the 500 hats of mew cubbins' - dr. seuss

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O 'F ] 3 ,ART'H 10JLOM EW CUB :B I '5

By Dr. Seuss

RANDOM' HOUSE & · , 'EW YOR.K



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' l]-U~ beginn u n g ) B i l J C . Eholomew Cubbins dldn "t have l l i , l t C hun-

dred h~u!.He had only one tI;l r. h " 1 , r , ; J ! S an old one ~h:l'~had ' b e -

l { l n g r n , t'O 1 1i s h t & l < i: < . E 'uld

, hi$ fa [h ~[ "s fa th er b e f o r e ~ im , It WIS

p r.o b :lb ll1 th e o ld e s t , : J J I " u : lth e p i ; t b l m : : S t h:u , in the w hole K ingdom ,of

Didd, "d] ere Bartho~umcw Cubbi I ! : I S l i i r e @ . B ! . H : Barrhnlomew l i k C l c l

i f - LSptC,L:I U y lx:~tlst' of the feather that ~]W1i:ll{S pointed ~~"[a ight up• 'I . •Inne m r,



The: K l lJ J gd o tn of Didd was nlicd ~~r ,King Derwi n. H is p.lbu:

stood h i 8 1 1 On m e ' O O p of die m ou nlt[l'lilJ. from hi~ a I f l lm y . In : ] o o k t . ' l d

dmJo 'n , o v er [ ; h c ' houses o: ~sl I his Soubjcrrs.--firsi, O">t;;r ! ' I 1 C " s ~ i r( " s. o ~ [h e

n ob leme n ' s c as tle s, aC't ,ossthe broad roofs of th e sich m CD' S . rnansi ons,

( he n o v er rh e lirele t JOIJ I t:~uf . 'h e t ownsfo lk , [0 t he h ut s uf: th e f : : a _ r m e ~ sf ; 1 r O 'f , in ~ h e fields,

it wa s 3, mig~ ty v ie w , ::J !n dIi [ r n a dc Kung Derwin fe d m I . g h i : } r Dm-

por t iJ i~u,



Fa r 0 :1 ' i~th e :1l(:Mjl!'O~ th e 'edge .o f a Clr ln 'bl : l f ! j' ' bog . stood the hu t

of ~he 'Gubbiml~,1 ~ ' : 1 i t m i y . ' f , m m lh ~ s ma l I door &In hol©mev.f lnok!ed

; ,l ,cm :s sr il e hu ts o f t he ] ': ;I J rm c n ; e o the houses of rhe t O l \ ~ m . r ( } I k : " IthC'1Il

midie:: f i c : f u im ~ ' E U ' ~i ' I I i J _ : l l i l S ; O . i i i l S and tnt: n ob lemen' s r ns l1 e s! u p to eh e g r e . ; u

to~werilla p a la e e o f d u~K i n g . J[ was ,ex:.cdy ~ 1 1 esarae ' ' ! . I i - ew that w e ing

D c : r w i r : 1 j, s~.w Jrem h , t s b-a:rcony~' b 1 ! l ~ B . a [ ' ~ : h Q h y r r n ~ w 5-( l !W ir 'back.wl,rd_

It w a s ~ ~"r.ghl·f v i e - ' i , ' I , 1 , ~ but ,~[made' : D a : n h o l o n l 1 u : : ~ ' CubbiUJs r~d

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,~usta i t J t ! '!suer i se one SamrdJly morni fig ~ .nholom es .. ..surred 'I j r

town. H e fd[ : very 'luf'1 . A pleasam breese whi:sdecl Ih rough the.

f ca rh er lin h is h at , r n J m ~ ! i :F ight hand hll; , t " " :; ) J [ , r. : i. o o ~ bmsk t" t o f cranberries

1[0 s el l a t t l rnem:ad{ct , li e w a s a nx io us ro sdllth~m ~ u i d d y ::JJI iiJ hri l" i ,s '

~ h ~ ,monty' 'ba(k h e m e t a h i s p : : ! J [ o C r L (s .

H e w i' iJ 1k td l a s t e r JJldJ f ; , ' 1 _ , \ [ ' ( ; ' ril l n e go~ o I! h e g1U!eS o £ th e (0\\·11,

T he sound o f M lv u trurn pe~, n Jl g i Jl l' !oU \ ~h the' :I i I [ . Hoof bc a rs

r la t t er ed o~Idi e cobbled s~ooeiS.

• 'C le a r [ h e w , lf ! Cl~ the W'~1f!~,lake"':ily Ier the' Kung! ' ·



,AU tht : ,P "t 'Opl 'l :'Mhed . fU E th e ~ ld ~' ": !J lh , T i1 ey drove their (1 1Us

.right ~pO"~.!."[ 1 m f e ' ru r ibsroJ l ,~.,Rar tholomn1 dtl('chtd,:b is b31lkc[ [ igbIe l ' .

A ~ u t : g d dt~ (.o.rlllilJC'1'd a s h e d J ,fift]f' m u m ~u ~ r.;, O X li ydl~l',·robed

horses, B eh in d: rh ern on c ri ms on -ro be d h ors es 'a lm e i [ ' ,h~K~n&;'s O"L\r~

' G I ! l : l id l s : .

, ;"Ha ts !O I ~Q th e KilLg! '; ' shouted the' CaptaiJl!J. of th~ Kiln,g' s Own

!G~[-4,

On came th e King's ~i!:Ji! lg'C- ,~;{hit'e ~ f ! , d J gold and purple. r n t

, f l ! Jm b J ~ d l J i l t c : ' t h w n d e r thrnY,gh ~ h e narrow street

.FitS W ~ , l P t pa :s t B~d1olomew" '[ben 5 , 1 J , d d c n ~ y ' its m i,ghty hr'3kts,

i S ~ u f l c \ k o d l . ~ ' ~ 'lU.F(hr;d,-lna; then it ' MU.!?ped. The w h ~ ) ~ e , ]",cCGSo~O!1 stood

