Long ago, in an age so happy that neither you nor I will ever see its like, there was a town; and this town was called Putney.

Now, the Queen was as clever as she was beautiful, and knew full well that witches often used frogs as their familiars, sending them abroad to listen and speak for them. The frog told her to take this and that, and to do thus and so with them, and the queen listened closely to every word.

Once the dust settled, the horrified townsfolk found themselves quite alone, without King or castle to protect them.