There was such a hullaballoo going on that nobody except the Spoon heard what he said. He seized her round her elegant waist and danced away with her, through the open door, and across the farm-yard.
They were just wondering how they should get out of the gate, when——
Snip! Snap! Snorum!
There stood the Wizard just outside!
The Dish and the Spoon looked guiltily at each other, but they could not stop dancing.
"What is all this noise!" cried out the Wizard angrily.
The little Dog and the Cow heard his voice in the yard. They, too, looked guiltily at each other, but they could not stop dancing.
"What are you all about!" cried the Wizard again, still more angrily.
The Cat and the Fiddle heard his angry voice through the open door. They, too, looked guiltily at each other, but they could not stop playing or singing.
Then the Wizard lost his temper altogether. "Pouf!" he said, flinging back his head, so that his hat fell off, and the magic went rolling about all over the place.