$lill

B~.E't~J:)JO',mfWcould hutl~f believe ' ! N ' ] : i J U lli i ,f ' S 1 } ' W ' " TU1ir1o~,ghhe side

wirndQW ,~ft h e ' c i U l r i1 J jg e ! the ,Ki[lg h~~lf w a s ~tJr , i IDgblik-:M;u~j~h

b ack ar h im ! B a l !: 'd l o J o m e w b e g ~ F . L [0, '~l~mMe,

"Ibc.k up! I'. the Kin,; .ro:m.mlllt~,dtd the ROyolil'wc:h man,

T he ,Royal Coachman shouted 00 s he ro y a] ~O:[~. The ,K[ng,l~

OW,rt Guards, S : J 1 0 ! l ! ! . ~ e . d to d~eir C \ r ~msea-robed ~10r~,T h e tru m'pere.~~

sheered ~o fh dJ yd l ow -r ob ed h o rs es, Very slowly ~~hewhole P f O O . : 'S . . .

s imu ~c :k ;ed dbw]1 dIe :n.rt~[! lJj[i id[the King'·S.CH"iIT~j1J,gt~10'ppcdJ ,ti.~ght~!i)j

front 0 '1 B m h o l o J n f 'W '.



T he ' K in ,g 1 c :i .n ~d f . w J r n 1 . his C:auia,SC windl.'lw and :hxod .n is C } ' ' C s . di -

£ecrJ.yon &rtbDl@m~ Cubbias, " W c U " , ? w~n.,.t" he d c : n n a n d : ~ c l ,

&i[ ' lhoJ~mcw s]took · " " , u t . h f .F:ight. ' ·1 ought to s!ly : 5 J n f f u : d l l l l n g . · · he

t h o u g h t to h u r o ~ l f . . Bl!ll~h e c o u l d t h u n k o f ' Xl lo[h in ,~ ' t o S < i lY , .

'·'Vel!?"·demanded the Ki~g ~:I i n , "Do yau or do yo u mtl rake

o! f } 1 Q l I I . r h a l r before yOW' K.iag?" '

" Yes, i nd eed , S ire," a nsw ered Bln:hoJQ.ttritl:w i' ft:d.ung ,gpeldy re-l i r C ' v o ~ . · ' I D , ( } t J t a k e o : f f m y ~at' bcf{l;LiC m y Ki~g.'i

"Then I E a k c e , h 00 this \ 1 : , e r y jnstant," (Om_ma~dfd [he King more

kU.. :U y t 1 r n : a ~ befo re ,

' ·BI!.u~Sire, my hau is of;' ~mw,eredBartho1omcw_

· ·S uch o o [pu< ie no e! ' J' s h ou te d th e : K . i l i ' l . g , shaki ~ g ~u n ~ n g , . l i ) ' fin;gcr." = H - ' ~11 .~I '~1J,. .JI III ·IL· a.'"

lOW IO.IIU'ef(!ll l l, slanQ h~,e r~ a na re .II .mc:' yOUl! ; ' . ! i m : ; l i [ ~sOn.

" 1 aOJli 'I[ ~ ~ c s a ,) "yo u : a n: ' "" r 1 f \o n 8 ; ~S ; r t ~ . ' " s a i d B"J('dl l lD~mnew " I , r e r y

potitdy~"but : ) , , ' 0 1 ] se t my h;at ," S 011'" A nd he sho wed th e K i.[ ],g rh e ha r

in h i s h andL

"U [hat's, y{J~r h~r i r n 1 l you~ h~n~/· demanded the Ki,ng. "what's

i th:n On YOUJi head?"

" 'Oln my m e a d ? ' · gasped 'Bu[holom~,'v" Th~,rc:diJ seem to he soeae-

lh~.n,~'lin hi s head, H e re~;(htd up 1m is ~:;!hllida n.d touched a h:u!



T h e f aJ cc of . B-~nhQ.ic.)mcw C u b b i J l i ~ turned '\f~ry : r OO . • I t's a hat ,

SLrc , . ' ··he ' stammered, "hut ~lrtln'l' 'b e ra ine, Som(oT. ll .c 'htbil l .d me musr

h av e p u [.~ton m y head,"

· 'W d on 't c are h o w ~tgm there," i i~xd t~.c' , K i n g . "·YOIil take i~ ff."·

A r t c l l e h e King S o n b a c k i1, hi s nniage.

Bar tho lomew ~11i[kI) ' s n a t c h e d 0 '1 [ he halt. H e sta red ~t i[' i m as -t on is hmeur , I r , ," , ., eN.:.1( l~:rth e sa me a s his 0'W'1i1 h:~:[-thesame :5 ize~th e

same color And ,~tha d e . K : d u l y th e same f 'Clltl1cr.

· 'By r l r n. e -' C r o W l '1 o f m.r f , :nhe~s~··Jiua.t~d ,the K i l l n , , . 3gail1. ]e.. I1l im.g01U

o f mh e cllui::Lgt' \ \~indow, " D i d 1 0,[ di d rn : m:lt command yo~ 1[:0 ' L a k e off

your ~1tlrr

,"You d ~ . d ,S ire. , _ _ [ ro ok .il off _. _I e o o k it o J i f M ic e. " "

" 'N 1 TL . -'~ L - 'IL . :i I" ,. o nsense: , .Illere ~ S~Lu a m ~,'H U poll! )'()iUJ[ JILc:l!lJ,

· '. A no t h t' r I l: iI J ,, . Ag~~lJ B . a rt ho lom cw . r. ac h o d ! , D ' I ? hi s m < U . G . and

~:oncn(:d:I. har.

· ·CU, [11C1c o m~ ~ w h a t is t he ' m ~ ~ !lin.g of a ll t h j: s? i ; d emaaded [h e

Ki [1g~ hi s b(c I?urpic '~'idll'lg:c.

"1 don 't knew ~Si r c /" an SW€red B a rth o lom ew . • ' , n ~ .never h il ppellt:dJ

H, me be lcee. "

Tile Ki[!g w as no"r!lbakiflj,~ w , u ( l ls i J . d ' a fury Ih:u l the, rnr[ ,~3ge rocked,

OJl i ts wheel s md ehe , I .~y .d C oa d u' D1 Im c ou Ld l l l I L u ( i ] y sit in hi s 5C"~t , .

