On Thursday, July 12, 2001 4:52 PM, Greg Stafford [SMTP:Greg_at_...]
wrote:
> At 12:27 PM 7/12/2001 +0100, you wrote:
> >> > That's really nice! However, surely even Eurmal occasionally gets the
> >> > pretty girl?
>
> I, for one, DO think that eurmal can get the girl, and maybe even often.
> But I also believe that anyone who uses Eurmal magic to get the girl always
> also gets more than bargained for. The prize catch, typically desired for
> some id-driven trickster reason, turns out to be shrewish, a bad cook,
> laden with curses, loaded with bad kinfolk and so on.
> "Oh, no wonder they call me Trickster," he moans.
I have, of course, written a myth where Eurmal gets the girl. It's "How Eurmal
Lost His Stick", remember. He should have asked whether it was Babeester Gor
before he got all over-excited about things. :)
Regards,
Bruce