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It's Your Fairy Tale, You Know

by Elizabeth Rhodes Jackson & L. E. W Kattelle (Illustrator)

  • First published: Date unknown
  • Language: English
  • Content type: FictionJuvenile

"It's Your Fairy Tale, You Know" by Elizabeth Rhodes Jackson is a children's fantasy novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around a young boy named Wendell, who is enamored with fairy tales and wishes to live within one. This longing leads him to encounter magical beings, including a Pixie and a Kobold, as he embarks on a quest that involves wishes, tasks, and the challenge of rescuing a beautiful maiden from a cruel witch and her giant husband. The opening of the tale introduces Wendell as a book-loving boy who often escapes reality through his fairy tale readings. In a library, he discovers a "Wishing Stone" that grants him the chance to enter his own fairy tale adventure. The narrative describes Wendell's whimsical yet challenging encounters as he navigates school, friendships, and the realm of magic while undertaking various tasks assigned by a mischievous Pixie. As he juggles his mundane life with the whimsical demands of his new reality and responsibilities, Wendell's character develops through his adventures and relationships with the magical beings he meets. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends.

  • Controlled discovery queries from project-gutenberg matched “fairy tale” and “tales”. Retained metadata contains “fairy tale” in the title, “fairy tale” in the description, “Fairy tales” in the description, and 4 additional metadata match(es).

    • “fairy tale”· via Project Gutenberg
    • “tales”· via Project Gutenberg
    • “fairy tale”· in title
    • “fairy tale”· in description
    • “Fairy tales”· in description
    • “Tales”· in description

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2018-08-09Project GutenbergEnglish—Public domain (USA)

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