Later, as Curdie's mother explains to her husband about 'following the thread' and tells him to wait until morning, Curdie sneaks with it, only to have reached the end of the thread before heading to find out and lose it. Curdie's father finds him hiding, and Curdie (presumably) warns him of the plan.

Curdie goes off to warn his dad of the plan, but keeps hiding. He overhears the goblin King and Queen planning to flood the mines, and their son, Froglip, plan to kidnap the 'sun people' (as they call humans) and bring them underground for them to eat the dirt from under Froglip's fingernails. Curdie overhears the goblins' conversation, hearing of Prince Froglip (the principal adversary/antagonist) and finding out that stamping on their feet is how to hurt them. Curdie, of course, shows sympathy for the one giant goblin creature because that one is being slave-driven due to Mump whipping it with a snake-like goblin. As Curdie tries helping load rocks into the mining carts, he then rests, only for that giant rock to fall and to land in a cart being driven by two goblins named Mump and Glump (the former being his voice actor, Roy Kinnear's last acting role due to his death approximately four years before the film's release). His father warns him to look out for the evil goblins, and warns him that if they want something, even his singing won't stop them. Later, Curdie is seen going to the mines with his father, explaining his story. It is when Curdie is leaving that she finds out what his name is. He drops her off, and is shocked to find out that she is a princess when he hears Looti call her name (as Irene is about to kiss him). As he does, he explains that the goblins aren't so bad if she knows how to deal with them maybe they're a little creepy, but instead of running away, she should face them and sing, but even singing won't work underground, in the mines (because that's where they live). He then finds Irene crying, and he takes Irene back to the castle. He is first heard singing 'A Spark Inside Us' to shoo goblin pets away. He is a son of a miner who knows about the goblins (like everybody except people from the castle, Princess Irene being the first, as she learned it from him).

He wears a green long sleeved shirt with a brown belt, dark green pants and brown shoes. He has reddish brown hair, brown eyes and fair skin. Curdie is kind, caring, selfless, brave, courageous, loyal, noble, smart and clever.Ĭurdie is a handsome young boy who is about twelve years old.

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