Kabanata Kabanata 11 · The Conquest of the Skeezers

. The Conquest of the Skeezers

Queen Coo-ee-oh dropped the rope, tottered and fell headlong into the

water, sinking beneath the surface, while the Skeezers in the submarine

were too bewildered toassist her and only stared at the ripples in the

water where she had disappeared. A moment later there arose to the

surface a beautiful White Swan. This Swan was of large size, very

gracefully formed, and scattered all over its white feathers were tiny

diamonds, so thickly placed that as the rays of the morning sun fell

upon them the entire body of the Swan glistened like one brilliant

diamond. The head of