. ▁One ▁of ▁O sw ald ' s ▁ar rows ▁un int ended ly ▁hits ▁a ▁giant ▁ser pent . ▁The ▁prov oked ▁ser pent ▁heads ▁toward ▁the ▁hi ppo ▁king ' s ▁castle . ▁O sw ald ▁and ▁the ▁c rows ▁hide ▁themselves ▁in ▁the ▁pie . ▁The ▁ser pent ▁also ▁enters ▁the ▁d ish . ▁ ▁The ▁hi ppo ▁king ▁calls ▁for ▁the ▁pie ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁dinner ▁time . ▁The ▁servants ▁are ▁the ▁ones ▁who ▁carry ▁the ▁d ish ▁to ▁him . ▁When ▁O sw ald ▁pop s ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁pie , ▁the ▁hi ppo ▁king ▁is ▁quick ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁rabb it ▁to ▁the ▁heads man . ▁But ▁before ▁O sw ald ▁could ▁lose ▁his ▁head , ▁the ▁ser pent ▁also ▁pop s ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁pie . ▁The ▁ser pent ▁fright ens ▁everybody ▁around , ▁especially ▁the ▁heads man ▁who ▁leaves ▁the ▁castle ▁for ▁good ▁by ▁sm ash ing ▁through ▁the ▁wall ▁with ▁his ▁body . ▁The ▁ser pent ▁catch es ▁K itt y ▁but ▁O sw ald ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁rescue ▁her . ▁O sw ald ▁and ▁K itt y ▁continue ▁to ▁keep ▁distance ▁as ▁the ▁long ▁be ast ▁purs ues ▁them . ▁As ▁the ▁ch ase ▁goes ▁on ▁in ▁circles , ▁the ▁ser pent , ▁without ▁real izing , ▁dev ours ▁its ▁tail ▁and ▁up ▁to ▁its ▁tor so , ▁thus ▁destroy ing ▁itself . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁defeat ▁of ▁the ▁ser pent , ▁the ▁hi ppo ▁king ▁res umes ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁pie ,