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The Scalawagons of Oz
''The Scalawagons of Oz'' (1941) is the thirty-fifth in the series of Oz books created by L. Frank Baum and continued by his successors; it is the second volume in the series both written and illustrated by John R. Neill.〔John R. Neill, ''The Scalawagons of Oz'', Chicago, Reilly & Lee, 1941; New York, Books of Wonder, 1991.〕
==Bell-snickle==
The antagonist of Neill's plot is a mysterious monstrosity called Bell-snickle.〔Jack Snow, ''Who's Who in Oz'', Chicago, Reilly & Lee, 1954; New York, Peter Bedrick Books, 1988; p. 15.〕 (The term "villain" is an overstatement, since the creature is mostly a pest, or as the Wizard calls it, a "nuisance.") It first appears as "a large bluish-green object, flat as a buckwheat cake, and rolling along on its edge like a cartwheel."〔''The Scalawagons of Oz'', p. 41.〕 The creature does have arms and legs, as well as facial features; it wears bells on its ears, explaining at least one portion of its name. (The thing has no apparent relation to the Belsnickel of Christmas lore, except their common nomenclature.)
Neill gives no account of Bell-snickle's origin and no explanation of its nature or abilities. The creature prides itself on being a "mystery," and attacks anything that shares that designation. It has the egotism and petulance of a spoiled child.
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