'!Ar re st t hi s ~m pudenc rricksrer,' :d10U'tCrl th e King ro th e ' U t , p ~ ' : : L u n of

r he ,K il lg " s O w n G U . i 1 l l l ' m . " 'Wii :'U '[ac.h h im '[0 t:1kf ' ,Oft fu is h l~...



, [ - I 't i ! : " , .! , ', " _ the sharp ,\~indwh isked off B:u-r.hulomrt:w's har , 1 f , / u "

, F l ~ ' p p _ . . fWD more :RA:w oft , '_ ' ;J ~ , p; / u p f ' . F J ~ ~ p H ~' another . _. and

another. . ;. , " 4 , e , • ' ~ ••• 6 . • _ 7 "'".';' , : B ar t ' ho lomc : ' I I \ ! k . l : " p t cOll1r11t~ng: : ; a : s ,

rhe h a r s (111'lL fasr.t.r:and f,lSIt:T, L o r d s : 1 . Il ;d l la d J jl l; :~stared frorn [he '.""r,~I11·

dbw!i! 0& du:ir turrets, W('j:f.'j cilCfing what the : S 1 r r : : m , g c : stream of hats

(QUId . m c - a l l l"

OvC",r th e palace d ra \ \ rb f~dBe they sped-th!IDo!lSh the ga:e:H gate:s..

and i n J[ o t h e ' lu u .r rt y a rd . The Clptaim, pulled , in .hi~ [ )ei[1s" ,

"H i s ~ . Ia jC ' sr ) f' 1 1 , . ' ; : 1 j, ! s j n th e l.hr n, [ i' JiCoom~ :' s :u d 3J guard, salati ng

'~hcCa~t a i n ..

"The ThWleRoom!" The' Capr3in d r - o p pe d B;utb.oloI tU;w to the

~r[1l)Wl,d. " I ' d (l:~["I'aiIlly :h ate eo be ~n your shee s, ' llc· s1id" s b : a lc i . ng h i . s,

,1 1 ead s . . - a d l y _

ftl[' a mOr.TU: :J] [ · Bartholomew ' ' IAo~ tar.ibly : f ,[ 1 1 gh t t: l [u : : d . " S t . U U1"· he

t1'lougr.lt :[ 0 b im sd f . . . . [ he' K ins ca n d lo nothing c l . r e a c l : f u d ' I D O punish me"

be:aulst' I I t : a U y ha ven'r done ~.I'l!ydlin, g 'WOO,nJ-8. It ' W o I l l M . b e , cowardly'

[.( ~feel Jbaid,··

B anho lomew threw 'b ack ,h is shoulders w d , , ~ ; a 1 t > c l 1 r o , :5lra.u,ght

a he ad i nr o the- p'~~a(!~.•. Follow the hlad!::, c a rp e t, " ~ i. d r t} u: ' u ar d ar th e

d oo r. A l l r h, m ug h the long h : a J l ~ : w ; a y '&nbo l om~w cou ld o o ! r t he mu t-

t~!~fIi~' o ~ v o ic es b eh in d heavy d o o rs . • " . ! f m c ' \ l I Io~'r u k € ; , oJ[ ~i~hat? ' ·

"No, he won't t[JJ~~ DR hi s hal."



B \3 nh olo m~ "v w alk ed o n [til ,hL stood,

, in r he vCf}r m id dl e o f [he Throne Room,

The K i 118 " W b , ; 1 1 long: s ; c a r , l i l : r robe, W ' : a 5 s i u i n g ,on ,

h L S o I[hm,ri~.,B e s i d e him s r o o d Sir: AI"Jjri l[~K'~Jld' o f

the K ~ f b , g '5, R ec ord s. H e w ore in h i s . b i ;; h~ , instead of a

sword, a JOf!j,~ si lvcr ruler, l L .o rd s and noblemen of dut,

c o ur t s to o d S ( ) 1 ( J l l I I " Q an d s i l e n t .

T he K k!lg looked down 1[ furEho~omew severely. "Yoo~gman,

ru 8i! i~cy ou o ne m ort' ~~;U 'L (e.~lill ro u rde off yow ha t fo:r yo~r

K·· Y"~!ng

. . Y o u _ r ~,f: t~e$cy!" s . a i d ~anholon'Lt ' \ \ r is p o l i tdy :IS h e , p c 1 5 S i b l y cou I d I

"I vvill~but I'm faid.it woa'r do tiny good. , " Alf.'iI~,elook off h L S h:u-

n d it d id fL'( d o :anygcod, A n oth er. h ar ~ _ ~ I rall Bartholome ' o I l s h . c : ' " . . t d .H e to o k o R ' ha l 1fn:f h a r a _ h e . r . ha t a f t e r harr u m r t t ii ,he W'M~'[ j " b , d in g ~n the

ft1 i d d l e ,o f ~,greatpile o .f hats.

" fi le lo rd s a nd n ub l c m J CJ ;i J, w e r e 00 anon~cd they ceu~dn , even

speOlk. Such a r r . hi n,g h > ld J ;i J , t . '" V ~ J3,pptf.icd in th e 'T];mJir.llL Room belure.



to to m e Throne R o o m marched t h e : smaJil>C:ii l i '[IJ., w , e ' d l t ' ln : g rh e laU~

e st h a t thl~Bi} !Udlo . loJ i i l l tw hadJever 5eC1i I . It w a s S i l [ Sui pps. [n$l~, o f ;3,

sword, he w ore .u : f l U s sid e a liil~se : t i t r 'o f ~.Ii ' s=

'< T i k e ' ; l l J look ; 1 J J t th is b o y ' s ; hat," c o m m a n d e d d u : ' , K i [ ' U , g . S ~ . E S r i ~.P'~looked at B anho ,l om cW" C ru hb .i n$ · hat aa d s n i f F € d in du.g;ust.. T h e n h e

rumed ttl' [nt: ,K i rng a r id oowc; .d, ! i i [~my. ."'Your ,h faj~t ) f , I~ . s , ~ fS:n~pps.,:amthe meker of ,hus f.o~'11]thii: fint ~Qrd.5= .I J]l~e' h~t5 of do t. h of goldl,

