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Showing posts with label Week 12. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Week 12. Show all posts
Sunday, November 9, 2014
Famous Last Words: Week 12
Well for anyone who follows OU football this weekend was quite the disappointment. An 11am game is a hard thing in itself but a game that ends up like this one did is just a cruel punishment. I went to the game expecting to have a chance of beating Baylor and left just hoping to maintain some level of composure. Other than this small detail I had a pretty decent week and weekend. I couldn't wait for Friday to arrive after having two tests this past week and lots of other work to complete. Really I am just glad that this weekend just came and went because it stood in the way of this upcoming weekend which I have been looking forward to for months. I am headed to Lubbock, Texas on Friday to spend the weekend with some of my best friends from high school. We all try to make a trip to see one another at least once a semester and this time it is my turn to go to them. Every weekend I have spent in Lubbock has been a blast and I am expecting nothing less from this one. Unlike the others though, it is also the weekend of my 22nd birthday so I will get to spend it celebrating with my closest friends. Usually my mom drives up from Dallas to spend my birthdays with me and my friends in Norman so she is a little bummed that I will be gone this year. However, she already sent me my birthday gift and I of course didn't wait till my actual birthday to open in. She got me a great pair of boots that I love and have wanted for a while now. She always manages to get me the best gifts. Well I'm sure I will have quite a few stories to tell in this post next week after the weekend out of town.
Keyboard Tech Tip
¡Hola! Me llamo Austin y eso es una tipa para mi clase. En la semana es una día muy importante a mi. La día de me cumpleaños es en eso semana.
Spanish
Hi! My name is Austin and this is a tip for my class. This week there is a day that is very important to me. My birthday is this week.
Spanish
Hi! My name is Austin and this is a tip for my class. This week there is a day that is very important to me. My birthday is this week.
Thursday, November 6, 2014
Essay: Week 12
This week I chose to do the un-textbook readings and was quite happy with my choice. This option was great because it provided me with a much needed change and a fresh look at some Indian tales. I read all of the stories in Twenty Two Goblins which I must say, were quite enticing. I really enjoyed having a new set of characters to analyze and not as much background knowledge of the happenings. I also liked that the overall story was made up of smaller individual stories told throughout. I think this helped me to stay intrigued and continue reading each section.
I think my favorite story that was told within Twenty Two Goblins was The Girl and the Thief. Basically the daughter of a powerful merchant refuses to marry any acceptable man that her father has presented her. The town is being continually ransacked by a thief who the king manages to apprehend one night. He his sent to be executed and while he is on the stage the girl falls in love with him. She attempts to have her father convince the king to let the man go but he refuses. She stays next to the thief during the execution and for her commitment and compassion she is rewarded by the gods. They grant the thief his life and the two are married. The thief also becomes a good and honest man, he is made a general for the king. I really enjoyed this story because of the various aspects and layers that it had. Although, it does seem to be a tale of love it is also one of heartbreak and duplicity.
Overall I think this was a great unit and a nice break from the consistent readings that we have had thus far. It was a good change of pace and in the future I would suggest having this option available every month just to change things up. It definitely reignited my interest in the class and even got me to do a storytelling post which hasn't happened in a few weeks.
Twenty Two Goblins
I think my favorite story that was told within Twenty Two Goblins was The Girl and the Thief. Basically the daughter of a powerful merchant refuses to marry any acceptable man that her father has presented her. The town is being continually ransacked by a thief who the king manages to apprehend one night. He his sent to be executed and while he is on the stage the girl falls in love with him. She attempts to have her father convince the king to let the man go but he refuses. She stays next to the thief during the execution and for her commitment and compassion she is rewarded by the gods. They grant the thief his life and the two are married. The thief also becomes a good and honest man, he is made a general for the king. I really enjoyed this story because of the various aspects and layers that it had. Although, it does seem to be a tale of love it is also one of heartbreak and duplicity.
Overall I think this was a great unit and a nice break from the consistent readings that we have had thus far. It was a good change of pace and in the future I would suggest having this option available every month just to change things up. It definitely reignited my interest in the class and even got me to do a storytelling post which hasn't happened in a few weeks.
Twenty Two Goblins
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Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Storytelling Week 12: Twenty Two Goblins
"Son, take a seat so I can tell you a story that has been passed down through our family for generations" said the boys grandfather.
He thought to himself, here we go again, grandpa's got another wild story that will go for days and eventually have no point to it. However, he did as his grandfather had instructed him, taking a seat on the couch.
"This is the story of Twenty Two goblins, an ancient tale telling of the trials and tribulations of King Victory" said grandpa.
A very long long time ago there was a great King named Victory. His name was quite fitting seeing that he had never been defeated in battle and his kingdom was the most renowned in the land. Each day the king received a single piece of fruit from a weary monk, never speaking a word, juts handing over the fruit and then returning to wist he came from. The king never thought anything of it until one day a wild monkey had wandered into his palace just as the monk had given him the fruit. The king being a generous man gave the papaya to the monkey who split it open only to reveal a large ruby lying within. The king quickly asked his treasure what he had done with the rest of the fruit, they rushed to the storage room and quickly found that each and every piece held a beautiful gem. The king instantly assembled his men to go and fetch this ever so gracious monk for him. Upon his arrival the monk informed the king that he needed his help and that is why he always presented him with the fruit. The king agreed to help the man and met him later that night under a fig tree outside the city walls. The monk then explained what it was that he wanted from the king. He asked that the king trek through the cemetery to the far side where in the tree would be hanging a dead man. He asked that the king bring the dead man to him. The king being a man of his word agreed and headed off in the direction of the tree.
