"Strange", sighs Zettelwitz the wizard.
"I was starving, but now my appetite seems to have gone missing. My magic seems to have lost its sparkle, too."
Zettelwitz feels very sad, thinking of Ronja. What a sentimental sorcerer he is all of a sudden!
Perhaps he should turn his sweetheart back straight away? That doesn't sound very sensible.
Surely she'd give him the cold shoulder! Anyway, he can't risk it. The king and the animals have just
stumbled upon the R, and they're not happy!
So this sorcerer, once so self-confident, sneaks sorrowfully past the sea-lion pool.
He scratches his head for a way to make Ronya see him in a new light.
Suddenly he snaps out of it:
"Simple! I'll start by setting the birdhouse to rights. I'll build a splendid new house, better than it was before.
Ronya will love it!"
But as soon as the old spell-weaver sees the sea-lions, he sets his sights on a new letter!
Susie the sea-lion is sitting by the side of the pool and playing with a sea-cucumber. She's balancing it on her snout.
"She's the same shape as an S! Should I or shouldn't I?"