Week 13 Reading Notes: THE GOBLIN AND THE SNEEZE

This was a very odd story, but one that stuck out to me while reading the Rouse stories.

In this story, a goblin haunts a house and lies in wait to eat people, but there's a catch. The goblin can't eat people unless they sneeze, and on top of that, he can't eat them if they get blessed. If the person who sneezed doesn't bless the person back, the goblin can then eat the person who said the original "bless you." So 2 people enter the house he haunts, but neither are sneezing. The goblin puts a fine dust in the air to force one to sneeze, but just before eating him, the other blesses him. Then just before he eats the other, the man blesses him back. They talk to the goblin saying that he should not prey on humans and end up convincing it to become a vegetarian! What a weird twist! On top of that he becomes loyal to the guys, much like a cat!

This strange story caught my eye and shows the importance of not taking advantage of people. it also touches on how good companionship can be as the goblin no longer has to haunt that house for meals!

From: The Goblin and the Sneeze by W. H. D. Rouse

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