
A young girl named Sara lives under the watchful eye of a busy, self‑absorbed mother who fills the house with endless stitching, dark books, and the endless refrain, “When I was a little girl…”. The constant reminders and the feeling that nothing in her mind is truly hers push Sara toward a restless imagination, one that finally drives her to close the ivory doors of her thoughts and step inside.
Beyond those doors lies a vivid garden where a strange, feather‑crowned creature called a Plynck watches her from a luminous pool. The Plynck’s soft voice hints that Sara has forgotten something important, prompting her to search through rose‑colored plumage, golden eyes, and surreal surroundings for a missing piece of herself. As she navigates this whimsical realm, Sara’s yearning to please the gentle being becomes a quiet adventure in self‑discovery, hinting at the playful yet poignant journey that lies ahead.
Language
en
Duration
~3 hours (223K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2005-09-23
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
1878–1960
A prize-nominated poet and nature writer, she helped bring early twentieth-century Texas literature to a national audience. Her work ranges from finely made lyric poetry to vivid bird essays inspired by the woods around her East Texas home.
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