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The Story of the Three Goblins. Once upon a time
there were three little goblins. The names were Red Cap,
Blue Cap, and Yellow Cap, and they lived in a mountain.
The goblins a great friend, a green frog. His name
was Rowleigh. Rowley came every year to see the little
(00:20):
goblins and told him stories about the big world where
he lived. The goblins, never seen the big world, had
often asked their father to let them go with Rowley,
but he always said, not yet, my sons. The name
of the goblin's father was Old black Cap. He was
king of the mountain. At last. One day, Old Black
(00:43):
Cap called the three goblins and said to them, I
am going to send you into the big world to
look for something which the fairies stole from me a
long time ago, a red feather, which always belongs to
the king of the mountain. Go, my sons, and the
one who finds it shall be king of the mountain
(01:04):
after me. Red Cap, Blue Cap, and Yellow Cap sent
goodbye to their father and climbed out into the big
world through a rabbit hole. When they had gone a
little way, they saw something lying on the ground, something
large and white and drowned. What is that? They all
cried together, Red Cap, who is the eldest, got insided
(01:27):
to see what it was made of. Oh, oh, bright
Blue Cap and Yellow Cap, it is moving. Stop. Stop.
But the white thing rolled away down the mountain with
poor little Red Cap inside it. Faster and fast it went,
and Blue Cap and Yellow Cap were left quite behind.
Now little Red Cap was a brave goblin, but he
(01:50):
was rather frightened when the white thing began to roll
so fast. He wondered if it would ever stop. When bump, splash,
he found he was in the water, and something big
with a smooth coat was close Beside him was a
kind water at who had seen the poor little goblin
(02:10):
roll into the water. I can swim, said mister rat.
I will hold you by the collar and take you
to dry land again. Radcap thanked the kind water at
very much, and they sat down on the bank of
the stream to rest. Radcap told the rat all about
his father and brothers and the red Feather, and soon
(02:32):
Blue Cap and Yellow Cap came running up, quite out
of breath, but very glad to find their brother quite
safe and not even scratched. They all soon said goodbye
to the rat, who wished them good luck showed them
the road and told them to look in a tree,
which she pointed out where he said they would find
something which would help them very much. The goblins raced
(02:56):
to the tree. Yellow Cap worn the race and climbed
up quick or the others ran all round looking to
see what they could find. They found nothing, and Yellow
Cap was just coming down again when he spied a
bird's nest for three dear little blue eggs in it.
He crawled along the branch to look at the eggs
and saw something white under the nest. Yellow Cap pulled
(03:20):
it gently and out came an envelope full of joys
slipped down to his brothers. They opened the envelope and
found a sheet of paper on which was written in
gold letters, You who seek the feather bread first. The
serpent's blood must shed in the cave where fairies dwell
the feather lies, So search it well. Hurrah, cried Red Cap.
(03:45):
Let us make haste and find the cave. Soon they
came to a big dark forest, and after they had
gone a little way, they saw a fence and a
large board on which was written in red letter, Tom
Tiddler's ground trespassers will be prosecuted. The goblins looked over
(04:09):
the fence and saw that the ground was covered with
gold and silver. Oh, they cried, let us fill our pockets.
What fun, and they began to climb over the fence.
They all got safely down on the other side, and
seeing no one about, they began to fill their pockets
(04:29):
with the shining money, singing, we are on Tom Tidler's ground,
picking up gold and silver. Suddenly they heard a big,
rough voice say, yes, you are on Tom Tidler's ground,
and Tom Tidler will lock you all up, you little thieves.
The goblins dropped their handfuls of gold and silver and
(04:50):
found themselves caught up by a great, big giant, who
carried them off with great long strides to his house.
