# Polychrome — The Road to Oz character guide > Polychrome in The Road to Oz by L. Frank Baum. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** little Polychrome **First appearance:** 0006-v-the-rainbow-s-daughter ## Snapshot The Rainbow's Daughter, who slid from her father's arch to meet the travelers and dances in fleecy draperies of shifting color wherever she goes. ## Who they are Polychrome drops into the journey almost by accident, a fairy girl whose element is the sky and whose food is dewdrops and mist-cakes. She dances to the Tin Woodman's tin orchestra until her rainbow robes swirl around her like a cloud, delighting even a host who cannot eat. Light, graceful, and slightly out of place on the ground, she gives the party a shimmer of the fairy world they are walking toward. ## In the story ### [To My Readers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_road_to_oz_se/chapters/to-my-readers) Introduced as the Rainbow's Daughter, bringing a new element of fun. ### [The Road to Oz](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_road_to_oz_se/chapters/the-road-to-oz) The Rainbow's Daughter, who joins the travelers. ### [The Rainbow's Daughter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_road_to_oz_se/chapters/v-the-rainbow-s-daughter) The Rainbow's Daughter, lost and afraid, joins the group for warmth and companionship. ### [The City of Beasts](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_road_to_oz_se/chapters/vi-the-city-of-beasts) Dances ahead of the group, tries solid food for the first time, and reports the city ahead. ### [The Shaggy Man's Transformation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_road_to_oz_se/chapters/vii-the-shaggy-man-s-transformation) Floats about the room restlessly; asks for dewdrops and mist-cakes for supper and begs the Shaggy Man not to say 'hee-haw'. ### [VIII: The Musicker](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_road_to_oz_se/chapters/viii-the-musicker) Polychrome tries to dance to the music and sympathizes with the musicker's misfortune. ### [IX: Facing the Scoodlers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_road_to_oz_se/chapters/ix-facing-the-scoodlers) Observes the Scoodlers with curiosity and stays close to Dorothy out of fear. ### [X: Escaping the Soup-Kettle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_road_to_oz_se/chapters/x-escaping-the-soup-kettle) Slaps the guard to provoke him into throwing his head, which the Shaggy Man catches; dances to keep warm. ### [XI: Johnny Dooit Does It](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_road_to_oz_se/chapters/xi-johnny-dooit-does-it) Polychrome explains she cannot do magic, as clouds have no use for it, and wishes her father would come for her. ### [The Deadly Desert Crossed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_road_to_oz_se/chapters/xii-the-deadly-desert-crossed) Polychrome leans over the bow during the crossing, warns of the rocks, and after the crash laments a tear in her gauze gown. ### [XIII: The Truth Pond](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_road_to_oz_se/chapters/xiii-the-truth-pond) Admires her reflection in the pool; comforts Button-Bright and expresses joy at his transformation. ### [Tik-Tok and Billina](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_road_to_oz_se/chapters/xiv-tik-tok-and-billina) Dances ahead of the group, initially frightened by Tik-tok but soon reassured that he is harmless. ### [The Emperor’s Tin Castle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_road_to_oz_se/chapters/xv-the-emperor-s-tin-castle) Praised by the Tin Woodman as the loveliest vision; dances to the tin orchestra's music. ### [The Royal Chariot Arrives](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_road_to_oz_se/chapters/xvii-the-royal-chariot-arrives) Admires the rainbow-hued trees, is frightened by the Lion and Tiger, then introduced by Dorothy. ### [The Emerald City](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_road_to_oz_se/chapters/xviii-the-emerald-city) Rides in the chariot, exclaims at the city's beauty, and is escorted to her apartments by Jellia Jamb. ### [Princess Ozma of Oz](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_road_to_oz_se/chapters/xx-princess-ozma-of-oz) Dances into the room and is warmly greeted by Ozma; she enjoys the Wizard's magic piglets. ### [Dorothy Receives the Guests](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_road_to_oz_se/chapters/xxi-dorothy-receives-the-guests) Invited to breakfast and sits beside Dorothy in the Throne-Room. ### [Important Arrivals](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_road_to_oz_se/chapters/xxii-important-arrivals) Polychrome is present in the Throne-Room and speaks with Santa Claus, who promises to send word to her father, the Rainbow. ### [The Grand Banquet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_road_to_oz_se/chapters/xxiii-the-grand-banquet) Performs the graceful Rainbow Dance after satisfying her hunger, delighting the company. ### [The Birthday Celebration](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_road_to_oz_se/chapters/xxiv-the-birthday-celebration) Walks with Button-Bright in the procession; later returns to her father via a rainbow. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_road_to_oz_se/characters/polychrome - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_road_to_oz_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_road_to_oz_se/characters