In other kingdoms they have hurricanes, earthquakes, plagues and floods, feudal wars and elections and all kinds of action, but there is nothing happening here in the Kingdom of the Rusty Whetted Whistle, except a drunk court jester. The beautiful Princess is bored and beseeches her father the King to call for subjects from far and wide for a flogging. She will marry the best flogger. But she doesn't reckon with the power of the local Crone and a handsome Prince just back from war.