"Grapes and glue and griddle cakes
Will give us frightful stomach aches!
Ginger, grapes and glue and gravy
Oh, some kind doctor come and save ye!"
That was the best that Hah Hoh could think of, but they all laughed so loud that seven little button boys stuck their heads in the window to see what all the fun was about.
"Well, do you give it up?" asked Kinda, after Rosa had made seven more merry guesses.
"Yes," said the Queen, shaking her head till the curls flew out in every direction. "What is it?"
"A goose!" puffed Kinda Jolly, settling back comfortably on his throne. "The finest, fattest goose you ever saw in your life. Cost me a thousand gold buttons," he finished, smacking his lips and winking at General Whiffenpuff. The General, who was fonder of eating than of anything else, began to pat his stomach absently and Trippsy, though far too well stuffed to require food, gave a skip of satisfaction that nearly upset the King.
"Roast goose and apple sauce," mused Kinda, regaining his balance. "Yum-yum, Whiffen, old rascal, just step out to the pantry, and see how the dinner's progressing. It's high time our goose was cooked, and I for one am hungry as a hippogriff." They were still laughing at Hah Hoh's jokes, when Whiffenpuff returned, but one look at the General sobered them at once.
"Guess what we're going to have for dinner?" panted Whiffenpuff, very red in the face from his hurry.