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Martha listens to her favorite band all the time in the car, gym, even sleeping. So when they finally went on tour, Martha bundled her flight and hotel on Expedia to see them live. She saved so much she got her seat close enough to actually see and hear them. Saw dog. You were made to scream from the front row. We were made to quietly save you. More Expedia made to travel savings vary and subject to availability. Flight inclusive packages are atoll protected.
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I'm Keith Morrison and this is the final episode of Hans Christian Andersen's the Snow Queen. Young Gerrida is racing along in a carriage on a quest to find her best friend. A foolish quest, many said, a pointless one. Kay disappeared so long ago. Surely he's dead by now. But Gerda's heart just can't let him go. So now here she is, sitting in that coach, lurching forward, forward into the unknown. Soon enough she comes to a forest and the black trees close in around her. That's where her next trouble begins. Once again, the Snow Queen. The coach carrying Gerda drove on through a thick forest where it lighted up the way like a torch and dazzled the eyes of some robbers who could not bear to let it pass them safely. It's gold. It's gold. They cried, rushing forward and seizing the horses. They struck the little jockeys and the coachman and the footmen and pulled Gerda out of the carriage. She's young and pretty and she's been fed with kernels of nuts. Said an old robber woman who had a long beard and eyebrows that hung over her eyes. She's as good as a little lamb. How nice she will taste. And as she said this, she drew forth a shining knife that glittered horribly. Oh. Screamed the old woman at the same moment, for her own daughter, who held her back, had bitten her in the ear. She was wild and naughty and the mother turned to punish her, completely forgetting about killing Gerda. She shall play with me, said the little Robber girl. She shall give me her muff and her pretty dress and sleep with me in my bed. And then she bit her mother again and made her spring in the air and jump about. And all the robbers laughed. I will have a ride in the coach, said the little robber girl, and she would have her own way, for she was so self willed and obstinate. She and Gerada seated themselves in the coach and drove away over stumps and stones into the depths of the forest. The little robber girl was about the same size as Gerda, but stronger. She had broader shoulders. Her eyes were cold black. She had a mournful look. She clasped little Gerda around the waist and said, they shall not kill you, as long as you don't make me vexed with you. I suppose you're a princess. No, said Gerda. And then she told her all her history and how fond she was of Kay. The robber girl looked earnestly at her, nodded her head slightly and said, they shan't kill you even if I do get angry with you, for I will do it myself. And then she wiped Gerda's eyes and stuck her own hands in the beautiful muff, which was so soft and warm. The coach stopped in the courtyard of a robber's castle, the walls of which were cracked from top to bottom. Ravens and crows flew in and out of the holes and crevices, while great bullfrogs, both of which looked as if they could swallow a man, were jumping about in the large old smoky hall. A bright fire was burning on the stone floor. Soup was boiling in a large cauldron, and hares and rabbits were roasting on the spit. You shall sleep with me and all my little animals tonight, said the robber girl. After they had something to eat and drink, she took Gerrida to a corner of the hall where some straw and carpets were laid down. Above them on perches were more than a hundred pigeons, all of whom seemed to be asleep, though they moved a bit when the two little girls came near them. These all belong to me, said the robber girl, and she seized the nearest to her, held it by the feet and shook it until it flapped its wings. Kiss it. She cried, slapping it in Gerda's face. There sit the wood pigeons, she continued, pointing to a cage which had been fixed to the wall. Both rascals would fly away if they were not closely locked up. And here's my old sweetheart. Baa. And she dragged out a reindeer by the horn. He wore a bright copper ring around his neck and was tied up. We're Also obliged to hold him tight too, or he'd run away from us. Also I tickle his neck every evening with my sharp knife, which frightens him very much. And then the robber girl drew a long knife from a nook in the wall and let it slide gently over the reindeer's neck. The poor animal began to kick, and the little robber girl laughed and pulled down Gerda into bed. Will you have that knife with you while you're asleep? Asked Gerda, looking at it in great fright. I always sleep with the knife by me, said the robber girl. There's no telling what might happen. But now tell me again about Kay and why you went out into the world. Gerda repeated her story over again while the wood pigeons coo gently in their cages. As she spoke, the robber girl put one arm across Gerda's neck and held the knife in the other and was soon fast asleep and snoring. But Gerda could not close her eyes at all. She didn't know whether she was to live or die. The robbers sat around the fire singing and drinking, and the old woman stumbled about. It was a terrible sight for a little girl to witness. But then, quite suddenly, the wood pigeons piped up and said, we have seen Kay. A white bird carried his sled and he sat in the carriage of the Snow Queen, which drove through the wood while we were lying in our nest. What are you saying up there? Cried Gerda. Where was the Snow Queen going? Do you know anything about it? She was most likely traveling to Lapland, where there's always snow and ice. Ask the reindeer that's fastened up there with a rope. Yes, there's always snow and ice, said the reindeer, and it is glorious. It's a glorious place. You can leap and run about freely on the sparkling icy plains. The Snow Queen has her summer tent there, but her castle is at the North Pole on an island called Spitzbergen. Oh, Kay, little Kay, cried Gerda. Lie still, said the robber girl, or I shall run my knife into your body in the morning. Gerda told her all that the wood pigeons had said, and the robber girl looked quite serious and nodded her head and said, that's all talk. Do you know where Lapland is? She asked the reindeer. Who should know better than I do, said the animal while his eyes sparkled. I was born and brought up there and used to run about on the snow covered plains. Now listen, said the robber girl. All our men are gone away. Only mother is here, and she will stay. But at noon she always drinks out of a great bottle and Afterwards she sleeps for a little while. That's when I'll do something for you. Later that day, when the mother had drunk out of the bottle and was gone to sleep, the little robber maiden went to the reindeer and said, I should like very much to tickle your neck a few times with my knife, for it makes you look so funny. But never mind. I will untie your cord and set you free so that you may run away to Lapland. But you must make good use of your legs and carry this little maiden to the castle of the Snow Queen where her playfellow is. You heard what she told me, for she spoke loud enough, and you were listening. Then the reindeer jumped for joy, and the robber girl lifted Gerda on his back and tied her on, and even gave her a little cushion to sit on. Here are your fur boots for you, for it'll be very cold, but I must keep them off. It's so pretty. However, you shall not be frozen for the want of it. Here are my mother's large warm mittens. They'll reach up to your elbows. Let me put them on. There. Now your hands look just like my mother's. Gerda wept for joy. I don't like to see you fret, said the little robber girl. You ought to look quite happy now. Oh, and here are two loaves and a ham, so you need not starve. She fastened these to the reindeer, and then the little robber maiden opened the door and cut the string with which the reindeer was fastened and said, now run. But mind you, take good care of the little girl. Gerda stretched out her hand with the great mitten on it toward the little robber girl and said farewell. Away flew the reindeer over stumps and stones, through the great forest, over marshes and plains. As quickly as he could, the wolves howled and the ravens screamed, while up in the sky quivered red lights like flames of fire. There are my northern lights, said the reindeer. See how they flash. And he ran on day and night, faster and faster, racing to Lapland and decay. Your new home is now ready, Dr. Horton, America's builder has new homes that are ready today. With new construction communities throughout the Puget Sound and Central Washington areas And more coming, Dr. Horton has the right home for you. Dr. Horton, we're still building, with more construction, more communities and more homes available every day. Tap your screen now or visit drhorton.com to find your new home now ready. 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