Shiva appears to show her gratitude.
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The Goblin began to tell several more stories and riddles
and the king went on the guess correctly. The goblin however was too fast and
always slipped back into the tree before the king could catch him.
Finally, after what felt like a million stories and riddles
the goblin was very impress with the king. He was impressed that the king
always came back without any hesitation and he was always happy to come back
which made the goblin feel good. Because of the king’s perseverance the goblin
felt obligated to tell the king somethings he didn’t know.
The goblin disclosed information about the monk that the
king found hard to believe. He told the king tha the monk Patience has gone
rogue and actually plans on using the king as a sacrifice to the goblins after the
king successfully retrieves the body for him.
The goblin tells the king what he was do to survive and that
is to trick the monk. The goblin instructs the king to play dumb. The monk will
ask the kin to show him the attitude of reverence. The king must act like he
doesn’t know what it is and ask the monk to demonstrate. When the monk does he
asks he will lie of the ground to show “the attitude of reverence.” The goblin
then tells the king to cut his head of immediately with his sword. If he
follows the goblins instructions he will then gain rule over the fairies which
is what the monk, Patience has been after this whole time. If the king does not
do as instructed, the monk will kill him and get the magic power. The goblin
goes on to explain that he knew of these plans the entire time which is why he
dragged on the story telling and riddles for so long.
The goblin now left the decision to the king. The goblin
left the body and disappeared into his tree. The king took a few moments to
think about what he was told. He grabbed the body and returned to the fig-tree
where he was told to meet Patience.
The king approached the tree and saw the monk with a magic
circle and a jar full of blood. It was dark out and he also had lamps filled
with magic oil. He also lit a fire and had everything he needed to worship
properly. The monk had no idea what the king knew. He was delighted to see the
king and took the body from him. He bathed the body, smeared his body with
ashes, wrapped himself in the man’s clothes and stood there to think.
The first offering of the ceremony was alcohol that was in a
skull. Then the teeth, eyes and some flesh. He then asked the king to lie down
in an “attitude of reverence” just as the goblin said he would. The king did as
the goblin told him to and ask the monk to show him. The monk without
questioning fell to the ground and demonstrated it for him. The king then cut
his head off and ripped out the monk’s heart.
The goblin was pleased with the king. The king was also very
appreciative of the goblin and promised that his stories and riddles would be
known and honored all over the world. Shiva, the god then appeared and showed
her gratitude by giving the king the magic sword.
Bibliography. "Twenty-Two Goblins." Arthur Ryder. Source.
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