Frank Baum's first Oz book titled The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, published in 1900. The Golden Cap is a magical item that is introduced in L. Then she stood upon her left foot and said slowly: “ Ep-pe, pep-pe, kak-ke!” Next she stood upon her right foot and said: “ Hil-lo, hol-lo, hel-lo!” After this she stood upon both feet and cried in a loud voice: “ Ziz-zy, zuz-zy, zik!” Now the charm began to work." ― The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) " So the Wicked Witch took the Golden Cap from her cupboard and placed it upon her head. The Golden Cap of Oz as it appeared in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. But now that her fierce wolves and her wild crows and her stinging bees were gone, and her slaves had been scared away by the Lion, she saw there was only one way left to capture the little girl and destroy the beings accompanying her. Only once more could she use this Golden Cap, for which reason she did not like to do so until all her other powers were exhausted. The second time was when she had fought against the great and powerful Wizard himself, it was the Winged Monkeys who drove him out of the Winkie Country when he tried to challenge the Wicked Witch. Once was when she had made the Winkies her slaves, and overthrew the natives and set herself to rule over their land, the Winged Monkeys had helped her do this. And twice already the Wicked Witch of the West had used the charm of the cap. But no person could command these strange creatures more than three times. Whoever owned it could call upon the creatures, Winged Monkeys, who would obey any order they were given, no matter how evil or silly. This Golden Cap was a magic one and had a special charm connected to it. A Golden Cap, with a circle of sparkling diamonds and red rubies running round it.
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