As he came out of the far side of the cemetery he found the man rung by his neck hanging from the tree. He swiftly climbed its branches to cut the man lose. With one foul swoop he sliced through the rope and the man crashed to the dirt. However, unlike most dead men, this one grimaced and winced as if he had actually felt such a fall. The thought that he must be hearing things and proceed to pick up the body. As he did so the mans head rotated in his direction and began to speak to him. Unaware of how this could be possible the king began asking the man various questions which he however, refused to answer. The king had only once heard of such black magic but thought it only to be a myth. What he had heard was that a goblin and only a goblin could take over the body of the dead, he assumed that this is why the monk needed this man, to banish this dark creatures back to his hole and free this mans poor soul. As they walked along the goblin asked the king if he liked stories, especially ones with riddles embedded throughout. The king, thinking himself to be quite the intellectual told the goblin that never has there been a riddle that he couldn't solve. The goblin took this remark as a challenge and began to tell his first story of the night. He told the king that he must answer the riddle if he does in fact know the correct answer, if he doesn't do so then his head will explode. There was also the small stipulation that if in fact the king was correct in solving the riddle then the goblin would be put back in the tree and the king would once again have to fetch him. And so a long night of exchanges began between the goblin and the king, each trying to outsmart the other and each having a secret agenda of their own.
Author's note: This story comes from the un-textbook reading of Twenty Two Goblins. It was quite challenging to actually retell any of the stories because they are written very well and already provide a lot of detail. I did however decide to rewrite the introduction and added a few small parts to it. If you would like to read any of the stories they are all summarized (in a lot of depth) in my reading diaries and there are also links to the originals.
He thought to himself, here we go again, grandpa's got another wild story that will go for days and eventually have no point to it. However, he did as his grandfather had instructed him, taking a seat on the couch.
"This is the story of Twenty Two goblins, an ancient tale telling of the trials and tribulations of King Victory" said grandpa.
A very long long time ago there was a great King named Victory. His name was quite fitting seeing that he had never been defeated in battle and his kingdom was the most renowned in the land. Each day the king received a single piece of fruit from a weary monk, never speaking a word, juts handing over the fruit and then returning to wist he came from. The king never thought anything of it until one day a wild monkey had wandered into his palace just as the monk had given him the fruit. The king being a generous man gave the papaya to the monkey who split it open only to reveal a large ruby lying within. The king quickly asked his treasure what he had done with the rest of the fruit, they rushed to the storage room and quickly found that each and every piece held a beautiful gem. The king instantly assembled his men to go and fetch this ever so gracious monk for him. Upon his arrival the monk informed the king that he needed his help and that is why he always presented him with the fruit. The king agreed to help the man and met him later that night under a fig tree outside the city walls. The monk then explained what it was that he wanted from the king. He asked that the king trek through the cemetery to the far side where in the tree would be hanging a dead man. He asked that the king bring the dead man to him. The king being a man of his word agreed and headed off in the direction of the tree.
As he came out of the far side of the cemetery he found the man rung by his neck hanging from the tree. He swiftly climbed its branches to cut the man lose. With one foul swoop he sliced through the rope and the man crashed to the dirt. However, unlike most dead men, this one grimaced and winced as if he had actually felt such a fall. The thought that he must be hearing things and proceed to pick up the body. As he did so the mans head rotated in his direction and began to speak to him. Unaware of how this could be possible the king began asking the man various questions which he however, refused to answer. The king had only once heard of such black magic but thought it only to be a myth. What he had heard was that a goblin and only a goblin could take over the body of the dead, he assumed that this is why the monk needed this man, to banish this dark creatures back to his hole and free this mans poor soul. As they walked along the goblin asked the king if he liked stories, especially ones with riddles embedded throughout. The king, thinking himself to be quite the intellectual told the goblin that never has there been a riddle that he couldn't solve. The goblin took this remark as a challenge and began to tell his first story of the night. He told the king that he must answer the riddle if he does in fact know the correct answer, if he doesn't do so then his head will explode. There was also the small stipulation that if in fact the king was correct in solving the riddle then the goblin would be put back in the tree and the king would once again have to fetch him. And so a long night of exchanges began between the goblin and the king, each trying to outsmart the other and each having a secret agenda of their own.
Amusing Goblin
Author's note: This story comes from the un-textbook reading of Twenty Two Goblins. It was quite challenging to actually retell any of the stories because they are written very well and already provide a lot of detail. I did however decide to rewrite the introduction and added a few small parts to it. If you would like to read any of the stories they are all summarized (in a lot of depth) in my reading diaries and there are also links to the originals.
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Reading Diary B: Twenty-Two Goblins
The Snake's Poison-
Hariswami was married to a wonderful wife by the name of Beautiful. As the two were sleeping on the balcony one night a fairy prince named Love-Speed flew by with Beautiful catching his eye. Still asleep, he carried her out of bed with him and flew away. Hariswami then awoke panicked wondering where his wife had gone off to. He searched all over the rest of the night but couldn't find her. The next day Hariswami could not could not control his emotions and sobbed throughout the day reminiscing on all the places his wife had been. After much urging by his family he pulled himself together and decided he would give all he had to the Brahmans and walk off his sins in order to find his love. He began to wander all throughout the summer and ended up at a Brahman's house hungry and thirsty. He was given food by the mans wife and told to go down to their pond and eat it there. He set down the food to wash himself and at this moment a hawk flew over with a dead snake it its talons. The snake was dripping poison and a small amount landed right in Hariswami's dish. He went back to the woman who gave him the food and told her that he was poisoned by her dish, requesting she get the poison doctor. Hariswami died before she could reach the doctor and she in turn was wrongly accused for his death and sent on a pilgrimage. The goblin then asked the king who was at fault for the death of the Brahman, the woman, her husband, the hawk or the snake. The king answered that of the four options it was not the fault of any. The king stats that it is the fault of the dead man himself because he had the audacity to blame the others. Once again he goblin escaped the king and returned to the tree.
