In the forest, the animals have to drink out of a pool of
water if they get thirsty because it is their only source of water. In one
particular forest, there was a pool of water where a goblin lived. The goblin
was extra scary and could not rise above the water because he did not have a
nose only gills. If any animal tried to take a drink from this pool the goblin
would eat them. If the animal stayed on the bank the goblin could not get them
because he cannot breathe above water. One time a huge drought had soaked up
all of the pools in the forest except the one where the goblin lived because it
was in a very shady area of trees and it was also very deep. A large group of
monkeys was searching for water when they saw this pool of water. The king of
the monkeys noticed that there were footprints going to the water but never
coming back up so he stopped the monkeys before they could take a drink. One of
the monkeys in this group was so thirsty he could not contain himself and he
ran down to take a drink and disappeared. A second monkey ran to the water and tried
to take a drink and screamed while he was being sucked underneath the water and
he too disappeared. They all were very scared because the two monkeys had been
taken and they still had not had anything to drink. A man approached the pool
and saw the monkeys looking sad and worried. He asked what was wrong. The
monkeys said he would drown if he went in. The man figured out it was a goblin.
The man found a reed and stuck one end into the water and drank through it like
a straw. At once the rest of the monkeys copied him and were pleased they could
drink the water. The goblin died of starvation from no one else taking a drink.
Reader’s Note:
I really enjoyed this story and its twist at the end. I
think I could recreate this by using a different setting, maybe the ocean. And
use humans as the main characters instead of animals. I thought this story was
one of the best I had read because it was a simple plot yet very fun and
entertaining to read.
Bibliography:
Author: W.H.D Rouse
Title: The Goblin in the Pool
Link: Story
Hi Adrienne, I'm coming from your portfolio with the Urchin story and it's cool to understand the original! I think you ended up doing a great job with the retelling while staying true to the original. You're right, it is a pretty simple plot but ends up being an entertaining and clever read. I can't wait to see what you add next!
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