The Beautiful Suit by H. G. Wells. Short summary

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A fairy tale in the style of Andersen. The little man’s mother made him a magic costume, but he became too attached to it. One night he goes out in it in the garden and dies.

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A mother has sewn her son, a little man, a magnificent suit. She insists that the man wear it only on special occasions. The woman assures him that the costume is magical. She covers all the parts of the suit that might get damaged-the buttons, the cuffs, the elbow pieces-assuring that this protects the magical garment.

The man wears the costume to church, but he is angry that his mother imposes such restrictions on him. One day an unusual moonlight enters his room, which inspires him to wear the costume without any protection. He goes out into the garden, onto the path, and walks among the plants that bloom and fragrance at night.

Then the man in his costume breaks through the hedge, despite the thorns and thorns. He emerges onto a large road, and he begins to be chased by a strange night butterfly. It flies closer and closer until its wings touch his lips.

The next morning, the young man is found dead in a pit with a broken neck and an expression of boundless happiness on his face.