Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (5)

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (5)

Alone in the fores, Snow White wept with fright.

Deeper and deeper into the woods she ran, half blinded by tears.

It seemed to her that roots of trees reached up to trip her feet, that branches reached out to clutch at her dress as she passed.

At last, weak with terror, Snow White fell to the ground.
As the sun began to set, she lay there, sobbing her heart out.

Ever so quitely, out from burrows and nests and hollow trees, crept the little woodland animals.
Bunnies and chipmunks, racoons and squirrels gathered around to keep watch over her.

When Snow White looked up and saw them there, she smiled through her tears.
At the sight of her smile, the little animals crept closer, snuggling in her lap or nestling in her arms.

The birds sang their gayest melodies to Snow White, and the little forest clearing was filled with joy.

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