Snow White and Rose Red (5)

Snow White and Rose Red (5)

Then the bear said, " My children, would you mind brushing the snow off my fur ? "

So they went to get the groom and cleaned the bear's fur.

Then he stretched out by the fire, rumbling gently with comfort and pleasure.

The girls soon felt so sure of the bear that they began to tease their large guest.

They pulled his fur with their hands, put their little feet on his back, rolled him from side to side, patted him with a stick and burst out laughting when he growled.

The bear let them play, but if it became too rough he said,
" Children, leave me in pease:
Snow White, Rose Red !
Don't kill your sweetheart ! "

When it was  bedtime and the girls were asleep, their mother said to the bear, " You stay the night there, near the fire, and God will watch over you. "

The next morning the two girls let the bear go when he asked and he went back into the forest, shuffling through the snow.

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