The Boolooroo was laughing and dancing around in front of them as if
well pleased. For a moment the prisoners could not imagine what had
happened to them, but presently half a dozen Blueskins, resembling
in shape and costume their ruler but less magnificently dressed,
stepped in front of them and bowed low to the Boolooroo.

"Your orders, most Mighty, Flighty, Tight and Righty Monarch, have
been obeyed," said the leader.

"Very well, Captain. Take that umbrella and carry it to my Royal
Treasury. See that it is safely locked up. Here's the key, and if
you don't return it to me within five minutes, I'll have you
patched."

The Captain took the key and the Magic Umbrella and hastened away to
the palace. Button-Bright had already hooked the ropes to the
elephant-trunk handle, so that when the Captain carried away the
umbrella, he dragged after him first the double seat, then Cap'n
Bill's seat, which was fastened to it, and finally the lunch-basket,
which was attached to the lower seat. At every few steps some of
these would trip up the Captain and cause him to take a tumble, but
as he had only five minutes' time in which to perform his errand, he
would scramble to his feet again and dash along the path until a
board or the basket tripped him up again.

They all watched him with interest until he had disappeared within
the palace, when the King turned to his men and said: