Snow White and Rose Red (7)

Snow White and Rose Red (7)

Some time later, the mother sent her children into the woods to gather twigs.

On their way they found a huge tree lying on the ground, and around the trunk they saw something jumping about between the leaves, but they could not make out what it was.

When they came closer they saw it was a gnorm,
He had an old wrinkled face and a long whie beard.

The end of his beard was caught in a crack of the tree and the little man was leaping from one side to the other like a chained dog, not knowing how to get out of this tangle.

He stared the two young girls with his flaming eyes and cried, " What are you standing there for ?  Can't you come and help me ? "

" Little man, what are you doing there ? " asked Rose Red.

" You stupid, nosy goose, " answered the gnorm.
"I wanted to chop down this tree t get some small logs fr the kitchen.The big logs burn our little plates that we use to eat from, since we are not as greedy as you.  

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