The Wizard of Oz: Chapter 22: The Country of the Quadlings Summary & Analysis

Shortly after finding their way out of the forest, the travelers encounter a steep hill covered with large rocks. As they begin to climb it, they’re interrupted by strange and unpleasant creatures with no arms, flat heads, and wrinkly necks. They forbid the party from passing over their hill, and when the Scarecrow tries to cross them anyway, the creatures’ necks rapidly extend and their heads knock the Scarecrow back down the hill again. Try as they might, the party cannot get past the Hammerheads until Dorothy calls the winged monkeys one more time and orders them to carry the group high over the hill. With this last trial behind them, Dorothy and her friends have finally reached the southern Country of the Quadlings, which is pleasant and decorated in red. The group is permitted an audience with Glinda as soon as they arrive at her castle.