Dorothy Do Storybook Page
Dorothy Do storybook page, Illustrated by Patricia Boxlow
Storybook page with water damage, it depicts a smiling serpent made of patchwork cloth and covered in horns breaching the water to look down on a small ship below.
Many illustrated story books were created following the success of the Dorothy Do show. This recovered page features the long running character Brightfin the Sea Serpent, introduced in the original novels, then later adapted into a puppet for the show. Brightfin (also referred to as “The Dragon”) was characterized as a large moody creature that hardly got along with anyone other than Dorothy, however a lot of the destruction caused by this character was unintentional rather than pure malice. His scales were said to grant wishes, and due to this he often had to avoid sailors and treasure hunters. Dorothy returned one of his scales and for this reason he earned the sea serpents favor.