Nibbles put up his paw, and, sure enough, there was something which felt like a ring. How it came there he could not imagine, but he must have pushed his head through it while he was floundering in the sand at the bottom of the river.
Teenie Weenie helped him pull it off, and when they had brushed the sand away, they found that it was a gold ring, beautifully carved, and set with diamonds and rubies.
“That must surely be the Lucky Ring of the foreign Prince, who owns all this part of the country,” said the Alligator. “He lost it one day last summer, while out sailing, and nobody was able to find it. The Prince offered a big reward for its recovery, as he prized the ring more than anything he owned.”
“Then we must take it to him as soon as we can,” said Nibbles.
Chapter VII
The Lucky Ring
The next morning Nibbles asked Mr. Scratchetty-Claw where the Prince lived.