Tom Tidler took them into a large kitchen where Missus
Tidler was busy making the tea. Wife said, he put
these goblins in the pantry and we all have them
floyd on toast for breakfast. The poor little brothers were
(05:15):
locked up in the pantry, and they sat down on
the floor, holding each other's hands very tight and shaking
with fear. At last, they grew bolder and began to
think how they could get away. They tried to open
the window and found to their joy that Tom Tidler
had forgotten to lock it. They crept out very quietly
(05:36):
and climbed down by the thick ivy which grew up
the wall. The goblins ran as fast as they could,
only stopping to fill a sack which they had found
of gold and silver. They knew that Tom Tidler and
his wife were at tea and would not think of
coming out for some time. The brothers managed, after a
great deal of hard work, to get the sack over
(05:58):
the fence, and as it was too heavy to drag
with them, they agreed to bury it in the forest
and dig it up as they came back. Just when
they were ready, a rabbit came up to them. Hello,
little chaps, said the rabbit. Where are you off too?
We are on our way to the fairies cave. They replied.
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You have a long way to go yet, said the rabbit.
The cave is on an island in the sea. But
I am going that way, and if you jump on
my back, I will give you a lift. The little
brothers thanked the rabbit very much, as they were feeling
tired after their hard work. As soon as there safely seated,
the rabbit started off on and on they went until
(06:40):
they had left the dark forest far behind, and were
on the sea shore. Here the rabbit stopped, saying, I
can take you no farther. You have now to cross
the water, and must consult the great fish. He will
appear if you knock three times on the rock. Take
also this red dust, you find it useful, And putting
(07:03):
a little bag of red dust into Red CAP's hand,
the rabbit ran off. The goblins did as the rabbit
had told them, and when they knocked three times in
the rock, a large fish raised itself slowly out of
the water and said, why have you called me? Please
you tell us how to get the Fairy's cave, said
(07:24):
Blue Cap. Look between the rocks so green there a
boat will soon be seen. In the boat you all
must sail. Wafted gently by the gale, said the fish,
and sank again beneath the blue waves. The brothers, after
(07:45):
looking about for a little while, found a white boat
between two big rocks covered with green seaweed. They pulled
it out and got in, and no sooner they sat
down than a gentle wind sprang up and blew them
steadily out to sea. They were rather frightened, as there
never been on the sea before, but soon they saw
that they were coming to land. The land proved to
(08:08):
be an island, and when the boat stopped on the
yellow sand, the goblins all jumped out. They made the
boat fast by tying the rope to a large piece
of rock, and feeling that their hardest work was coming,
walked bravely over the sands, carrying a boat hook which
they had found in the boat. They soon came to
(08:28):
a dark cave in the rocks. In front of the
cave was a big dragon, which breathed fire out of
his mouth and roared like hundreds of lions. The goblins,
after trying many times, managed to creep over the rocks
behind the dragon, and throwing the dust which the rabbit
had given them into its flaming eyes. They, at last,
after a hard fight, killed the monster and entered the cave.
(08:54):
The goblins looked round in the darkness for the serpent
of which they had heard, but they could not find it.
At last, when they were sadly thinking of going back
to the boat, Redcap cried out that he saw something
yellow in the dark shadow of a rock. It was
the serpent's tail. They all ran after it, shouting loudly,
(09:15):
and it led them some way down a rocky passage.
It went very quickly, and they had to run very
fast to keep it in sight. But at last they
caught it, and after a sharp struggle, in which poor
little red Cap nearly lost his life, killed it. The
three brothers stood looking at the dead serpent, and while
(09:36):
they were looking, it seemed to change. It moved and
grew thinner and darker, and the bright yellow color turned
to orange, and from orange color to red, and then redder,
and redder and redder, until they saw that it was
no longer the serpent, but the red feather for which
(09:57):
they had come so far to look. At that moment,
a bright light seemed to shine, and standing near the
goblins was a lovely lady Goblins. She cried, Welcome to
the Cave of the Fairies. Long have I waited for
this happy day when my kingdom should be once more
restored to me. You must know that many years ago
(10:20):
the wicked wizard Tom Tidler cast over me a cruel spell.
