Twenty-Two Goblins

A dead man laughs when King Triple-victory cuts him down—and, moments later, the corpse is hanging in the tree again. The king lifts it onto his shoulder; the goblin inside has a story to tell.

Beside the Godavari River, a king’s twelve years of accepting a monk’s humble fruit are repaid with dazzling jewels—and a midnight errand to a cemetery. True to his promise, Triple-victory retrieves a body from a tree, only to discover a goblin inhabiting it. As he carries his uncanny burden through the dark, the goblin spins tales of love, loyalty, and baffling choices, then challenges the king to judge what is right. The first tale begins with a prince who elopes—and a question of blame with a terrible cost. Can the king find the answer?

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