Gingema

Gingema from the fairy tale "The Wizard of the Emerald City" is an evil witch, ruler of the Blue Country. Bastinda's sister. 2 Gingema kept the Munchkins in fear and obedience by forcing them to pay tribute in the form of frogs, spiders, snakes and leeches. The evil witch ate this tribute and also used it as ingredients for her witchcraft potions. 35 It was Gingema who surrounded the Magic Land with Black Stones, which closed the entrance to it for other people. 1 One of Gingema's misdeeds changed the fate of the Tin Woodman dramatically. The Woodman, who was at that time still an ordinary man "made of flesh and bones", decided to marry a young girl. But the girl had an evil aunt who did not want this marriage. The aunt turned to the sorceress Gingema, and for a generous bribe she enchanted the Woodman's axe. 35 Gingema wanted to exterminate the entire human race, but her plans were thwarted by a good sorceress. The evil sorceress died, buried under Ellie's house. 2 Gingema is one of the evil sorceresses of the Magic Land. Despite the fact that she ruled the land of the Munchkins for about 400 years, she lived in a cave with the owls. She hated people, but loved all kinds of evil spirits, like snakes and mice. It was she who surrounded the Magic Land with Black Stones, which closed the entrance to it for other people. Bastinda is an evil sorceress who rules the Purple Land where the Munchkins lived. Gingema's sister. Of all her magical possessions, Gingema valued her silver shoes most of all[4]. They had many wonderful properties, including the ability to transport their owner to the ends of the earth in three steps[8]. After the death of the sorceress, these shoes went to Ellie Smith. However, the girl did not know what their secret was. Therefore, she had to make a long journey through the Magic Land before the fairy Stella told her how to return to her homeland with the help of the silver shoes. Ellie followed Stella's advice and the magic of the shoes took the girl to Kansas, to her dad and mom. Unfortunately, on the last third step, the wonderful shoes were lost[9]. Another

Another distinctive feature of the Black Stones was the inscription "GINGEMA" in large crooked letters on the side of each of them. The Black Stones of Gingema play an important role in the plot of the fairy tales "Urfin Jus and His Wooden Soldiers", "The Fire God of the Marranos" and "The Secret of the Abandoned Castle". Several centuries before her death, Gingema surrounded the entire Magic Land with a chain of magical Black Stones[10]. These stones had the amazing property of attracting everything that fell within their field of action. Huge black boulders, placed several miles apart in the desert beyond the Circumnavigational Mountains, served as an additional barrier for travelers who wanted to pass into the Magic Land. The stones attracted careless travelers and kept them near them until they died of thirst in the hot desert. At the same time, the power of the stones did not extend to the inhabitants of the Magic Land, as well as to all those who wanted to leave the Magic Land. Of all her magical possessions, Gingema valued her silver shoes[4] most of all. They had many wonderful properties, including the ability to transport their owner to the ends of the earth in three steps[8]. After the death of the sorceress, these shoes went to Ellie Smith. However, the girl did not know what their secret was. Therefore, she had to make a long journey through the Magic Land before the fairy Stella told her how to return to her homeland with the help of the silver shoes. Ellie followed Stella's advice and the magic of the shoes took the girl to Kansas, to her dad and mom. Unfortunately, on the last third step, the wonderful shoes were lost[9].

Gingema moved to the Magic Land from the Big World almost simultaneously with three other sorceresses - Villina, Stella and Bastinda. When power was divided between the fairies, Gingema, by lot, got the Blue Country, which she easily conquered, causing, to the great horror of the Munchkins, a strong wind and black clouds [3]. In Sukhinov's books, it is indicated that Gingema was from France. She pretended to be a duchess and was going to marry King Louis (possibly Ludovic). But his mother, who heard that the duchess was a witch, prevented her. Gingema had to save herself. She flew across the ocean to America, where she intended to settle in the Magic Land created by Thorn (in Alexander Volkov, Gurrikap). Having become the ruler, Gingema kept the Munchkins in fear and obedience, forcing them to pay tribute in the form of frogs, spiders, snakes, leeches, etc. The evil witch, who had peculiar gastronomic preferences, ate this tribute and also used it as ingredients for her magic potions. The witch did not interfere in other affairs of the Munchkin people[3]. Gingema lived in a dank and gloomy cave. Shortly before the beginning of the main events of the fairy tale cycle, Gingema acquired an assistant. The unsociable and evil carpenter Urfin Jus, who hated his fellow tribesmen, volunteered to serve her[4]. On the instructions of Gingema, Urfin was engaged in collecting taxes from the Munchkins. In addition to Urfin, Gingema had several eagle owls under her command. A large snake also lived in her cave[5]. One of Gingema's misdeeds changed the fate of the Tin Woodman dramatically. The Woodman, who was at that time still an ordinary man "made of flesh and bones", decided to marry a young girl. But the girl had an evil aunt who did not want this marriage. The aunt turned to the sorceress Gingema, and she, for a generous bribe, bewitched the Woodman's axe. When the Woodman was working, the axe suddenly jumped back and chopped off its owner's leg. However, among the Woodman's acquaintances there was a skilled blacksmith who made him a leg out of iron. Gingema did not calm down. She

One of Gingema's misdeeds changed the fate of the Tin Woodman dramatically. The Woodman, who was at that time still an ordinary man "made of flesh and bones", decided to marry a young girl. But the girl had an evil aunt who did not want this marriage. The aunt turned to the sorceress Gingema, and she, for a generous bribe, bewitched the Woodman's axe. While the Woodman was working, the axe suddenly jumped back and chopped off its owner's leg. However, among the Woodman's acquaintances there was a skilled blacksmith who made him a leg out of iron. Gingema did not calm down. She again and again cast an ominous spell on the axe, and gradually all parts of the Woodman's body, including his head, had to be replaced with iron. The only thing the blacksmith could not make was a heart, and without a heart, the Woodman lost the ability to love. Therefore, in the end, Gingema won - the wedding of the Woodcutter with his bride was upset [6]. But this was not enough for the villain, and then the sorceress caused rain when the Tin Woodcutter chopped a tree in the forest, from which he rusted and stood in one place for a whole year, with an axe raised in his hands. In addition to Urfin, Gingema had several owls under her command. Also, a large snake lived in her cave [5]. In Sukhinov's books, it is indicated that Gingema was from France. She pretended to be a duchess and was going to marry King Louis (possibly Ludovic). But his mother, who heard that the duchess was a witch, prevented her. Gingema had to save herself. She flew across the ocean to America, where she intended to settle in the Magic Land created by Thorn (in Alexander Volkov, Gurrikap). Gingema moved to the Magic Land from the Big World almost simultaneously with three other sorceresses - Villina, Stella and Bastinda. When power was divided between the fairies, Gingema, by lot, got the Blue Country, which she easily conquered, causing, to the great horror of the Munchkins, a strong wind and black clouds [3]. Shortly before the beginning of the main events of the fairy tale cycle, Gingema acquired an assistant. The unsociable and evil