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  Munchkin Country Information
Munchkin Country (or Munchkinland in the 1939 film and its imitators) is a region in the fictional Land of Oz in L.
Munchkin Country is distinguished by the color blue, which is worn by most of the Munchkins as well as the color of their surroundings.
The ruler in Munchkin Country is the Wicked Witch of the East, but upon Dorothy's arrival in Oz, she is eliminated when the house lands on top of her, causing much celebration among the Munchkins.
www.bookrags.com /wiki/Munchkin_Country   (372 words)

  
 Iams Cat Breed Guide -Munchkin Cats
They say Munchkins are healthy cats who are not hampered by their unique genetic makeup and point out the jaguarundi, a South American wildcat with a slender, elongated body and short legs, which is thought to be the most adaptable of the New World felines.
Munchkins can jump onto most beds and chairs, but the kitchen counter is not always accessible—which, depending upon your point of view, may be a good thing.
Munchkins are not as expensive and rare as they once were, however if you are flexible about gender, color, and pattern, your wait will be shorter.
us.iams.com /iams/en_US/jsp/IAMS_Page.jsp;jsessionid=QWQAXB2SRYDJVQFIAJ4ZY2Q?pageID=CBD&breedPage=munchkin.html   (1596 words)

  
  Munchkin (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Munchkins are small people from Munchkin Country in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
In role-playing games, a "munchkin" is a player who plays a normally cooperative game exclusively for the purposes of "winning", usually at the cost of the other players' enjoyment of the game.
The Munchkin is a breed of cat characterised by unusually short legs.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Munchkin_(disambiguation)   (243 words)

  
 Munchkin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The word munchkin was first coined by L.
Munchkins were the diminutive natives of Munchkin Country, who wore only blue.
As a result of the popularity of the 1939 film, The Wizard of Oz, the term "munchkin" has entered the English language as a reference to small children, dwarves, small bits of fried dough, or anything of diminutive stature.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Munchkin   (376 words)

  
 Oz: Dictionary definition
Oz is an imaginary country first introduced in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L.
Oz is a squarish shaped place, surrounded on all sides by a Deadly Desert and divided into four quadrants: the Gillikin country in the north, the Munchkin country in the east, the Quadling country in the south and the Winkie country in the west.
Princess Ozma rules the country as a benevolent dictator.
www.encyclopedian.com /oz/Oz.html   (337 words)

  
 Munchkin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Munchkins were the diminutive natives of Munchkin Country.
Baum never explained where the term came from, but Baum researcher Brian Attebery has hypothesised that there might be a connection to the emblem of the Bavarian city of Munich, known as the Münchner Kindl [1] (Munich Child).
As a result of the film's popularity, the term "munchkin" has entered the English language as a reference to small children, or anything of diminutive stature.
www.encyclopedia-1.com /m/mu/munchkin.html   (187 words)

  
 Land of Oz - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
The Land of Oz is roughly rectangular in shape, and divided along the diagonals into four countries: Munchkin Country in the East, Winkie Country in the West, Gillikin Country in the North, and Quadling Country in the South.
Oz is the largest country on the continent of Nonestica, which also includes the countries of Ev, Ix, Mo and Phunniland.
The ruler of the Winkie Country is the Emperor, the Tin Woodman.
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Land_of_Oz   (3656 words)

  
 The Wizard of Oz Munchkins
But---the great majority of the "little people" were hard workers and did everything they could to fulfill their contract to Singer and M-G-M. These little folks who worked for Singer cared enough about him to look to him as a father figure as they often referred to him as papa.
To blame all the Munchkins would be tantamount to you and I blaming all the employees where we work for the fact that a few people create problems because they abuse alcohol.
We did not receive instruction as the other Munchkins did in dancing or singing although that is what most of the children's expertise was.
www.kansasoz.com /infomunchkins.htm   (909 words)

  
 Munchkin Definition / Munchkin Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Munchkin is a naturally occurring domestic cat breed characterised by unusually short legs.
Munchkin is a naturally occurring domestic cat breed characterized by short legs.
Munchkin is a lot of fun for old-school gamers and new fans of the genre alike.
www.elresearch.com /Munchkin   (221 words)

  
 The Right to Dream Main Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Being a Munchkin, for instance, merely means that the individual lives in Munchkin Country.
Now while it is true that Munchkin Country is predominantly inhabited by Boggans, this does not keep Nockers who live in Munchkin Country from being Munchkins.
Munchkins - A regional term for all the fae who live in the blue lands of the East.
people.smu.edu /bsbrown/ozchimera.html   (385 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Munchkin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Spoiler warning: Munchkinland (or Munchkin Country) is a region in the fictional Land of Oz in L. Frank Baums Oz books, first described in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
Beer mugs and stein A beer stein is a traditionally German beer tankard or mug, made of pewter, silver, wood, porcelain, earthenware or glassware, and usually with a hinged lid and levered thumblift.
Oz is an imaginary region containing four countries under the rule of one monarch.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Munchkin   (1011 words)

