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Bibliography:  Twenty Two Goblins , by  Arthur Ryder (Image Information: A Princess,  Wikipedia Commons ) Reading Notes, Part B Ideas: I am thinking about retelling the story of the king and the goblin, but with a modern twist. I am not sure how exactly I would do this, as I would have to keep it short and simple and therefore would leave out all of the riddle-stories. Perhaps I could come up with short riddles? Or just questions. Maybe it could be about a person in 2019 who is being influenced by the devil, or just by an irresponsible friend, and must choose the right thing to do in different situations. I think this would be easiest-- I don't relish the idea of trying to come up with 12+ riddles. I might write about a college student or college-aged person, as many of us are still figuring out life and would thus be easily tempted to make the wrong decision when given a choice.   If I don't go with this idea, I might just choose one of the s...

Bibliography:  Twenty Two Goblins , by  Arthur Ryder (Image Information: A Princess, Wikipedia Commons ) Reading Notes, Part A Thoughts Twenty-Two Goblins was an interesting read containing many familiar plot ideas themes. The main plot is similar to the well known 'the impossible task' plot, where a character is assigned a task that the person who gives the task assumes they will not succeed at. However, considering the ending, we might suppose that the monk who assigned the task did not know about the riddles, or else assumed the king was wise enough to answer them all correctly. Thus it would not be a proper example of the impossible task, but to me, it certainly read that way! Many of the stories/riddles were about a young woman and/or her father choosing between suitors. This is a very common idea in myths and fairy tales. Many of the short stories contain themes of death and being better than others. For example, the king is often asked to choose which...