Jim: ~i& : : s J !! '1 d , S , c m ~ ,arid e s r r i c h plumes, y , C l ! U ! L JSk ~!~w h a t ' l [ h i n k of',hfjL ,n ~ 1 !I i· ~ _ . . . 3 e., ~. . ' 1 . ' "u: l rr. . ,r-Wil. ,11f t ,ISm e m osr 1D('lI; illL'laj [')~nar eva ser ' e y e s , oa,

"la rhat c;~SC'," ~i d m e ,King" "it : s J l o i d d be \ f , e . r y s '[ m p lc f or , f ~ U .

ee take it off.""Simple, i nd eed , " mumbled S1 f Sn i p~ [1 ' Jught i l . y , ~~~!Iull'[andi.ng

OJ] h~ s ti.Pl(~~i' he pushed h~.s.p u d , g y It.humb ~J [ Bu[ i lo lomew' s ha r ad

knocked il' to the ~oor., ]fIl'Hnhed~lre~)~'neehee l l I lp,p¢iUod On ,Banh~l~

,rrr1ICW':s h c a d L

"Heavensl nsa:id Si r A]m,r~K eep er o f rh e R ec ords, b li nk in g b e-

h i l: i ld h i s ' [ fj 1n ,gu Ju s pec r -. c[ e s. "He 's taken oR 4~~"

· 'And t he re w e u; ', .mOR down m I hc ' Itown!'· s iUd theK~ng.

" ,And yo u must add en 17 .m,ore [ ha t b lew D R ' m r head as 'w e ' g~ -

IO ,p ed U I ,Ph e hm,. U.said, BM[h 0]0mew I ttyirug to b e ' helpfu I.

"O ne ~ul1 dred : 1 J : L c i I J miN.i1r~fiveh:us~ 1\~'Q.!it uausual," ' i i f l l i d Sir

A1ar ic~ wr.itm,g: ,i t dlown Oil a long 5 ICWU.

"Come, come, ' 'B d th e' K ilnS irnpatiefl~ly. "Sir A l , ui c . .what do

y a l l l . mike ' o I f :all th is neasensei"

" V e r r , Y ' I ( r : ; '1 I : 6 1l0JIIKiI'lSe,. Y O U i i : ' : L \ . ~ ' a j e s t l l ! ! · answered S ir A b :rk . ·'1 ad-

' V i s e , yo u D !@ ,0]][ , i l l [ an ex p e r t o n h a ts ."

"E x c el le nt . " <'IiO'r",,~JI i~.. K " I' '' '' !P ' • 'H e 'G ' i~ -"~ ~ rr;:;"_[",I1... 'I'''' C' ~r C ' " ,; p ' E J t l i :~ _U \.._ Li "'lr,,"'Il:l!J, !Lu..., '. u5'' ,:1.'''"'1''' uare; , II :: "" · . ..1 1 ~ ~. :I "l . 3h ~, _, !r-~

m ' I _ l k e r © Ii h a ; D : . l l ,W I ~ U the. Me lords,"



., -[) I·" 'I J v. I ki _ I .:II ·'III,I!_ ~ a r J 1 I: 1( ·. S ,; l! IL '_ ! je r"!;;ing" ()()mgvery P UZ l. C !L !J . , I I i : l :

' s . f l ipp) ca 1 1 1 · [ don, 6hi~.IiflJlm 'b e J l 1 i D r e d l a j f i ,a n O ' J : 'd i : I T I i. ; !I f ) ! hat,"

'·0 n.(,: huIIIdn:d inl d J I[hi~~}'-.i x," wrote ir Al3!'[,ic,

w rinkli ng h is b row , ' ' Y u u r l \ ' i a je , [ l1 ' ) ' , I a ~ ' h , r j s c ,[hiU fOil c ll~nyour W,i~'~kfi,'·

., A fine' t d t : J ! · · il-il~Jh e K ~n g .. ', Ho ~G U ! i U d ~ br ing me

N a d d , NJJd ~flL"HI ;; ~ . . l ' J O u , c : t' 'I , 'ery[hina i J l 1 1 L 1 my king,dom,,··

In C ;l m e , ;1Jl 0 1 . . . 1 ' 1 old man. He looked l[ [ he h a~ :O ' J I i l :B~rrhol( l!mevv's

~C1d~an d he looked uth e p ile o f hats on rh e

f loor .

.. N a d d~my Wisc' ~bn~ c-an ~!DU rake ofF

11~ '5 h :u? "" a sk ed th e I G n" " N ad td . shook his

ht.~d 1:!olernnly-rolemn[y no,

• ' T f : J e D 1 f t'[ ch m e m e Enne.r o f N a dd /'

commanded d Ie K~Ilt~,.He k J l i l { P " . .,'5 about

t : \ ' C ' i " J [ ' h i u , g i~ ] ~ U r n y k ~f IJ ~d om . :n d ~ n ~U th e

w o r l d h t - Y U £ J J , · '

I n c ar n e Jn even i J l l J o t U 'man, B u t when he

l o o k e d at Banholomew's h a r s , t h o t : f ' : 1 t h e n o f

, N ' a d d ! mend), I l l ) {ked h is flllger.s a c r o s s }l~5

beard al i ld s:.id n t H h i l : 1 ~ >



" 'Tl1c!';!, b ri ng m il: t h e , f " 3 , r . h e r o f'

r n . ~ fiit h ee l' o f ' _ ' 4 J d d ~ "I ordered d i l , C '

Kjng" " .H e k no ,w , fI j ;i ,OOll1t ne.tything in al l m y k ii l~ dom ~ il l J' II rbe

''l ,''O'lldJ 'beyond, an d III al l Olhe.IT· worlds d:l:iU ID.~lappen to be,'

'T h c . m i .rnmc t~C' oldcst Jj 'ilM1. o f ~ .h e m a l l , B u . 1 'b e j,LtlN looked a r B , H -

t he lem ew a n d 1 I l~ ~ bM~ .' ir n1o usly :u th e e ed o f h is bee rd .

!'D~5 t hi s r ne a a lilit;:~is no ( tn l inm}'whoie kingdom \ l j , ' ho c an ra ke

of f ~hl!) oy's ] HH ?" , beUov.; "f 'd,eheKag in l), lerrUyit]g vo ice.

A sm all v o ic e (jUIlC' lip duou,ii~ the b lk oH }" w in dow, · ·'V h :u':s,

[he matter, U£u:l~'D 'f iL'NiJll?" 1"0 Banhelemew, It :S-OUJ1d fd i ke t he '

,nL O: of a bo, t . .

T ne King s tep pe d o ur o n th e balcony an d ~~~.Iiltdver r he m a rb le

, r a i li ng . "There 'sa ~f i J i i J . h e r e . . . J l l 5 r . about. : y o n r a g e ,, '" (he ' K i n , g ' s:)~d.

"H e wen'r rake o J ! ' h i s hat."

B:I.rlluolo$J1Cl¥ t i , p r r . o e d np khlrnd the ,KjUlg i ii ll Jd l o o ke d d o w n ,

Tbt='restood a b o y 'with a big la ~L roUar-a ¥'t']'lr' proud ~ule b oy with

h is n os e in th e a ir . . I t 1 I l o ' a s d l l C ' G . [ : . l l l l d D l l k ' L W H f . u . o u ! nep hew of' [ he

K L n , g "

."'IJ: .1 L·.I h " .JI it'lL- G" - d J D-"L W'lit -~._j ~r : " ! ' 1IOU. SCiJ]U .q rrn Down i :' rt, i lUo " J!l I( , . r:uL. ,l1lK!.I:' J [reo." j: JI

f i X " him."

The K.ing tbuught {or.a minute. .Hif !pU!$h~ back. hi s c.roll\'n an d

s cra tc he d h is h ea d, · "We] l . .. . m1y'bcycl1 can.There 's ['10 harm [ : [y ing,"

. ']' a kc 1 1m re th e I G r a n d D~hW.i.~fKd~' .wmmamlcd a h e King.

A nd t'A,'O o f th e King ' s 'Oli".-fJ]Guams 1c d . &r~_ho,lomc:w out 0 1 ' the

Throne ,R.oom"



"Pooh!" s~id rhe Gi i :: lnd 'Duloe WiH1"oo~looking at Bartbo lo rnew 's

h :u : uu~J~UJ i h i n ,gmeanly. ~ 1 ' T i M t ]]~.t WOEil'[, eome off? Y o u £[lnd ove r

rhere." H t: poj IDJ,a I, to, C ' O J \ f b e t wh ere [ he' w a U C l J n n r o o O i L U . " I need a

J i ul e ~.u,e ( PfaCI is e wiJ h my bo w ~ i l d a r row . "

\ ' {' hen Barshok imew SilW rhatr IttG r an d D uk e \-X'~ f re d 1 1J d o n ~y a

c h i l d ' s bo w ]tt: didn'r feel f : d g J n e " n e d : . ,H e spuke u p pnJ lu :i ly ! ' " t - . J J n

shoo t w~[IImy f.uhcr 's big bow . "

" 1 \, [Y b o w ' s plen [y b~,~ e l 1 0 u g b for s h oc r i I L ,g ll~US-specia H y hars

l ik e , ) !o u r :s / " ,3 nswered ~I ~ n R : d , And he let ,A y : 1 1 " 1 arrow. z:t2~""a,

u tgrazed Bartholornew's [urehead a nd n ip ped o n hi s ha t . Al;VlY il[ ' bltVl.' ,

i lnd ' i lJIV('r. the [p 'a ra ,per_Billi ..1l1 '1O[ her h at :J.p[X' : I re d on hi s held, ~ t? Z! " ..

z z Z ! " , . ~ ~ " .. the- J J n o w ! 5 l 1 ~w . _ , till the Gr~'1ndDuke's whok b - a g -

ltd of . ,/J["OO'\";;:S W:J5 g o ne _ A n d s ti II :1hat sat upon Ba r rh c lo rn cw ' s ~u :~d .

...1~

' ' ' l f 5 0 no t f : J J i r . : · cried th e Gu.nd Dub'. , ; · I ~ " S not ' bur" H~ l~hn.'Wd uw n h is.bow and 51'11]1l,~dJ ' l . I D f i O m I J ,i r,

" ,One hundred ~nd i1flty~fo'l! lrh:il.u~""g.1llJ[~ Si t Alaric ,



A g~g- a Jl lk m [ lEJ. strode CUlt an'DSS [h e lCTrlCL_ H is bow was as bi g

n s th e b ra nc h o f. a tree. The arrow W:li twice as long :IS Barrholomew,

1M nd r hi ck er t l ' b J r r n h~ 5 . 'Wt~~·_

"Yeoman o f rh e H O " i m ~ . m I J . · ·said the .K ing , " shoo t' [)ff this b o y ' 5 ;

ku ... ~~d,m"]. :e i t 11d} oO~· '

B jn ho l, om ew \\ '~ ~ t:r~mbliJl1lg0 0 ! urd [ h .1 [ :h i e' ( 'OuM S l ' a l 1 , e c t . y stand

~ n' ai gh t T h e ' ¥( -o m :.u bent, hick :tLl~m igh,ty b ow ,

G-r-t:-zibh: ".. l i k e :imad g;hm horne r t he mow tere r r . h r o l l . l g h

th e ,J j r ' ~ \Q \ v a ! L" ~aerholomew Cl1bbins.

G-w-r-'!(lpp,1 , , .T .h ~ s ha rp a [ "~ ~) lw e ~ .d b i~ 'dlWUgh his hat and

,~ , r : rkd~~.ff-oj] . nd O , D 1 ) , for j £ 1 J j H ha l ~ miJe.G -'1 '- r- o; ;£ rP f_ r . . , h p lu l l i £ e d J t o a ~~\Q!pin [hll: ~eu[ ,o f 3 ! i i i L oa k tree.

" i c : ; t [h~TC'on B an holom C'w '~ head sa t llfIJOmClr hat

T h e f a ; c C "0 1 rh e ' Y e . o m ; : m .o f [h e B o " , ' m e 1 E 1 w e n t "I]tite a s the p~htt

" " ' ' ' : 1 ~h."lfs b ~ ac k m Jg tc !" h e s ,h r i e . k e d .

