The snow-flakes grew larger and larger, till at last they looked just like great white fowls.
Suddenly they flew on one side; the large sledge stopped, and the person who drove rose up.
It was a l a d y; her cloak and cap were of s n o w.
She was tall and of slender figure, and of a dazzling whiteness.
It was the ♔ S n o w Q u e e n.