The Enid Blyton Society

Is there a story about a dancing elf and a field of buttercups that is a field of gold to the elf?

Hmm, it rings a bell. Sorry though, can't help with a title.

Welcome to the forums. You might be thinking of 'Gold for Everyone', in which an elf dances through the woods singing about gold shining in the sun for everyone to enjoy. A greedy wizard demands to see the gold, which turns out to be a field of buttercups.

The story appears in the following books:

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I think there might be some others, but I can't think of titles!

Interestingly, this story featured in a jokey article in The Times, shared by Georgina Hargreaves on Facebook, although only a short part of the article has been photographed.

I didn't know there had been a jokey article in The Times. In what way did 'Gold for Everyone' feature, Rob? It's not a jokey story at all but poignant and thought-provoking as it shows the wizard's inability to see the value of a glorious field of buttercups that brings happiness to so many. He can only understand value in terms of money and possessions, and his pursuit of wealth has brought him endless worry and made him mean and hard-hearted. The little elf stops her singing and weeps for him.