King Philip and Queen Eleanor, rulers of Pharoffland, grieve because they have no child. Count Frederick, the loyal Prime Minister also grieves; "When Your Majesties are sad, then I am sad also . . . When Your Majesties are sad, the entire kingdom is sad . . . The people stop singing in the streets, the palace cook burns the roast beef, even the weather is gloomy, and then everyone in the whole kingdom catches a cold, and the whole