Bob meet on the isle of Un. The bird tells them that if they remain on the isle of Un, they will grow feathers and become bird-like creatures themselves. Together, they escape the Island of Un in a flyaboutabus, which is a flying machine fitted with whirling feathered wheels.
In the story's climax, Crunch, a magically-animated stone giant, carries the Cowardly Lion to Mudge while Notta, Bob, and Nick head to the Emerald City for help. Princess Ozma, Glinda, Dorothy, the Wizard, and other friends are spirited to Mudge. There, Crunch uses the one incantation he knows to petrify all of Mustafa's lions, including the Cowardly one. Glinda and the Wizard return the favor, sending Crunch back to his inanimate state. They deprive Mustafa of his magic ring, but have trouble restoring the Cowardly Lion to life. As a stone statue, he is transported home to the Emerald City, where the tears of Dorothy and other friends prove to have a special magic of their own; the Lion is flesh and blood once again.
Public Domain Appearances[]
All published appearances of Nickadoodle from before January 1, 1931 are public domain in the US.
Public Domain Literary Appearances[]
- The Cowardly Lion of Oz (1923)