Stillman's fiery breath enables their escape, while Johnson's music prompts Tyson to disgorge him and the others. Trying to recapture them, Tyson severs his own tail, and Johnson severs Maude's to make a hat for himself. Thereafter Johnson and Pip establish a dry-goods store, which later becomes the center of Boneville.
Stillman's powerful breath facilitates their escape, whereas Johnson's music motivates Tyson to expel them. Tyson severing his own tail and Johnson cutting Maude's to make a hat for himself leads to Johnson and Pip establishing a dry-goods store that eventually becomes the core of Boneville.