Billina
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Billina is a talking hen from L. Frank Baum’s Oz series, best known as Dorothy’s sharp-tongued companion in "Ozma of Oz."
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Oz character
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fictional character ⓘ hen ⓘ talking animal ⓘ |
| aliases | Yellow Hen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Glinda of Oz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ozma of Oz NERFINISHED ⓘ The Emerald City of Oz NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lost Princess of Oz NERFINISHED ⓘ The Magic of Oz NERFINISHED ⓘ The Road to Oz NERFINISHED ⓘ The Scarecrow of Oz NERFINISHED ⓘ Tik-Tok of Oz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInAdaptation | Return to Oz (1985 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTheme | ordinary animals becoming extraordinary in fairylands ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Royal Court of Oz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| canSpeak | true ⓘ |
| color | yellow ⓘ |
| companionOf | Dorothy Gale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | L. Frank Baum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defeats | Nome King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Land of Oz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Ozma of Oz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| friendOf |
Ozma of Oz
NERFINISHED
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Tik-Tok NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gainsSpeechIn | Ozma of Oz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gainsSpeechReason | being in a fairyland gives her the power of speech ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasOffspring | chicks in the Land of Oz ⓘ |
| homeLocation | Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English (in original texts) ⓘ |
| laterResidence |
Land of Ev
NERFINISHED
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Land of Oz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literarySeries | Oz series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | children’s literature ⓘ |
| methodOfDefeat | using her eggs as poison to Nomes ⓘ |
| nameChangeReason | Dorothy decides Bill is not a suitable name for a hen ⓘ |
| notableFor |
laying eggs that are deadly to Nomes
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sarcastic personality ⓘ sharp tongue ⓘ |
| originalName | Bill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | comic relief character ⓘ |
| role | Dorothy Gale’s companion ⓘ |
| species | chicken ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.