The next morning, Jack wakes up to find that the whole town is in a festive mood. Everyone is singing and dancing. The children are asleep, and Jack swears that he can hear music coming from the air. He wonders what's going on, and wonders if it's because he's dreaming. He's so happy that he wants his own place to live in. He asks if anyone has dredged the lake, and he wonders if they've found a rat's head in the water. He also wonders if the head is covered in gook, and if it still has a foot inside. The king of the land, he says, is on his way to deliver sacks of food to the poor.