  
 The Wizard of Oz Munchkin Biographies
I thought what a wonderful idea this was to create a page about the Munchkins that are still active and available to the public at functions around the country each year.
Maren and the other munchkins worked twelve hours a day, six days a week to make the film the best loved and most watched motion picture of all times.
Their schedule was comprised of a week of choreography, a week of wardrobe, a week of makeup, followed by three weeks of shooting.
www.kansasoz.com /infomunchkinbios.htm   (3085 words)

  
 Munchkin
These cats are named after the inhabitants of Munchkin Land in Fleming's famous movie The Wizard of Oz (1939).
The ancestors of today's Munchkins are descended from Blackberry, a fl cat found in Louisiana around 1982.
While the Munchkin's short legs do not hinder the cat's mobility, they do prevent it from jumping as high as other cats.
www.furrycritter.com /resources/cats/Munchkin.htm   (316 words)

  
 Munchkin CAT BREEDERS
Munchkins are also known as “magpies,” often borrowing small, shiny objects and stashing them away for later play.
Proficient hunters, Munchkins love a good game of catnip mouse, but when playtime is over, they want a warm lap to snuggle into and strokes from a loving hand, like any domestic.
The conformation for the Munchkin Long-hair is the same except that the Longhair bears a semi-long silky coat that sports a full flowing plume on the tail.
www.breedersden.com /munchkin.htm   (1266 words)

  
 The Right to Dream Main Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Munchkin Country is located in the eastern corner of Oz and is fabled for being where Dorothy's house first landed and set into motion the events that changed the face of Oz forever.
Munchkin Country is predominantly inhabited by Boggans with a few Nockers.
Munchkin Country rolling hills of blue grasses and scattered small forests.
people.smu.edu /bsbrown/ozmap.html   (985 words)

  
 Munchkin Shoes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The word munchkin was first coined by L. Frank Baum in his 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
Munchkins were the diminutive natives of Munchkin Country, who wore onlyblue.
As a result of the popularity of the 1939 film, The Wizard of Oz, the term "munchkin" hasentered the English language as a reference to small children, dwarves, or anything of diminutive stature.
www.witchware.com /File/32674-Munchkin.Shoes.Html   (698 words)

  
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So the Wicked Witch conquered in the end, and when I left the Munchkin Country of Oz, the poor girl was still the slave of the Witch and had to do her bidding day and night." "Where did you go?" asked Woot.
When the house fell, in the Munchkin Country, it fortunately landed on the Wicked Witch and smashed her flat.
This is their country, not ours, and since the poor things can't get out of the clearing, they can harm no one save those who venture here out of curiosity, as we did." "Well said, my friend," agreed tile Scarecrow.
www.welcometooz.net /etext-12.txt   (22566 words)

  
 Munchkin (disambiguation) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
(Click link for more info and facts about Munchkin) Munchkins are small people from Munchkin Country in (Click link for more info and facts about The Wonderful Wizard of Oz) The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
In (Click link for more info and facts about role-playing game) role-playing games, a " (Click link for more info and facts about munchkin) munchkin" is a player who plays a normally cooperative game exclusively for the purposes of "winning", usually at the cost of the other players' enjoyment of the game.
The (Click link for more info and facts about Munchkin) Munchkin is a breed of cat characterised by unusually short legs.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/M/Mu/Munchkin_(disambiguation).htm   (258 words)

  
 Munchkin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Baum never explained where the term came from, but Baum researcher Brian Attebery has hypothesised that there might be aconnection to the emblem of the Bavarian city of Munich, known as the Münchner Kindl [1] (Munich Child).
Baum's family had German origins: Baum could have seen one suchreproduction in his childhood, and woven his story around it.
As a result of the film's popularity, the term "munchkin" has entered the English language as a reference to small children,or anything of diminutive stature.
www.therfcc.org /munchkin-316922.html   (177 words)

  
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So the Wicked Witch conquered in the end, and when I left the Munchkin Country of Oz, the poor girl was still the slave of the Witch and had to do her bidding day and night." "Where did you go?" asked Woot.
This is their country, not ours, and since the poor things can't get out of the clearing, they can harm no one save those who venture here out of curiosity, as we did." "Well said, my friend," agreed tile Scarecrow.
The Munchkin Country was much nicer than the Gillikin Country, and all the fields were separated by blue fences, with grassy lanes and paths of blue ground, and the land seemed well cultivated.
www.bralyn.net /etext/literature/l.frank.baum/12woz10.txt   (21957 words)

  
 Ring around the rosie, a pocket full of spears. at Another Friday   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
After reading about the munchkin who supposidly hung himself during the Tin Man scene and how Margaret Hamilton (The Wicked Witch of the West) once was severly burned in the scene in Munchkinland; I had the strangest urge to watch the movie.
Munchkin Country in the east, Winkie Country in the West (east and west are backwards in Oz), Gillikan Country in the North, and Quadling Country in the South.
I have met all the surviving munchkins and it is a real hoot.
www.another-friday.com /?p=159   (928 words)

