Kabumpo
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Kabumpo is the Elegant Elephant of Pumperdink, a small, old-fashioned country in the northern part of Oz. He was originally a christening gift to the king of Pumperdink, Pompus, and has been granted the title of prince.
Kabumpo is a character in several Oz books by Ruth Plumly Thompson, beginning with Kabumpo in Oz. He reappears to play a major role in The Lost King of Oz, The Purple Prince of Oz, and The Silver Princess in Oz. Thompson's illustrator John R. Neill made Kabumpo a denizen of the Emerald City in his contributions to the series. In 1980 Eloise Jarvis McGraw and Lauren Lynn McGraw borrowed the character for The Forbidden Fountain of Oz, published by the International Wizard of Oz Club.
Kabumpo is known for his wisdom in Pumperdink, but that might be because he shines in comparison to King Pompus. In his adventures, he is usually portrayed as too sure about some conviction—who is a proper princess, who is the lost king, what is the best way to save the kingdom—and highly concerned with his elegant robes and jewels. However, Kabumpo is also able to learn from mistakes, and a traveling prince can have no bigger friend or protector.
