THE SNOW QUEEN
The carriage at last stopped in the middle of the court-yard of the Robbers castle. This castle was half ruined; crows and ravens flew out of the openings, and some fearfully large bull-dogs, looking as if they could devour a man in a moment, jumped round the carriage; they did not bark, for that was forbidden.
The maidens entered a large smoky hall, where a tremendous fire was blazing on the stone floor; the smoke rose up to the ceiling, seeking a way of escape, for there was no chimney; a large cauldron, full of soup, was boiling over the fire, whilst hares and rabbits were roasting on the spit.
Thou shalt sleep with me and my little pets tor.i - . me Robber-maiden. Then they had soome food, and afterwards went .0 a corner, wherein lay straw and a piece of carpet, Nearly a hundred pigeons were perched cn staves ana lams around tnem, they seemed to be asle< but ware startled when the little maidens approached.
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Waikato Times, Volume 126, Issue 21041, 17 February 1940, Page 14 (Supplement)
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169THE SNOW QUEEN Waikato Times, Volume 126, Issue 21041, 17 February 1940, Page 14 (Supplement)
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