# Munchkins — The Wonderful Wizard of Oz character guide

> Munchkins in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the Munchkins, The Munchkins, the kindhearted Munchkins, their

**First appearance:** 0003-ii-the-council-with-the-munchkins

## Who they are

The small, friendly inhabitants of Munchkin Country.

## Relationships

### [Dorothy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/characters/dorothy)

_social_

Dorothy meets the Munchkins upon arriving in Oz, who greet her as a liberator after her house kills the Wicked Witch of the East.

### [Dorothy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/characters/dorothy)

_social_

Dorothy meets the Munchkins upon arriving in Oz, who greet her as a liberator after her house kills the Wicked Witch of the East.

## In the story

### [The Council with the Munchkins](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/ii-the-council-with-the-munchkins)

The Munchkins greet Dorothy, express gratitude for freeing them from bondage, and weep at her sadness.

### [III: How Dorothy Saved the Scarecrow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/iii-how-dorothy-saved-the-scarecrow)

Celebrate freedom from the Wicked Witch, dance, and welcome Dorothy.

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