Goblins Thought to be Blaming the Trees Again

The Data Analysis Division of the Prospect Park Alliance has announced that Prospect Park’s goblin clans seem to be once again attempting to frame the park’s tree population for the goblins’ own trouble-making.

“We have reports of at least 18 different instances within the past year of trees clearly being blamed for mischief that they were not responsible for,” says Marianne Schumaker, Assistant Head of Data and Records. Schumaker’s guess is that the goblins responsible are of the household “hob” variety, known to have no particular love for the trees and other flora and to congregate primarily around the park’s buildings and gazebos.

“The damage done is relatively minor,” says Schumaker, “more along the lines of general mischief. We don’t believe the hobs are actively trying to do serious damage to the park, so much as trying to embarrass the tree population.”

What Schumaker and the Data Analysis Division cannot explain, however, is why the trees in particular.

“It’s hard to guess at hobs’ reasoning,” says Schumaker, “But the trees know that they have our full trust and support, and we hope that they tucked in for the winter without the slightest concern that they’d wake up to us shaking our fingers at them.”