As fast as the wind, the group retraced the entire path. They found the campers and all the other people Arthur had encountered during the day. Arthur explained his plan to them and persuaded them to participate.
Then he sent the bear and the fox on a mission to gather all the animals in the forest.
An hour later they all found themselves at the construction site. Arthur had painted his face like a true
Apache and walked in front of his army, illustrating his plan of attack and instilling courage in his soldiers: they were all ready to attack, as genuine and fearless warriors.
An unprecedented silence was felt in the forest. Even the workers, who were busy with their tasks, perceived something strange surrounding them. Suddenly a wild and deafening roar arose as all the animals cried
out with all the breath in their lungs: it was the voice of the enraged forest. On Arthur‘s signal, the sky filled with birds of all kinds that flew over the construction site, swooping down and pecking at the workers‘
heads. In the same instance, the mammals invaded the construction site, running between the legs of the workers who fell to the ground. Finally, a ghastly cry echoed from the wood: it was the forest demon,
who with a wave of his hands unleashed a rain of pine cones and wild fruit. It seemed like dark magic, but it was actually all Arthur‘s new friends who were throwing them!
They‘d succeeded! All the workers hastily retreated, except for the slimy industrialist who remained impassive. „Bravo,“ said the man in a treacherous voice. „But certain tricks don‘t work on me. Did you think you‘d won? You are sadly mistaken. I‘ll hire other men and I‘ll defend the site.„ With a leap, Arthur
brought the magic hat over the industrialist‘s head, down to his eyes. At that moment the man heard a hissing voice behind him: „Thisss place doesn‘t belong to you. Just a small bite from me and you‘d be dead. Abandon these lands and leave.“ For the first time, terror could be seen in the eyes of that evil man
who, terrified, removed the magic hat and ran away, screaming at the top of his lungs.
Then, all the humans and animals exploded into a majestic shout of victory. After the festivities ended, everyone abandoned the battlefield and Arthur remained with his new friends, who accompanied him home. When it was time to say goodbye, Arthur embraced them one by one and promised that he would come
back to visit them whenever he could. Then he turned to the old hermit: „You promised me, you must abandon your disguise, but you can keep mine. You‘ll find it more useful than I would. But you‘ll have
to lend me my hat every time I come back, otherwise, how will I be able to chat with my friends?“ „I‘m speechless, my little friend,” said the hermit „no one has ever done so much for me.”