Reading Notes: Week 2 Anthology

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Goblin City

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



Mythic Rakshasa: Modern Interpretation by Denman Rooke


Setting: The island of Ceylon

Characters: 

- She-goblins: inhabitants of the island of Ceylon who force travelers to marry them and eat them when they grow tired of them.
- The Captain: cast ashore to Ceylon due to the shipwrecked. The first sailor to realized he married a goblin.
- 500 sailors: some believed in the captain and were able to escape while others did not believe the captain and were eaten.
- Fairy: a kind fairy who hated the goblins who sent her flying horse to save the sailors.
- Flying horse: sent by the fairy to save the sailors.

The Flying Horse by W. Robinson (Source: archive)  

Synopsis Breakdown: 

Background:  

On the island of Ceylon, the inhabitants are no one other than the she-goblins who would force travelers to marry them but would eat them afterward when they grow tired of them. 

The beginning: 

A ship was wrecked nearby causing 500 sailors to cast ashore. The she-goblins were able to use their power to make the island appear like a simple quiet country life where men were plowing the fields and such. The she-goblins were able to persuade the men to marry them. 

Turning point: 

Everything was all and well when the captain saw his wife's true colors. He convinced some of the sailors, but others did not believe him. They started planning on how to escape. The fairy sent her flying horse to save the men. As the horse approaches the men, those who believed the captain climbed up. The fairy was able to shrink the men so that there was plenty of room. 

Ending:  

The horse took them home safely. Those who remained on the island were eaten the same night.



Final thoughts:  Overall, I really enjoyed this story the most as the ending is surprising. I would think that most of the sailors would believe in the captain. However, some fell for the goblin's sham. It really made me think that at the end of the day we are all so stubborn that we believe what we see. I do think that those who didn't believe him didn't want to as they are comfortably living in what they thought was a nice country life.


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