The Disappointed Sprites - A Templar Book - Enid Blyton's Pocket Library

Sep 29, 2026

Illustrated storybook text from The Disappointed Sprites, part of Enid Blyton's Pocket Library and produced by The Templar Company. The narrative opens with three little water-sprites who feel sad and unfairly excluded from dancing in the fairy-ring, after receiving a letter from fairies and learning they are no longer allowed to join. Determined to resolve the matter peacefully, they travel to Pixie-town to ask the fairies and, if their reasons seem unjust, prepare to complain to the Queen.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages48

Reading Time1 h 14 min

AccessFree to download

The Disappointed Sprites

A Templar Book

# Gud BuqToPoCKET LI B RARY THE DISAPPOINTEDSPRITESHlustrated by Isobel Bushell 301 ## A TEMPLAR BoOK Produced by The Templar Company plc, Pippbrook Mill,London Road,Dorking,Surrey RH41JE,Great Britain. Text copyright ◎ The Disappointed Sprites 1926 by Darrell Waters Limitedllustration and design copyright ◎1995 by The Templar Company plcEnid Blyton's signature mark is a registered trademark of Darrell Waters Limited This edition produced for Parragon Books, Unit 13-17,Avonbridge Trading Estate,Atlantic Road,Avonmouth,Bristol BS119QD This book contains material first published as The Disappointed Sprites in Enid Blyton's Teacher's Treasury 1926. All rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced,stored in a retrieval system,or transmitted in any form or by any means,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording or otherwise,without theprior permission of the publishers and the copyright holders. Illustrated by Isobel BushellPrinted and bound in ItalyISBN1-85813-633-4 1o ## THE DISAPPOINTEDSPRITES Illustrated by Isobel Bushell ·PARRAGON·| ·ENID BLYTON's PoCKET LIBRARY· nce upon a time the little water-sprites were very sad.They sat swinging in the rushes that grew bythe side of the lake,and talked abouttheir trouble. "I don't think it's fair!"said Willow."Why shouldn't we be allowed to dance in the fairy-ring too!I do thinkthat the fairies are mean!” "Is it really true that they said weweren't to dance with them anymore?"asked Trickle. ·ENID BLYTON's PoCKET LIBRARY"Yes,didn't you know?"said Splashabout."They sent us a letterthis morning.Read it,Willow.” ·ENID BLYTON's PoCKET LIBRARY· “Well!How very horrid of them!”cried Trickle.“Why don't they wantus any more?We behave quite nicely!” "Let's go and ask them!"said Splashabout.“And if we think theirreason is fair,we won't make a fuss.But if it isn't,we'll go and complainto the Queen." So the three little sprites set offover the grass to Pixie-town amongthe toadstools.Here were fairiesand elves,pixies and brownies.

FAQs

What problem do the sprites face at the start of the story?

The little water-sprites are very sad because they are not allowed to dance in the fairy-ring anymore. They learn this through a letter sent to them by the fairies.

Who are the three sprites, and what do they decide to do?

The three sprites are Willow, Trickle, and Splashabout. They decide to go and ask the fairies in Pixie-town and, if the reason is unfair, plan to complain to the Queen.

What setting is introduced when the sprites go to Pixie-town?

Pixie-town among the toadstools is introduced, featuring fairies, elves, pixies, and brownies.

Sep 29, 2026

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