," ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁issue ▁of ▁O z iana , ▁provides ▁a ▁detailed ▁treatment ▁of ▁Kal id ah ▁culture . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁stage ▁musical ▁The ▁W iz ▁includes ▁a ▁musical ▁number ▁" K al id ah ▁Battle ," ▁featuring ▁the ▁Kal id ah ▁Queen ▁and ▁two ▁of ▁her ▁gang . ▁In ▁the ▁film ▁adaptation ▁of ▁The ▁W iz , ▁the ▁Kal id ah s ▁are ▁two ▁red ▁paper ▁lan tern - ali ke ▁mar ion ettes ▁controlled ▁by ▁the ▁Sub way ▁Ped d ler , ▁the ▁W icked ▁W itch ▁of ▁the ▁West ' s ▁hen ch man . ▁During ▁the ▁attack ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Sub way , ▁it ' s ▁shown ▁that ▁the ▁Kal id ah s ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁separate ▁from ▁their ▁strings , ▁become ▁two ▁meters ▁high ▁and ▁ch ase ▁anyone ▁the ▁Ped d ler ▁wants . ▁After ▁the ▁W icked ▁W itch ▁of ▁West ▁is ▁defeated , ▁when ▁her ▁hen ch men ▁( the ▁Ped d ler ▁included ) ▁and ▁her ▁slaves ▁turn ▁into ▁W ink ies ▁by ▁te aring ▁their ▁cost umes ▁and ▁burning ▁them , ▁the ▁Kal id ah s ▁may ▁be ▁destroyed ▁in ▁the ▁process . ▁ ▁In ▁The ▁Mu ppets ' ▁W izard ▁of ▁O z , ▁the ▁Kal id ah s ▁are ▁port rayed ▁by ▁Stat ler ▁and ▁Wald orf . ▁ ▁K iki ▁A ru ▁K iki ▁A ru ▁is ▁a ▁M unch kin ▁from ▁the ▁Hy up ▁community ▁on ▁Mount