Tom hurried to the moat.
Dirk stood with some servants.
"What took you so long?" Dirk scowled.
"Princess Mary is waiting for you!"
"Princess Mary?" Tom looked over.
A beautiful young woman stood near the water.
She held a handkerchief as she sobbed.
Tom hurried over to the beautiful princess.
"What's wrong?" Tom asked.
"My royal crown!" said Princess Mary.
"It fell in the moat!"
"Now, now, Princess," Dirk said.
He flashed an evil smile at Tom.
"The royal wizard will get it out at once.
Isn't that right, Tom?"
"That's right," Tom mumbled.
He stepped closer to the moat.
The water looked dark and murky.
Then Tom spotted something.
"I see the royal crown!" he called.
The others peered into the water.
"All I need is a net," Tom said.
He waved his wand. Poof!
"Ack!" cried Dirk.
"Oops," said Tom.
Everyone was wearing hairnets now!
Princess Mary giggled a little.
But Dirk was angry.
He ripped off his hairnet.
"You idiot, Tom!"
"I'm sorry, Princess," Tom said.
"Just get the crown!" Dirk yelled. "Now!"
Suddenly—splash!
A sound came from the moat.
Tom looked in the water and gasped.
"Are those—?"
"Yes!" Dirk grinned. "They're crocodiles.
Hungry, hungry crocodiles!"