The Snake's Poison
The Girl and the Thief-
Pearl, the daughter of the a great merchant of Ayodhya, had grown to be beautiful, modest and charming. Now of age to be married she had the proposals of both great merchants and kings alike. However, the girl wanted nothing to do with men and wanted to die at the mere discussion of marriage. At this same time the city was being ransacked nightly by thieves and its citizens requested the king to do something to stop this problem. The king placed night watchmen throughout the city in hopes of catching the thieves but nothing came of their presence. Finally, the king decided that he himself would wander the streets in hopes of finding who was stealing from his people. As he patrolled the city he found a man creeping through the streets and the king approached him. The king told the man that he too was a thief and the man took the king to his home. The thief left the king alone at which point his maid came in and told the king of the thief's plan and that he needed to leave the house right away. The king returned to the house with his army, the thief realizing that he had been betrayed decided he would go out fighting and took on the entire army by himself. He fought with more power than any man and had slain the entire army other than the king. The king now charged the man himself and with a flick of the wrist disarmed the thief and wrestled him to the ground, taking him alive. The following morning the thief was brought out to be executed and at that moment Pearl fell in love with the man and wanted only him to be her husband. She begged that her father stop the execution and finally he went to the king, offering everything he had for the thief's release. The king refused to do so and Pearl then decided that she too would die next to her love. As she mounted her funeral pyre Shiva came to her and offered her a wish because of her commitment. Pearl wished that her father would have 100 sons so that when she died her family would not end with her. Shiva then offered her another wish in which she asked for the life of her desired husband and that he be a good man. This wish was also granted to her and her husband came back to life and they were married. The king heard of these happenings and made the thief one of his generals because of his courage. Pearl and the man were married and lived happily with one another. The goblin then asked the king if when the thief saw Pearl approaching at his death if he wept or laughed. The king answered that the man both wept because he would never marry this girl but also laughed due to his bewilderment of why a girl would reject kings and chose a thief for a husband, thinking to himself that women were crazy. Once again the goblin escaped and returned to the tree.
The Girl and the Thief
The General's Wife-
On the bank of the Ganges lay Golden City, ruled by King Glorious, who had earned every bit of his name. Within the city lived a merchant who had a daughter named Passion, every man who saw her fell madly in love and went crazy with passion. When the girl was of age the merchant went to the king to ask his permission to marry her off while also purposing that the king himself marry her. The king sent his Brahman's to examine Passion, each realized that if the king was to marry her he would be consumed and his kingdom would fall apart. They told the king that she possessed bad qualities so he would not marry her. He turned down the merchants offer but gave the girl to general Force. As spring time rolled around the king rode his elephant throughout the city to the spring festival. The women were all to stay indoors in order to not fall for the beauty of the king, however, Passion wanted to see the king and went out to her balcony. The king saw Passion and was overtaken with love, feeling her soaking throughout his body. He began trying to find out everything he could about this women and finally was told that this was Passion, the girl he denied for marriage. He banished the Brahmans who had fed him the bad information about her and longed to be with her. General Force heard of the love the king had for his wife and visited him in his palace. He told King Glorious that he was a slave to him and therefore he could have his wife if he desired her. This offer angered the king for he was a virtuous man and would not commit such an action against one of his own people. Even when the entire city urged the king to take the generals offer he refused. His glorious and proud nature ultimately lead to his death, the love he held secret for Passion ate away at him till nothing was left. General Force felt to blame for the King's demise and burned himself alive. There goblin then turned to the king and asked which of the two men was more deserving. The king pondered on the question and stated that the king was the better of the two. The goblin questioned as to why the king was the better if the two when he had offered to give up his own wife in loyalty to the king. The king responded that King Glorious had only to be loyal to himself unlike his servants and by denying his heart had shown true sacrifice. Once again the goblin escaped his grasp and returned to the tree.
The General's Wife
The Four Brothers-
Four brothers not amounting to much wander the country in hopes to find themselves in this world. One of the brothers while trudging through the forest came upon a dead man and thought to himself that this man had found true happiness, no longer having to deal with the woes of life. At this point he decided to hang himself, as he attempted to do so he was stopped by a man passing by. The man explained to him that his unhappiness was caused by his unrighteousness and that if he was to become a righteous man he would in turn find happiness. After speaking with his brothers the four decided that each should wander in a different direction and along their travels each should learn one particular science. After some time the four brothers were reunited and began to discuss what each of them had learned. The first brother told the others that he could now take the skeleton of any animal and put the correct flesh upon its bones. The second brother told that he could put the proper hair and skin on the now flesh covered skeleton. The third could put in the eyes and other organs of sense once the skin, flesh and hair were put into place. The fourth could give the animal the breath of life after the other three brothers had done their parts. The brothers decided to test out their skills together and went to find a skeleton, stumbling upon that of a lion. The brothers are worked their magic and the beast rose back to life, instantly killing its creators and returning back into the forest. The goblin then asked the king which of the four brothers was most to blame for the creation of the lion. The king answered that it was the brother who gave the beast life. The others were not aware that the animal was a lion but the fourth brother could now see its form and still brought the creature back to life just to prove his skill. The goblin once again escaped and returned to the tree.
