water sprite

a sprite or spirit inhabiting the water, as an undine.

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Are you the Cinderella of this week’s quiz? Test your memory on the words and definitions from March 23–29.

Question 1 of 7

schlep

First recorded in 1790–1800

The water-sprite sat on a stone at the river's edge, contentedly watching the awful spectacle.
Fairy Circles|Unknown
"I might have known that the Water-Sprite wouldn't care to come to the meeting," he shouted.
The Girl From the Marsh Croft|Selma Lagerlf
Though the boatman had seemed courageous when speaking to the water-sprite, a secret uneasiness rankled in his heart.
Fairy Circles|Unknown
The Water-sprite made the Peasant a present of all three axes, for having told the truth.
Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories, Popular Education, Decembrists, Moral Tales|Leo Tolstoy

But when she looked on the face it was that of her dear child, whom she had yesterday freed from the power of the water-sprite.
Fairy Circles|Unknown