King Fumbo of Ragbad has lost his head in a storm! So his son, Prince Tatters, aided by the wise old soldier Grampa, sets out on a quest to find the king's head, a fortune, and a princess. Along the way they meet Bill, a live iron weathercock, Urtha, a lovely girl made of flowers, and eventually meet up with Dorothy, who is traveling with a Forgetful Poet in search of the missing princess of Perhaps City who has been condemned to marry a monster! With 84 black-and-white illustrations.