“But what could he have done with the house?” demanded Sally.
“Oh, that could easily have been taken to pieces and moved away. He had those imps of gargoyles to help him,” replied the little bear. Then after a moment’s thought, she added reflectively, “As you know, the King and Queen have gone away on business for a couple of days. Suppose we try to unravel this mystery all by ourselves. I am sure the Sign Post will help us. He can run very fast, besides being so tall he can get at almost anything. Of course we won’t mention what we are doing to anyone. It may be that I am on quite the wrong scent. But there’s no harm in trying.”
And Sally having given her delighted consent, Bedelia trotted off to find the Sign Post, singing at the top of her voice
“The owl, and the eel, and the warming pan
They went to call on the soap-fat man;
The soap-fat man he was not within
For he’d gone for a ride on his rolling-pin;
So they all came back by way of the town,
And turned the meeting-house upside down.”