Water was filling the boat.
It reached Tom's knees.
The prince climbed onto a barrel.
"Help!" he yelled. "I'll drown!"
Tom waved his wand. "Water, flow away!"
The water flowed away from Tom.
But it flowed toward the barrel.
Now the water reached the prince's knees!
"Oops!" Tom said.
"Help!" the prince called. "Save me!"
Cat looked at the net.
"The fish are too heavy," she said.
"You must let them out of the net."
Tom tried to open the net.
"There is a big knot!" he said.
The boat was sinking fast.
Cat leaped onto the net.
Tom lifted his wand. "Rise, boat!"
Cat bit a big hole.
Then she ripped the net open.
The fish quickly swam out.
The boat began to rise!
"You saved me, Tom!" the prince cried.
"I want to go home and finish my lessons."
The king and queen sat on their thrones.
Prince Eric was working hard.
The queen smiled happily.
"Thank you, Wizard," she said.
"I don't know what you did.
But now Prince Eric is doing all his lessons!"
"Yes, Tom," the king said.
"Eric is working hard—like me!"
Tom bowed.
"The prince will be a fine king someday," he said.