--- title: The Pink Fairy Book, part 8 — The Pink Fairy Book · full text with trees · page 2 description: The Pink Fairy Book, part 8, «The Pink Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang: the whole chapter, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. It begins: She was now the most beautiful young princess that anyone could wish to see, and he was now lord of half the kingdom, which had been promised him f --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/8/page/2/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [The Pink Fairy Book](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/) / The Pink Fairy Book, part 8 # The Pink Fairy Book, part 8 · page 2 [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/8/) **2** - [101](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/8/101/) — When they were in the middle of their games there drove into the square a large sledge, all white, and in it sat a figure dressed in a rough white fur pelisse with a white fur cap on. - [102](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/8/102/) — The sledge drove twice round the square, and Kay fastened his little sledge behind it and drove off. - [103](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/8/103/) — It went quicker and quicker into the next street. - [104](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/8/104/) — The driver turned round, and nodded to Kay ina friendly way as if they had known each other before. - [105](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/8/105/) — Every time that Kay tried to unfasten his sledge the driver nodded again, and Kay sat still once more. - [106](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/8/106/) — Then they drove out of the town, and the snow began to fall so thickly that the little boy could not see his hand before him, and on and on they went. - [107](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/8/107/) — He quickly unfastened the cord to get loose from the big sledge, but it was of no use; his little sledge hung on fast, and it went on like the wind. - [108](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/8/108/) — Then he cried out, but nobody heard him. - [109](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/8/109/) — He was dreadfully frightened. - [110](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/8/110/) — The snowflakes grew larger and larger till they looked like great white birds. - [111](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/8/111/) — All at once they flew aside, the large sledge stood still, and the figure who was driving stood up. - [112](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/8/112/) — The fur cloak and cap were all of snow. - [113](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/8/113/) — It was a lady, tall and slim, and glittering. - [114](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/8/114/) — It was the Snow-queen. - [115](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/8/115/) — ‘We have come at a good rate,’ she said; ‘but you are almost frozen. - [116](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/8/116/) — Creep in under my cloak.’ - [117](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/8/117/) — And she set him close to her in the sledge and drew the cloak over him. - [118](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/8/118/) — He felt as though he were sinking into a snow-drift. - [119](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/8/119/) — ‘Are you cold now?’ she asked, and kissed his forehead. - [120](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/8/120/) — The kiss was cold as ice and reached down to his heart, which was already half a lump of ice. - [121](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/8/121/) — ‘My sledge! - [122](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/8/122/) — Don’t forget my sledge!’ - [123](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/8/123/) — He thought of that first, and it was fastened to one of the great white birds who flew behind with the sledge on its back. - [124](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/8/124/) — The Snow-queen kissed Kay again, and then he forgot all about little Gerda, his grandmother, and everybody at home. - [125](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/8/125/) — ‘Now I must not kiss you any more,’ she said, ‘or else I should kiss you to death.’ - [126](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/8/126/) — Then away they flew over forests and lakes, over sea and land. - [127](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/8/127/) — Round them whistled the cold wind, the wolves howled, and the snow hissed; over them flew the black shrieking crows. - [128](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/8/128/) — But high up the moon shone large and bright, and thus Kay passed the long winter night. - [129](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/8/129/) — In the day he slept at the Snow-queen’s feet. - [130](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/8/130/) — But what happened to little Gerda when Kay did not come back? - [131](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/8/131/) — What had become of him? - [132](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/8/132/) — Nobody knew. - [133](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/8/133/) — The other boys told how they had seen him fasten his sledge on to a large one which had driven out of the town gate. - [134](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/8/134/) — Gerda cried a great deal. - [135](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/8/135/) — The winter was long and dark to her. - [136](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/8/136/) — Then the spring came with warm sunshine. - [137](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/8/137/) — ‘I will go and look for Kay,’ said Gerda. 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