Reading Notes:
The Goblin City: Story
Author: W. H. D. Rouse
My favorite story was The Goblin City. I liked that it was similar to the types of fairy tales that I grew up with. I love fairy tales and Disney's stories. This story has many aspects that are good and as well many that are not so good. I will discuss these aspects to further my future story writing.
An aspect that I did not enjoy was how abrupt the "fairy" was in the story. They just kind of threw it in there. I feel like it should have been mentioned at the very beginning when it began to talk about the world we were being introduced to. The intro should give us some kind of hint to what is to come. If it had said that “the fairies and Goblins had feuded throughout all time.” that would allow the audience to know that the sailors and fairies may team up later against the goblins.
What I loved about the story... I love that these women goblin are eating up these men. It is hilarious. I love how there is a little song that one sang to herself over and over because the man she just munched on was just so tasty she just had to sing. I would love to be able to add humor in my story like this one. As well I would like to incorporate a rhyming song into mine. I have always loved rhyme. I blame Dr. Seuss. There is just something so whimsical about rhyme. It also helps keep the audience attention because they probably weren't expecting it. I also love that the fairy shrunk the sailors. That is hilarious and whimsical.
This depicts the sailors escaping by being shrunk down to fit on the flying horse.
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