Incantation No. 2. (To be spoken when the clock strikes twelve.) What is which, and which is what; Pat is pet, and pit is pat; Hid is hide, and hod is hid; Did is deed, and done is did! “Now, there is one thing more,” continued Zixi; “and this is very important. You must each wear the handsomest and most splendid cloak you can secure when you come to me to-morrow morning.” This request made Princess Fluff thoughtful all the way home, for she at once remembered her magic cloak, and wondered if the strange Miss Trust knew she possessed it. She asked Bud about it that night, and the young king said: “I’m afraid this witch-woman is some one trying to get hold of your magic cloak. I would advise you not to wear it when she is around, or, more than likely, she may steal it.” [Illustration: “‘NOW, THERE IS ONE THING MORE,’ CONTINUED ZIXI, ‘AND THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT.’”] So Fluff did not wear her magic cloak the next day, but selected in its place a pretty blue cape edged with gold. When she and her maids reached the cottage, Zixi cried out angrily: “That is not your handsomest cloak. Go home at once and get the other one!” “I won’t,” said Fluff, shortly. “You must! You must!” insisted the witch-woman. “I can teach you nothing unless you wear the other cloak.” “How did you know I had another cloak?” asked the princess, suspiciously. “By witchcraft, perhaps,” said Zixi, mildly. “If you want to be a witch you must wear it.” “I don’t want to be a witch,” declared Fluff. “Come, girls, come; let’s go home at once.” “Wait—wait!” implored Zixi, eagerly. “If you’ll get the cloak I will teach you the most wonderful things in the world! I will make you the most powerful witch that ever lived!” “I don’t believe you,” replied Fluff; and then she marched back to the palace with all her maids. But Zixi knew her plot had failed; so she locked up the cottage and went back again to Ix, climbing the mountain and crossing the river and threading the forest with angry thoughts and harsh words. [Illustration: “‘THAT IS NOT YOUR HANDSOMEST CLOAK. GO HOME AT ONCE AND GET THE OTHER ONE!’”] Yet the queen was more determined than ever to secure the magic cloak. As soon as she had reëntered her palace and by more incantations had again transformed her hair to yellow and her eyes to black and dressed herself in her royal robes, she summoned her generals and counselors and told them to make ready to war upon the kingdom of Noland. Chapter XIII. TULLYDUB RESCUES THE KINGDOM. All soldiers love to fight; so when the army of Ix learned that they were to go to war, they rejoiced exceedingly over the news. They polished up their swords and battle-axes, and sewed all the missing buttons on their uniforms, and mended their socks, and had their hair cut, and were ready to march as soon as the queen was ready to have them start.