Jack knew the water sprite was somewhere near.  He had once thought he had seen her in the distance in the stream in the lower field.  He had heard from some of the villagers that if you could hunt her down, she would grant you a wish.  He wasn’t sure if that was true, but he was a young man and the idea of seeing a naked female sprite was too much for him to not go try and find her.   After walking up the stream he came to some old ruins he had not known were there. He thought he should turn around, naked sprite or not. He was just turning, to head back, when he heard a definite giggle.   He turned and …..

3/25/17 – Early spring along the Genesee Valley Canal Trail  near Nunda NY

© words and pictures by Dan DeMarle 2017