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Although Vasylchenko wrote, as a rule, for adults, his works, when they reached the circle of young people, became the achievements of children's literature. His legacy contains many real gems about the fate of a rural child and his schooling. Warmth in describing the child, attention to his inner world, inspiration of the story and descriptions with light humorous intonations - these are the characteristic features of stories on this topic.

The story "The Gypsy" (1911) introduces us to the everyday life of middle school students in a rural school. Studying at school, walks to the autumn grove, cheerful noise at the skating rink or snowy hill, doing homework, the boys' life together in a private apartment - these episodes are written with subtle observation. The writer is able to notice and convey those details in the behaviour of schoolchildren, their character traits that indicate their age and individual characteristics.