– by Monica Shannon
Goblin Art Drawing Poster Print
The goblin has a wider mouth
Than any wandering elf.
The saddest part of this is that
He brings it on himself.
For hanging in a willow clump
In baskets made of sheaves,
You may see the baby goblins
Under coverlets of leaves.
They suck a pink and podgy foot
(As human babies do),
And then they suck the other one,
Until they’re suking two.
And so it is that goblins’ mouths
Keep growing very round
So you can’t mistake a goblin
When a goblin you have found.
Goblin (aka Gobblin, Gobelin, Gobeline, Gobling, Goblyn) – In European folklore, these are grotesque, diminutive, generally malicious earth sprites, about two inches in height with gray hair and beards. They like to inhabit human’s homes and play poltergeist-type tricks on the residents, with the exception of well-behaved children, whom they reward with small gifts. Should one take up residence in your home, and become a nuisance, cast flax seed all over your kitchen floor, and when he comes to do mischief in the night, he’ll be obliged to pick up all the seed, but there will be so much that he won’t be able to finish before dawn. After having to do this tedious task a few times, he will give it up and leave.
Elf – Tiny, magickal supernaturals who can shape shift at will. In their usual form they appear as short chubby old human men or beautiful young maidens with cow’s tails. They use their powers on humans whenever they
can, sometimes to their benefit, as with those of the Seelie Court, and sometimes to their detriment, as with those of the Unseelie Court. They make their homes in hollowed out tree trunks in woodlands, forests, deep
mountain caves, and ancient burial mounds, and can be seen dancing in the grass around these areas in the moonlight. The Seelie Court elf community is usually very independent, though there are tales of them asking for human assistance. They are also said to be extremely powerful and capable of exacting terrible punishments upon those who offend them.
Those of the Unseelie Court have absolutely no use for humans and are known for stealing infants, cattle, milk, and bread, as well as abducting young men and holding them in enchanted captivity for years at a time, as in the story of Rip Van Winkle. Another popular story about elven magick is that of Rumplestiltskin, which tells of their ability to spin grain into gold. It’s in a poem from Popular Rhymes of Scotland we learn that they don’t like to be called elves or faeries:
Gin ye ca’ me imp or elf
I rede ye look weel to yourself;
Gin ye ca’ me fairy,
I’ll work ye muckle tarrie;
Gin guid neibour ca’ me,
Then guid neibour I will be;
But gin ye ca’ me seelie wicht,
I’ll be your freend baith day and nicht.
Namaskara,
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