Twenty-Two Goblins by Unknown
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goodness. Place the two heads on the two bodies and they shall
rise up again and live through my favour." So Lovely left the rope alone and joyfully went to the bodies. But in her great hurry and confusion she made a mistake. She put her husband's head on her brother's body and her brother's head on her husband's body. Then they arose, sound and well, like men awaking from a dream. And they were all delighted to hear one another's adventures, worshipped the goddess, and went on their way. Now as she walked along, Lovely noticed that she had made a mistake in their heads. And she was troubled and did not know what to do. When the goblin had told this story, he asked the king: "O King, when they were mingled in this way, which should be her husband? If you know and do not tell, then the curse I spoke of will be fulfilled." And the king said to the goblin: "The body with the husband's head on it is her husband. For the head is the most important member. It is by the head that we recognize people." Then the goblin slipped from the king's shoulder as before, and quickly disappeared. And the king went back, determined to catch him. |
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