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* AdultFear: When Sylvester wishes himself to be a rock to avoid getting eaten by a lion, he loses the ability to move or speak, and thus can't wish himself to be a donkey again. When he doesn't come home that day, Sylvester's parents search for him across town, and even notify the authorities, but no clues as to his whereabouts come up. A year after he went missing, Sylvester's parents decide to go on a picnic nearly giving up hope that they'll ever see their son ever again. Lucky for them, they set up their picnic on top of the boulder Sylvester turned himself into, and accidentally used the magic pebble to turn him back.
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* AdultFear: When Sylvester wishes himself to be a rock to avoid getting eaten by a lion, he loses the ability to move or speak, and thus can't wish himself to be a donkey again. When he doesn't come home that day, Sylvester's parents search for him across town, and even notify the authorities, but no clues as to his whereabouts come up. A year after he went missing, Sylvester's parents decide to go on a picnic nearly giving up hope that they'll ever see their son ever again. Lucky for them, they set up their picnic on top of the boulder Sylvester turned himself into, and accidentally used the magic pebble to turn him back.
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* AdultFear: Your child suddenly disappears one day and you have no clue what happened to them and have to accept that they're most likely dead.
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''Sylvester and the Magic Pebble'' is a 1969 children's picture book by William Steig.
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''Sylvester and the Magic Pebble'' is a 1969 children's picture book by William Steig.
Creator/WilliamSteig.
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* {{Objectshifting}}: The eponymous character ends up turning himself into a rock to protect himself from a lion. The rest of the story deals with his efforts to turn himself back into a donkey.
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* AndIMustScream: Sylvester can't move or talk as a rock, which means that he can't use the pebble to wish himself back to normal form. It's implied that if his parents hadn't found him, he would have decided to sleep forever and basically give up his human consciousness entirely.
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* AndIMustScream: Sylvester can't move or talk as a rock, which means that he can't use the pebble to wish himself back to normal form. It's implied that if his parents hadn't found him, he would have decided to sleep forever and basically give up his human (or rather "donkey") consciousness entirely.
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* AdultFear: Your child suddenly disappears one day and you have no clue what happened to them and have to accept that they're likely dead.
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* AdultFear: Your child suddenly disappears one day and you have no clue what happened to them and have to accept that they're most likely dead.
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* RainRainGoAway: Sylvester discovers the pebble's magical properties when he wishes for the rain to stop while holding it and it immediately ceases.
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* RainRainGoAway: Sylvester discovers the pebble's magical properties when he wishes for the rain to stop while holding it and it immediately ceases.ceases.
* TearsOfJoy: Sylvester has these when he's finally restored to his donkey form and reunited with his parents.
* TearsOfJoy: Sylvester has these when he's finally restored to his donkey form and reunited with his parents.
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''Sylvester and the Magic Pebble'' is a 1969 children's picture book by William Steig.
Sylvester, a donkey who likes collecting pebbles, finds a magic pebble one day that grants any wish he makes. He's overjoyed by his discovery but before he can get back home to show it to his parents, he encounters a hungry lion and is spooked into making a careless wish that has serious consequences for him.
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!!Tropes in this book:
* AdultFear: Your child suddenly disappears one day and you have no clue what happened to them and have to accept that they're likely dead.
* AndIMustScream: Sylvester can't move or talk as a rock, which means that he can't use the pebble to wish himself back to normal form. It's implied that if his parents hadn't found him, he would have decided to sleep forever and basically give up his human consciousness entirely.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Sylvester's hasty wish to become a rock to avoid being eaten by a lion. It succeeds in protecting him from the lion, but it makes him unable to pick up the pebble to wish himself back to a donkey.
* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: The narration points out that Sylvester could have dealt with the lion in a much better way by simply wishing for it to disappear or wishing himself back home but was too panicked to think clearly.
* DramaticIrony: Sylvester's parents talk about him and how they strangely feel like he may not be that far away from them after all while they're sitting on a rock that they're unaware is Sylvester himself.
* MundaneWish: After Sylvester confirms that the pebble really does grant wishes and excitedly talks about how he can make all his family and friends' wishes come true, his first real wish is... to get rid of a wart on his left hind forelock.
* RainRainGoAway: Sylvester discovers the pebble's magical properties when he wishes for the rain to stop while holding it and it immediately ceases.
Sylvester, a donkey who likes collecting pebbles, finds a magic pebble one day that grants any wish he makes. He's overjoyed by his discovery but before he can get back home to show it to his parents, he encounters a hungry lion and is spooked into making a careless wish that has serious consequences for him.
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!!Tropes in this book:
* AdultFear: Your child suddenly disappears one day and you have no clue what happened to them and have to accept that they're likely dead.
* AndIMustScream: Sylvester can't move or talk as a rock, which means that he can't use the pebble to wish himself back to normal form. It's implied that if his parents hadn't found him, he would have decided to sleep forever and basically give up his human consciousness entirely.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Sylvester's hasty wish to become a rock to avoid being eaten by a lion. It succeeds in protecting him from the lion, but it makes him unable to pick up the pebble to wish himself back to a donkey.
* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: The narration points out that Sylvester could have dealt with the lion in a much better way by simply wishing for it to disappear or wishing himself back home but was too panicked to think clearly.
* DramaticIrony: Sylvester's parents talk about him and how they strangely feel like he may not be that far away from them after all while they're sitting on a rock that they're unaware is Sylvester himself.
* MundaneWish: After Sylvester confirms that the pebble really does grant wishes and excitedly talks about how he can make all his family and friends' wishes come true, his first real wish is... to get rid of a wart on his left hind forelock.
* RainRainGoAway: Sylvester discovers the pebble's magical properties when he wishes for the rain to stop while holding it and it immediately ceases.
