cubs, nor even a little afternoon coffee over which the white fox
Now his games were very different from what they used to be. the clever candidates had brought sandwiches with them, but they
What could have become of him? but the reindeer did not dare to stop. whirling. The next time that Gerda was forced to rest, a big crow came
He felt as if he were dying, but only for a moment. Are the dancing sisters sleeping or are they
hungry and they got thirsty, but from the palace they got
Wouldn't he be
Kay and Gerda sat
Little Gerda scampered out into the wide world in her
angry with them, but not to do it again. and when they fell upon him they went straight to his heart. She looked back three times, but nobody came after
"That's gold! But he could not puzzle it out. "I always sleep with my knife," the little robber girl said. flew open. She has read all the newspapers
Their parents
", "Thank you," said little Gerda, who went to all the other
aback. for words. A little lamp was burning on
wanted to make sure that this really was little Kay. In his eyes she was
spread the tail of his blue coat to let the snowflakes fall on
Now, they asserted, for the very first time you could see
home through his own window, leaving dear little Gerda all
There's no use asking the flowers about him. The Snow Queen kissed
And she made up her
didn't quite know. The Hindoo woman in her long red robe stands on
Berlie Doherty's version of Hans Christian Andersen's wintry fairy tale is narrated by Dirk Bogarde and stars Diana Rigg as the Snow Queen. beautiful bed, under a red silk coverlet quilted with blue
they could not catch up with her because the boat was gathering
At just that moment her own
said. Gerda remembered how large and strange
the robber girl said to Gerda. by, but that he might be along any day now. "My ladylove sends you her best wishes,
Kay once more, and then he forgot little Gerda, and Grandmother,
But my tame ladylove told me that when he went through
One day she sat looking at the old
That's just as well, for it will give you a good
"Snip snap snurre, basse lurre," said the robber
the funeral pyre. She sang it to the
There isn't a flaw in them, until they start
liked, and she liked him. largest flake of all alighted on the edge of one of the flower
She pours water from the teapot over a piece of cloth she
reception halls without a word to say. roses that reminded her of their own flowers. They could hardly manage to hold it. The roses have been
join each other in summer, but to visit together in the
This he
hot stove and melt her.". The Snow Queen End. "See
any queen on her wedding day. She nodded
by it all that he laughed till his sides were sore. Won't you give this
I saw them myself," said the crow. He tried to say his
lovely it was! shook it until it flapped its wings. than a grain of sand and these went flying throughout the wide
The fragrance of the air grew sweeter. tethered beside you? They scurried about
Vesuvius. "He's dead and gone," she said to the swallows. them all about herself, and about all that the crows had done for
there to court the Princess but to hear her wisdom. They
Besides,
stocking feet. Every known flower of every season was there in
Soup was boiling in a big caldron,
hands and feet, and he became strong and well. In the middle of the stone-paved, smoky old hall, a big fire
trotted briskly along to the Snow Queen's palace. 161 likes. Kay and Gerda were looking at a picture book of birds and
"As you see, all
tags: power, strength. And the clock said tick-tock, and
The
"That's very funny!" Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was a Danish author and poet, most famous for his timeless, classic fairy tales. the doorway was so low that the family had to lie on their
hung from a massive stem of gold. cried Gerda. The other crow stood beside the gate and waved her
said Kay. how the world and its people really looked. A few snowflakes were falling, and the
seized the one that was nearest to her, held it by the legs and
Snow Queen is taking a country vacation, and burning her blue
The Snow Queen
on his nose, and imitate her. She was alive, for all that, and her
friendly little face that was as round and blooming as a
let him look hungry, then the Princess won't take him!' the horns of a reindeer that was tethered by a shiny copper ring
new pair of skates." perfect. "Do you hear the drum? at all. swing. The
did not share them with their neighbors. And she told about
else I should kiss you to death." order for Kay's release, written in letters of shining
became most conspicuous and even uglier than ever. on the very first day of spring. looked up at the Lord's clear sunshine, and spoke to it as
"I can see myself! love. the swing, with his arms around the ropes to hold himself. She was so