The Four Brothers
The Old Hermit
In the city of Beautiful there was a well-known Brahman named Sacrifice who had a son named Devasoma. The boy was to excel at whatever he put his hand to, but during his 16th year he feel ill and died. His parents were distraught and refused to burn the boys body. After much persuading by the boys relatives, his parents decided that he must be sent to the cemetery and cremated. As the family followed the boy to the cemetery, their wailing was noticed by a hermit living nearby. The hermit went to find the source of the commotion and saw the young boy still ripe with youth lying on the pyre. In this moment he decided that he would use his magic to exchange his body for the boy. The hermit went aside and wept aloud and then began to dance all around. The hermit then left his old decrepit body and entered the body of the boy still lying on the pyre, he arose and a cry of joy erupted. He told his family that he had been to the other side and was sent back by Shiva to perform a mission. He sent his family home and told them that after its completion he would return to them. The family followed his instructions and returned home while he disposed of his previous body and walked off into the distance. The goblin then asked the king why it was that before the magician entered the boys body he both wept and danced. The king answered that the hermit first wept from grief, knowing that he would forever be leaving his body, the one his parents had made and that he had lived life in. He then danced at the thought of returning to his youth while still possessing the knowledge he had gained throughout a lifetime. The goblin once again escaped the king's grasp and returned to the tree.
The Old Hermit
Father and Son, Daughter and Mother-
King Virtue of the Southern country was married to Beautiful of Malwa, the two had one daughter, Moonlight. Once their daughter was grown there was a plot to ruin the kings reign and he and his family were driven from the city. They fled to the land of his father-in-law to seek protection and housing. On there travels the three came upon a a terrible village, filled with robbers who saw the king and his family approaching. They came out armed intending to rob the king. The king instructed his wife and daughter to run into the woods in order to protect them from the men. After much fighting the robbers over took the king and killed him, taking with them all of his possessions. The queen, having seen her husband killed ran further into the forest finally stopping near a lotus pond. A father and son lived in this area of the woods and saw the footprints of the two women leading throughout the forest. They began to track the pair and the father promised his son, Strong-lion, that if they found the two women he could marry one of his choosing. The son requested the one with the smaller footprints to be his wife because he assumed she was the younger of the two. He then begged that his father marry the second woman for he had lost his wife and a home without a wife isn't truly a home at all. As the men found the two women they brought them back to their city after the queen had explained why it was they were in the forest to begin with. The queen was the one with the smaller feet so she was married to Strong-lion, whereas Fierce-lion married Moonlight for she was the one with the larger feet. Therefore Moonlight became mother-in-law to her own mother and Beautiful became daughter-in-law to her daughter. After some time had passed sons and daughters were born to both couples. At this time the goblin asked the king how it was that the children of both couples were then related to one another. The king twisted the situation this way and that but was unable to come up with an answer to the question. This pleased the goblin greatly but he was truly amused with the willingness of the king to continually return to the tree and fulfill his promise. The goblin then began telling the king the truth of the nights endeavors. He told the king that he would now leave the body so it could be returned to the monk but that the monk is truly a rouge who will try to sacrifice the king to gain access to the goblin. The goblin tells the king that the monk will instruct the king to lie on the ground with an attitude of reverence, when told to do so the king is to ask the monk to show him what he means and when the monk goes to do so the king is to cut off his head. In doing so he will gain kingship over the fairies which is what the monk plans to accomplish himself. At this point the goblin left the body and the king made his way to the monk at the fig tree.
Father and Son, Daughter and Mother
Conclusion
As the goblin had told the king, the monk asked the king to lay down with an attitude of reverence upon his arrival. The king stated that he did not know such attitude and if the monk could display it for him it would be quite helpful. As the monk did so the king cut off his head and cut out his heart, giving both to the goblin who had followed in the shadows. The goblin is pleased with the kings actions and offers him the rule of the fairies only after he has ruled the world. The king however declines this offer, only asking that the goblin make sure his stories are known throughout the world. The goblin says that it shall be done and that wherever these stories are told the creatures of darkness shall have no power there. Then Shiva appears to the king and is delighted with his actions. Shiva gives the king a sword called Invincible that will grant any wish the king may have. THE END.
Conclusion
Hariswami was married to a wonderful wife by the name of Beautiful. As the two were sleeping on the balcony one night a fairy prince named Love-Speed flew by with Beautiful catching his eye. Still asleep, he carried her out of bed with him and flew away. Hariswami then awoke panicked wondering where his wife had gone off to. He searched all over the rest of the night but couldn't find her. The next day Hariswami could not could not control his emotions and sobbed throughout the day reminiscing on all the places his wife had been. After much urging by his family he pulled himself together and decided he would give all he had to the Brahmans and walk off his sins in order to find his love. He began to wander all throughout the summer and ended up at a Brahman's house hungry and thirsty. He was given food by the mans wife and told to go down to their pond and eat it there. He set down the food to wash himself and at this moment a hawk flew over with a dead snake it its talons. The snake was dripping poison and a small amount landed right in Hariswami's dish. He went back to the woman who gave him the food and told her that he was poisoned by her dish, requesting she get the poison doctor. Hariswami died before she could reach the doctor and she in turn was wrongly accused for his death and sent on a pilgrimage. The goblin then asked the king who was at fault for the death of the Brahman, the woman, her husband, the hawk or the snake. The king answered that of the four options it was not the fault of any. The king stats that it is the fault of the dead man himself because he had the audacity to blame the others. Once again he goblin escaped the king and returned to the tree.
