There he meets Sir Alaric, Keeper of the Records, who counts the number of discarded hats. The Captain is ordered to take Bartholomew to the Throne Room, where he will be dealt with later. However, the King suddenly stops and commands Bartholomew to remove his hat again! Indeed, another hat has appeared there, and each time he removes one hat, its identical twin appears on his head. Citizens are ordered to remove their hats out of respect for the oncoming King Derwin, which Bartholomew does. It was probably the oldest and the plainest hat in the whole Kingdom of Didd.īartholomew Cubbins, resident of the Kingdom of Didd, is traveling from his home in the cranberry bogs to sell berries in town markets when he is interrupted by the royal procession in the central streets. In the beginning, Bartholomew Cubbins didn't have five hundred hats.
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