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"Dear Barbara," said the snowflake, "I will watch with thee for the coming of the prince." And Barbara was glad, for she loved the little snowflake, that was so pure and innocent and gentle. "Tell us, O pine tree," cried the vine, "what do you see in the east? Has the prince yet entered the forest?" DEAR BARBARA SAID THE SNOWFLAKE I WILL WATCH WITH THEE FOR THE COMING OF THE PRINCE AND BARBARA WAS GLAD FOR SHE LOVED THE LITTLE SNOWFLAKE THAT WAS SO PURE AND INNOCENT AND GENTLE TELL US O PINE TREE CRIED THE VINE WHAT DO YOU SEE IN THE EAST HAS THE PRINCE YET ENTERED THE FOREST
" "Nestle close to me, and I will chafe your temples and body and limbs till they are warm," said the vine. "Let me rest upon your cheek, and I will sing you my little songs," said the snowdrop. And Barbara felt very grateful for all these homely kindnesses. She rested in the velvety snow at the foot of the pine-tree, and the vine chafed her body and limbs, and the little flower sang sweet songs to her. "Whirr-r-r, whirr-r-r!" There was that noisy wind again, but this time it was gentler than it had been in the city. "Here you are, my little Barbara," said the wind, in kindly tones. "I have brought you the little snowflake. I am glad you came away from the city, for the people are proud and haughty there; oh, but I will have my fun with them!" Then, having dropped the little snowflake on Barbara's cheek, the wind whisked off to the city again. And we can imagine that it played rare pranks with the proud, haughty folk on its return; for the wind, as you know, is no respecter of persons. FOR HER LIE AT MY FEET SAID THE PINE TREE AND I WILL PROTECT YOU NESTLE CLOSE TO ME AND I WILL CHAFE YOUR TEMPLES AND BODY AND LIMBS TILL THEY ARE WARM SAID THE VINE LET ME REST UPON YOUR CHEEK AND I WILL SING YOU MY LITTLE SONGS SAID THE SNOWDROP AND BARBARA FELT VERY GRATEFUL FOR ALL THESE HOMELY KINDNESSES SHE RESTED IN THE VELVETY SNOW AT THE FOOT OF THE PINE TREE AND THE VINE CHAFED HER BODY AND LIMBS AND THE LITTLE FLOWER SANG SWEET SONGS TO HER WHO WAS THAT NOISY WIND AGAIN BUT THIS TIME IT WAS GENTLER THAN IT HAD BEEN IN THE CITY HERE YOU ARE MY LITTLE BARBARA SAID THE WIND IN KINDLY TONES I HAVE BROUGHT YOU THE LITTLE SNOWFLAKE I AM GLAD YOU CAME AWAY FROM THE CITY FOR THE PEOPLE ARE PROUD AND HAUGHTY THERE OH BUT I WILL HAVE MY FUN WITH THEM THEN HAVING DROPPED THE LITTLE SNOWFLAKE ON BARBARA'S CHEEK THE WIND WHISKED OFF TO THE CITY AGAIN AND WE CAN IMAGINE THAT IT PLAYED RARE PRANKS WITH THE PROUD HAUGHTY FOLK ON HIS RETURN FOR THE WIND AS YOU KNOW IS NO RESPECTRE OF PERSONS
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