` River , River , outward flow , Or to death Drakestail must go . ' My friend River hastens out , and errouf ! throws herself into the furnace , which she floods , with all the people who had lighted it ; after which she flowed growling into the hall of the palace to the height of more than four feet . And Drakestail , quite content , begins to swim , singing deafeningly , ` Quack , quack , quack , when shall I get my money back ? ' The King was still at table , and thought himself quite sure of his game ; but when he heard Drakestail singing again , and when they told him all that had passed , he became furious and got up from table brandishing his fists . ` Bring him here , and I 'll cut his throat ! bring him here quick ! ' cried he . And quickly two footmen ran to fetch Drakestail . ` At last , ' said the poor chap , going up the great stairs , ` they have decided to receive me . ' Imagine his terror when on entering he sees the King as red as a turkey cock , and all his ministers attending him standing sword in hand . He thought this time it was all up with him . Happily , he remembered that there was still one remaining friend , and he cried with dying accents : ` Wasp 's - nest , Wasp 's - nest , make a sally , Or Drakestail nevermore may rally . ' Hereupon the scene changes . ` Bs , bs , bayonet them ! ` The brave Wasp 's - nest rushes out with all his wasps . They threw themselves on the infuriated King and his ministers , and stung them so fiercely in the face that they lost their heads , and not knowing where to hide themselves they all jumped pell-mell from the window and broke their necks on the pavement . Behold Drakestail much astonished , all alone in the big saloon and master of the field . He could not get over it . Nevertheless , he remembered shortly what he had come for to the palace , and improving the occasion , he set to work to hunt for his dear money .
But XXXXX vain he rummaged in all the drawers ; he found nothing ; all had been spent .
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