The Tale of Despereaux Chapter 26 Summary

Royalty

  • When Mig turns seven years old, she doesn't get a party or any nice presents. Instead, she just gets a clout to the ear and more chores.
  • On that very same day though, Mig goes into the field to take care of the sheep when she sees something glimmering in the distance.
  • As it draws closer, she realizes that it's the royal family surrounded by knights on horseback. They're all gleaming from the armor, and Princess Pea is riding on a pure white horse and dressed in pretty clothes and jewels.
  • Princess Pea spots the other girl and waves to her, but Mig is way too transfixed to do anything. But as she watches the royal family ride away, she starts to feel something rising up in her—a hope for a better life for herself.