ing ▁match , ▁which ▁Z eb ▁wins . ▁He ▁later ▁serves ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁nine ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁j ury ▁during ▁the ▁trial ▁of ▁E ure ka . ▁While ▁the ▁W izard ▁accepts ▁O z ma ' s ▁inv itation ▁to ▁remain ▁in ▁O z , ▁Dor othy , ▁Z eb , ▁and ▁their ▁animals ▁decide ▁to ▁return ▁home . ▁Though ▁Z eb ▁remarks ▁that ▁O z ▁is ▁a ▁nice ▁country , ▁he ▁adm its ▁that ▁he ▁and ▁Jim ▁feel ▁out ▁of ▁place ▁in ▁a ▁fair y ▁country ▁and ▁wishes ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁H ug son ' s ▁R anch ▁with ▁Jim . ▁Z eb ' s ▁last ▁evening ▁in ▁O z ▁is ▁described ▁as ▁being ▁so ▁wonderful , ▁he ▁never ▁forgot ▁it ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁he ▁lived . ▁ ▁In ▁The ▁O z ▁K ids , ▁he ▁somehow ▁came ▁back ▁to ▁O z ▁and ▁married ▁Dor othy . ▁The ▁both ▁of ▁them ▁had ▁two ▁children ▁named ▁D ot ▁and ▁Ned die ▁H ug son . ▁ ▁H ank ▁H ank ▁is ▁a ▁m ule ▁that ▁is ▁the ▁pet ▁and ▁companion ▁of ▁B ets y ▁Bob bin . ▁ ▁Emer ald ▁City ▁The ▁following ▁characters ▁are ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁central ▁portion ▁of ▁O z ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Emer ald ▁City . ▁ ▁Guardian ▁of ▁the ▁G ates ▁ ▁The ▁Guardian ▁of ▁the ▁G ates ▁is ▁a ▁character ▁in ▁several ▁of ▁the ▁O z ▁books . ▁He ▁is ▁never ▁known ▁by ▁any ▁other ▁name , ▁but ▁he ▁is ▁dep icted ▁as ▁a ▁singular