Project Gutenberg 2007-01-02 Public domain in the USA. 49 Van Dyke, Henry 1852 1933 Dyke, Henry Van Dyke, Henry Jackson Van Dyke, Henry I. Van The Unruly Sprite: A Partial Fairy Tale From the book: The Unknown Quantity: A Book of Romance and Some Half-Told Tales Reading ease score: 88.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Rich Kuslan "The Unruly Sprite: A Partial Fairy Tale" by Henry Van Dyke is a whimsical short story written in the early 20th century. This book falls within the realm of fairy tales and explores themes of creativity, inspiration, and the whimsical nature of companionship. It is a tale that intertwines the mundane world of a writer with fantastical elements in the form of charming, mischievous sprites. The story centers around a writer who is accompanied by a group of sprites that inspire and assist him in his literary endeavors. Among these sprites is one particularly unruly sprite, who becomes a source of trouble for a lady friend of the writer. Initially, the sprite annoys her by his constant attention and idle behavior, prompting the writer to attempt to "educate" him. However, after a misguided attempt to discipline the sprite leads to unforeseen consequences, it is revealed that the sprite's wildness is tied to the writer's inspiration. The narrative concludes with an unexpected and sweet twist, highlighting the interconnectedness of their artistic lives and the ineffable magic that creativity brings. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories Authors -- Fiction Fairies -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 41137 41080 2024-10-09T04:43:21.730857 2023-09-09T07:26:13.905770 text/html text/html 41130 41073 2024-10-09T04:43:21.948840 2023-09-09T07:26:14.031767 text/html text/html 87156 2024-10-09T04:43:27.172780 application/epub+zip 86101 2024-10-09T04:43:25.025834 application/epub+zip 81545 2024-10-09T04:43:23.868857 application/epub+zip 218513 2024-10-09T04:43:28.671831 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 212276 2024-10-09T04:43:26.486786 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 146863 2022-09-09T13:40:51.254964 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 31917 31911 2024-10-09T04:43:21.511835 2023-09-09T07:26:13.760762 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 31763 2007-01-23T07:25:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 12102 2007-01-23T07:26:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19315 2024-10-09T04:43:28.819785 application/rdf+xml 16598 2024-10-09T04:43:24.415796 image/jpeg 3970 2024-10-09T04:43:24.137811 image/jpeg 85286 2024-10-09T04:43:21.953816 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia