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our King you cannot escape your duty。〃



〃'Tis a horrid fate!〃 moaned Rinkitink。 〃I would die

willingly; rather than be a King  if it did not hurt

so terribly to die。〃



〃You will find it much more comfortable to reign than

to die; although I fully appreciate Your Majesty's

difficult position and am truly sorry for you;〃 said

Pinkerbloo。



King Kitticut had listened to this conversation

thoughtfully; so now he said to his friend:



〃The man is right; dear Rinkitink。 It is your duty to

reign; since fate has made you a King; and I see no

honorable escape for you。 I shall grieve to lose your

companionship; but I feel the separation cannot be

avoided。〃



Rinkitink sighed。



〃Then;〃 said he; turning to Lord Pinkerbloo; 〃in

three days I will depart with you for Gilgad; but

during those three days I propose to feast and make

merry with my good friend King Kitticut。〃



Then all the people of Gilgad shouted with delight

and eagerly scrambled ashore to take their part in the

festival。



Those three days were long remembered in Pingaree;

for never  before nor since  has such feasting and

jollity been known upon that island。 Rinkitink made the

most of his time and everyone laughed and sang with him

by day and by night。



Then; at last; the hour of parting arrived and the

King of Gilgad and Ruler of the Dominion of Rinkitink

was escorted by a grand procession to his boat and

seated upon his golden throne。 The rowers of the fifty

boats paused; with their glittering oars pointed into

the air like gigantic uplifted sabres; while the people

of Pingaree  men; women and children  stood upon

the shore shouting a royal farewell to the jolly King。



Then came a sudden hush; while Rinkitink stood up

and; with a bow to those assembled to witness his

departure; sang the following song; which he had just

composed for the occasion。



〃Farewell; dear Isle of Pingaree 

The fairest land in all the sea!

No living mortals; kings or churls;

Would scorn to wear thy precious pearls。



〃King Kitticut; 'tis with regret

I'm forced to say farewell; and yet

Abroad no longer can I roam

When fifty boats would drag me home。



〃Good…bye; my Prince of Pingaree;

A noble King some time you'll be

And long and wisely may you reign

And never face a foe again!〃





They cheered him from the shore; they cheered him

from the boats; and then all the oars of the fifty

boats swept downward with a single motion and dipped

their blades into the purple…hued waters of the

Nonestic Ocean。



As the boats shot swiftly over the ripples of the sea

Rinkitink turned to Prince Bobo; who had decided not to

desert his former master and his present friend; and

asked anxiously:



〃How did you like that song; Bilbil  I mean Bobo?

Is it a masterpiece; do you think?〃



And Bobo replied with a smile:



〃Like all your songs; dear Rinkitink; the sentiment

far excels the poetry。〃











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