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In the story "Niels Riding a Goose", 14-year-old Niels is an overly naughty boy who doesn't like to study and likes to play tricks on small animals. He annoyed the elf who arrived unexpectedly, so he was cast into a little man as big as a thumb. He also accidentally rode on the neck of a domestic goose and flew into the sky. From then on, he rode his own big white goose around Sweden and began a wonderful adventure. The novel pioneered the integration of Swedish folk tales, geographical knowledge and historical common sense into the story, combined with the author's rich imagination and concise and fresh language, and has become a classic work recognized by readers all over the world.

The first female writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. "Niels' Travels on the Goose" is an outstanding coming-of-age novel and knowledge book. 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. It's spring, and Morton, the niles' gander, is flying north with the geese. In order to protect his geese, Niels hurriedly rode on Morton's back and began a long journey from north to south across the entire territory of Sweden. 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.