talking hen Billina

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Talking hen Billina is a witty, outspoken chicken from L. Frank Baum’s Oz series who becomes Dorothy’s sharp-tongued companion in "Ozma of Oz."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf character in the Oz books
fictional character
hen
talking animal
ability speech
appearsIn 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
The Tin Woodman of Oz NERFINISHED
Tik-Tok of Oz NERFINISHED
appearsInFranchise Wizard of Oz franchise NERFINISHED
appearsInMedium novel
associatedWith Cowardly Lion NERFINISHED
Hungry Tiger NERFINISHED
Princess Ozma NERFINISHED
Scarecrow NERFINISHED
Tik-Tok NERFINISHED
Tin Woodman NERFINISHED
characterTrait outspoken
sharp-tongued
witty
color yellow
companionOf Dorothy Gale NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator L. Frank Baum NERFINISHED
defeats Nome King NERFINISHED
eggType ordinary hen’s egg
fictionalUniverse Land of Oz NERFINISHED
firstAppearance Ozma of Oz NERFINISHED
gender female
hasAlias Yellow Hen NERFINISHED
language English
literaryGenre children’s fantasy
literarySeries Oz series NERFINISHED
methodOfDefeat laying an egg in the Nome King’s palace
name Billina NERFINISHED
notableAction helps rescue the royal family of Ev
origin Kansas NERFINISHED
residence Emerald City NERFINISHED
Land of Oz NERFINISHED
role Dorothy Gale’s companion
supporting character
species chicken

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Ozma of Oz hasMagicElement talking hen Billina