But the child vanishes, and only a pool of water remains before the stove. When the children's father, a matter-of-fact merchant, comes home, he disregards their remonstrances and takes the snow-child into the house, intending to clothe her, feed her, and take her to her own home. In their enthusiasm they are hardly surprised when the image comes to life as a beautiful child in a flimsy white dress, who plays with them in the garden. “The Snow-Image: A Childish Miracle” is an allegory in which Peony and Violet Lindsey, gay, fanciful children, build an image of snow, encouraged by their mother, who tells them it will be their snow-sister and playfellow. The volume includes historical sketches, tales of the supernatural, and such allegorical stories as “Ethan Brand,” “My Kinsman, Major Molyneux,” and “The Great Stone Face.” And Other Twice-Told Tales,17 short stories by Hawthorne, published in 1851.
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