![]() Zigzag tries to escape, but falls into a pit where he is eaten alive by alligators and his vulture, Phido. Tack shoots a single tack into the enemy's midst, sparking a Goldberg-esque chain reaction that destroys the entire One-Eye army. Tack and the others return to the Golden City to find the One-Eyes' massive war machine approaching. The Witch also presents a riddle-"Attack, attack, Tack! A tack, see? But it's what you do with what you've got!"-before destroying the entire tower with a storm cloud. They reach the hand-shaped tower where the witch lives, and learn that Tack is prophesied to save the Golden City. In the desert, they discover a band of dimwitted brigands, led by Chief Roofless, whom Yum-Yum recruits as her bodyguards. They are secretly followed by the Thief, who hears of a golden idol on the journey but fails in stealing it. ![]() King Nod sends Yum-Yum, her nurse, and Tack to ask help from a "mad and holy old Witch" in the desert. Zigzag attempts to use the stolen Balls to negotiate Yum-Yum's hand in marriage in exchange for returning the Balls, but when King Nod dismisses him, Zigzag defects to the One-Eyes and gives them the Balls instead. King Nod notices the Balls' disappearance when the soldier warns them of the invading One-Eyes. Tack escapes from his cell using his cobbling tools during the ensuing panic. While Zigzag tries to convince Nod of the kingdom's security, the Thief steals the Balls after several attempts, only to lose them to Zigzag's minions. One-Eyes, a race of warlike, cycloptic monsters, plan to destroy the city, and have already slaughtered much of its frontier guard, all except for one mortally wounded soldier who escapes to warn the city the next morning, King Nod has a vision of them. Upon retrieving the shoe, Tack bumps into Zigzag, who notices the shoe is fixed and imprisons Tack in a cell. He steals the repaired shoe from Tack, prompting the cobbler to chase him through the palace. Meanwhile, the Thief, having noticed the Golden Balls atop the minaret on the courtyard, breaks into the palace through a gutter. During repairs, Tack and Yum-Yum become increasingly attracted to each other, much to the jealousy of Zigzag, who plots to take over the kingdom by marrying the princess. ![]() Before Zigzag can convince King Nod to have Tack beheaded, Yum-Yum saves Tack by ordering him to fix a shoe she intentionally breaks. Tack is brought before King Nod and his daughter, Princess Yum-Yum. Zigzag, King Nod's Grand Vizier, who speaks in rhyme, steps on one of the tacks and orders Tack to be arrested while the Thief escapes. When the Thief sneaks into Tack's house, the two get stitched together and stumble outside, causing Tack's tacks to fall onto the street. Living in the city is a cobbler, Tack, and a nameless, unsuccessful yet persistent Thief, both mute. According to a prophecy, the city would fall to "destruction and death" if the Balls are removed, and could only be saved by "the simplest soul with the smallest and simplest of things". The prosperous Golden City is ruled by the narcoleptic King Nod and protected by three Golden Balls atop its tallest minaret.
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