When Elisabeth reached the spot where she had left the Triceratops, she was quite out of breath. The Triceratops put its head down to the ground, so that Elisabeth could climb up onto its back, and the two friends set off back through the forest, the way they had come.

"My friend, did you fare well
And retrieve the witch's spell?"

"Yes," said Elisabeth. "Let's hurry back to Rainbow Beach."

Elisabeth and the Triceratops hurry back to Rainbow Beach

So Elisabeth and the Triceratops flew up out of the Valley of the Zephyr's Kiss and back across the lowlands, the wooded bog and the marshy plain. They flew all the way back to Rainbow Beach, and alighted there just before dawn.

The Yellow Faerie Queen, who had been keeping watch for their return, came forward to greet them, "Welcome, weary wanderers!" Then she called out to the other faeries, "Pitter patter pixie place! Presently we'll prance and play!"

At this call, the faeries roused from their slumbering and gathered around Elisabeth and the Triceratops. The Red Faerie Queen stepped forward to address Elisabeth.

"Well wanderer," said the RFQ, "wield your wares."

Elisabeth turned to a large rock near the mouth of the Rain Dragon's cave. She held out her arms, palms facing the rock as the Winsome Witch had shown her, closed her eyes, and said the Chocolate Chant:

"Chocolate, chocolate, come to stay
Don't wait for another day
All the raindancers want to play!"

"Is that all? Is that it?
Such a teeny tiny bit?"

asked the Triceratops.

"That's all," said Elisabeth, as great streams of chocolate began to ooze out of the rock.

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