Wise Donkey

Infobox character
colour = blue
colour text =
series = Oz
name = Wise Donkey


caption = The Wise Donkey
illustration by Frank Ver Beck
first = "A New Wonderland" (1899)
last = "The Patchwork Girl of Oz" (1913)
creator = L. Frank Baum
alias =
species = donkey
gender = male
age = unknown
born = unknown
death = immortal
occupation = advisor
title =
family = unknown
spouse = unknown
children = unknown
relatives = unknown
residence = a house in the Munchkin Country
nationality = Mo

The Wise Donkey is a character from two L. Frank Baum novels: "A New Wonderland" ("The Magical Monarch of Mo") (1899/1903) and "The Patchwork Girl of Oz" (1913).

He began life as an ordinary donkey in Phunniland (Mo), but after consuming numerous books, he learned their contents and became a wise advisor to the King. He sometimes acts in his own interests, at least to the extent of making sure his are met when he aids others, such as suggesting an apple for rescuing Nuphsed, which doesn't work, but when he is fed the apple, he gives an answer that does.

Somehow he was able to cross the Deadly Desert that surrounds Oz, and he took up residence with the Foolish Owl. He says he was visiting on the day Oz was cut off from the rest of the world, and was unable to return home. He is seen dusting his house when he is visited by Ojo, Scraps, and Bungle. He believes that someone as wise as he is should find the Foolish Owl unique and amusing.

His logic is regarded by Scraps as so askew that she tells Diksey Horner that he sounds like the Wise Donkey.