Trot carried
Rosalie and Captain Coralie and Ghip-Ghisizzle to the palace, and of
course Button-Bright and Cap'n Bill were with her. They had the
Royal chef serve dinner at once, and they ate in great state, seated
in the Royal Banquet Hall, where they were waited on by a hundred
servants. The parrot perched upon the back of Queen Trot's chair,
and the girl fed it herself, being glad to have the jolly bird with
her again.
After they had eaten all they could and the servants had been sent
away, Trot related her adventures, telling how with the assistance
of the billygoat she had turned the tables on the wicked Boolooroo.
Then she gave Rosalie back her magic ring, thanking the kind Witch
for all she had done for them. "And now," said she, "I want to say
to Ghip-'Sizzle that jus' as soon as we can find Button-Bright's
umbrel we're going to fly home again. I'll always be Queen of Sky
Island, but the Pink and Blue Countries must each have a Ruler. I
think I'll make 'Sizzle the Boolooroo of the Blues, but I want you
to promise me, Ghip, that you'll destroy the Great Knife and its
frame and clean up the room and turn it into a skating rink an'
never patch anyone as long as you rule the Blueskins."
Ghip-Ghisizzle was overjoyed at the prospect of being Boolooroo of
the Blues, but he looked solemn at the promise Trot exacted. "I'm
not cruel," he said, "and I don't approve of patching in general, so
I'll willingly destroy the Great Knife.
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