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This was the country ruled by the Wicked Witch of the West before Dorothy melted her with a bucket of water in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz; since then, the Tin Woodman has ruled the Winkies as their Emperor. The Winkie Country is separated only by the Deadly Desert from the underground Dominions of the Nome King.

Like all the countries of Oz, the Winkie Country contains various unusual sights and places. Among them are,

from The Emerald City of Oz:

• the Scarecrow's house, which is shaped like an ear of corn
• the house of Jack Pumpkinhead, a giant hollowed-out pumpkin

from The Road to Oz:

• the palace of the Tin Woodman, created because the Wicked Witch's castle was too damp
• the Truth Pond, which anyone can bathe in and be freed of an enchantment, but must always afterward tell the truth

from The Patchwork Girl of OzThe Patchwork Girl of Oz by L. Frank Baum, is a children's novel, the seventh set in the Land of Oz. Characters include the Woozy, Ojo "the Unlucky", Unk Nunkie, Dr. Pipt, Scraps (the patchwork girl), and others. The book was first published on July 1, 19:

• the Tottenhots, small sprite-like people who sleep during the day and play at night

from Tik-Tok of OzTik-Tok of Oz is the eighth Land of Oz book written by L. Frank Baum. Published in 1914, it is primarily the quest of the Shaggy Man (introduced in The Road to Oz to rescue his brother and his conflict with the Nome King. Queen Ann Soforth of Oogaboo, a s:

• Oogaboo, a monarchy where items of value grow on trees; it is separated from the Winkie Country by a mountain range

from The Lost Princess of OzThe Lost Princess of Oz is the eleventh book set in Oz written by L. Frank Baum. Published in 1917, it begins with the disappearance of Princess Ozma, the ruler of Oz and covers Dorothy and the Wizard's efforts to find her. The introduction to the book st:

• Thi, where bipeds with heart-shaped chests subsist only on thistles and use mechanical dragons to pull their chariots
• Herku, where the natives and extremely thin and muscular, strong enough to keep giants as slaves
• Bear Center, in a forest where stuffed bears are ruled by the Lavender Bear and guided by the wind-up Little Pink Bear
• Yip Country, a republic advised by the Frogman and separated from the Winkie Country at the top of a mountain