Twenty Two Goblins. Fifteenth Gobl : FIFTEENTH GOBLIN The Fairy Prince Cloud-chariot and the Serpent Shell-crest. Which is the more self-sacrificing? So the king walked along with the goblin. And the goblin said: "O king, listen to a story the like of which was never heard." There is a mountain called Himalaya where all gems are found...
Twenty Two Goblins. Seventeenth Gobl : SEVENTEENTH GOBLIN The Youth who went through the Proper Ceremonies. Why did he fail to win the magic spell? Then the king went back through the night to the cemetery filled with ghouls, terrible with funeral piles that seemed like ghosts with wagging tongues of flame. But when he came...
Untitled : TWENTY-TWO GOBLINS BY ARTHUR W. RYDER [1917] Title Page Introduction First Goblin: The Prince's Elopement. Whose fault was the resulting death of his parents-in-law? Second Goblin: The Three Lovers who brought the Dead Girl to Life. Whose wife should she be? Third Goblin: The Parrot and the Thrush...
Twenty Two Goblins. Seventh Goblin. The Mutual : SEVENTH GOBLIN The Mutual Services of King Fierce-Lion and Prince Good. Which is the more deserving? Then the king went back to the sissoo tree, put the goblin on his shoulder as before, and started. And as he walked along, the goblin said: "O King, I will tell you a story to amuse your weariness...
Twenty Two Goblins. Twentieth Gobl : TWENTIETH GOBLIN The Four Brothers who brought a Dead Lion to Life. Which is to blame when he kills them all? Then the king went back to the sissoo tree, took the goblin, put him on his shoulder, and started for the place he wished to reach. And as he walked along the road, the goblin began to talk...
Twenty Two Goblins. Sixteenth Gobl : SIXTEENTH GOBLIN The King who died for Love of his General's Wife; the General follows him in Death. Which is the more worthy? Then the king went back under the sissoo tree, put the goblin on his shoulder as before, and started. And the goblin said to him: "O King, I will tell you another little...
Twenty Two Goblins. Eighteenth Gobl : EIGHTEENTH GOBLIN The Boy whom his Parents, the King, and the Giant conspired to Kill. Why did he laugh at the moment of death? Then the king went to the sissoo tree, put the goblin on his shoulder as before, and started in silence. And the goblin on his shoulder saw that he was silent and said: "O...
Twenty Two Goblins. Tenth Goblin. The Three : TENTH GOBLIN The Three Delicate Wives of King Virtue-banner. Which is the most delicate? Then the king went to the sissoo tree, put the goblin on his shoulder once more, and started toward the monk. And as he walked along, the goblin on his shoulder said: "O King, I will tell you a strange story...
Twenty Two Goblins. Second Goblin. The Three : SECOND GOBLIN The Three Lovers who brought the Dead Girl to Life. Whose wife should she be? Then King Triple-victory went back under the sissoo tree to fetch the goblin. And when he got there and looked about, he saw the goblin fallen on the ground and moaning. Then, when the king put the body with...
Twenty Two Goblins. Twenty First Gobl : TWENTY-FIRST GOBLIN The Old Hermit who exchanged his Body for that of the Dead Boy. Why did he weep and dance? Then the king went back to the sissoo tree, put the goblin on his shoulder in spite of all its writhings, and set out in silence. And the goblin on his shoulder said: "O king of kings, you...
Twenty Two Goblins. Sixth Goblin. The Girl : SIXTH GOBLIN The Girl who transposed the heads of her Husband and Brother. Which combination of head and body is her husband? Then the king went back to the sissoo tree, put the goblin on his shoulder as before, and started in silence toward the monk. And the goblin said to him: "O King, you are...
Twenty Two Goblins. Fourteenth Gobl : FOURTEENTH GOBLIN THE MAN WHO CHANGED INTO A WOMAN AT WILL. WAS HIS WIFE HIS OR THE OTHER MAN'S? So the king went back as before under the sissoo tree, put the goblin on his shoulder, and started toward the monk. And as he walked along, the goblin told the king a story. There was a city called...
Twenty Two Goblins. Nineteenth Gobl : NINETEENTH GOBLIN The Man, his Wife, and her Lover, who all died for Love. Which was the most foolish? Then the king went back under the sissoo tree, took the goblin on his shoulder, and set out in haste. And as he walked along, the goblin on his shoulder said: "O King, I will tell you a story...
