"Here—take my cap!" And the General promptly clapped a gold-braided cap upon the Captain's head.
Then Captain Kidd was able to salute. And after that—and not before—the brave officer was ready to answer the General's inquiry.
[p. 88]Yes! Captain Kidd was all ready to reply. But by that time the Captain had quite forgotten what the question was.
Fortunately, General Antenna remembered—and repeated—it.
"What's the trouble?"
"Oh, yes!" said the Captain. "The trouble is this: Our soldiers can't reach the enemy. Daddy Longlegs is so tall that they can't touch anything except his feet!"
Taking a careful look at the battle-field, the General saw that it was so. But still the commander of the army was not dismayed.
"Can't you tip him over?"
"We've tried to already," replied Captain Kidd. "But he has too many legs for us."
"Can't your soldiers stand on one another's shoulders?"