Once I am out of the power of the Giantess, I may discover a way to save us all." "We won't forget our fairy friend," promised the boy; "but perhaps you can tell me how to get into the bedroom." "No," declared Polychrome, "I cannot advise you as to that.

You must watch for a chance, and slip in when Mrs.Yoop isn't looking." They talked it over for a while longer and then Mrs.Yoop returned.
When she entered, the door opened suddenly, at her command, and closed as soon as her huge form had passed through the doorway.

During that day she entered her bedroom several times, on one errand or another, but always she commanded the door to close behind her and her prisoners found not the slightest chance to leave the big hall in which they were confined.
The Green Monkey thought it would be wise to make a friend of the big woman, so as to gain her confidence, so he sat on the back of her chair and chattered to her while she mended her stockings and sewed silver buttons on some golden shoes that were as big as row-boats.

This pleased the Giantess and she would pause at times to pat the Monkey's head.

The little Brown Bear curled up in a corner and lay still all day.