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* DudeWheresMyRespect: In ''The Princess and Curdie'', Curdie is treated badly by most of the people he meets in his travels, despite saving the princess, almost single-handedly defeating the goblins, and being personally honored by the king in the previous book. Even his miner co-workers treat him as just one of the guys.
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* TheGoodKing: Irene's father, who is described as the wisest man in the country. And in ''The Princess and Curdie'', it says that "he was a real king - that is, one who ruled for the good of his people and not to please himself."
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* BadassInDistress: Curdie can fend off goblins exceptionally well for a twelve year-old boy, but he gets captured at one point while sneaking around in the goblin lair, [[spoiler: and has to be rescued by the princess]].
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* DamselInDistress: Played straight and later averted. Near the beginning, Curdie rescues Irene from some goblins after she has gotten lost on the mountain. Later on, [[spoiler:when the goblins have invaded the king's house, everyone thinks Irene has been captured by them, but she had already gotten out of danger with the help of her grandmother's magic thread]].
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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler: Most of the goblins are drowned when they try to flood the miners' tunnels, because the miners had found out about their plan and blocked their tunnels, causing the water to flood the goblins' own dwellings.]]
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** The amount of creatures the guards manage to prevent getting into the castle can be counted on one hand, including Curdie. Not to mention Lootie constantly loses Irene, and nobody believes her about her great-grandmother or the goblins.
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* AdaptationNameChange: Harelip to Froglip.
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** [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure Except the King]], who trusts his daughter´s judgement.
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--> '''Froglip:''' I want to have them eating the ''dirt'' from under my '''[[LargeHam FINGERNAILLLLLLLLLLL]][[SpeechImpediment THPTHPTTH]]!'''
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* BadIsGoodAndGoodIsBad: The goblins.
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When a peaceful kingdom is menaced by an army of monstrous goblins, a the brave and beautiful princess Princess Irene joins forces with a resourceful peasant boy Curtie to rescue the noble king and all his people. The lucky pair must battle the evil power of the wicked goblin prince armed only with the gift of song, the miracle of love, and a magical shimmering thread.
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* GrandmaWhatMassiveHotnessYouHave: Irene's great-great grandmother. Help the fact she's voiced by Claire Bloom.
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* BabiesEverAfter: Averted in ''The Princess and Curdie''; it is stated they never had any children.
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* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: The Goblin Queen wore stone shoes to protect her feet.
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* DubNameChange: The hungarian dub renamed Irene to Angelica, Curdie to Kófic and Prince Froglip to Prince Varangy (=Toad). Turnip's name was directly translated.
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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: A minor example, but after Irene and Curdie have escaped the goblin caves, the first thing Irene says is, "Look, Curdie! The moon!" and both of them burst out laughing. It's as hilarious as it is random.
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* OneSteveLimit: Averted; the princess and her great-great grandmother are both named Irene. ({{Justified}} because the princess was named after her.)
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* {{Cats Are Mean}}: Completely subverted by Irene's cat, Turnip, who is one of her most loyal companions, but played straight by one of the goblin's pets, a fork-tailed demonic cat creature.
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* {{Cats Are Mean}}: Completely subverted averted by Irene's cat, Turnip, who is one of her most loyal companions, but played straight by one of the goblin's pets, a fork-tailed demonic cat creature.
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* AdultsAreUseless: The amount of creatures the guards manage to prevent getting into the castle can be counted on one hand, including Curdie. Not to mention Lootie constantly loses Irene, and nobody believes her about her great-grandmother or the goblins.
* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: A minor example, but after Irene and Curdie have escaped the goblin caves, the first thing Irene says is, "Look, Curdie! The moon!" and both of them burst out laughing. It's as hilarious as it is random.
* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: A minor example, but after Irene and Curdie have escaped the goblin caves, the first thing Irene says is, "Look, Curdie! The moon!" and both of them burst out laughing. It's as hilarious as it is random.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: When the goblins invade, many of the servants (including Lootie) are obviously drunk. Also, once of the goblins ''licks'' Lootie when they capture the servants.
** Also, when Curdie tells Irene to stay in her room while he deals with the goblins, she locks herself in, only to realise Froglip managed to sneak in. He jumps at her, she screams and the camera fades to black. When Curdie returns to Irene's room, the place is utterly ''trashed'' and there's no trace of her.
** Froglip pleading with his mother to let him deal with Curdie when the goblins capture him involve him saying, "I could do such ''nasty things'' to him!"