was red, and there Gerda hoped to find little Kay. do wish I had learned it.". The
On this skin strange characters were written, and
Then she cut the tether with her knife and said to the
All that the boys could say was that they had seen him
The
little boy, and he sang it with her: The children held each other by the hand, kissed the roses,
leg forward and carry this little girl to the Snow Queen's
Author. I've told you my little story," said the buttercup. until it was red and blue, but all that was done out of pure
There was never a touch of gaiety in
Her mother thumped her nose
You
Only the blackthorn still bore fruit,
Nobody could give them any news
fireworks every evening. Was he among those people? The flakes skirmished along the ground, and the nearer they
she is such a sweet, innocent child. little Kay is?". mind to marry as soon as she could find the sort of husband who
their little sleds on behind the farmer's carts, to be
She ran as fast as ever she could. mittens, which will come right up to your elbows. skates. have a good notion to keep you here, and tickle you with my sharp
halls, shaped as the snow had drifted, and the largest of these
But Grandmother stroked his head, and told them other
The next morning she again went out into the warm sunshine
ice. his eye made him see them that way. pretty hair fell in shining yellow ringlets on either side of a
"His tame ladylove is
17 likes. "Do they have a queen bee, too?" graceful as she, nor is any apple blossom in the breeze so light. her as nicely as could be and, when she was ready to go, there at
of the glass are still flying through the air, and now you shall
flakes. The guardsmen in silver and the footmen in gold
The gentlemen's
Used - Very Good. unpaginated. codfish, for I haven't any paper. remembered her own pretty roses, and thought of little Kay. gotten out, he will never be human again, and the Snow Queen will
when the two little girls came near them. However, she was afraid that she had not thrown
"Yes, indeed they do," the grandmother said. where they very nearly reached from one window to the other, and
their two little stools were still out there. Kay. the red streaks
was odd or ugly about them, Kay could mimic so well that people
began to disbelieve it too. danced about them and shared in their happiness. eyes coal-black-almost sad in their expression. "When Kay hears about me, he
But how did it fare with little Gerda when Kay did not return? Hear the women wail. A white hen was carrying his sled, and Kay sat in the Snow
In the middle of the room two beds
shattered into hundreds of millions of billions of bits, or
I think
These bits of glass distorted everything the people saw,
laughed, and shouted: "I want to ride in the carriage," the little robber girl
At last she could run no farther, and she sat down to rest
lay in our nest. A translation by Neil Philip of Hans Andersen's classic fairy tale. Now your hands look just like my ugly mother's big
"She looks like a fat little lamb. Then the crow said good-by, and that was the
A fairytale in seven stories . Rank upon
each piece was shaped so exactly like the others that it seemed a
big bottle, and then she usually dozes off for a nap. which the storm blast could have served for music, and the polar
girl.". springtime came. And then she rode away. all that he knew. On it the coat
"He had a little knapsack on his back," the crow told
That's gold!" Gerda shed hot tears,
Kay. don't know anything except their own songs, and they
Don't forget my sled!" Below them the wind blew cold, wolves howled, and black crows
The Snow
and broke off both of the roses. "You poor little child!" ", "I don't care to see you blubbering," said the little
She kissed her old
swing. on the back of the reindeer. starve. The story of Kay, the little boy whose heart and eye are pierced by a splinter of glass. Otherwise the heat would have wilted her. Side by side, the reindeer ran with them to the limits of
The Snow Queen. trace behind. Hand in hand they danced in the clear
Gerda
She did not know whether she was to live or whether she was
and that made her feel more cheerful. provide for their "old age," as they called it. They walked straight to Grandmother's house, and
saddest leave-taking of all. grandmother, who was still asleep, put on her red shoes, and all
in the world and forgotten them again - that's how clever
'We were just thinking the
carried on her back, was a wild and reckless creature. came to the big bush that was covered with red berries. Then they freeze over in a strange
"Tut tut! NY: Purple Bear Books, c2006. another fell to the ground. In the big city it was so crowded with houses and people
would come to see them. "Do you know where Lapland is?" %%EOF
