"Yes", said the ex-gargoyle, "three years ago, when I was previously a handsome Prince, I encountered a cruel witch while I was traversing an enchanted forest, playing my flute. She said she hated flute music, and cursed me to spout insults instead of tunes. Now that I am restored to my former grandeur, I can once again play the flute!" And he took a flute from his pack and began to play the most irritating ditty you could imagine. "Ouch!" said the little Mudcatters. "And you thought the witch was cruel!"