** Also, when Curdie tells Irene to stay in her room while he deals with the goblins, she locks herself in, only to realise Froglip managed to sneak in. He jumps at her, she screams and the camera fades to black. When Curdie returns to Irene's room, the place is utterly ''trashed'' and there's no trace of her.
** Froglip pleading with his mother to let him deal with Curdie when the goblins capture him involve him saying, "I could do such ''nasty things'' to him!"
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* MadeOfIron: Curdie can survive falling down a ''cave'' without a scratch, but when he falls down the stairs he's unconscious.
* MommasBoy: The Goblin Prince is constantly doted and praised by his goulishmother mother.
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* {{Cats Are Mean}}: Completely subverted by Irene's cat, Turnip, who is one of her most loyal companions, but played straight by one of the goblin's pets, a fork-tailed demonic cat creature.
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''The Princess and the Goblin'' is a children's fantasy novel written by GeorgeMacDonald in 1872. It was made into a full-length animated film in 1992 by József Gémes, and was jointly animated in Hungary and Wales.
When a peaceful kingdom is menaced by an army of monstrous goblins, a brave and beautiful princess joins forces with a resourceful peasant boy to rescue the noble king and all his people. The lucky pair must battle the evil power of the wicked goblin prince armed only with the gift of song, the miracle of love, and a magical shimmering thread.
As the novel is in the public domain it can be read for free [[http://www.pagebypagebooks.com/George_MacDonald/The_Princess_and_the_Goblin/ here]]. A sequel, ''The Princess and Curdie'', was written in 1883, and can be read [[http://www.pagebypagebooks.com/George_MacDonald/The_Princess_and_Curdie/ here]].
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!!''The Princess and the Goblin'' novel has examples of:
* AesopAmnesia: At the beginning ''The Princess and Curdie'', Curdie has forgotten that he ''did'' believe in Irene's grandmother, and has convinced himself it was all a dream.
* AgonyOfTheFeet: The feet are the most sensitive part of a goblin's body, [[AttackItsWeakPoint and the heroes use this to their advantage]].
* AlmostKiss
* AristocratsAreEvil: [[TheEvilPrince Prince Harelip (Froglip in the movie) and his parents.]] [[SubvertedTrope Subverted with]] [[HobbesWasRight the King and Princess Irene, of course.]]
* BrownNote: To goblins, ''any'' singing or music counts, the merrier the worse.
* CoolOldLady: Irene's great-great grandmother.
* DistressedDude: Curdie.
* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses
* FairyTaleMotifs: In spades, played with GeorgeMacDonald's usual finesse.
* IGaveMyWord: Irene explains to her father about her promise and finally fulfills it.
* MissingMom: Irene's dead mother.
* OneSteveLimit: Averted; the princess and her great-great grandmother are both named Irene. ({{Justified}} because the princess was named after her.)
* OurGoblinsAreDifferent: The goblins have incredibly tough skin, to the point that boulders falling on their head don't bother them and swords bend when they strike. They're incapacitated by even light blows to their feet though, and cheerful singing repels them.
* SongOfCourage: Curdie's rhymes are used to both repel goblins and embolden the heroes. "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nS5NSRuoO4k A Spark Inside Us]]" in the film.
* ThePromise: Irene's promise to kiss Curdie.
* WeaksauceWeakness: The goblins, as stated before, hate [[SongOfCourage cheerful singing]] and [[AgonyOfTheFeet being hit on the feet]].
* WeirdnessCensor: Curdie doesn't believe in Irene's grandmother, so he sees her attic room as bare. It's mentioned that he would have seen her if she'd been in her workroom, but Lootie (who has much less imagination) "would rub her eyes, forget the half she saw, and call the other half nonsense".
!!The movie also has examples of
* CaptainObvious
-->'''Curdie:''' It's like a village... a goblin village. Whoa... this must be where the goblins live!
* CuteKitten
* [[spoiler:DisneyVillainDeath: Froglip, and a good number of other goblins via the InevitableWaterfall.]]
* {{Gainaxing}}: [[FanDisservice The Goblin Queen.]]
* GrandmaWhatMassiveHotnessYouHave: Irene's great-great grandmother. Help the fact she's voiced by Claire Bloom.
* IncessantChorus: "A Spark Inside Us" in the movie, various playful poems in the book. It's a song about singing, but it helps that singing is a highly effective weapon.
* InevitableWaterfall: One is formed after the castle is flooded.
* PrincessesPreferPink: Irene.
* StaircaseTumble: How Curdie hurts his leg. (In the book he's hit by a crossbow.)
* TooDumbToLive: Despite the fact that their feet are their weak spot, only one goblin in the entire film ever thinks to wear shoes.
