The china land is all rainbows and sunshine. The colors, which must have been very important to Baum for he mentions them often, are describes as pinks and blues and purples and golds and silvers. There are even some little china dogs and cats and cows. The people, being china, are also as delicate as china. A cow kicked and broke its whole leg off! I missed a part in there with a princess because some of the pages are missing from the book above. Most likely due to the age of the story. Poor china people, though. If they are taken from their country, they become statues and no better than little figurines who cannot talk or move. I believe a story written about these characters would be so fun to write. The antagonist could be an antique collector who has figured out a way to travel to Oz and back to carry away the little china people in their sleep!
Caption: Climbing Over the China Wall
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