▁as ▁a ▁fant asy ▁novel ▁un related ▁to ▁his ▁O z ▁books ▁over ▁ten ▁years ▁earlier , ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁book ▁was ▁dedicated ▁to ▁the ▁author ' s ▁new born ▁grand son ▁Robert ▁Al ison ▁Ba um , ▁the ▁first ▁child ▁of ▁the ▁author ' s ▁second ▁son ▁Robert ▁St anton ▁Ba um . ▁ ▁Plot ▁summary ▁Prince ▁Inga ▁is ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁King ▁K itt icut ▁and ▁Queen ▁G are e , ▁who ▁rule ▁the ▁island ▁kingdom ▁of ▁P ing are e . ▁K itt icut ▁tells ▁Inga ▁that ▁years ▁earlier , ▁when ▁arm ies ▁from ▁the ▁neighbor ing ▁islands ▁of ▁Reg os ▁and ▁Cor egos ▁attempted ▁to ▁in va de ▁and ▁conquer ▁P ing are e , ▁they ▁were ▁rep elled ▁by ▁K itt icut ▁himself ▁with ▁the ▁aid ▁of ▁three ▁magic ▁p ear ls . ▁The ▁blue ▁p ear l ▁gives ▁its ▁bear er ▁super human ▁strength , ▁the ▁p ink ▁p ear l ▁protect s ▁him ▁from ▁any ▁harm , ▁and ▁the ▁white ▁p ear l ▁speak s ▁words ▁of ▁wisdom . ▁ ▁The ▁j ov ial ▁fat ▁King ▁R ink it ink ▁of ▁Gil g ad ▁arriv es ▁in ▁P ing are e ▁on ▁royal ▁hol iday , ▁and ▁remains ▁as ▁K itt icut ' s ▁guest ▁for ▁several ▁weeks . ▁R ink it ink ▁usually ▁r ides ▁Bil bil , ▁a ▁sur ly ▁talking ▁go at . ▁One ▁day ▁inv aders ▁from ▁Reg os ▁and ▁Cor egos ▁arrive ▁again , ▁and