I and my people were forced to leave our fairy
isle and wander in the shape of birds in the
big world. We were told that never would the spell
be broken until three goblins should enter the cave and
search for father. We therefore stole your royal red feather
(10:44):
and hid it in our cave. No sooner had we
done so than the cruel wizard turned it into a
yellow serpent and put a terrible dragon at the entrance
of the cave. Our friend, Rowly the Frog told your
father that we had stonne feather, and as soon as
you were old enough, we gave you the wish to
(11:04):
undertake this journey. But for your courage, I should still
be in Tom Tidler's power. In return for your bravery,
I now charm your red feather. Henceforth, any gobin holding
it in his hand shall have his wish, whatever it
may be granted. As the princess said these words, she
(11:27):
touched the feather with her wand the gobbins thanked the
lovely princess many times and asked her to scent for
them at once if they could ever help her. They
then took leave of the fairies and started for home.
They sailed again over the sea and found the rabbit
waiting for them. They jumped on the rabbit's back, and
(11:48):
off they went. When they got to the place where
they had left the sack of gold and silver, they
found it had been dug up ready for them, and
standing by it was a big blue bird of a
red beak and red legs. Jump on, said he, and
I will pull you. I am Pacco, New Zealand swamp Heen,
(12:10):
the Fairy's servant, sent to take you back to the mountain.
They thanked the kind rabbit, and jumping on the sack,
went on their way. They're not gone far when they
heard a great noise behind them, and looking round, saw
Tom Tidler trying hard to catch them. Before Tom Tidler
could touch them, however, Blue Cap pointed the red feather
(12:31):
at him and said, I wish you to become a snail,
and Tom Tidler turned at once into a crueling snail.
He can never hurt any one again. The goblins cried
with joy. His treasure now is ours. Hurrah. They soon
reached home, and Old black Cat was very pleased to
have them back, safe and sound. My dear sons, said
(12:55):
he taking them in his arms. The kingdom is yours.
Rule it well together as together you have found the feather.
I am an old man now, and shall be glad
to see you on the throne. Old black Cap and
his sons gave a mushroom feast to celebrate the goblin's
safe return. They invited the rat, the rabbit, the pacheco,
(13:17):
and Rowley the frog, and they all enjoyed it very
much and lived happily ever after. End of the Story
of the Three Goblins by Maple G. Taggart
The Story of the Three Goblins. Once upon a time
there were three little goblins. The names were Red Cap,
Blue Cap, and Yellow Cap, and they lived in a mountain.
The goblins a great friend, a green frog. His name
was Rowleigh. Rowley came every year to see the little
(00:20):
goblins and told him stories about the big world where
he lived. The goblins, never seen the big world, had
often asked their father to let them go with Rowley,
but he always said, not yet, my sons. The name
of the goblin's father was Old black Cap. He was
king of the mountain. At last. One day, Old Black
(00:43):
Cap called the three goblins and said to them, I
am going to send you into the big world to
look for something which the fairies stole from me a
long time ago, a red feather, which always belongs to
the king of the mountain. Go, my sons, and the
one who finds it shall be king of the mountain
(01:04):
after me. Red Cap, Blue Cap, and Yellow Cap sent
goodbye to their father and climbed out into the big
world through a rabbit hole. When they had gone a
little way, they saw something lying on the ground, something
large and white and drowned. What is that? They all
cried together, Red Cap, who is the eldest, got insided
(01:27):
to see what it was made of. Oh, oh, bright
Blue Cap and Yellow Cap, it is moving. Stop. Stop.
But the white thing rolled away down the mountain with
poor little Red Cap inside it. Faster and fast it went,
and Blue Cap and Yellow Cap were left quite behind.
Now little Red Cap was a brave goblin, but he
(01:50):
was rather frightened when the white thing began to roll
so fast. He wondered if it would ever stop. When bump, splash,
he found he was in the water, and something big
with a smooth coat was close Beside him was a
kind water at who had seen the poor little goblin
(02:10):
roll into the water. I can swim, said mister rat.
