Finally Figured E Out

After years and years (and years) of having this puzzle, I finally figured out how to solve it.

If I remember correctly, Mother brought this home for me from one of her trips to the States.  I don't know if it was a convention give-away or if she actually went to a toy shop and picked this up. Needless to say, I was unable to solve it ... until last night.

MyGirl had come into the room to get the other links.  She had just read the previous blogpost and was challenged.  She wanted to see if she could solve the easier ones.  When I arrived in her room, she showed me that she had managed to separate the CAST STAR.  She was able to separate the star from the main key chain but she couldn't get it back.  Well, I admitted that I had forgotten its solution so I couldn't help her put it back together.  But I tried.

As I was working on the star, she worked on the other ones. One by one she would tell me that she figured this one or that one out.  When I finally managed to get the star back into the loop, I picked up this E puzzle.  

After looking at it and moving the pieces around, I thought to myself, I really think I can do this.  The secret MUST be in the legs of the letter E.  At this point, MyGirl picked up the CAST HORSE which has a similar U-shaped piece to this E puzzle.  She announced that she was able to solve it.  

I try the puzzle again.  I am almost sure I can crack this.  

True enough, after several twists of the pieces, the circle just slips out.

Mystery solved!