Etwas von den Wurzelkindern

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Etwas von den Wurzelkindern

by Sibylle Olfers

DE·~21 minutes·1 chapter

Chapters

1 total
1

21:54

Description

A soft, lyrical invitation awakens a tiny troupe of “root children” as the first hints of spring stir the forest. Together they craft bright new garments, stitch them into the warm earth, and set about painting the heads of curious beetles with bright brushes. Their playful rituals weave the season’s colors into every leaf, flower, and blade of grass, turning the woodland into a living tapestry of light and hue.

As the days lengthen, the little ones dance among blossoming lilies, giggle with a startled snail, and watch shy violets tuck themselves into tree bark. Flowers sway hand‑in‑hand with grasses, while buzzing insects celebrate the bounty of warm weather. When autumn’s wind begins to whisper, the children are gently urged back toward their mother earth, settling into cozy sleep until the next spring’s call returns them to the meadow’s bright, ever‑turning cycle.

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Language

de

Duration

~21 minutes (21K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by Bibliotheks- und Informationszentrum of Universität Oldenburg)

Release date

2018-06-27

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Sibylle Olfers

Sibylle Olfers

1881–1916

Best remembered for the enchanting picture book The Story of the Root Children, this German author-illustrator created gentle, nature-filled tales that have charmed families for generations. Her work blends close observation of the natural world with a soft, dreamlike imagination.

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