The Snake's Poison
The Girl and the Thief-
Pearl, the daughter of the a great merchant of Ayodhya, had grown to be beautiful, modest and charming. Now of age to be married she had the proposals of both great merchants and kings alike. However, the girl wanted nothing to do with men and wanted to die at the mere discussion of marriage. At this same time the city was being ransacked nightly by thieves and its citizens requested the king to do something to stop this problem. The king placed night watchmen throughout the city in hopes of catching the thieves but nothing came of their presence. Finally, the king decided that he himself would wander the streets in hopes of finding who was stealing from his people. As he patrolled the city he found a man creeping through the streets and the king approached him. The king told the man that he too was a thief and the man took the king to his home. The thief left the king alone at which point his maid came in and told the king of the thief's plan and that he needed to leave the house right away. The king returned to the house with his army, the thief realizing that he had been betrayed decided he would go out fighting and took on the entire army by himself. He fought with more power than any man and had slain the entire army other than the king. The king now charged the man himself and with a flick of the wrist disarmed the thief and wrestled him to the ground, taking him alive. The following morning the thief was brought out to be executed and at that moment Pearl fell in love with the man and wanted only him to be her husband. She begged that her father stop the execution and finally he went to the king, offering everything he had for the thief's release. The king refused to do so and Pearl then decided that she too would die next to her love. As she mounted her funeral pyre Shiva came to her and offered her a wish because of her commitment. Pearl wished that her father would have 100 sons so that when she died her family would not end with her. Shiva then offered her another wish in which she asked for the life of her desired husband and that he be a good man. This wish was also granted to her and her husband came back to life and they were married. The king heard of these happenings and made the thief one of his generals because of his courage. Pearl and the man were married and lived happily with one another. The goblin then asked the king if when the thief saw Pearl approaching at his death if he wept or laughed. The king answered that the man both wept because he would never marry this girl but also laughed due to his bewilderment of why a girl would reject kings and chose a thief for a husband, thinking to himself that women were crazy. Once again the goblin escaped and returned to the tree.
The Girl and the Thief
The General's Wife-
On the bank of the Ganges lay Golden City, ruled by King Glorious, who had earned every bit of his name. Within the city lived a merchant who had a daughter named Passion, every man who saw her fell madly in love and went crazy with passion. When the girl was of age the merchant went to the king to ask his permission to marry her off while also purposing that the king himself marry her. The king sent his Brahman's to examine Passion, each realized that if the king was to marry her he would be consumed and his kingdom would fall apart. They told the king that she possessed bad qualities so he would not marry her. He turned down the merchants offer but gave the girl to general Force. As spring time rolled around the king rode his elephant throughout the city to the spring festival. The women were all to stay indoors in order to not fall for the beauty of the king, however, Passion wanted to see the king and went out to her balcony. The king saw Passion and was overtaken with love, feeling her soaking throughout his body. He began trying to find out everything he could about this women and finally was told that this was Passion, the girl he denied for marriage. He banished the Brahmans who had fed him the bad information about her and longed to be with her. General Force heard of the love the king had for his wife and visited him in his palace. He told King Glorious that he was a slave to him and therefore he could have his wife if he desired her. This offer angered the king for he was a virtuous man and would not commit such an action against one of his own people. Even when the entire city urged the king to take the generals offer he refused. His glorious and proud nature ultimately lead to his death, the love he held secret for Passion ate away at him till nothing was left. General Force felt to blame for the King's demise and burned himself alive. There goblin then turned to the king and asked which of the two men was more deserving. The king pondered on the question and stated that the king was the better of the two. The goblin questioned as to why the king was the better if the two when he had offered to give up his own wife in loyalty to the king. The king responded that King Glorious had only to be loyal to himself unlike his servants and by denying his heart had shown true sacrifice. Once again the goblin escaped his grasp and returned to the tree.
The General's Wife
The Four Brothers-
Four brothers not amounting to much wander the country in hopes to find themselves in this world. One of the brothers while trudging through the forest came upon a dead man and thought to himself that this man had found true happiness, no longer having to deal with the woes of life. At this point he decided to hang himself, as he attempted to do so he was stopped by a man passing by. The man explained to him that his unhappiness was caused by his unrighteousness and that if he was to become a righteous man he would in turn find happiness. After speaking with his brothers the four decided that each should wander in a different direction and along their travels each should learn one particular science. After some time the four brothers were reunited and began to discuss what each of them had learned. The first brother told the others that he could now take the skeleton of any animal and put the correct flesh upon its bones. The second brother told that he could put the proper hair and skin on the now flesh covered skeleton. The third could put in the eyes and other organs of sense once the skin, flesh and hair were put into place. The fourth could give the animal the breath of life after the other three brothers had done their parts. The brothers decided to test out their skills together and went to find a skeleton, stumbling upon that of a lion. The brothers are worked their magic and the beast rose back to life, instantly killing its creators and returning back into the forest. The goblin then asked the king which of the four brothers was most to blame for the creation of the lion. The king answered that it was the brother who gave the beast life. The others were not aware that the animal was a lion but the fourth brother could now see its form and still brought the creature back to life just to prove his skill. The goblin once again escaped and returned to the tree.
