Journeys through Bookland : a new and original plan for reading applied to the world's best literature for children . Ivans fear left him; and then she ran to her newmother and father and kissed them and cried forjoy. Marie and Ivan were so happy that tears cameto their eyes, too; and they welcomed the little girlinto their home as the greatest blessing that had evercome to them. The village people, of course, marvelled at thestrange good fortune of Ivan and his wife, but theysoon forgot their astonishment in trying to makelittle Snow White feel at home among them, for shewas so gentle and lov
Journeys through Bookland : a new and original plan for reading applied to the world's best literature for children . Ivans fear left him; and then she ran to her newmother and father and kissed them and cried forjoy. Marie and Ivan were so happy that tears cameto their eyes, too; and they welcomed the little girlinto their home as the greatest blessing that had evercome to them. The village people, of course, marvelled at thestrange good fortune of Ivan and his wife, but theysoon forgot their astonishment in trying to makelittle Snow White feel at home among them, for shewas so gentle and lovable that no one could helpwishing to be kind to her. Then, too, she was verypretty, for her eyes seemed to be of the clear blueof the sky, and her hair was as yellow and lustrousas the most golden sunbeams. However, there was one surprising fact aboutSnow White that everybody in the village, youngand old, was always trying to account for. She hadbeen only a very small child when she came to hernew home, yet each month she grew so much morethan most children grow in a year, that by the time The Snow JNIaiden 259. THE SNOW IMAGE early spring came she was as tall as a girl of twelveor thirteen years. Then, too, her mother noticedthat although she had been always very cheerfuland fond of play during the winter, she began to beless light-hearted every day, and to shrink from join-ing her playmates now that spring was calling everyone out of doors to see the crisp new blades of grass,and the tiny leaves uncurling in the sunshine. On one especially fine day some of the childrenof the village came by the house and called, SnowWhite, wont you go with us to the woods? Its the 260 The Snow Maiden best time to get wild flowers, and there are ever somany of them in the sunny places. Snow White hesitated, but her mother have been indoors so much, dear child, thatyou will enjoy a day in the open air. Hadnt youbetter go? If you think best, I will go, Snow Whiteanswered quietly; and
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