* [[YouDidntAsk You Didn't Ask]]: After narrowly escaping the tunnels full of evil goblins, Irene wants to kiss Curdie to thank him for saving her life, but [[AlmostKiss they are interrupted]] by Lootie.
-->'''Lootie:''' ''(hollering insistently from the castle grounds)'' Princess Irene!!!\\
'''Curdie:''' ''"Princess?!"'' You didn't tell me you were a princess!\\
'''Irene:''' You didn't ask.
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When a peaceful kingdom is menaced by an army of monstrous goblins, a brave and beautiful princess joins forces with a resourceful peasant boy to rescue the noble king and all his people. The lucky pair must battle the evil power of the wicked goblin prince armed only with the gift of song, the miracle of love, and a magical shimmering thread.
As the novel is in the public domain it can be read for free [[http://www.pagebypagebooks.com/George_MacDonald/The_Princess_and_the_Goblin/ here]]. A sequel, ''The Princess and Curdie'', was written in 1883, and can be read [[http://www.pagebypagebooks.com/George_MacDonald/The_Princess_and_Curdie/ here]].
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!!''The Princess and the Goblin'' novel has examples of:
* AesopAmnesia: At the beginning ''The Princess and Curdie'', Curdie has forgotten that he ''did'' believe in Irene's grandmother, and has convinced himself it was all a dream.
* AgonyOfTheFeet: The feet are the most sensitive part of a goblin's body, [[AttackItsWeakPoint and the heroes use this to their advantage]].
* AlmostKiss
* AristocratsAreEvil: [[TheEvilPrince Prince Harelip (Froglip in the movie) and his parents.]] [[SubvertedTrope Subverted with]] [[HobbesWasRight the King and Princess Irene, of course.]]
* BrownNote: To goblins, ''any'' singing or music counts, the merrier the worse.
* CoolOldLady: Irene's great-great grandmother.
* DistressedDude: Curdie.
* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses
* FairyTaleMotifs: In spades, played with GeorgeMacDonald's usual finesse.
* IGaveMyWord: Irene explains to her father about her promise and finally fulfills it.
* MissingMom: Irene's dead mother.
* OneSteveLimit: Averted; the princess and her great-great grandmother are both named Irene. ({{Justified}} because the princess was named after her.)
* OurGoblinsAreDifferent: The goblins have incredibly tough skin, to the point that boulders falling on their head don't bother them and swords bend when they strike. They're incapacitated by even light blows to their feet though, and cheerful singing repels them.
* SongOfCourage: Curdie's rhymes are used to both repel goblins and embolden the heroes. "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nS5NSRuoO4k A Spark Inside Us]]" in the film.
* ThePromise: Irene's promise to kiss Curdie.
* WeaksauceWeakness: The goblins, as stated before, hate [[SongOfCourage cheerful singing]] and [[AgonyOfTheFeet being hit on the feet]].
* WeirdnessCensor: Curdie doesn't believe in Irene's grandmother, so he sees her attic room as bare. It's mentioned that he would have seen her if she'd been in her workroom, but Lootie (who has much less imagination) "would rub her eyes, forget the half she saw, and call the other half nonsense".
!!The movie also has examples of
* CaptainObvious
-->'''Curdie:''' It's like a village... a goblin village. Whoa... this must be where the goblins live!
* CuteKitten
* [[spoiler:DisneyVillainDeath: Froglip, and a good number of other goblins via the InevitableWaterfall.]]
* {{Gainaxing}}: [[FanDisservice The Goblin Queen.]]
* GrandmaWhatMassiveHotnessYouHave: Irene's great-great grandmother. Help the fact she's voiced by Claire Bloom.
* IncessantChorus: "A Spark Inside Us" in the movie, various playful poems in the book. It's a song about singing, but it helps that singing is a highly effective weapon.
* InevitableWaterfall: One is formed after the castle is flooded.
* PrincessesPreferPink: Irene.
* StaircaseTumble: How Curdie hurts his leg. (In the book he's hit by a crossbow.)
* TooDumbToLive: Despite the fact that their feet are their weak spot, only one goblin in the entire film ever thinks to wear shoes.
* [[YouDidntAsk You Didn't Ask]]: After narrowly escaping the tunnels full of evil goblins, Irene wants to kiss Curdie to thank him for saving her life, but [[AlmostKiss they are interrupted]] by Lootie.
-->'''Lootie:''' ''(hollering insistently from the castle grounds)'' Princess Irene!!!\\
'''Curdie:''' ''"Princess?!"'' You didn't tell me you were a princess!\\
'''Irene:''' You didn't ask.
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