# Billina — Ozma of Oz character guide > Billina in Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum. **Role:** major **Also known as:** XV Billina **First appearance:** 0004-ii-the-yellow-hen ## Snapshot A yellow hen with a sharp beak and sharper tongue, who talks, lays eggs on schedule, and proves the most clear-eyed member of the expedition. ## Who they are Billina arrives as Dorothy's unlikely shipwreck companion and quickly becomes the party's resident skeptic, briskly puncturing everyone's dignity while quietly solving what soldiers and rulers cannot. She is practical where the others are noble, and her unglamorous cleverness — plus a well-timed egg — is what saves the company from the Nome King's enchantments. Without her, the quest's most dangerous turn has no exit. ## Relationships ### [Dorothy Gale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ozma_of_oz_se/characters/dorothy_gale) _friendship_ Billina, a talking hen, is Dorothy's loyal companion and witty sidekick throughout the journey. ### [Queen of Ev](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ozma_of_oz_se/characters/queen_of_ev) _friendship_ Billina befriends the Queen of Ev, helping her regain her freedom and throne from the Nome King. ### [Nome King](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ozma_of_oz_se/characters/nome_king) _rivalry_ Billina cleverly outwits the Nome King, exposing his tricks and helping to defeat him. ### [Dorothy Gale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ozma_of_oz_se/characters/dorothy_gale) _friendship_ Billina, a talking hen, is Dorothy's loyal companion and witty sidekick throughout the journey. ### [Dorothy Gale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ozma_of_oz_se/characters/dorothy_gale) _friendship_ Billina, a talking hen, is Dorothy's loyal companion and witty sidekick throughout the journey. ### [Nome King](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ozma_of_oz_se/characters/nome_king) _rivalry_ Billina cleverly outwits the Nome King, exposing his tricks and helping to defeat him. ### [Queen of Ev](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ozma_of_oz_se/characters/queen_of_ev) _friendship_ Billina befriends the Queen of Ev, helping her regain her freedom and throne from the Nome King. ### [Nome King](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ozma_of_oz_se/characters/nome_king) _rivalry_ Billina cleverly outwits the Nome King, exposing his tricks and helping to defeat him. ### [Queen of Ev](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ozma_of_oz_se/characters/queen_of_ev) _friendship_ Billina befriends the Queen of Ev, helping her regain her freedom and throne from the Nome King. ## In the story ### [Author's Note](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ozma_of_oz_se/chapters/author-s-note) Introduced as a new character described as 'real Ozzy'. ### [Ozma of Oz](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ozma_of_oz_se/chapters/ozma-of-oz) A talking yellow hen who becomes Dorothy's loyal companion and cleverly guesses the Nome King's riddle. ### [The Yellow Hen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ozma_of_oz_se/chapters/ii-the-yellow-hen) A yellow hen who can talk, lays an egg, and discovers a golden key in the sand. ### [Letters in the Sand](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ozma_of_oz_se/chapters/iii-letters-in-the-sand) Accompanies Dorothy, warns her about the Wheelers, and helps her escape to the rocky hill. ### [IV: Tiktok the Machine Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ozma_of_oz_se/chapters/iv-tiktok-the-machine-man) Sharp-eyed hen who spots the crack in the rock and suggests using the golden key; later comments on Tiktok's mechanisms. ### [Dorothy Opens the Dinner-Pail](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ozma_of_oz_se/chapters/v-dorothy-opens-the-dinner-pail) Skeptical of Dorothy's stories about Oz, but helps find Tiktok's key and eats crumbs from the dinner. ### [The Heads of Langwidere](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ozma_of_oz_se/chapters/vi-the-heads-of-langwidere) Forces her way into the palace, is captured, and sent to the chicken-house after threatening to be poisonous to princesses. ### [VIII: The Hungry Tiger](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ozma_of_oz_se/chapters/viii-the-hungry-tiger) Found fighting a rooster in the chicken house; brought back by Dorothy. ### [The Giant with the Hammer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ozma_of_oz_se/chapters/x-the-giant-with-the-hammer) Insists on stopping to lay an egg, causing a delay; later flutters under the hammer. ### [XIII: The Nome King Laughs](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ozma_of_oz_se/chapters/xiii-the-nome-king-laughs) Hides under the Nome King's throne to sleep after eating cake crumbs; goes missing by chapter's end. ### [XIV: Dorothy Tries to Be Brave](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ozma_of_oz_se/chapters/xiv-dorothy-tries-to-be-brave) Hides under the throne and overhears the King's secret about the purple ornaments. ### [XV: Billina Frightens the Nome King](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ozma_of_oz_se/chapters/xv-billina-frightens-the-nome-king) Lays an egg under the throne, frightening the Nome King, and bargains for the chance to guess the enchantments. ### [Purple, Green, and Gold](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ozma_of_oz_se/chapters/xvi-purple-green-and-gold) Cleverly disenchants the royal family of Ev and the Ozians by identifying the transformed ornaments. ### [The Scarecrow Wins the Fight](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ozma_of_oz_se/chapters/xvii-the-scarecrow-wins-the-fight) Successfully guesses the transformations and provides eggs to the Scarecrow. ### [The Fate of the Tin Woodman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ozma_of_oz_se/chapters/xviii-the-fate-of-the-tin-woodman) Warns Dorothy not to return the belt, advises using it to threaten the King, and is credited with saving the royal family of Ev. ### [XIX: The King of Ev](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ozma_of_oz_se/chapters/xix-the-king-of-ev) Rides on the Sawhorse's head, discovers the Tin Woodman's enchantment as a whistle, and receives a pearl and sapphire necklace. ### [The Emerald City](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ozma_of_oz_se/chapters/xx-the-emerald-city) Invited by Ozma to visit Oz; sits at Ozma's left during the feast and eats from a jeweled platter. ### [Dorothy's Magic Belt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ozma_of_oz_se/chapters/xxi-dorothy-s-magic-belt) Refuses to leave Oz, preferring its bugs and ants; calls Dorothy foolish for returning to the humdrum world. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ozma_of_oz_se/characters/billina - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ozma_of_oz_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ozma_of_oz_se/characters