looking over his mother's shoulder. At this the words "Charming Prince" formed quickly in the glass.
The Prince grinned at his father, who was now quite beside himself with rage.
"You think I'm fat and old, do you!" snorted the King, flinging the gold mirror face down on the table. "This is a nice day, I must say! Scrolls, door knobs, mirrors and insults!"
"But what can P. A. stand for?" mused Queen Pozy thoughtfully.
"Plain enough," chuckled Kabumpo, maliciously. "It stands for perfectly awful!"
"Who's perfectly awful?" asked Pompus suspiciously.
"Why, Faleero," sniffed the Elegant Elephant. "That's plain enough to everybody!"
"Dip him!" shrieked Pompus. "I've had enough of this! Dip him—do you hear?"
"That," yawned Kabumpo, straightening his silk robe, "is impossible!" And, considering his size, it was. But just that minute the Prime Pumper returned and in his interest to hear what the Princess Faleero had said the King forgot about dipping Kabumpo.
The Courier from the Princess stepped forward.
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