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Updated: May 2, 2025
Our Boolooroo is not very truthful, I admit, for he is trying to misrepresent the length of his reign, but our people as a rule speak only the truth." "So do we," asserted Cap'n Bill. "What Button-Bright said is the honest truth, every word of it." "But we have been led to believe that Sky Island is the greatest country in the universe meaning, of course, our half of it, the Blue Country."
"I can't think of anyone just now, your Spry and Flighty High and Mighty Majesty," he answered. "Of course not," said the Boolooroo. "Everyone hates me, and I don't object to that because I hate everybody. But I'm the Ruler here, and I'll do as I please. Go and capture the first living creature you see and bring him here to be patched to Cap'n Bill."
"Do it quick, then," urged Trot, "for I can't stand those snubnoses much longer." "I'll do it tonight," said the boy. "The sooner, the better, my lad," remarked the sailor, "but seein' as the Blue Boolooroo has locked it up in his Treasure Chamber, it mayn't be easy to get hold of." "No, it won't be easy," Button-Bright admitted.
Ghip-Ghisizzle rose to his feet and paced up and down the room for a time, a frown upon his face. Then he halted and faced Cap'n Bill. "Sir," said he, "there lies all my trouble. "Oh," said Button-Bright. "How old is the Boolooroo?" "He was two hundred years old when he was elected," replied Ghip-Ghisizzle.
Button-Bright took to his heels and ran along the passages until he came to Cap'n Bill's room, where the sailorman and Trot were anxiously awaiting him. "Quick!" cried the boy. "We must escape from here at once, or we will be caught and patched." "Where's the umbrel?" asked Cap'n Bill. "I don't know. I can't find it. But all the palace is aroused, and the Boolooroo is furious.
"Why, you said to fetch the first living creature we met, and that was this billygoat," replied the Captain, panting hard as he held fast to one of the goat's horns. The Boolooroo stared a moment, and then he fell back to his throne, laughing boisterously. The idea of patching Cap'n Bill to a goat was vastly amusing to him, and the more he thought of it the more he roared with laughter.
"I cannot use another magic charm until three days have expired, but if they do not harm Cap'n Bill during that time, I believe I can then find a way to save him." "Three days is a long time," remarked Trot dismally. "The Boolooroo may decide to patch him at once," added Button-Bright with equal sadness, for he, too, mourned the sailor's loss. "It can't be helped," replied Rosalie.
Since last Thursday, I, Ghip-Ghisizzle, have been the lawful Boolooroo of the Blue Country, but now that you are conquered by Queen Trot, I suppose I am conquered, too, and you have no Boolooroo at all." "Hooray!" cried the parrot. "Here's a pretty howdy-do You haven't any Boolooroo!" Trot had listened carefully to the Majordomo's speech.
So the Captain took a file of soldiers and went away very sorrowful, for he did not know who would be the victim, and if the Boolooroo had no friends, the Captain had plenty and did not wish to see them patched. Meanwhile, Trot, being invisible to all, was roaming around the room, and behind a bench she found a small end of rope, which she picked up.
The Boolooroo was quite busy at the time the Pinkies invaded his country. For Button-Bright had escaped into the Fog Bank, and Ghip-Ghisizzle was afraid the boy would never again be seen in the Blue Country. He did not tell the Boolooroo of this suspicion, because in that case the king would realize he was secure and that his deception could never be proved against him.
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