THE PRINCESS' LEG HAD BROKEN
"See here, Twinkle," she cried; "it's as solid as the king himself! I'm not hollow at all. It was only my imagination."
"I'm glad of that," answered Twinkle; "but what will you do with a broken leg?"
"Oh, that's easily mended," said the Princess, "All I must do is to put a little syrup on the broken parts, and stick them together, and then sit in the breeze until it hardens. I'll be all right in an hour from now."
It pleased Twinkle to hear this, for she liked the pretty sugar princess.
[Chapter VIII]
After the Runaway
NOW the king came up to them, saying: "I hope you are not injured."