The adventures of young Randy who is caught, after eating all the Imperial Purple Grapes from King Pumperdinkian's garden. Saved from a dipping in the well filled with purple water by Kabumpo, the Elegant Elephant. A wonderful story of the old Oz Kingdom of Pumperdink situated way up in the Northern part of Gilliken County, and all of the Ozian characters, one of the most interesting of Thompson's series