When it was all over, he nodded his head and smiled, and Trot noticed that whenever Zog smiled, his slaves lost their jolly looks and began to tremble.

"That is very pretty magic, Aquareine," said the monster.
"I myself learned the trick several thousand years ago, so it does not astonish me.

Have you fairies nothing that is new to show me ?" "We desire only to protect ourselves," replied the Queen with dignity.
"Then I will give you a chance to do so," said Zog.

As he spoke, the great marble blocks in the ceiling of the room directly over the heads of the captives gave way and came crashing down upon them.
Many tons of weight were in these marble blocks, and the magician had planned to crush his victims where they stood.

But the four were still unharmed.