"These hiU:S, a re d ri y ir Jg me mad]" The K i rl g\ ii v o ic e J~ng O U J t

r h lr ough a ll [ h e :p a la c e, " \ ': ', ~ }' '?',"M[C' time wirha (hiM'j b . ? w ;HU:~arrow,1FC '~c hme t J ! a c : m~gluiesl o o w and :I.DTO'!,l;[ in :3 n m.)" real m,- !ctch t . 1 ! : i ev ,~.n. n~ r"~ r o m illli iJ)Jl r n e , u v 'l ,' ;, ', m e . n .

""¥OOrniIJUi iJ ,~fthe. Dm\~Men," «hoed a~I rh e lo rd s a nd nob lemen of

tJoecourr,



"'Blat:k magic~ t]]'3(~jm t \ ' rba t ,u t is," s igh~d ,the K i[ ig w ~lh ,~c~ief.

"I ~h [ )111~have dUll1.ghir of th a [ ' b el ore : T h at makes, m : h i n , g s sim ple,

'8a('k to th e T il run .e R oo m ~ Ca ll my magidal [ ls~" .

]'n [h e '\1'hole Throne- Room [here wasn' [ :Is ou nd a s l o u da s :1h~ea [h.

B u r f l lom [he s pin I s t J j' rs ' [h:.r led down fm m the OOI](]nWtsr. tower

l~e th~ shu:ffi~L ,g of sl~]\I I."Ip~ .d d, d f ee l: , T he ma g ic i an s we re c@mifl l ,g~

:llP!!,' lULU s l o w ~ [hey " ' ' 1 . I;. r e o . . . h . a n [inc , , " l u r c h , th u ' ' I ; l o r t n ~ ·5 1I l'a JiI ,g e • • "

· 'O i , ~ " ~ .b u l~ . / I ! ( ' b l r/ftu J r . 1 d r , f p J

DvU.'~1rl , f . ! : b t rt ih t u i g l R j~ldh; "tlp~

.;\Ii).~, N u l m ~ J J lbt m . Y J / ' I, r mud,

o i l . I~~l~r, B.1ibtf . T ~ ' d d I P ' 1 Tlldd.·i

11 1 ( l im e 5 e ' i o e o n b l ac k - g o w n e d m~gici.ans~, an d beside I t : l ( ; b , Ol1~

~['<ll led a l(.t~Ibl.u k . en. They c irc led .:·round BiLrlt.~olQmet\!· Cu'bbi .Ll1~

mu [~t" .[ in ,gdeep J nd m}~te[.LlnJS sauads,

' " S l I D p tb is useless rnu t t cr i. ng , " o n :l er cd t he .K.itllg. "I '''"3tH a chant

Ii" hal wi It th arrn J. ,-'el}' [his b oy 's h at. P

The : m . l , g m i r : ~ : J i . r . J s h ud dle d o ve r B Q . r d l o i a m c w , 3 n c i t r n : l l ' l lm d i .

""lr j : " 1 b b m

ririkiwllJ

F r u k b d

f . : . . / d J y ,

tJiJl : . 0 ' . 1 iNJ d ~ m O . l 'J 'J h t : # , I .J

F I J ' j . f j r ~U(I}',f

. H ( . 1 j , . J . r n n ' J J h r J t d .1't'~(~'}

Ha:~ t , 'u,c,,!1j r ' » M : J , ai4 - a y .

'1~td! a s s , ) ' Q it l l ~ ~-n.t.~)' .

lQ U J IJ.~:ay~i9~d~~·ay . t

U ( . I / ' [ I ; ' ; ; $ I > I ! I Jf~JU!ll'Jht/Jd~

Sft' a~¥')-J ( , r ttp dU ' . 1 . ,. l t 4p d'W~.1~,gll~'a·~·aj."-'",,~ , .......~.t_~il.'n

. I I . . ~ ~ . . r , -,"Uu; mol".



.• A m u g h r y g oo d! c ha m ~I. 5~L O f! J t:' K]n g " , Iook i [ J , g q~rypleased,

'"Arc y o ~ , sure it wil ~ 'wurk l'

A I ~ rh e rn :Jg~ti an s n o dd cd mgclflC[_"Bur," s~~'cl.h e K i, l:n g~look~ng pu .u lodJ . " there srill IN'if1U[0 be a

hat upon his head, HQ'\' , h J i n g will ,i t rake fOT rh e c ha rm [0 '~'o'rkr

j ' , O t { ,~ lm ~ o f: ;, Si.ft. ~ n J h a t't n -O I ,a n ' .' ,dlt3i1ll1.1irn ~'hcmagidans.

",l1"li l .. ~ 'I' k' - j., - r .u.r.lT [l:II:<I::t'm 'WI j: 'u - o r ,H i , '1m J.fNrl yt'tiln.

't~m ltiar!,~" ~ pc :d ~ ] ju~Ki [ J ] g_ "A ~, '~)1 ' , roots ' ! . . h e s ho ut ed . "Out

, ! D f m y s ig,h[! rn (:.10"'[ ~f:a.i~'1m It'al!''! m get ri d o r his ,h :J 'L Oh, .de ;u,wba i [ '

ren~] d e . " " wha t CAN I clb?"

"I l I were :King ,l" whispered the Grand Duke W.i. !ht:J" "I'd (hop

o : f , f h i s h Ci ld . "

"j\ d :r el .l dl~I t hough t, , . s a i d th e K : . i J :1 g, b i ti n g h is J u p . . 'BIJ~' r rn

afraid ]!I I h a v e to ,"

" '¥nuillIg man," he said ~DB:utnolomt:w [:ubbins, and he polllited

~(!i a s :m lJ ] dow ' :H the e-nd o r rh e ro om 1 .; m an.h J~; n those qt:p$ 'to

rhe dl l ,mgel@iI1 and, : [ 1 C ~ J the esecut icner [10 choP off rour held ,,'.

