Tom listened to Cat's idea.
Then he went into the Dining Hall.
"Where's our food?" the king cried.
"You have eaten it all," Tom said.
"What?" the king shouted.
Tom gulped.
"More food!" the guests yelled.
"I have an idea," Tom began.
"Cat is the best mouse hunter in the kingdom.
So Cook can bake a mouse pie."
"A mouse pie?" the king said.
The Dining Hall got very quiet.
"I'm not hungry," the king said in a small voice.
"Me neither," some lords mumbled.
The queen hurried into the Dining Hall.
"Did I miss the feast?" she asked.
"I have been reading a wonderful book about food!"
She waved a book in the air.
Cook gasped. "My cookbook!"
"Is it yours?" the queen asked.
"I found it in the hallway."
Cook did a curtsy.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!
I can make a new feast tomorrow.
It will be delicious!"
"A new feast?" The king groaned.
"I don't want another feast.
I want a nap!"
The next day Cook made a feast just for Tom.
"Mmm. Delicious!" Tom said.
"Thank you, Cook!"
"And here's something for Cat," Cook said.
She set down a bowl.
"Milk is almost as good as mouse pie!"