Extra Credit Reading Notes

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Goblin City from The Giant Crab, and Other Tales from Old India by W.H.D Rouse
Characters:
She-goblins
-shapeshifters
-wanted husbands
-ate new sailor husbands
Sailors
-married goblins
-eaten by new wives :(
Captain
-noticed shapeshifting wives
-terrified
Fairy
-kind
-hated goblins
-magic horse
Notes:
The characters in this story weren't given very distinct roles, but rather lumped together as a group. The goblins eating their husband reminded me of black widow spiders who usually eat their mate. The fairy was very important character since she saved all the sailors, but was very vaguely described. Did she have a previous experience with the goblins to make her dislike them? Where did she get her magic horse? Also, why were the sailors so easily persuaded into marriage? The plot of this story had many unique twists and parts.
(The Flying Horse Source: W. Robinson)



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