When Johnnykin protects a stone goblin from a destructive bully, the goblin comes to life and transports Johnnykin to the annual gathering of goblins, fairies, and nursery rhyme characters.

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In their ongoing attempt to destroy the power-hungry Lord Mordig, the young human Kenric of Penrith and his Fey and goblin friends unite to create an invincible sword to use in bringing peace to the kingdom of Lowthar.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1877 edition. Excerpt: ...Accept the Reward of Merit!" Johnnykin thanked Peter very warmly, and went his way. The country became wilder and more desolate, the trees grew few and far between, and sometimes a strange feeling came over him, as if he were getting over the ground by miles in minutes, though he walked slowly, just as a man looking lazily at a vast country from a high mountain may take in a league at a glance, though he look ever so slowly. Then he began to read again, and saw these words: --"And when it befel that the Boy Johnnikin had gone further on into this Land of the Gobblins, A GREAT SNAIL. 10 9 which some Men call the Land of Doubt, and was walking along the Way" Here Johnny kin heard a loud cry beneath his foot, "Don't tread on me!" He looked, and saw it was a Great Snail. "But the Book says nothing about your being here!" said Johnnykin, impatiently. "Yes it does. Here's a picture of it. Don't you see--a Boy treading on a Snail? Read on "He trod on the Snail without knowing it, for he was so busy reading that he did not see her. Then He went on through a lonely, dreary Land, till he came to a little Streame which ran by, and in this Streame He saw naught save Rushes THE BUSH TAIRIES. Ill waving in the Wind, or as it seemed, dancing in the Water." "It seems to me," said Johnnykin, as he looked at the Rushes more carefully, and saw the green leaves changing to pretty little faces, and white arms and hands, "that you look more like Water-Maids sporting in the brook than plants." "We are both," said the tallest and fairest. "All of us Water-plants are alive and like fairies sometimes. I'm the Queen. Eead on in your book, and, oh!--don't forget to turn your ring, ...

Johnnykin attempts to protect a stone goblin from a bully. To his surprise the goblin comes to life and transports him to the fantastical world of the fairies. Charles Godfrey Leland is a well known 19th century folklorist. This work was originally printed in 1876.

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