The Four Brothers
The Old Hermit
In the city of Beautiful there was a well-known Brahman named Sacrifice who had a son named Devasoma. The boy was to excel at whatever he put his hand to, but during his 16th year he feel ill and died. His parents were distraught and refused to burn the boys body. After much persuading by the boys relatives, his parents decided that he must be sent to the cemetery and cremated. As the family followed the boy to the cemetery, their wailing was noticed by a hermit living nearby. The hermit went to find the source of the commotion and saw the young boy still ripe with youth lying on the pyre. In this moment he decided that he would use his magic to exchange his body for the boy. The hermit went aside and wept aloud and then began to dance all around. The hermit then left his old decrepit body and entered the body of the boy still lying on the pyre, he arose and a cry of joy erupted. He told his family that he had been to the other side and was sent back by Shiva to perform a mission. He sent his family home and told them that after its completion he would return to them. The family followed his instructions and returned home while he disposed of his previous body and walked off into the distance. The goblin then asked the king why it was that before the magician entered the boys body he both wept and danced. The king answered that the hermit first wept from grief, knowing that he would forever be leaving his body, the one his parents had made and that he had lived life in. He then danced at the thought of returning to his youth while still possessing the knowledge he had gained throughout a lifetime. The goblin once again escaped the king's grasp and returned to the tree.
The Old Hermit
Father and Son, Daughter and Mother-
King Virtue of the Southern country was married to Beautiful of Malwa, the two had one daughter, Moonlight. Once their daughter was grown there was a plot to ruin the kings reign and he and his family were driven from the city. They fled to the land of his father-in-law to seek protection and housing. On there travels the three came upon a a terrible village, filled with robbers who saw the king and his family approaching. They came out armed intending to rob the king. The king instructed his wife and daughter to run into the woods in order to protect them from the men. After much fighting the robbers over took the king and killed him, taking with them all of his possessions. The queen, having seen her husband killed ran further into the forest finally stopping near a lotus pond. A father and son lived in this area of the woods and saw the footprints of the two women leading throughout the forest. They began to track the pair and the father promised his son, Strong-lion, that if they found the two women he could marry one of his choosing. The son requested the one with the smaller footprints to be his wife because he assumed she was the younger of the two. He then begged that his father marry the second woman for he had lost his wife and a home without a wife isn't truly a home at all. As the men found the two women they brought them back to their city after the queen had explained why it was they were in the forest to begin with. The queen was the one with the smaller feet so she was married to Strong-lion, whereas Fierce-lion married Moonlight for she was the one with the larger feet. Therefore Moonlight became mother-in-law to her own mother and Beautiful became daughter-in-law to her daughter. After some time had passed sons and daughters were born to both couples. At this time the goblin asked the king how it was that the children of both couples were then related to one another. The king twisted the situation this way and that but was unable to come up with an answer to the question. This pleased the goblin greatly but he was truly amused with the willingness of the king to continually return to the tree and fulfill his promise. The goblin then began telling the king the truth of the nights endeavors. He told the king that he would now leave the body so it could be returned to the monk but that the monk is truly a rouge who will try to sacrifice the king to gain access to the goblin. The goblin tells the king that the monk will instruct the king to lie on the ground with an attitude of reverence, when told to do so the king is to ask the monk to show him what he means and when the monk goes to do so the king is to cut off his head. In doing so he will gain kingship over the fairies which is what the monk plans to accomplish himself. At this point the goblin left the body and the king made his way to the monk at the fig tree.
Father and Son, Daughter and Mother
Conclusion
As the goblin had told the king, the monk asked the king to lay down with an attitude of reverence upon his arrival. The king stated that he did not know such attitude and if the monk could display it for him it would be quite helpful. As the monk did so the king cut off his head and cut out his heart, giving both to the goblin who had followed in the shadows. The goblin is pleased with the kings actions and offers him the rule of the fairies only after he has ruled the world. The king however declines this offer, only asking that the goblin make sure his stories are known throughout the world. The goblin says that it shall be done and that wherever these stories are told the creatures of darkness shall have no power there. Then Shiva appears to the king and is delighted with his actions. Shiva gives the king a sword called Invincible that will grant any wish the king may have. THE END.
Conclusion
Monday, November 3, 2014
Reading Diary A: Twenty-Two Goblins
King Victory is presented daily with a single piece of fruit by a monk named Patience. Each day the fruit is then given to the King's treasurer. One day the king instead gives the fruit to a monkey who had wandered in and as the monkey split open the fruit a large gem fell to the floor. The king had the treasurer check the other fruit and all was filled with gems. The following day the king asked the monk why he was doing this and the monk requested the kings aid. The king meets the monk in the cemetery and the monk asks him to collect a body that will be hanging from a tree to the South. The king finds the body and cuts it lose, hearing it yelp as it hits the ground. The king rushes to the bodies side and realizes a goblin has occupied the body. The king throws the body over his shoulder and the goblin begins to tell the king a story. Each story the goblin tells ends with some type of riddle that if the king answers correctly the goblin its transported back up into the tree. If he answers the question incorrectly then the goblin move onto the next story.
Twenty-Two Goblins Homepage
The three brothers who brought a dead girl to life-
Three Brahman brothers request Coral's hand in marriage and her father has to pick 1 of the 3. Once he decides Coral still doesn't marry because she doesn't want to hurt the other two. She then when day gets very sick and dies. The 3 brothers mourn her death, one taking her ashes to sleep on, one taking her bones to the ganges and the third becoming a wandering monk. The monk ends up in a village called Thunderbolt where he meets with the family of a Brahman. The mother throws their crying child into the fire and he is turned to ash. The monk is shocked by this doing but the Brahman begins to explain to him that he has mastered the skill of bringing the dead back to life. He shows the monk by reading a spell and sprinkling some water onto the ashes. As he does so the boy rises back up and back to life as if nothing had even happened. The monk then steals the book that night in hopes of bringing Coral back to life. He returned to his brothers and cast the spell on Coral's ashes. They watched in amazement as she reappeared before their eyes. The goblin then asks the king which of the three should now be the wives husband. He explains his answer and chooses the one who slept in the cemetery with her ashes because thee were the acts of a husband. The goblin then escapes his grasp and ends up back in the tree. The king goes back to get him once again because he intends to honor his word to the monk.