I will hold you by the collar and take you
to dry land again. Radcap thanked the kind water at
very much, and they sat down on the bank of
the stream to rest. Radcap told the rat all about
his father and brothers and the red Feather, and soon
(02:32):
Blue Cap and Yellow Cap came running up, quite out
of breath, but very glad to find their brother quite
safe and not even scratched. They all soon said goodbye
to the rat, who wished them good luck showed them
the road and told them to look in a tree,
which she pointed out where he said they would find
something which would help them very much. The goblins raced
(02:56):
to the tree. Yellow Cap worn the race and climbed
up quick or the others ran all round looking to
see what they could find. They found nothing, and Yellow
Cap was just coming down again when he spied a
bird's nest for three dear little blue eggs in it.
He crawled along the branch to look at the eggs
and saw something white under the nest. Yellow Cap pulled
(03:20):
it gently and out came an envelope full of joys
slipped down to his brothers. They opened the envelope and
found a sheet of paper on which was written in
gold letters, You who seek the feather bread first. The
serpent's blood must shed in the cave where fairies dwell
the feather lies, So search it well. Hurrah, cried Red Cap.
(03:45):
Let us make haste and find the cave. Soon they
came to a big dark forest, and after they had
gone a little way, they saw a fence and a
large board on which was written in red letter, Tom
Tiddler's ground trespassers will be prosecuted. The goblins looked over
(04:09):
the fence and saw that the ground was covered with
gold and silver. Oh, they cried, let us fill our pockets.
What fun, and they began to climb over the fence.
They all got safely down on the other side, and
seeing no one about, they began to fill their pockets
(04:29):
with the shining money, singing, we are on Tom Tidler's ground,
picking up gold and silver. Suddenly they heard a big,
rough voice say, yes, you are on Tom Tidler's ground,
and Tom Tidler will lock you all up, you little thieves.
The goblins dropped their handfuls of gold and silver and
(04:50):
found themselves caught up by a great, big giant, who
carried them off with great long strides to his house.
Tom Tidler took them into a large kitchen where Missus
Tidler was busy making the tea. Wife said, he put
these goblins in the pantry and we all have them
floyd on toast for breakfast. The poor little brothers were
(05:15):
locked up in the pantry, and they sat down on
the floor, holding each other's hands very tight and shaking
with fear. At last, they grew bolder and began to
think how they could get away. They tried to open
the window and found to their joy that Tom Tidler
had forgotten to lock it. They crept out very quietly
(05:36):
and climbed down by the thick ivy which grew up
the wall. The goblins ran as fast as they could,
only stopping to fill a sack which they had found
of gold and silver. They knew that Tom Tidler and
his wife were at tea and would not think of
coming out for some time. The brothers managed, after a
great deal of hard work, to get the sack over
(05:58):
the fence, and as it was too heavy to drag
with them, they agreed to bury it in the forest
and dig it up as they came back. Just when
they were ready, a rabbit came up to them. Hello,
little chaps, said the rabbit. Where are you off too?
We are on our way to the fairies cave. They replied.
(06:18):
You have a long way to go yet, said the rabbit.
The cave is on an island in the sea. But
I am going that way, and if you jump on
my back, I will give you a lift. The little
brothers thanked the rabbit very much, as they were feeling
tired after their hard work. As soon as there safely seated,
the rabbit started off on and on they went until
(06:40):
they had left the dark forest far behind, and were
on the sea shore. Here the rabbit stopped, saying, I
can take you no farther. You have now to cross
the water, and must consult the great fish. He will
appear if you knock three times on the rock. Take
also this red dust, you find it useful, And putting
(07:03):
a little bag of red dust into Red CAP's hand,
the rabbit ran off. The goblins did as the rabbit
had told them, and when they knocked three times in
the rock, a large fish raised itself slowly out of
the water and said, why have you called me? Please
you tell us how to get the Fairy's cave, said
(07:24):
Blue Cap. Look between the rocks so green there a
boat will soon be seen. In the boat you all
must sail. Wafted gently by the gale, said the fish,
and sank again beneath the blue waves. The brothers, after
(07:45):
looking about for a little while, found a white boat
between two big rocks covered with green seaweed. They pulled
it out and got in, and no sooner they sat
down than a gentle wind sprang up and blew them
steadily out to sea. They were rather frightened, as there
never been on the sea before, but soon they saw
that they were coming to land. The land proved to
(08:08):
be an island, and when the boat stopped on the
yellow sand, the goblins all jumped out. They made the
boat fast by tying the rope to a large piece
of rock, and feeling that their hardest work was coming,
walked bravely over the sands, carrying a boat hook which
they had found in the boat. They soon came to
(08:28):
a dark cave in the rocks. In front of the
cave was a big dragon, which breathed fire out of
his mouth and roared like hundreds of lions. The goblins,
after trying many times, managed to creep over the rocks
behind the dragon, and throwing the dust which the rabbit
had given them into its flaming eyes. They, at last,
after a hard fight, killed the monster and entered the cave.
(08:54):
The goblins looked round in the darkness for the serpent
of which they had heard, but they could not find it.
At last, when they were sadly thinking of going back
to the boat, Redcap cried out that he saw something
yellow in the dark shadow of a rock. It was
the serpent's tail. They all ran after it, shouting loudly,
(09:15):
and it led them some way down a rocky passage.
It went very quickly, and they had to run very
fast to keep it in sight. But at last they
caught it, and after a sharp struggle, in which poor
little red Cap nearly lost his life, killed it. The
three brothers stood looking at the dead serpent, and while
(09:36):
they were looking, it seemed to change. It moved and
grew thinner and darker, and the bright yellow color turned
to orange, and from orange color to red, and then redder,
and redder and redder, until they saw that it was
no longer the serpent, but the red feather for which
(09:57):
they had come so far to look. At that moment,
a bright light seemed to shine, and standing near the
goblins was a lovely lady Goblins. She cried, Welcome to
the Cave of the Fairies. Long have I waited for
this happy day when my kingdom should be once more
restored to me. You must know that many years ago
(10:20):
the wicked wizard Tom Tidler cast over me a cruel spell.
I and my people were forced to leave our fairy
isle and wander in the shape of birds in the
big world. We were told that never would the spell
be broken until three goblins should enter the cave and
search for father. We therefore stole your royal red feather
(10:44):
and hid it in our cave. No sooner had we
done so than the cruel wizard turned it into a
yellow serpent and put a terrible dragon at the entrance
of the cave. Our friend, Rowly the Frog told your
father that we had stonne feather, and as soon as
you were old enough, we gave you the wish to
(11:04):
undertake this journey. But for your courage, I should still
be in Tom Tidler's power. In return for your bravery,
I now charm your red feather. Henceforth, any gobin holding
it in his hand shall have his wish, whatever it
may be granted. As the princess said these words, she
(11:27):
touched the feather with her wand the gobbins thanked the
lovely princess many times and asked her to scent for
them at once if they could ever help her. They
then took leave of the fairies and started for home.
They sailed again over the sea and found the rabbit
waiting for them. They jumped on the rabbit's back, and
(11:48):
off they went. When they got to the place where
they had left the sack of gold and silver, they
found it had been dug up ready for them, and
standing by it was a big blue bird of a
red beak and red legs. Jump on, said he, and
I will pull you. I am Pacco, New Zealand swamp Heen,
(12:10):
the Fairy's servant, sent to take you back to the mountain.
They thanked the kind rabbit, and jumping on the sack,
went on their way. They're not gone far when they
heard a great noise behind them, and looking round, saw
Tom Tidler trying hard to catch them. Before Tom Tidler
could touch them, however, Blue Cap pointed the red feather
(12:31):
at him and said, I wish you to become a snail,
and Tom Tidler turned at once into a crueling snail.
He can never hurt any one again. The goblins cried
with joy. His treasure now is ours. Hurrah. They soon
reached home, and Old black Cat was very pleased to
have them back, safe and sound. My dear sons, said
(12:55):
he taking them in his arms. The kingdom is yours.
Rule it well together as together you have found the feather.
I am an old man now, and shall be glad
to see you on the throne. Old black Cap and
his sons gave a mushroom feast to celebrate the goblin's
safe return. They invited the rat, the rabbit, the pacheco,
(13:17):
and Rowley the frog, and they all enjoyed it very
much and lived happily ever after. End of the Story
of the Three Goblins by Maple G. Taggart
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