Снігова королева
Which Treats of a Mirror and of the Splinters
Andnowitworkedmuchmoreevilthanbefore; forsomeofthesepieces werehardlysolargeasagrainofsand, andtheyflewaboutinthewideworld, andwhentheygotintopeople’seyes,theretheystayed; andthenpeoplesaweverythingperverted, oronlyhadaneyeforthatwhichwasevil. Thishappenedbecausetheverysmallestbithadthesamepower whichthewholemirrorhadpossessed. Somepersonsevengotasplinterintheirheart, andthenitmadeoneshudder, fortheirheartbecamelikealumpofice. Someofthebrokenpiecesweresolarge thattheywereusedforwindowpanes, throughwhichonecouldnotseeone’sfriends. Otherpieceswereputinspectacles; andthatwasasadaffair whenpeopleputontheirglasses toseewellandrightly. Thenthewickedspritelaughedtillhealmostchoked, forallthistickledhisfancy. Thefinesplintersstillflewaboutintheair: andnowweshallhearwhathappenednext.
