Just A Dream

"My my," the king told Flip. "I see that you've been doing rather well for yourself."

"Is it more gold you want, your majesty?" Flip asked, trying to get away from Chauncey.

"Yes," the king answered Flip. "gold enough to buy the world's largest army!"

Flip gave the idea some thought.

"Your majesty," Flip suggested. "instead of painting gold & jewels, why don't I just paint what you want, and then, you shall have it."

"Well then," the king said to Flip. "what if I want you to paint something really big? Hmmm, a fleet of warships, an armada."

"I can paint that," Flip told the king. "on the sea wall outside the castle! But, your majesty, first, let me paint you a royal flagship from which you'll lead your armada! I will make it magnificent, fit not for a king, but for, an emperor!"

"Yes!" the king exclaimed.

So, by royal decree, the entire city was ordered to assemble at the harbor as witnesses to their king's crowning triumph.

"Now, Child," the king said to Flip pulling him up to the sea wall. "the hour of your greatest artistic triumph has arrived! Paint my destiny!"

Flip was raised to a higher level on the sea wall to begin painting his masterpiece.

Flip continued on the flagship which made King Snively extremely gleeful.

When the ship was finished, Flip put his right hand down.

"Your ship is ready to sail, your majesty!" Flip called.

The big flagship came to life and landed in the sea and the king and his guards boarded it.

"Yes," King Snively exclaimed. "oh, magnificent! The ultimate tribute to my greatness!"

"Your majesty," Flip called. "let me paint a breeze to take you out into the harbor! For all your city to admire!"

"Excellent," King Snively shouted. "excellent!"

Flip began to paint a light breeze.

"More! More! More!" King Snively demanded.

"As you wish! As you command!" Flip said to King Snively.

"More! More!" King Snively commanded.

Flip used his magic paintbrush to make the breeze stronger and stronger until he made astorm begin to rage.

Water splashed King Snively.

"Enough! Enough! Stop this! Stop this at once!" King Snively commanded Flip.

"Whatever you say, your majesty! Whatever you say." Flip called.

Flip stopped the storm, but lost his magic paintbrush in the process.

"No!" King Snively called out as he and the ship disappeared.

The people in the city all cheered for Flip.

Flip ran over to Nancy and hugged her.

"You threw away the magic paintbrush." Nancy said to Flip.

"I don't need magic to paint anymore," Flip said to Nancy. "the best pictures, come from your heart."

Flip and his friends all cheered.

The next morning, Flip awoke in his bedroom.

Oh wow, Flip thought. that was one weird dream I had!