The Three Lovers
Brave, Wise, Clever-
The daughter of the kings counselor, Moonlight, says she will marry either a brave, wise, or clever man and will die if she is married to anyone else. The counselor is off in the southern country to make peace for the king when he is approached by a Brahman youth requesting his daughters hand in marriage. He states that he is a clever man and proves himself by creating a flying chariot. The counselor arranges the marriage for the 7th day. Moonlight's brother is approached by another Brahman youth who claims he is a brave man. He shows the brother his skill with weapons and is also promised arraign for the 7th day. The mother was approached by a third Brahman youth who claims he is a wise man, he is also granted marriage for the 7th day. All 3 men show up on the 7th day but moonlight has been kidnapped by a giant named Smoke-tail. The clever man made a chariot once again to carry the men to the giants den. When they arrive the brave man fights and kills the giant. The goblin then asks the king which of the three men should be the one to marry Moonlight. The king explained it should be the brave man because he truly recused the girl while the other two were just helpers. Once again the goblin escapes his grasp and ends up back in the tree.
Brave, Wise, Clever
The Girl, Her Husband, and Her Brother-
In the city of Beautiful there is a lake called the Bath of Gauri in which once a year people come from all over to bathe in. One day a laundryman named White comes to the lake to bathe and sees a girl who catches his eye. Her name was lovely, he inquires about her and her family then goes home. White's father, Spotless, encourages his son that he will be able to obtain the girl for marriage. White and Lovely are married and invited by Lovely's brother to their families festival. They come to the temple of a goddess in the city of Beautiful and each plan to honor her. White goes in first and decides to favor her with a sacrifice. And so he cuts off his own head in her honor. The brother-in-law follows White into the temple, sees what he has done, goes mad with rage and also cuts his own head off. Lovely goes into the temple to find both her brother and husband dead on the floor and begins to grieve. Before killing herself she begs the goddess to give her the same husband and brother in each of her following lives. A voice comes to her as she is about to hang herself and tells her not to be rash and to place a hand on each of the men and they shall rise back up. In her rush though she placed the wrong heads on the wrong bodies and they came back to life. The goblin then asks the king which of the two should be her husband. The king answers that is should be the body with her husbands head because it is the head by which we recognize people. Once again the goblin slips away and back up into the tree.
The Girl, Her Husband and Her Brother
Food, Women, Cotton-
Three brothers are sent by their father to obtain a turtle from the ocean for his sacrifice. Once the brothers get the turtle they begin to argue about which should carry it. Each has a reason why it should not be them so they go to pinnacle to find the answer. The king plans to judge each of the brothers. He first judges the brother who is the critic of food and finds that he does indeed know food and everything about it. The king then sent the most beautiful women to the second brother to see if he really was the judge of women. She seemed to be extravagant but the brother was disgusted by her and said she smelled goaty. It was found that she girl had been raised on goat's milk and the king was impressed with the second brother. The third brother was tested with quilts, he arose in the middle of the night writing due to the presence of just one hair on one of the quilts. The boys were given gold by the king and decided to stay in the city, failing their father. The goblin then asked the king which of the three boys was the cleverest. The king chose the cotton specialist because the other two may have known of the issues beforehand. Once again the goblin ran off and back up into the tree.
Food, Women, Cotton
The Four Scientific Suitors-
King Heroic goes to the Ganges and prays to Shiva to be blessed with children. He is told he will have two children, one brave son and one beautiful daughter. His wife has their son Brave followed by their daughter Grace. When the girl comes of age the king begins to try her a husband. He is unable to find a man who he finds suitable and Grace tells him that all she wants is a husband who understand one science completely and throughly. Four scientific men come to the king and explain to him their sciences, a suite maker, a farmer who understands all animals, a swordsman, and a Brahman who can restore life to the deceased. The goblin then asks the king which of the 4 men should be given Grace. The king answers that the swordsmen is the only viable option for the daughter of a warrior. Once again the goblin escapes the kings grasp and makes his way back into the tree.
The Four Scientific Suitors
The Three Delicate Wives-
The king of Uijan had three wives, Crescent, Star, and Moon. While playing with his wives in the forest Crescent was wounded by the fall of a lotus petal onto her lap. The king then lay with Star that night and awoke to her crying with burns on her skin from the beams of moonlight touching her skin. Moon then moved through the castle to find the king and heard the grinding on grain following through the halls. At this moment she cried out in agony with bruises appearing all over her palms. The king loved all three of his wives dearly but their delicacy was quite inconvenient. The goblin then turned to the king and asked him which of the three wives was the most delicate. The king answered that it was Moon who was injured just by the sound of pestles and didn't actually come into contact with anything like the other two. Once again the goblin escaped and returned to the tree.
