90s novel: wood nymph (similar to an otik) who becomes a scientist
I am trying to hunt down a book I read in the 90s, but lost some time ago. It starts with some children wandering in a wood, and they encounter a wood nymph creature that starts following them around. Eventually, the wood nymph becomes accepted, and starts to live with humans. The more time he spends with them, the more human he becomes. There is an incident where he cuts off his finger as a party trick expecting it to grow back, but instead it bleeds, because he is not made of wood any more.
So he starts to live as a human, apart from the fact that he does not age at the same rate, and he lives for hundreds of years. Eventually, he becomes an alchemist, although I forgot the purpose of his experiments. Finally, after a few hundred years, he walks into his garden and plants himself, and becomes a tree.
Does anyone have any ideas?
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I am trying to hunt down a book I read in the 90s, but lost some time ago. It starts with some children wandering in a wood, and they encounter a wood nymph creature that starts following them around. Eventually, the wood nymph becomes accepted, and starts to live with humans. The more time he spends with them, the more human he becomes. There is an incident where he cuts off his finger as a party trick expecting it to grow back, but instead it bleeds, because he is not made of wood any more.
So he starts to live as a human, apart from the fact that he does not age at the same rate, and he lives for hundreds of years. Eventually, he becomes an alchemist, although I forgot the purpose of his experiments. Finally, after a few hundred years, he walks into his garden and plants himself, and becomes a tree.
Does anyone have any ideas?
story-identification novel magical-creatures
edited 12 mins ago
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oldchildrensbooks.com/looking-for-a-book?page=3
– Stevo
Jul 19 '13 at 20:56
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Is the creature really a wood nymph or more like a male wood spirit/hejkal/leshniy, from the czech/slavic folklore, like otik (otsenok)?
– witchy
Nov 26 '16 at 23:02
Sorry, not an answer at all, but...what "otik style" means? 'cause every time I read the title of this question, the only Otik that comes to my mind is the owner of The Inn of the Last Home in Solace...
– motoDrizzt
Apr 19 '17 at 11:04
@motoDrizzt scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/145907/…
– FuzzyBoots
Sep 30 '17 at 19:55
Perhaps one of the stories from Don Saker's "The Leaves of October" or "All Fall Down"? I know they are anthologies regarding satient trees but I haven't read all the content. Anything with wood nymphs could be a fable, are you sure it was sci fi? Otiks aren't generally benevolent either.
– GeorgeN
Apr 6 '18 at 18:07
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I am trying to hunt down a book I read in the 90s, but lost some time ago. It starts with some children wandering in a wood, and they encounter a wood nymph creature that starts following them around. Eventually, the wood nymph becomes accepted, and starts to live with humans. The more time he spends with them, the more human he becomes. There is an incident where he cuts off his finger as a party trick expecting it to grow back, but instead it bleeds, because he is not made of wood any more.
So he starts to live as a human, apart from the fact that he does not age at the same rate, and he lives for hundreds of years. Eventually, he becomes an alchemist, although I forgot the purpose of his experiments. Finally, after a few hundred years, he walks into his garden and plants himself, and becomes a tree.
Does anyone have any ideas?
story-identification novel magical-creatures
edited 12 mins ago
Lefteris008
2,007824
asked Jul 19 '13 at 18:05
TarkTark
31623
I am trying to hunt down a book I read in the 90s, but lost some time ago. It starts with some children wandering in a wood, and they encounter a wood nymph creature that starts following them around. Eventually, the wood nymph becomes accepted, and starts to live with humans. The more time he spends with them, the more human he becomes. There is an incident where he cuts off his finger as a party trick expecting it to grow back, but instead it bleeds, because he is not made of wood any more.
So he starts to live as a human, apart from the fact that he does not age at the same rate, and he lives for hundreds of years. Eventually, he becomes an alchemist, although I forgot the purpose of his experiments. Finally, after a few hundred years, he walks into his garden and plants himself, and becomes a tree.
Does anyone have any ideas?
story-identification novel magical-creatures
story-identification novel magical-creatures
edited 12 mins ago
Lefteris008
2,007824
asked Jul 19 '13 at 18:05
TarkTark
31623
edited 12 mins ago
Lefteris008
2,007824
asked Jul 19 '13 at 18:05
TarkTark
31623
edited 12 mins ago
Lefteris008
2,007824
edited 12 mins ago
Lefteris008
2,007824
edited 12 mins ago
Lefteris008
2,007824
2,007824
asked Jul 19 '13 at 18:05
TarkTark
31623
asked Jul 19 '13 at 18:05
TarkTark
31623
asked Jul 19 '13 at 18:05
TarkTark
31623
31623
2
oldchildrensbooks.com/looking-for-a-book?page=3
– Stevo
Jul 19 '13 at 20:56
1
Is the creature really a wood nymph or more like a male wood spirit/hejkal/leshniy, from the czech/slavic folklore, like otik (otsenok)?
