CHAPTER Seven.
The Lace Apron "Now," said the Canary, in a tone more brisk than before, "we may talk together more freely, as Mrs.Yoop cannot hear us.

Perhaps we can figure out a way to escape." "Open!" said Woot the Monkey, still facing the door; but his command had no effect and he slowly rejoined the others.
"You cannot open any door or window in this enchanted castle unless you are wearing the Magic Apron," said the Canary.
"What Magic Apron do you mean ?" asked the Tin Owl, in a curious voice.
"The lace one, which the Giantess always wears.

I have been her prisoner, in this cage, for several weeks, and she hangs my cage in her bedroom every night, so that she can keep her eye on me," explained Polychrome the Canary.

"Therefore I have discovered that it is the Magic Apron that opens the doors and windows, and nothing else can move them.

When she goes to bed, Mrs.Yoop hangs her apron on the bedpost, and one morning she forgot to put it on when she commanded the door to open, and the door would not move.