The Three Delicate Wives
Twenty-Two Goblins Homepage
The three brothers who brought a dead girl to life-
Three Brahman brothers request Coral's hand in marriage and her father has to pick 1 of the 3. Once he decides Coral still doesn't marry because she doesn't want to hurt the other two. She then when day gets very sick and dies. The 3 brothers mourn her death, one taking her ashes to sleep on, one taking her bones to the ganges and the third becoming a wandering monk. The monk ends up in a village called Thunderbolt where he meets with the family of a Brahman. The mother throws their crying child into the fire and he is turned to ash. The monk is shocked by this doing but the Brahman begins to explain to him that he has mastered the skill of bringing the dead back to life. He shows the monk by reading a spell and sprinkling some water onto the ashes. As he does so the boy rises back up and back to life as if nothing had even happened. The monk then steals the book that night in hopes of bringing Coral back to life. He returned to his brothers and cast the spell on Coral's ashes. They watched in amazement as she reappeared before their eyes. The goblin then asks the king which of the three should now be the wives husband. He explains his answer and chooses the one who slept in the cemetery with her ashes because thee were the acts of a husband. The goblin then escapes his grasp and ends up back in the tree. The king goes back to get him once again because he intends to honor his word to the monk.
The Three Lovers
Brave, Wise, Clever-
The daughter of the kings counselor, Moonlight, says she will marry either a brave, wise, or clever man and will die if she is married to anyone else. The counselor is off in the southern country to make peace for the king when he is approached by a Brahman youth requesting his daughters hand in marriage. He states that he is a clever man and proves himself by creating a flying chariot. The counselor arranges the marriage for the 7th day. Moonlight's brother is approached by another Brahman youth who claims he is a brave man. He shows the brother his skill with weapons and is also promised arraign for the 7th day. The mother was approached by a third Brahman youth who claims he is a wise man, he is also granted marriage for the 7th day. All 3 men show up on the 7th day but moonlight has been kidnapped by a giant named Smoke-tail. The clever man made a chariot once again to carry the men to the giants den. When they arrive the brave man fights and kills the giant. The goblin then asks the king which of the three men should be the one to marry Moonlight. The king explained it should be the brave man because he truly recused the girl while the other two were just helpers. Once again the goblin escapes his grasp and ends up back in the tree.
Brave, Wise, Clever
The Girl, Her Husband, and Her Brother-
In the city of Beautiful there is a lake called the Bath of Gauri in which once a year people come from all over to bathe in. One day a laundryman named White comes to the lake to bathe and sees a girl who catches his eye. Her name was lovely, he inquires about her and her family then goes home. White's father, Spotless, encourages his son that he will be able to obtain the girl for marriage. White and Lovely are married and invited by Lovely's brother to their families festival. They come to the temple of a goddess in the city of Beautiful and each plan to honor her. White goes in first and decides to favor her with a sacrifice. And so he cuts off his own head in her honor. The brother-in-law follows White into the temple, sees what he has done, goes mad with rage and also cuts his own head off. Lovely goes into the temple to find both her brother and husband dead on the floor and begins to grieve. Before killing herself she begs the goddess to give her the same husband and brother in each of her following lives. A voice comes to her as she is about to hang herself and tells her not to be rash and to place a hand on each of the men and they shall rise back up. In her rush though she placed the wrong heads on the wrong bodies and they came back to life. The goblin then asks the king which of the two should be her husband. The king answers that is should be the body with her husbands head because it is the head by which we recognize people. Once again the goblin slips away and back up into the tree.
The Girl, Her Husband and Her Brother
Food, Women, Cotton-
Three brothers are sent by their father to obtain a turtle from the ocean for his sacrifice. Once the brothers get the turtle they begin to argue about which should carry it. Each has a reason why it should not be them so they go to pinnacle to find the answer. The king plans to judge each of the brothers. He first judges the brother who is the critic of food and finds that he does indeed know food and everything about it. The king then sent the most beautiful women to the second brother to see if he really was the judge of women. She seemed to be extravagant but the brother was disgusted by her and said she smelled goaty. It was found that she girl had been raised on goat's milk and the king was impressed with the second brother. The third brother was tested with quilts, he arose in the middle of the night writing due to the presence of just one hair on one of the quilts. The boys were given gold by the king and decided to stay in the city, failing their father. The goblin then asked the king which of the three boys was the cleverest. The king chose the cotton specialist because the other two may have known of the issues beforehand. Once again the goblin ran off and back up into the tree.
Food, Women, Cotton
The Four Scientific Suitors-
King Heroic goes to the Ganges and prays to Shiva to be blessed with children. He is told he will have two children, one brave son and one beautiful daughter. His wife has their son Brave followed by their daughter Grace. When the girl comes of age the king begins to try her a husband. He is unable to find a man who he finds suitable and Grace tells him that all she wants is a husband who understand one science completely and throughly. Four scientific men come to the king and explain to him their sciences, a suite maker, a farmer who understands all animals, a swordsman, and a Brahman who can restore life to the deceased. The goblin then asks the king which of the 4 men should be given Grace. The king answers that the swordsmen is the only viable option for the daughter of a warrior. Once again the goblin escapes the kings grasp and makes his way back into the tree.
The Four Scientific Suitors
The Three Delicate Wives-
The king of Uijan had three wives, Crescent, Star, and Moon. While playing with his wives in the forest Crescent was wounded by the fall of a lotus petal onto her lap. The king then lay with Star that night and awoke to her crying with burns on her skin from the beams of moonlight touching her skin. Moon then moved through the castle to find the king and heard the grinding on grain following through the halls. At this moment she cried out in agony with bruises appearing all over her palms. The king loved all three of his wives dearly but their delicacy was quite inconvenient. The goblin then turned to the king and asked him which of the three wives was the most delicate. The king answered that it was Moon who was injured just by the sound of pestles and didn't actually come into contact with anything like the other two. Once again the goblin escaped and returned to the tree.
The Three Delicate Wives
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