The Hungry Tiger
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The Hungry Tiger is a memorable character from L. Frank Baum’s Oz series, depicted as a large, talking tiger who is constantly tormented by an insatiable appetite yet too compassionate to satisfy it.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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talking animal ⓘ tiger ⓘ |
| ability | speech ⓘ |
| alignment | good ⓘ |
| allyOf | Cowardly Lion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Oz series
NERFINISHED
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The Emerald City of Oz NERFINISHED ⓘ The Hungry Tiger of Oz NERFINISHED ⓘ Tik-Tok of Oz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInMedium | novel ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Emerald City palace
NERFINISHED
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Ozma’s court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Baum’s recurring theme of moral dilemmas ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
compassion
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constant hunger ⓘ kindness ⓘ moral conscience ⓘ |
| creator | L. Frank Baum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| desire | to eat a fat baby ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Land of Oz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Ozma of Oz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| friendOf | Cowardly Lion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasCompanion | Cowardly Lion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEthicalCode | refuses to harm innocents ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | children’s fantasy ⓘ |
| locatedInFictional | Land of Oz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moralConflict | insatiable appetite versus compassion ⓘ |
| moralTheme |
ethics of appetite
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self-restraint ⓘ |
| nationalityOfWork | American literature ⓘ |
| notableFor |
humorous yet dark cravings
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inner moral struggle ⓘ |
| oftenDepictedAs | large tiger with expressive face ⓘ |
| publisher | Reilly & Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForRefusal |
compassion for victims
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fear of causing pain ⓘ |
| refusesToDo | eat a fat baby ⓘ |
| refusesToSatisfy | own cruel appetites ⓘ |
| residence | Emerald City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
Ozma’s bodyguard
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companion of Ozma ⓘ |
| serves | Princess Ozma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| species | tiger ⓘ |
| titleCharacterOf | The Hungry Tiger of Oz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tormentedBy | insatiable hunger ⓘ |
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