Снігова королева
The Little Robber Maiden
"Ican’tbeartoseeyoufretting,"saidthelittlerobbermaiden."Thisisjustthetimewhenyououghttolookpleased.Herearetwoloavesandahamforyou,sothatyouwon’tstarve. "ThebreadandthemeatwerefastenedtotheReindeer’sback;thelittlemaidenopenedthedoor,calledinallthedogs,andthenwithherknifecuttheropethatfastenedtheanimal,andsaidtohim, "Now,offwithyou;buttakegoodcareofthelittlegirl!"
AndGerdastretchedoutherhandswiththelargewaddedglovestowardstherobbermaiden,andsaid,"Farewell!"andtheReindeerflewonoverbushandbramblethroughthegreatwood,overmoorandheath,asfastashecouldgo.
"Ddsa!Ddsa!"washeardinthesky.Itwasjustasifsomebodywassneezing.
"Thesearemyoldnorthern-lights,"saidtheReindeer,"lookhowtheygleam!Andonhenowspedstillquicker—dayandnightonhewent:theloaveswereconsumed,andthehamtoo;andnowtheywereinLapland.
