ForalongtimetheFire-sonandtheSnow-daughterwanderedthroughtheworld，andwhenatthebeginningofwintertheycametoabigwoodtheydeterminedtostaytheretillspring。TheFire-sonbuilthimselfahutwherehealwayskeptupahugefire，whilehissisterwithveryfewclothesonstayedoutsidenightandday。NowithappenedonedaythattheKingofthelandheldahuntinthiswood，andsawtheSnow-daughterwanderingaboutintheopenair。Hewonderedverymuchwhothebeautifulgirlcladinsuchgarmentscouldbe，andhestoppedandspoketoher。Hesoonlearntthatshecouldnotstandheat，andthatherbrothercouldnotendurecold。TheKingwassocharmedbytheSnow-daughter，thatheaskedhertobehiswife。Thegirlconsented，andtheweddingwasheldwithmuchstate。TheKinghadahugehouseoficemadeforhiswifeunderground，sothateveninsummeritdidnotmelt。Butforhisbrother-in-lawhehadahousebuiltwithhugeovensallroundit，thatwerekeptheatedalldayandnight。TheFire-sonwasdelighted，buttheperpetualheatinwhichhelivedmadehisbodysohot，thatitwasdangeroustogotooclosetohim。
OnedaytheKinggaveagreatfeast，andaskedhisbrother-in-
lawamongtheotherguests。TheFire-sondidnotappeartilleveryonehadassembled，andwhenhedid，everyonefledoutsidetotheopenair，sointensewastheheathegaveforth。ThentheKingwasveryangryandsaid，’IfIhadknownwhatalotoftroubleyouwouldhavebeen，Iwouldneverhavetakenyouintomyhouse。’ThentheFire-sonrepliedwithalaugh，’Don’tbeangry，dearbrother！Iloveheatandmysisterlovescold——comehereandletmeembraceyou，andthenI’llgohomeatonce。’AndbeforetheKinghadtimetoreply，theFire-sonseizedhiminatightembrace。TheKingscreamedaloudinagony，andwhenhiswife，theSnow-daughter，whohadtakenrefugefromherbrotherinthenextroom，hurriedtohim，theKinglaydeadonthegroundburnttoacinder。WhentheSnow-daughtersawthissheturnedonherbrotherandflewathim。Thenafightbegan，thelikeofwhichhadneverbeenseenonearth。Whenthepeople，attractedbythenoise，hurriedtothespot，theysawtheSnow-daughtermeltingintowaterandtheFire-sonburntoacinder。Andsoendedtheunhappybrotherandsister。
FromtheRussian。
Therewasonceuponatimeapeasant-womanwhohadadaughterandastep-daughter。Thedaughterhadherownwayineverything，andwhatevershedidwasrightinhermother’seyes；butthepoorstep-daughterhadahardtime。Letherdowhatshewould，shewasalwaysblamed，andgotsmallthanksforallthetroubleshetook；nothingwasright，everythingwrong；andyet，ifthetruthwereknown，thegirlwasworthherweightingold——shewassounselfishandgood-hearted。Butherstep-motherdidnotlikeher，andthepoorgirl’sdayswerespentinweeping；foritwasimpossibletolivepeacefullywiththewoman。Thewickedshrewwasdeterminedtogetridofthegirlbyfairmeansorfoul，andkeptsayingtoherfather:’Sendheraway，oldman；sendheraway——anywheresothatmyeyessha’n’tbeplaguedanylongerbythesightofher，ormyearstormentedbythesoundofhervoice。