  
 L Frank Baum - The Tin Woodman of Oz - 10 - Tommy Kwikstep - MasterTexts(TM)
The Munchkin Country was much nicer than the Gillikin Country, and all the fields were separated by blue fences, with grassy lanes and paths of blue ground, and the land seemed well cultivated.
They were on a little hill looking down upon this favored country, but had not quite reached the settled parts, when on turning a bend in the path they were halted by a form that barred their way
This odd creature was dressed in the regulation clothing of the Munchkin people, a dark blue coat neatly fitting the long body and each pair of legs having a pair of sky-blue trousers, with blue-tinted stockings and blue leather shoes turned up at the pointed toes.
www.mastertexts.com /index.php?PageName=ChapterDetails&TitleID=124&VolumeNo=0&ChapterNo=10   (1976 words)

  
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John R. Neill called the Scarecrow the ruler of the Munchkins in his Oz books, and perhaps Neill was assuming for symmetry's sake that the Munchkins would have chosen the Scarecrow.
One of the poll respondents, Gary Bargar, suggested that the name of the Quadling king might have been Quad, assuming the country was named for an earlier dynasty and assuming the new king came from that dynasty.
But Baum gave a clear indication of the identity of the Winkies' king in "Road," and Thompson's seems to have intended Cheeriobed and Gil to be seen as the "Road" parade's Munchkin and Gilliken kings, and, as the opinion of a Royal Historian, her view carries weight.
www.mindspring.com /~daveh47/OzFiles/Rulers.txt   (1030 words)

  
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It was a big house, round, as were all the Munchkin houses, and painted blue, which is the distinctive color of the Munchkin Country of Oz.
The little Munchkin boy was beginning to feel tired from the long walk, and he had a great many things to think of and consider besides the events of the journey.
The country through which they were passing was still rocky and deserted, with here and there a bush or a tree to break the dreary landscape.
www.chinesebook.info /english/english_literature/b/l.f.baum1856-1919/the_patchwork_girl_of_oz.txt   (23386 words)

  
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Unc Nunkie, who might have been King of the Munchkins, had not his people united with all the other countries of Oz in acknowledging Ozma as their sole ruler, had retired into this forgotten forest nook with his baby nephew and they had lived all alone there.
The little Munchkin boy was beginning to feel tired from the long walk, and he had a great many things to think of and consider besides the events of the journey.
The country through which they were passing was still rocky and deserted, with here and there a bush or a tree to break the dreary landscape.
www.gutenberg.org /dirs/etext97/07woz11.txt   (22585 words)

  
 Munchkin boilers - Topic Powered by eve community
I am in the middle of a mess with munchkins Oregon distributor, for two weeks they could not make a decission as to what to do about shipping dammage and whether the boiler could be changed over to propane.
I have to admit that during installation I had a few issues, but the rep and Munchkin tech support helped out and the unit is operating as well as can be exected.
I hate the way that Munchkin does not give vision control access out to regular ppl that buy their product, but that is the way it goes.
radnet.groupee.net /eve/ubb.x/a/tpc/f/1041029701/m/6521092801   (1517 words)

  
 OzMunchkinland.com -- Follow the Yellow Brick Road!
At nine-years old a midget named Karl Kosiczky escaped an unhappy home life in Germany and joined a midget show, traveling from one European country to another until he moved to the United States.
The young man happened on a very fortunate career opportunity in 1938 as MGM was on the hunt for little people to play those would forever-after-be-known as "Munchkins" The movie, of course, was The Wizard of Oz.
"I was also one of the Munchkin soldiers, one of the singers who led Judy Garland to "Follow the Yellow Brick Road," and the only Sleepy Head boy in the nest of eggs." That makes four parts in the Wizard of Oz!".
www.eagle-sports.com /oz/munchkins/karlslover.html   (776 words)

  
 The Right to Dream Main Page
Being a Munchkin, for instance, merely means that the individual lives in Munchkin Country.
Now while it is true that Munchkin Country is predominantly inhabited by Boggans, this does not keep Nockers who live in Munchkin Country from being Munchkins.
Munchkins - A regional term for all the fae who live in the blue lands of the East.
righttodream.digitaldreaming.org /ozchimera.html   (399 words)

  
 Oz (series of novels)
The land of Oz is divided into four small countries: Munchkin Country to the east, Winkie Country to the west, Quadling Country to the south, and Gillikan Country to the north.
The banner of the Munchkins is blue, that of the Winkies yellow; the Gillikin banner is purple, and the Quadling's banner is red.
In the center was a large emerald-green star, and all over the four quarters were sewn spangles that glittered beautifully in the sunshine.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/fic_oz.html   (691 words)

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