The girl consented , and the wedding was held with much state . The King had a huge house of ice made for his wife underground , so that even in summer it did not melt . But for his brother-in-law he had a house built with huge ovens all round it , that were kept heated all day and night . The Fire-son was delighted , but the perpetual heat in which he lived made his body so hot , that it was dangerous to go too close to him . One day the King gave a great feast , and asked his brother-in-law among the other guests . The Fire-son did not appear till everyone had assembled , and when he did , everyone fled outside to the open air , so intense was the heat he gave forth . Then the King was very angry and said , ` If I had known what a lot of trouble you would have been , I would never have taken you into my house . ' Then the Fire-son replied with a laugh , ` Do n't be angry , dear brother ! I love heat and my sister loves cold -- come here and let me embrace you , and then I 'll go home at once . ' And before the King had time to reply , the Fire-son seized him in a tight embrace . The King screamed aloud in agony , and when his wife , the Snow-daughter , who had taken refuge from her brother in the next room , hurried to him , the King lay dead on the ground burnt to a cinder . When the Snow-daughter saw this she turned on her brother and flew at him . Then a fight began , the like of which had never been seen on earth . When the people , attracted by the noise , hurried to the spot , they saw the Snow-daughter melting into water and the Fire-son burn to a cinder . And so ended the unhappy brother and sister . THE STORY OF KING FROST -LRB- 26 -RRB- -LRB- 26 -RRB- From the Russian . There was once upon a time a peasant-woman who had a daughter and a step-daughter . The daughter had her own way in everything , and whatever she did was right in her mother 's eyes ; but the poor step-daughter had a hard time . Let her do what she would , she was always blamed , and got small thanks for all the trouble she took ; nothing was right , everything wrong ; and yet , if the truth were known , the girl was worth her weight in gold -- she was so unselfish and good-hearted . But her step-mother did not like her , and the poor girl 's days were spent in weeping ; for it was impossible to live peacefully with the woman .
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