Twenty-Two Goblins
These are my favorite stories from this unit.
The Three Lovers who brought the Dead Girl to Life There is a very beautiful woman who is ready to be married. Many people know of her beauty and three suitors come to her for her hand in marriage. She cannot decided who she wants to marry and then all of the sudden, she dies. The three men are so sad and so they cremate her body. One suitor keeps her ashes and lays it out on his and sleeps on it every night while he begs for food in the day. Another suitor dips her bones in the sacred Ganges River. The last one goes off as a Brahman. He finds a magical spell that can bring the dead back alive. The last one steals the book and takes it back to his love's ashes and bones. He uses the spell on her and she comes back alive.
The Girl who transposed the Heads of her Husband and Brother A girl who visits her hometown with her husband and brother stop by a beautiful temple for Gauri. Both her husband and her brother commit suicide in the temple. The girl is very sad and so she prays to the goddess before she decides to kill herself. However, Gauri stops her from committing suicide and tells the girl to put the heads of her husband and brother back on the bodies and they would come back from the dead. She does so, but she accidentally puts the wrong heads on the bodies.
Four Scientific Suitors A powerful king and his wife are looking for suitors for his beautiful daughter. She does not really care who she marries, she just wants someone who knows a specific science very well. Then a weaver, a farmer, a swordsman, and a magician all come to take her hand in marriage. They are all masters of their own science. The king has to choose between the four scientists.
The Three Delicate Wives There is a King Virtue-banner with three wives. One night, each of his wives are injured. One was injured by a lotus petal falling on her. Another was injured by the moonbeams shining on her giving her blisters. The last wife was bruised from the sound of pestles.
The Snake's Poison I was surprised by the ending of this one because I did not read the title of it. Regardless, I still thought it was a very good story. It is ironic how a kind act could lead to a death of one person and the exile of another.
The Girl and the Thief This was an interesting story. It reminded me of Aladdin from Disney except, a bit more gory. I found it a bit humorous too because nowadays, it seems like all daughters give their fathers grief because they choose to date "bad boys."
The General's Wife I read this story after reading someone else's storytelling. I really liked it and I thought it was very interesting so that was why I chose to read this unit. I like reading different and unique stories and this one was certainly not something that I have read or heard of before.
The Father and Son who Married the Daughter and Mother This is probably my favorite story out of the all the units because it is the most unique. It is a really good ending to the unit and it even leaves me puzzled.
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