![]() ![]() The Shaggy Man appeared at the Kansas home of Dorothy Gale one day in August, asking for directions to the nearby town of Butterfield so as to avoid going there by accident. He often carries Professor Wogglebug's Square Meal Tablets to provide nourishment in a small convenient size, though he also enjoys apples as often as possible. Ozma has given him a suite of beautiful rooms in the Royal Palace of Oz, but he often leaves the Emerald City for weeks at a time. He sings and composes songs, though he doesn't want it known for fear of having to write a book or make a record or start an opera company. His clothes were shaggy and his boots were shaggy and full of holes. Shaggy is a big man with shaggy hair and whiskers, but a sweet smile and kind, blue eyes. ![]() There was an apple-tree beside the house, and some apples had fallen to the ground and the Shaggy Man picked one up and rubbed it against his old, shaggy clothes until it became as shiny as a polished shoe." ― The Road to Oz (1909) Description " The old shaggy man had an oat-straw in his mouth, which he chewed slowly as if it tasted good but it didn't. ![]()
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