This week, I'll be reading stories from the Twenty-Two Goblins unit. I will go through, read the stories, and record notes about some of the most interesting ones for my reading diary, as I did last week. As the overview for this unit points out, the stories in this unit are tales told by a goblin and the audience for the these stories is a wise king who is attempting to capture one of these goblins. I think this will be a very interesting unit.
Brave, Wise, Clever
This was the second story in the unit, but it was pretty similar to the first. Three men have different qualities to offer and bring different strategies to the table, and in the end, the goblin makes the king decide which of the men should have won the girl. I definitely thought the king was correct in his explanation of why the brave man deserved to marry the girl, as he was the only one who truly acted on his quality and it was ultimately thanks to him that the girl was saved.
Food, Women, Cotton
This story was pretty bizarre to me. Of all things to be a specialist in...cotton doesn't seem to compare to food or women. However, in the end, the man who is the expert judge of cotton comes out to be ruled the most clever.
The Snake's Poison
This story ends with a trick question, which I thought was interesting. A man dies and a snake, a hawk, and a woman all indirectly played into his death. When the goblin asks the king who is responsible, the king states that none of these parties can be held responsible and it must be the deceased man himself who is responsible. I liked that twist.
Father and Son, Daughter and Mother
This story was definitely the most puzzling of the bunch. I thought it was pretty ridiculous that the father and son were willing to marry grossly out of their age ranges just because of the size of the women's feet.I was a little disappointed that the goblin didn't resolve this story and provide the answer, but I was happy to see that the goblin seemed to want to help the king.
Brave, Wise, Clever
This was the second story in the unit, but it was pretty similar to the first. Three men have different qualities to offer and bring different strategies to the table, and in the end, the goblin makes the king decide which of the men should have won the girl. I definitely thought the king was correct in his explanation of why the brave man deserved to marry the girl, as he was the only one who truly acted on his quality and it was ultimately thanks to him that the girl was saved.
Food, Women, Cotton
This story was pretty bizarre to me. Of all things to be a specialist in...cotton doesn't seem to compare to food or women. However, in the end, the man who is the expert judge of cotton comes out to be ruled the most clever.
The Snake's Poison
This story ends with a trick question, which I thought was interesting. A man dies and a snake, a hawk, and a woman all indirectly played into his death. When the goblin asks the king who is responsible, the king states that none of these parties can be held responsible and it must be the deceased man himself who is responsible. I liked that twist.
Father and Son, Daughter and Mother
This story was definitely the most puzzling of the bunch. I thought it was pretty ridiculous that the father and son were willing to marry grossly out of their age ranges just because of the size of the women's feet.I was a little disappointed that the goblin didn't resolve this story and provide the answer, but I was happy to see that the goblin seemed to want to help the king.
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