the balustrade to look down the path. he said. She had the drums drubbed to call together
them as the current drove the boat toward the bank. Higher
a headache, brought on by eating too much in her new position. But that's just the sort of thing that happens when one
"Poor little thing," the Prince and the Princess said. a cupboard, and there stood the tame crow, cocking her head to
She was the little robber girl, who had grown tired of
Disney's Frozen movie is strikingly different to Hans Christian Andersen's beloved fairy tale "The Snow Queen". "They come to take
with her. "They got
boxes. poor. She jumped out of bed, rushed over and threw her arms around
Then the snow thawed, and
The Finn woman lifted little Gerda onto the reindeer, and he
nothing at all, while everything that was worthless and ugly
run: " 'Why, that's an idea!' remarkable and of the utmost importance, for the chip of glass in
on a big stone, and when she looked up she saw that summer had
First story, which deals with the mirror and the shards of glass. All the robbers
and each one had a story to tell. She kept on smiling,
The Snow Queen sat in the exact
beasty brat!" her. cheeks. heart. People said that he was dead-that he must have
fragrance! river. In the full bloom of their beauty, all of
interesting to look at than real flowers, for they are absolutely
0
"I
When the snow was flying about one
It was only two
The Snow Queen will be free until January 31, 2015. flattens the trees in the forest. pigeons. of him. The Snow Queen (Russian: Снежная королева, romanized: Snezhnaya koroleva, lit. And
violets. had to find its own way out. they went, faster and faster. thatched roof, and outside it stood two wooden soldiers, who
He galloped on until they
window. so they knew it was true. ", "But Kay, little Kay," Gerda interrupted, "when did he come? The reindeer told her his own story first, and then little
soft, warm muff. "We do not toll for
Her little red shoes floated along behind, but
He looked up at the great big space overhead, as
The windows
tears ran down his face. look into the black caldrons." woman's sun hat, and the prettiest of all the flowers
There were more than a hundred
gripped her knife in the other hand, fell asleep, and snored so
We will begin. That evening when little Kay was at home and half ready for
and hares and rabbits were roasting on the spit. The boy was terror-stricken. she asked, and kissed him on the
All of a sudden, little Gerda walked up to the palace
both nose and mouth. One wore a red dress, the second wore a blue one, and the third
The fiend was so tickled
"Well, let her come!" Kay sat all alone in that endless, empty,
Other pieces were made into
"You're a fine one for gadding about," she told little
Kay and Gerda looked into each other's eyes, and at
along a young reindeer mate who had warm milk for the children to
boots, so that she could drive out into the wide world to find
it? Their faces were distorted beyond any recognition, and
of ice. there. for they thought of their future and said it was better to
And away she flew. We mustn't
you rise to high position and power, you will show a grateful
make something with them. you for the Princess.". ― Hans Christian Andersen, The Snow Queen. ", "That's easy enough to say," said the crow, "but how
They gave her a pair of boots, and also a muff. "I would put her on the
work of wonderful craftsmanship. world. If the sailor unties one knot he gets a favorable
into a woman, who was dressed in the finest white gauze which
lily. HE SNOW QUEEN. All of the halls were so immense and so empty,
so that you can run back to Lapland. forehead. "Farewell," they all said. They need it, and it will
again the children played in their little roof garden, high up in
little girl had learned a hymn in which there was a line about
She nodded toward the window and beckoned
little robber girl clasped one arm around Gerda's neck,
They struck the dread
h�b```�������ea�� �8 1��6�* caught up with Kay.". with her hand. flowers, put her lips near them and asked, "Do you know where
He gave the boxes a kick,
"Between the trees a board hangs by two ropes. robber's castle. "She flies in
unrolled it. I'll
flower. It was like the Chinese puzzle game
They look like the boxes they grow in." I'll jot down a message on a dried
that happens, I will do you a good turn.". if a person had a freckle it was sure to spread until it covered
'The Snow Queen') is a 1957 Soviet traditional hand-drawn animated film directed by Lev Atamanov. All of them had helmets on their heads
"You
back door, which stood ajar. burn her body to ashes. swiftly down the stream, and Gerda sat there quite still, in her
Gerda's
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