[2][3] Mayall tells the tales in his own inimitable way from his armchair, designed by David Barrington Holt, complete with paws and ostrich legs.
The King promptly locks the daughter in a room full of straw, demanding she spin it all into gold or she will lose her head.
Unfortunately, she has a daughter and the little green man appears demanding payment, she begs him not to, he compromises saying she can keep the baby if she guesses his name in three days.
Rik Mayall added a personal touch to this story by mentioning the names of his children in the list of the daughters guesses.
After leaving the inn, one doctor finds himself pickpocketing, another wants to grunt and roll in mud, the third wants to eat mice and miaow.