The China Country Encounter

The travelers reach a high white china wall. The Tin Woodman builds a ladder, and they climb to the top, seeing a country of tiny china houses and people. They descend and walk through, accidentally breaking a china cow's leg and a church. The china Princess explains that if taken away, they would stiffen and only be ornaments. Dorothy decides not to take her. They climb the far wall and leave. This event is a whimsical interlude that reinforces the theme of appreciating living things in their natural state.