And when Gerda was warmed and had had something to eat and drink , the Lapland woman wrote on a dried stock-fish , and begged Gerda to take care of it , tied Gerda securely on the reindeer 's back , and away they went again . The whole night was ablaze with northern lights , and then they came to Finland and knocked at the Finland woman 's chimney , for door she had none . Inside it was so hot that the Finland woman wore very few clothes ; she loosened Gerda 's clothes and drew off her fur gloves and boots . She laid a piece of ice on the reindeer 's head , and then read what was written on the stock-fish . She read it over three times till she knew it by heart , and then put the fish in the saucepan , for she never wasted anything . Then the reindeer told his story , and afterwards little Gerda 's and the Finland woman blinked her eyes but said nothing . ` You are very clever , ' said the reindeer . ' I know . Can not you give the little girl a drink so that she may have the strength of twelve men and overcome the Snow-queen ? ' ` The strength of twelve men ! ' said the Finland woman ; ` that would not help much . Little Kay is with the Snow-queen and he likes everything there very much and thinks it the best place in the world . But that is because he has a splinter of glass in his heart and a bit in his eye . If these do not come out , he will never be free , and the Snow-queen will keep her power over him . ' ` But can not you give little Gerda something so that she can have power over her ? ' ' I can give her no greater power than she has already ; do n't you see how great it is ? Do n't you see how men and beasts must help her when she wanders into the wide world with her bare feet ? She is powerful already , because she is a dear little innocent child . If she can not by herself conquer the Snow-queen and take away the glass splinters from little Kay , we can not help her ! The Snow-queen 's garden begins two miles from here .
You can carry the little maiden so far ; put her down by the large bush XXXXX red berries growing in the snow .
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