The story revolves around a group of characters on a vacation trip. They plan to go to the coast but face delays due to Princess Holly being late. They eventually reach the coast, have a picnic, and build sandcastles. Later, they encounter aliens who temporarily disrupt their vacation. The king is upset about molehills on his golf course and seeks ways to get rid of them. Nanny Plum suggests involving gnomes, unique creatures with specific skills.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. A family is going on a trip to the coast.
2. They have a picnic basket that can produce food on demand.
3. The basket is magic, but they decide not to use magic today.
4. They build a sandcastle on the beach.
5. The snow queen is a supervillain who wants to freeze everyone.
6. The snow queen's plan is to cover the small kingdom in snow.
7. The elves and sorceresses team up to stop the snow queen.
8. They use a telescope to look for the snow queen's hiding place.
9. They find the snow queen's lair and confront her.
10. The snow queen is defeated, and the kingdom is saved.
11. The elves and sorceresses are hailed as heroes.
12. A group of aliens visit the kingdom and ask for help fixing their spaceship.
13. The king of the elves agrees to help the aliens.
14. The aliens are grateful and offer to take the elves on a ride on their spaceship.
15. The elves decline, but the aliens give them a gift - a golf ball.
16. The king of the elves decides to build a golf course.
17. A mole starts digging holes on the golf course, causing problems.
18. The king calls in a gnome to get rid of the mole.
19. The gnome uses magic to get rid of the mole.
20. The golf course is restored, and the king can play golf again.