Ozma of Oz: A Record of Her Adventures with Dorothy Gale of Kansas, Billina the Yellow Hen, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, the Cowardly Lion and the Hungry Tiger.
On an ocean voyage with uncle Henry to Australia, Dorothy is blown into the sea by a storm. She takes refuge on floating chicken-coop, whic washes ashore, along with the coop and a hen in it. The hen is able to speak; Dorothy gives it the name "Billina". Exploring the land, Dorothy and Billina are menaced by a tribe of brightly dressed "Wheelers", who have wheels instead of hands and feet. They also find a clockllwork man named Tik-Tok (one the first intelligent humanoid automatons in literature), who joine them. Read more for a wonderful experince.
