Suddenly, out blazed the light from the Lighthouse and the figures of the King and the Queen stood on the shore.
‘We like it here!’ shouted the King, making a great deal of noise for such a quiet man. ‘We mean to stay! It is quiet here! We never want to live in the Town again!’
The King and the Queen waved their hands good-bye. They had reached the Lighthouse door when the King turned back.
‘Our crowns!’ he shouted. ‘You may have them! We don’t want them any more!’
And he tossed them one by one into the sea.
When the crowns came floating in on the beach, the people picked them up and gave them to the Toy Lady and the Candy Man.
‘Please be our King and Queen,’ said they.
But the Toy Lady and the Candy Man shook their heads.
‘I would rather sell toys than be a Queen,’ said the Toy Lady.
‘I would rather make candy than be a King,’ said the Candy Man.