). ▁She ▁also ▁appears ▁in ▁several ▁other ▁O z ▁books . ▁ ▁Kal id ah ▁ ▁The ▁Kal id ah s ▁are ▁a ▁fict it ious ▁species ▁of ▁animal ▁in ▁The ▁Wonder ful ▁W izard ▁of ▁O z . ▁They ▁are ▁mentioned ▁and ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁story ▁when ▁Dor othy ▁G ale ▁and ▁her ▁compan ions ▁are ▁travel ing ▁through ▁the ▁dark ▁forest . ▁A ▁Kal id ah ▁is ▁character ized ▁as ▁a ▁f ero cious ▁mon ster ▁having ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁a ▁t iger ▁and ▁the ▁body ▁of ▁a ▁bear . ▁ ▁Although ▁two ▁kal id ah s ▁are ▁killed ▁in ▁The ▁Wonder ful ▁W izard ▁of ▁O z , ▁Ba um ▁had ▁decided ▁by ▁The ▁Magic ▁of ▁O z ▁that ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁O z ▁are ▁imm ort al , ▁so ▁a ▁kal id ah , ▁though ▁pier ced ▁through ▁the ▁heart , ▁surv ives . ▁ ▁Other ▁Kal id ah s ▁appear ▁in ▁The ▁Magic ▁of ▁O z , ▁where ▁they ▁bother ▁T rot ▁and ▁Cap ' n ▁Bill . ▁In ▁The ▁P atch work ▁Girl ▁of ▁O z , ▁Dr . ▁Pi pt ▁keeps ▁Kal id ah s ▁struck ▁with ▁his ▁Li qu id ▁of ▁Pet ref action ▁by ▁the ▁entrance ▁to ▁his ▁house . ▁The ▁cre atures ▁play ▁an ▁important ▁part ▁in ▁Eric ▁Sh an ower ' s ▁" G ug u ▁and ▁the ▁Kal id ah s ." ▁Ph yll is ▁Ann ▁K arr ' s ▁short ▁story ▁" The ▁Guardian ▁D ove