"For my part, I'll have to give up the notion of marrying Nimmie Amee, but I'll try not to let that make me unhappy.

If it's my duty, I'd like to do my duty, but if magic prevents my getting married I'll flutter along all by myself and be just as contented." Their serious misfortunes made them all silent for a time, and as their thoughts were busy in dwelling upon the evils with which fate had burdened them, none noticed that Jinjur had suddenly appeared in the doorway and was looking at them in astonishment.

The next moment her astonishment changed to anger, for there, in her best rocking-chair, sat a Green Monkey.

A great shiny Owl perched upon another chair and a Brown Bear squatted upon her parlor rug.

Jinjur did not notice the Canary, but she caught up a broomstick and dashed into the room, shouting as she came: "Get out of here, you wild creatures! How dare you enter my house ?" With a blow of her broom she knocked the Brown Bear over, and the Tin Owl tried to fly out of her reach and made a great clatter with his tin wings.