"I'm going to make swings for us to ride in." He then asked the Bumpy Man for some rope, but the man had no rope.

He had, however, an old suit of gray clothes which he gladly presented to Cap'n Bill, who cut the cloth into strips and twisted it so that it was almost as strong as rope.

With this material he attached to each bird a swing that dangled below its feet, and Button-Bright made a trial flight in one of them to prove that it was safe and comfortable.

When all this had been arranged one of the birds asked: "Where do you wish us to take you ?" "Why, just follow the Ork," said Cap'n Bill.

"He will be our leader, and wherever the Ork flies you are to fly, and wherever the Ork lands you are to land.