Twenty Two Goblins. Twelfth Goblin. The Brahm : TWELFTH GOBLIN The Brahman who dies because Poison from a Snake in the Claws of a Hawk fell into a Dish of Food given him by a Charitable Woman. Who is to blame for his death? Then the King went back under the sissoo tree, put the goblin onhis shoulder, and started as before. And as he walked along...
Twenty Two Goblins. Fourth Goblin. King Shudrak : FOURTH GOBLIN King Shudraka and Hero's Family. Which of the five deserves the most honour? Then King Triple-victory went back under the sissoo tree and caught the goblin, who gave a horse-laugh. But the king without fear put him on his shoulder as before and started toward the monk. And as he...
Twenty Two Goblins. Eleventh Gobl : ELEVENTH GOBLIN The King who won a Fairy as his Wife. Why did his counsellor's heart break? Then the king went as before to the sissoo tree, put the goblin on his shoulder, and started back. And the goblin said once more: "O King, I like you wonderfully well because you are not discouraged. So I...
Twenty Two Goblins. Ninth Goblin. The Four : NINTH GOBLIN The Four Scientific Suitors. To which should the girl be given? Then the king went back to the sissoo tree, put the goblin on his shoulder, and started. And the goblin spoke to him again: "O King, why do you go to such pains in this cemetery at night? Do you not see the home...
Twenty Two Goblins. Third Goblin. The Parrot : THIRD GOBLIN The Parrot and the Thrush. Which are worse, men or women? Then the king went back to the sissoo tree to fetch the goblin. When he got there, he took the body with the goblin in it on his shoulder, and started off in silence. And as he walked along, the goblin said to him again: "O King...
Twenty Two Goblins. Title Page : TWENTY-TWO GOBLINS Translated From The Sanskrit By ARTHUR W. RYDER London, J.M. Dent [1917] Scanned And Redacted By Phillip Brown. Additional Proofing And Formatting , April 2003, By J. B. Hare. This Text Is In The Public Domain. These Files May Be Used For Any Non-commercial Purpose, Provided This...
Twenty Two Goblins. Twenty Second Gobl : TWENTY-SECOND GOBLIN The Father and Son who married Daughter and Mother. What relation were their children? The king paid no attention to the terrible witch of night, clad in black darkness, with the funeral piles as flaming eyes. He bravely went through the dreadful cemetery to the sissoo tree...
Twenty Two Goblins. Introduction : INTRODUCTION On the bank of the Godavari River is a kingdom called the Abiding Kingdom. There lived the son of King Victory, the famous King Triple-victory, mighty as the king of the gods. As this king sat in judgment, a monk called Patience brought him every day one piece of fruit as an expressi...
Twenty Two Goblins. Eighth Goblin. The Specialist : EIGHTH GOBLIN The Specialist in Food, the Specialist in Women, and the Specialist in Cotton. Which is the cleverest? So the king went back under the sissoo tree, caught the goblin just as before, put him on his shoulder, and started toward the monk. And as he walked along, the goblin on his...
Twenty Two Goblins. First Goblin. The Prince's : FIRST GOBLIN The Prince's Elopement. Whose fault was the resulting death of his parents-in-law? There is a city called Benares where Shiva lives. It is loved by pious people like the soil of Mount Kailasa. The river of heaven shines there like a pearl necklace. And in the city lived a king called...
Twenty Two Goblins. Conclusion : CONCLUSION So King Triple-victory came to the monk Patience with the body on his shoulder. And he saw the monk along in the dark night, sitting under the cemetery tree and looking down the road. He had made a magic circle with yellow powdered bones in a spot smeared with blood. In it he had put...
Twenty Two Goblins. Thirteenth Gobl : THIRTEENTH GOBLIN The Girl who showed Great Devotion to the Thief. Did he weep or laugh? Then the king went back to the sissoo tree, put the goblin on his shoulder, and started. And as he walked along, the goblin said to him: "O King, I will tell you another story. Listen." There is a city called...
Twenty Two Goblins. Fifth Goblin. The Brave : FIFTH GOBLIN The Brave Man, the Wise Man and the Clever Man. To which should the girl be given? Then King Triple-victory went back to the sissoo tree and saw the body with the goblin in it hanging there just as before. He took it down without being frightened by all its twistings and writhings...
