to further reassure the fearful monarch and the people of the castle , who were also loath to see their saviours leave so soon , yodren effected an ingenious plan : he had everyone gather at the palace steps in an orderly fashion along with their pigs , cattle , sheep , horses and fowl , and one by one to come forward so that royen seated atop a miniature throne from one of prince fantyrs several dollhouses and giggling at the hilarity of his powers might lay his hands on the animals .