There was once a daughter born to Fairy Spring and Father Frost. This daughter was the most beautiful maiden that had ever been known, she had skin as pale as the snow, eyes blue like the sky, and thick blond hair that hung to her waist. She was named Snow-maiden.

Fairy Spring had to hide her daughter from the Sun God, whose rays could easily destroy the beautiful girl, so for a very long time Snow-maiden lived deep within the woods. But it was very lonely there, and one day Snow-maiden decided to take a long walk. As she walked she heard a beautiful sound. At first it was very far away, but it drew Snow-maiden closer and closer to its source. Snow-maiden followed it for a long time, all the way to the edge of the forest. There in an open field sat Lyle, a farm boy, playing his flute. Snow-maiden listened and watched form the edge of the forest, and became enchanted with Lyle.

Snow-maiden went to the edge of the forest every day to listen to the farm boy play his flute. Lyle always ignored the beautiful girl standing in the shade of the trees, and instead danced with the girls who sat with him in the field. This broke Snow-maiden’s tender heart, and she decided to go speak with her mother about it. “Mother,” Snow-maiden began, “please let me feel real love.” Fairy Spring understood that her daughter wanted the farm boy to fall in love with her. “If you want real love,” Fairy Spring answered, “you must leave the protection of the forest and go into the open field where the boy plays his flute.”

The next day Snow-maiden once again followed the sweet sound of Lyle’s music to the edge of the woods. She stepped out of the trees, and walked into the opening. Lyle turned to look at her, and thought she was the most beautiful girl that he had ever seen in his life. Just then Snow-maiden stepped into a ray of sunshine, which illuminated her beauty to its fullest. But the Sun God’s ray was to strong for Snow-maiden, and she melted before Lyle’s eyes…

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