– witchy
Nov 26 '16 at 23:02
Sorry, not an answer at all, but...what "otik style" means? 'cause every time I read the title of this question, the only Otik that comes to my mind is the owner of The Inn of the Last Home in Solace...
– motoDrizzt
Apr 19 '17 at 11:04
@motoDrizzt scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/145907/…
– FuzzyBoots
Sep 30 '17 at 19:55
Perhaps one of the stories from Don Saker's "The Leaves of October" or "All Fall Down"? I know they are anthologies regarding satient trees but I haven't read all the content. Anything with wood nymphs could be a fable, are you sure it was sci fi? Otiks aren't generally benevolent either.
– GeorgeN
Apr 6 '18 at 18:07
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oldchildrensbooks.com/looking-for-a-book?page=3
– Stevo
Jul 19 '13 at 20:56
1
Is the creature really a wood nymph or more like a male wood spirit/hejkal/leshniy, from the czech/slavic folklore, like otik (otsenok)?
– witchy
Nov 26 '16 at 23:02
Sorry, not an answer at all, but...what "otik style" means? 'cause every time I read the title of this question, the only Otik that comes to my mind is the owner of The Inn of the Last Home in Solace...
– motoDrizzt
Apr 19 '17 at 11:04
@motoDrizzt scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/145907/…
– FuzzyBoots
Sep 30 '17 at 19:55
Perhaps one of the stories from Don Saker's "The Leaves of October" or "All Fall Down"? I know they are anthologies regarding satient trees but I haven't read all the content. Anything with wood nymphs could be a fable, are you sure it was sci fi? Otiks aren't generally benevolent either.
– GeorgeN
Apr 6 '18 at 18:07
2
2
oldchildrensbooks.com/looking-for-a-book?page=3
– Stevo
Jul 19 '13 at 20:56
oldchildrensbooks.com/looking-for-a-book?page=3
– Stevo
Jul 19 '13 at 20:56
1
1
Is the creature really a wood nymph or more like a male wood spirit/hejkal/leshniy, from the czech/slavic folklore, like otik (otsenok)?
– witchy
Nov 26 '16 at 23:02
Is the creature really a wood nymph or more like a male wood spirit/hejkal/leshniy, from the czech/slavic folklore, like otik (otsenok)?
– witchy
Nov 26 '16 at 23:02
Sorry, not an answer at all, but...what "otik style" means? 'cause every time I read the title of this question, the only Otik that comes to my mind is the owner of The Inn of the Last Home in Solace...
– motoDrizzt
Apr 19 '17 at 11:04
Sorry, not an answer at all, but...what "otik style" means? 'cause every time I read the title of this question, the only Otik that comes to my mind is the owner of The Inn of the Last Home in Solace...
– motoDrizzt
Apr 19 '17 at 11:04
@motoDrizzt scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/145907/…
– FuzzyBoots
Sep 30 '17 at 19:55
@motoDrizzt scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/145907/…
– FuzzyBoots
Sep 30 '17 at 19:55
Perhaps one of the stories from Don Saker's "The Leaves of October" or "All Fall Down"? I know they are anthologies regarding satient trees but I haven't read all the content. Anything with wood nymphs could be a fable, are you sure it was sci fi? Otiks aren't generally benevolent either.
– GeorgeN
Apr 6 '18 at 18:07
Perhaps one of the stories from Don Saker's "The Leaves of October" or "All Fall Down"? I know they are anthologies regarding satient trees but I haven't read all the content. Anything with wood nymphs could be a fable, are you sure it was sci fi? Otiks aren't generally benevolent either.
– GeorgeN
Apr 6 '18 at 18:07
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oldchildrensbooks.com/looking-for-a-book?page=3
– Stevo
Jul 19 '13 at 20:56
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Is the creature really a wood nymph or more like a male wood spirit/hejkal/leshniy, from the czech/slavic folklore, like otik (otsenok)?
– witchy
Nov 26 '16 at 23:02
Sorry, not an answer at all, but...what "otik style" means? 'cause every time I read the title of this question, the only Otik that comes to my mind is the owner of The Inn of the Last Home in Solace...
– motoDrizzt
Apr 19 '17 at 11:04
@motoDrizzt scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/145907/…
– FuzzyBoots
Sep 30 '17 at 19:55
Perhaps one of the stories from Don Saker's "The Leaves of October" or "All Fall Down"? I know they are anthologies regarding satient trees but I haven't read all the content. Anything with wood nymphs could be a fable, are you sure it was sci fi? Otiks aren't generally benevolent either.
– GeorgeN
Apr 6 '18 at 18:07