The Grand and Mighty Slow Kingdom of Pokes is a gray city located in the Winkie Country of the Land of Oz. Any person approaching or entering it becomes very sleepy. In Pokes, it is forbidden to run, sing or whistle, and the speed limit is ¼ mile per hour. The inhabitants move and speak very slowly and sleepily, tend to be fat, and most of them have pet snails. They never laugh and do not like the sound of it.