But there is no use making a woman . Let us make a little snow child , and pretend it is a living one . ' ` Yes , let us do that , ' said Ivan , and he took down his cap and went into the garden with his old wife . Then the two set to work with all their might to make a doll out of the snow . They shaped a little body and two little hands and two little feet . On top of all they placed a ball of snow , out of which the head was to be . ` What in the world are you doing ? ' asked a passer-by . ` Ca n't you guess ? ' returned Ivan . ` Making a snow-child , ' replied Marie . They had finished the nose and the chin . Two holes were left for the eyes , and Ivan carefully shaped out the mouth . No sooner had he done so than he felt a warm breath upon his cheek . He started back in surprise and looked -- and behold ! the eyes of the child met his , and its lips , which were as red as raspberries , smiled at him ! ` What is it ? ' cried Ivan , crossing himself . ` Am I mad , or is the thing bewitched ? ' The snow-child bent its head as if it had been really alive .
It moved its little arms and its little legs XXXXX the snow that lay about it just as the living children did theirs .
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