The fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm . e tried them all but none suited her ;one was too short, another too long, all except the seventh,which was iust right. She remained in it, said her prayers,and fell asleep. When it was quite dark the masters of the house came were seven Dwarfs, who used to dig in the mountains forore. They kindled their lights, and as soon as they could seethey noticed that some one had been there, for everythingwas not in the order in which they had left it. The first said, Who has been sitting in my chair ? The second said, Who has been eating off my plate ? T
The fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm . e tried them all but none suited her ;one was too short, another too long, all except the seventh,which was iust right. She remained in it, said her prayers,and fell asleep. When it was quite dark the masters of the house came were seven Dwarfs, who used to dig in the mountains forore. They kindled their lights, and as soon as they could seethey noticed that some one had been there, for everythingwas not in the order in which they had left it. The first said, Who has been sitting in my chair ? The second said, Who has been eating off my plate ? The third said, Who has been nibbling my bread ? The fourth said, Who has been eating my vegetables ? The fifth said, Who has been using my fork ? The sixth said, Who has been cutting with my knife ? The seventh said, Wlio has been drinking out of my cup ? 163 GRIMMS FAIRY TALES Then the first looked and saw a slight impression on hisbed, and said, Who has been treading on my bed ? Theothers came running up and said, And mine, and In the evenine: the sevou Dwarfs came back. But the seventh, when he looked into his bed, saw Snowdrop,who lay there asleep. He called the others, who came up andcried out with astonishment, as they held their lights and164 SNOWDROP gazed at Snowdrop. Heavens! what a beautiful child,they said, and they were so dehghted that they did not wakeher up but left her asleep in bed. And the seventh Dwarfslept with his comrades, an hour with each all through thenight. When morning came Snowdrop woke up, and when she sawthe seven Dwarfs she was frightened. But they were very kind and asked her name. I am called Snowdrop, she answered. How did you get into our house ? they asked. Then she told them how her stepmother had wished to getrid of her, how the Huntsman had spared her life, and howshe had run all day till she had found the house. Then the Dwarfs said, Will you look after our household,cook, make the beds, wash, sew and knit, and keep everythingnea
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