Niels' Travels Riding a Goose

"Niels' Travels as a Goose" is an outstanding coming-of-age novel. In the book, Niels, a naughty kid who doesn't like studying and likes to play tricks on an elf, is cast into a thumb-sized little man by a spell because he played tricks on an elf. Niels' white goose wants to fly north with the wild geese. In order to persuade the white goose to return home, Niels rode on the white goose and began a long journey across Sweden from north to south. Through this wonderful trip, Niels broadened his horizons, experienced various difficulties and dangers, and became a brave, witty, helpful, and good boy loved by animals. Finally, he returned to his original form as he wished and returned to his parents.