"'I wish I was a fish,' said the Wart." (p.45) At that, Wart's first transformation plunged him and Merlin into the castle's moat. They proceeded to meet the largest fish in the moat, who is the ruler. This fish took what he wanted because of his size. In a speech about power, he told Wart "Might is right," and might of the body is greater than might of the mind. Because of the way the fish-king ruled, his subjects obeyed him out of fear for their lives. Wart experienced this firsthand when the fish-king told him to leave. He had grown bored of Wart, and if Wart didn't leave he would've eaten him. The king used his size as his claim to power, therefore his subjects followed him out of fear.

In Wart's next transformation into a hawk he soared into the castl

Wart's fourth transformation placed him in a flock of geese. These geese were a peace loving race that never killed. There was one leader to a group who was called The Admiral. He guided them on their flight south for the winter. The Admiral received his position because of his knowledge of the southern migration route. He was only elected if all the geese in the migration group agreed he was capable of doing the job. During the flight the geese obeyed his choices, since he was their elected leader. But his power ended once they were back on the ground, where he is only looked upon as a respected elder.

Next, Wart was transformed into an ant and posted within an ant colony. There was a single leader of the ants, and she was the only thinking individually in the whole nest. All the ants were manipulated and overseen by her. Each ant had a specific task, which it completes repeatedly. The absolute power exerted by the leader destroys all individualism, leaving the ants with no creativity. Instead, they used trial and error to complete tasks that should take only a small amount of thought. Wart saw this occur when an ant tried with difficulty to organize three cadavers in a small burial chamber. " The new ant put down the cadaver vaguely and began dragging the other two in various directions. It did not seem to know where to put them. Or rather, it knew that a certain arrangement had to be made, but it could not figure out how to make it. It

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