The Five Jars

"The Five Jars" is a children's fantasy novel with eight short chapters. The central character is a man who finds a metal box containing five jars while on vacation at a country cottage. The jars were full of an ointment, and after applying it, the narrator slowly gained the power to talk with animals and the ability to see, listen and speak to fairy-like people. He later finds out that some evil witches and wizards want to take the five jars away from him. Will he save them?