Please help me find the title of a Ray Bradbury story

[Dmitry47]

Good day
Please help me find the title of a Ray Bradbury story. Here is a description of the beginning:

The forest burned and the spirits of the forest wandered and did not know where to live. On their way, they saw a house. If you say there were 1,000 rooms in it, that would be too much. If you say 500, that's not enough. They decided to stay there. They took in a homeless boy who had no family. He wasn't good looking, but they encouraged him and promised to take care of him.

Thank you all for your help. Have a nice day

 

[Snicklefritz]

Good day
Please help me find the title of a Ray Bradbury story. Here is a description of the beginning:

The forest burned and the spirits of the forest wandered and did not know where to live. On their way, they saw a house. If you say there were 1,000 rooms in it, that would be too much. If you say 500, that's not enough. They decided to stay there. They took in a homeless boy who had no family. He wasn't good looking, but they encouraged him and promised to take care of him.

Thank you all for your help. Have a nice day

Are you sure that's Bradbury?

 

[Cthulhu.Science]

Here is wikipedia's bibliography for Bradbury - books & short stories. I skimmed through and nothing rang a bell for me. I don't recall a Bradbury story about forest spirits, but seeing the list I realized that I've barely scratched the surface of Bradbury.

Ray Bradbury bibliography - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Snicklefritz]

Here is wikipedia's bibliography for Bradbury - books & short stories. I skimmed through and nothing rang a bell for me. I don't recall a Bradbury story about forest spirits, but seeing the list I realized that I've barely scratched the surface of Bradbury.

Ray Bradbury bibliography - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Bradbury wrote nearly 600 short stories (and 30 novels), the majority of which sit on my shelf. But this story line is completely unfamiliar to me, nor -dare I say - does it sound like a typical Bradbury story. I'd be most eager to read it, if it is found.

 

[THX1138]

What age were you when you first read this story? That might help to. I'm not a familiar with Bradbury as @Snicklefritz is, but could it be YA story written in the style of Bradbury? Again, depending how old you were when you first read it. Just a thought.

 

[Dmitry47]

Thank you all for your activity. This story was told to me by my father. He says the story is called "Home" and is by Ray Bradbury. But I couldn't find a matching plot with that title, so I didn't include the title here. My dad may have read it in the 80's or 90's. Would love to find the book so I can read it and give it to my dad.

 

[BAYLOR]

Thank you all for your activity. This story was told to me by my father. He says the story is called "Home" and is by Ray Bradbury. But I couldn't find a matching plot with that title, so I didn't include the title here. My dad may have read it in the 80's or 90's. Would love to find the book so I can read it and give it to my dad.

There Will Come Soft Rains. I think this might be the story you're looking for ?


Dmitry , you came here looking for a story and in the process , you've found the best book website on the planet. There are lots o f thing to see and know here . We love to talk about favorite author books and stories. This is a fun place to be.

 

[Snicklefritz]

There Will Come Soft Rains.

That's a great story -- and poem -- but I don't think it matches Dmitry's description.

 

[BAYLOR]

That's a great story -- and poem -- but I don't think it matches Dmitry's description.

Oh well, I tried.

 

[THX1138]

Would it be The Homecoming by chance? It doesn't quite fit your description but comes close to it I believe.

 

[Dmitry47]

There Will Come Soft Rains. I think this might be the story you're looking for ?


Dmitry , you came here looking for a story and in the process , you've found the best book website on the planet. There are lots o f thing to see and know here . We love to talk about favorite author books and stories. This is a fun place to be.

Would it be The Homecoming by chance? It doesn't quite fit your description but comes close to it I believe.

Thank you very much for your ideas.

These stories are very interesting but don't match what I'm looking for

 

[Snicklefritz]

@Dmitry47 when you said "If you say there were 1,000 rooms in it, that would be too much. If you say 500, that's not enough." Is that a quote from the story or your own description?
Also, are there any other writers that may be your father's favorites who might be the possible author? I think we've pretty nearly covered all the Bradbury possibilities.

 

[Dmitry47]

If you say there were 1,000 rooms in it, that would be too much. If you say 500, that's not enough

Thank you, Snicklefritz
This is a quote of how my father retold it to me. But the meaning must be very closely transmitted. And I also found his other memories of this book and script: The spirits asked the boy to write a book about them. So that people would remember who they were. In gratitude for this, the spirits promised the boy a good place after his death.