&nh o~@mew 's h ea rt , s ; L l 1 k into his boots, but h e d id . : J J 5 th e Ki ,ng

c o m m a n d e d . ·' 1 mIMI r , , 1 J k e off my har," he , 5 0 2 i c l . to h im se ]! a s. he

s ta rr e d d .o w : nu , r r h ! Z : J O . 1 ' l 8 b l a c k $~l.~['i\rly", " T h i s ~$my L I ! S t 'chance." O n e

h a t ahl:.r a n o th e r h e t o re from : 1 1 1s n t" ad . ' .. . 1, j6, . __' ]," f' _ _" ' [ 5 8 . . . " h

, I-~ .j . . ! I . . . ?'~7' ']I~ 8 2 ' ] O i ". Dgrc"- I!.Uun :lJ:llu uam peT. ,." =~ ...";;'.i!. - , •• ' '7 , • .' -O \'.m . _ .

dow n , . .down, ". ,. 151 ... 23:2 " " . 2 :3 3 . " : ' It seemed roBartholo-

mew he must b~~ dl e ve~y ~u~a.N'f [he mm.'lli:lhl~n,

. ,Wfud s c'h~n; :" s a i d ,8 V 0 3 c e Irora th e b l : a : c ' k _ n e s s .

B arrh olc mew turn ed a corner : an d s ee pp ed i nt o the dungro,n.



The esecu t iene r was wh i J[i~al~ alld swif i~ img his ax e idly, ~-GHa~

..~~:fuemoment J r n C ' ~~d n od 'l in g e o do , , W l iI ,:s,p~(~of h is business, h e ' rea I l y

seemed !\ Q b e ' a '\H;!ry p[eaMIa~'m an,

"T il e K i n g sily~YOIl[ m ust rh up @ f f , m n y hnd~"sa i' d B j n h ol om ew .

"Oh, l'd h J~ 'e ~O~··}l~dt he executi oner, look in~ jit h im l ,1 ; ,' ~( h

J [ ~ ( : . r ; ) c l l y $1TiI i ,~c,,.Y O u seem ~ ke such a ~ ice boy ,"

i ', \'( lc 1.l . , , rh e .K in g ~~ 'fs you hav e: to ," sa id B arr ho lomew ~ "s o

p le a K g iC i t ' ilt ovaw,~h,"

"A~,~ight , " sipethhe C:~l"{'utioller , "buJ 'n~: ,~.u..{V'egot to rake

.of( ' yOI J ! r hat , "

"\ '(Jly?"" asked B a rr ho lom ew _

"I don'r know," S ! l i ~ d ,the' executioner, "bu~ i (s: one of she rules,

Ia n ' [ ' ~ O C U l t ' e : 3 J f . i Y c u : u : ' \ , , '~[h.. is hat' o .. !iI , ·"

"A U j j' i g h l~ : '· 5 . 3 ,] d B"f l l rduCl i lomc \1j , f~ "~ !DU I I [ : : l i k e it , oR for m e ."

T h ~ execu t: iOner ~cancd. 1IU~ d nc ( ho ,p pi n g b ~o ck ~ri d f l j i PPC(~~ : f i '

B.ln hu] [lIiTLt"'I;I· ; hat

"VCh~t'~ [h is?" he g ' ; l S p e J , b ~i nk i'n g [ bm u~ ,h th e ho lt 'S i n hrs mask,

as an . .. .Jwr h ;u sa r o n ll:1utno!omc\,"s head. He AippeJ r h ~ ! : J , ~)J]('o ff . ..

t ht:n a n 1 , . . l~ e r ~,I'IIJarmt her,



"Piddlesecks!" gFuf i ltt ' ld [he ~XOCllltjonit"r. l 'h[{l I" ,-virng hi s axe on the

A o o r . " ~ 'Cl ln " l e x e c u e e yo~~ u ~ 1 1,I.A J''ld he sh oo k 1 1_ t u d s w i th B a rrh ol o-

m e w a n d sen t h im b ac k ~psl3l,it~ r r o the ,K .~ng .

The. K i f 1 j , g h il d b:::t'1lJ r a k i F t l , g 3. , n a p Q,n. t he d 'J r on e, "Wf:],;]I[" a [t' yoti

do~f1~ back hek?" ' he s ~ l . u d(0,Banholomew 3' 3[1g~ at kin,~~1~'k~iIlt:d,

"l ' m sor i l 'y~ Yo ur I \' [1 i es ~y , " e N " p 1 a ~ne d Banholomew, "M'y head.

Cl r!'It c o m e ' o f f wi~h I l1ly fJ ~ 11 ' [ o n, , . , b's I, g i ] l s [ d~e rules, ' I

"-0 i[ C!l!1'r," s a i d the KiI1g-~ [ c ; a ! ! ] i n g ' b . a c k ",. 'ca[u~'f' "Now ho w

miuly h a t s does. (hat make al r o g e c h e u ?"

" Th e e xe cu ti on er knocked otlf 1 3, , , , an d I Jelt 178 more OJ L th e

d Y fL ,goon steps," answered. Banho l cmew ,' !1"lhtee hundeed an d £ o [ < r y - s i x h1~," mum bled , S ir Aluie from

' b : e ' , h ind h~5 ; S C J i o U ,

"Uncle Derwin," ' y ~,WJl !ed ,[he Gr:and Duke WiJf[ [ ', ed~"1 suppo~'

] '11 have ro do Jw ay w irh h i ] 1 1 . . 5 e . n d hi m UJiI [.0 the b]gheM m utt :lflld

] , i : r r J person, w m p us h h ~m o ff."

" '\ V ul fr cd ~ W 'm surprised ar y~u/' sajd t ~e ' K i ng " " ' !But ' [ guess ir 's

a, E P 4 ) d idea."

So th e K ing and uhe G rand DI! I~~ led Bn- fuQIQm~ Cobbins

toward d1.i::higbt:~t turret,

U p ~ r J . d up ~ J 1 ] , d ,up th e 'r~[F~t st';llj rs he c lim bed beh ind them ,

IThi s is fUy JaJJ- ,my H')' Jdjj' c h a nc e ~ • r h o ug b t &nh~,lom~w _He

ScEl~HChLd .o ft h i s fu at. "T h re e: h und lr ed and fo-tllf'.5t:Ven! I, H e s na trh ed

off noeher. H e pulled and 11~ 'lOte and fu ~ i l l I J . F J . _ g r m . e m behind him.

