Chu-Bu and Sheemish

Chu-Bu and Sheemish

Chu-Bu and Sheemish are characters in a short story of the same name by Lord Dunsany. The tale was first published in The Book of Wonder (1912). Chu-Bu is the accustomed resident in a temple where he is worshiped. Sheemish is a freshly carved idol added to the same temple one day — and from that moment the two deities taunt each other and attempt to outdo the other in achieving miracles. Eventually their combined efforts result in a minor earthquake which destroys the temple.[1]

References

  1. ^ Anderson, Douglas Allen (2003). Tales before Tolkien: the roots of modern fantasy. Del Rey/Ballantine Books. ISBN 0345458540. http://books.google.com/books?id=YrRwG1Q7vmQC&pg=PT310&lpg=PT310&dq=Chu-Bu+and+Sheemish&source=bl&ots=86R6J78rOy&sig=VpOjDrlKX0wE9h7XmpDVESAHsGg&hl=en&ei=K1BLTcbSDIH_8Ab_wOm9Dg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CDoQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=Chu-Bu%20and%20Sheemish&f=false. Retrieved 3 February 2011. 

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