Reading Notes: Goblin City

• The description of the She-goblins in the first paragraph reminds me of the Sirens in Greek mythology.
• Because the goblins used magic to make their island appear more hospitable, it makes me think of the reality as all the more rundown and filthy.
• Having the goblin sign a nursery rhyme while devouring human flesh was a clever way to make the creatures seem truly chaotic.
• How did a horse that was regular sized hold all of the sailors on his back? I wish this was better explained.
• I now see that the fairy shrunk the sailors but I think this story could still have a better ending
• The fairy should shrink the goblins and the sailors should defeat them so that no one else meets the same fate.

Story source: The Giant Crab, and Other Tales from Old India by W. H. D. Rouse

Goblins on a beach