" , " . 398 : . _ 3-99 __ ." H is arms adu::d from P I J U u n g o ~ h ats, BhU still

the fu < I t s , carne. ,~t.utholom,~di,mbed 011,

" , .. 4 ~,S , , .. 49... 4 J; O . ' . . " . c cu are d S ii r A l; gi c! p uf ti n:g 1 I l , p th e

M ' a m r : ) bcbiad bim,



Sudden~ 'y S i r Alar ic sr. ,op.pt :( tHt ' l ook~d . He r ook o ff h is uil.n~iJbr

spt't tacles ,1 1 L d \ ~ .ipe d them ora lt J i~! i J O L Y e _ And then he Jooked : lgJi n ..

l 'ht: I M r J h~~ '1 i:~ dkJfJgr .1 ] la r 4 j! 1 h .a d , n o t one, bu ( I~ ~ ie;u.her5~ Hat

, 1 52 ,~J:.dI[ h ree _ . . _and .,~5), :J lso ha d three ti"d iii ,"iii, n d .i tu rl.' Each

new hillt was b.Dl.t~er than the .h"lt just bdiJ:rc."V 1. ,~ . I' v 'I;.j[. - I"" ".J . S ' · "1 -'

JL ou r . 1 1 . \ 1 . 0 1Jt"S[Y.[ ou r J.' . a ]cs . ry _ cm,;;i!.,I O U T "J r .n , IJnC

. B u t [h e K i m g . :IJJ1d (he 'Gu.nd DUI~ke w c u e \V:l:y 'lIP ·w·.h~J~' D ' h e y

couldn' t bt"ac. T.hey had ~l rc~df reachedIt:~(;

w 'p of th e lh.u8ilu:~~u [.ret, £bnhoiom(-w was £'01~ow ing just bch~nd.

"S te p ~ i g" , to u t h e re ' an d g~tO'l.U: o n rh at w,a]t·; s na pp ed rh e Gl ' iJnd

D!JItkeW'iifreti , ·'1(.i'!J~'[ wa h Ito push : r 0 l i ; ol¥: '



B u t \ ' \ ' h c n ' l: l u : ,h o l o m e V l . ' s n:p p ed ti p a r m , t : f u J i : " I a l i c : i'n :y g a i : J . p ¢ d ti l

amaZt'tnclllt. He w a s w C dlr in g the' m ost beautiful h :u d H U ha d ever

been seen in the K tngdo,rn of : Dxdd. I t had a ruby J ar ge r t ha n : L n y the

King humsdf ha d ev er o w fi led , b ba d oollikh p lumes , a nd ccrkatoo

,plumes, and mock in~hi rd p lum es, a nd paradise p] lJ lmes . Bes ide Htfb

:: I ha l !tVCIli. th e K~l1g : ' l i 'C ro w n se em ed Ilke ,l1ot]ti~,g;.

Th e G r . J . r L d Duk(; \ ' h L t r e d J eook i i i . q Li i ! l : k : 51~p f : @ n l o " : a J r d . I h L l [ ' [ h o l o -

m~w t ho ug h t h is e nd l ll ar dc om e at Jasr,

"Wai t!' i shouted (be King. He could aot u a k r . ; hi~ e y e s oft' [he

m : J ! g n i f! ! r e n t h;]["

"I tl~'J1 wait," t h e G t t ll lJ d D L L k ( ; t!lll~~ back to m e Kil1g. "I'mgonng to pus.h h i m nff. .nm l!.·~Th at new b ig h u m : 3 J l c e ;s ,r ae m.,JdtT

r ha n e ve r." And bc ' AUllS OIIU hi s arm s to push &r~holol1lle,, , , , o.i,



. B l 1 I l l ~ h c K i n. g '\'\r.ll5 q ui ck er th an 'W~lh~d_ H e grabbed hi m b y the

b:1lk of his R n e b .ee co llar. ;'This i~ o B:tich y o u . , I. I I' i s l \ 'l . a jC ' ~ [ ) ! said

: s ~ c r . L ' l l y , "rhat G r n , m 1d D u k e s lU~l'Ji' ! ' : J Ik b a r k Ito t n t'~tr K i : J 1 l g , , ' I A rn J h C'

t!Ji rn ed [' h e G r J u i i l d Du'ke \ ' U L 1 [red '()V'~T hi s k n e e ~:lJlld :5P;1nked 1 1 i r n

SOUfiJidly.• . r . i . g h t O n t h e ' ~t af f h is i r ' L ' ) r d silk p;J.lI][~_

··A[JIJ now,' smi led rhe K~n,g, l i f r r i I l l g B:Jrtholomew down f r o m

rhe ,' v :I1 1 , ; ;iwo u I d be 11 1 i c e i : you'J s e l ~ m e ~ h ;l [ w o n d e r fu l h O l ~ ' ! "' •• • • 4 1 9 8 • • • 4 99 ... I,. br-olk, in th e d r i e d v oice of S i r Ab r ic l' who

ha d j U J a : l 1 i 1 r iy , ( 'i d 3 t, th e I rQ P of th e 5;[C'PS.. . a n d Ib #r . . , ' . h t" F ){~i ed WI

t he ; h at o . n . B:ut l1olomc'w ' : ! j h t~ d , · ·. I1 1 <'1 1 ke s!(lC['~'y S O O ~ ' "

"I:IH H/md '~ r ' enbirncd "h e K e n 8 ' " "Will :you ~ d ~ ' i~' fot ~ o o

P,ll"le5 o~gnld?"

, ; A n :y th i n g YO M : s . . 1 ¥ 1 ' Sue! I : a n s ' i j v e . r . ~ d &nbu k,:iJn~"yI-Yuu. SLt: , _ ,

ry e n ev er 'ro ld o ae bdore,'''

Th e: KLn g' s, h a ! ! 1 H l . ~ nernbled wirh jDy , a s he- rearhed :for the ' - '1 : IL

S : l m l o ' i y , : s li m y ly ~ B a t t ' ho !ome" , . . h : h ~ h e w e i g h ~ o ff the g l l " { - . u ha l li(.-

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throne.

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happen ' I : a . n d WX!;, f ir m v e ry r likely t o h jJ .p p : ]l ;1gain,

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hiH: o n r ji gh t over his (ro\~Tjj"

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