![]() The Munchkins all live side by side with their neighbors, and treat eachother like family, always being loyal to thy neighbor and are glad to help one another if ever in need. A good majority of the Munchkin people are all gifted farmers who have large families. They are naturally very humble, happy little people who work hard to make a profitable, honest and decent living in Oz and love the simpler things in life such as the great out back of the Munchkin Country. Because of this the Munchkins usually keep to themselves, not bothering anyone else outside their own country or causing other Ozites trouble. Despite their vocal differences the Munchkins in general are not at all harmful but infact gentle people who are not violent but are easily intimidated when challenged by anything bigger than them. Like the 1939 movie, some Munchkins do indeed speak in rather high pitched mousy voices and some speak in deep low voices. He is depicted as the height of an average adult as well. Nick Chopper, aka the Tin Woodman, was a Munchkin himself, or was at least born in Munchkin Country, as he confirms in Chapter 15 of The Tin Woodman of Oz when he states that he was born in the forests of Munchkin Country which the Yellow Brick Road passes through. But while the first book does state that the Munchkins were scarcely taller than Dorothy, in later books they are mainly depicted to be as tall as anyone else in Oz one tall Munchkin of note is The Soldier With The Green Whiskers (aka Omby Amby/Wantowin Battles). The Munchkins are the wealthiest and healthiest race of Ozites in all of Oz. They are mostly high spirited, and are content with their lives. They are said to be the shortest tribe in all the land of Oz. We are told in the first book that the majority of these folks are usually rather short in height, being no bigger than three or four feet high. Some Munchkins even have blue hair or beards in later books. Unlike the iconic movie musical adaptation of 1939, The Wizard of Oz, in the original story Baum states that Munchkins strictly wear only shades of blue clothing as blue is their favorite color and the mascot color that represents their native homeland which is the eastern quadrant in Oz called Munchkin Country. They are the first Ozians to be introduced in Baum's story, making an introduction in the second chapter. They first appeared in Baum's first Oz book titled The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, published in 1900. Frank Baum, author and creator of the Oz legacy. Munchkins are a fictional race created by L.
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