IV.
Preparation.
The sisters see a dwarf who is in trouble. Recall explanation of dwarf. Imagine in what trouble he might be. Explain wedge.
Narration.
A DWARF IN TROUBLE.
One day, not long after the bear had gone away, the mother sent Snow-white and Rose-red into the woods to gather sticks. They saw a big tree which the wind had blown down. As they drew near it they noticed something jumping up and down on the fallen tree-trunk. At first they could not tell what it was; but, when they went nearer, they saw it was a little dwarf with a wrinkled face and a long, white beard.
The tree was split from top to bottom and the dwarf’s beard was caught and held fast in the crack. He was jumping about at a great rate, but he could not get free.
It was really a funny sight to see the dwarf hopping about, and Snow-white and Rose-red could not keep from laughing. This made the dwarf very angry. He cried out, “Why are you standing there laughing instead of coming to help me?”
The children, as you know, were kind-hearted; and when they saw how the dwarf felt they pitied him.