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Goblinology pt. 2

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Enjoy,all! Hope it's good for a laugh.

Sqeek

Able to signal messages as far as the eye can see, Sqeek (or Semaphorus Quickius Easius Elasticus Komfortabilis, to give him his full name) is as unreliable a goblin as any you are unlikely to meet in the Labyrinth. His innate propensity to introduce scatological references into even the simplest message has caused shame and self-reproach to all who have availed themselves of his telegraphic services.
Fodder

Little is known about this goblin beyond its dual role as an offensive weapon and teapot.
Fodder was last seen in active service during the Great War to Liberate Horseshoes. The war lasted several hundred years and in the end proved inconclusive.
Horseshoes tend to be trodden underfoot by horses of all social backgrounds and shades of opinions (of which horses tend to not have many). And the result was considered irrelevant, anyway, as, by the end of the Great War to Liberate Horseshoes, nobody could remember who had started it in the first place, which side they were fighting, or why it mattered.
Amam Pherruginus
Heavily armed birds are, of course, always a menace, but the Amam is particularly so since it is an extremely bad flier. It is by no means uncommon for the Amam to fall out of the sky in mid-flight -- sometimes because its wings have stuck together, sometimes simply because it is too heavily armed. But whatever the reason, an armed Amam falling out of the sky, emitting its characteristic curse of, "D*** you, Gravity!" is a terrifying and often fatal memory for anyone who has experienced it.
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  1. Countess's Avatar
    LOL! The last one reminds me of Python's "What is the velocity of a swallow carrying a coconut across the ocean?"
  2. kiz_paws's Avatar
    Have you finished this book, Andya? Sounds like you are thoroughly enjoying it. Thanks for sharing, you have made me wonder if our library has a copy of this gem, ha-ha!
  3. andave_ya's Avatar
    yup, i finished. I'm glad you enjoyed it as well! Froud has lots of other books too, Niamh told me. I'm hoping to get them one by one from my library and if I come across more gems I'll share!