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  • Kalidahs are beasts with a. heads of tigers and bodies of bears b. bodies of tigers, heads of hawks c. no heads d. sharp beaks

    Hard Road Barbara D’Amato 2001

  • Once two of those dreadful Kalidahs, with bodies like bears and heads like tigers, came here from the forest to attack us; but I sprinkled some of that Liquid on them and instantly they turned to marble.

    The Patchwork Girl of Oz Baum, L. Frank 1913

  • But, seeing they were bigger than the Lion, and remembering that there were two of them and only one of him, the Kalidahs again rushed forward, and the Lion crossed over the tree and turned to see what they would do next.

    The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Lyman Frank 1900

  • The Lion declared he was afraid of nothing on earth, and would gladly face an army or a dozen of the fierce Kalidahs.

    The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Lyman Frank 1900

  • The Tin Woodman began to use his axe at once, and, just as the two Kalidahs were nearly across, the tree fell with a crash into the gulf, carrying the ugly, snarling brutes with it, and both were dashed to pieces on the sharp rocks at the bottom.

    The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Lyman Frank 1900

  • To add to their discomfort, they soon heard strange noises in the depths of the forest, and the Lion whispered to them that it was in this part of the country that the Kalidahs lived.

    The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Lyman Frank 1900

  • The Lion, although he was certainly afraid, turned to face the Kalidahs, and then he gave so loud and terrible a roar that Dorothy screamed and the Scarecrow fell over backward, while even the fierce beasts stopped short and looked at him in surprise.

    The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Lyman Frank 1900

  • "They are the Kalidahs!" said the Cowardly Lion, beginning to tremble.

    The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Lyman Frank 1900

  • The Tin Woodman began to use his axe at once, and, just as the two Kalidahs were nearly across, the tree fell with a crash into the gulf, carrying the ugly, snarling brutes with it, and both were Page 22

    The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Baum, L. Frank 1899

  • But, seeing they were bigger than the Lion, and remembering that there were two of them and only one of him, the Kalidahs again rushed forward, and the Lion crossed over the tree and turned to see what they would do next.

    The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Baum, L. Frank 1899

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