Do you know at all ? ' ` She was probably travelling to Lapland , where there is always ice and snow . Ask the reindeer . ' ` There is capital ice and snow there ! ' said the reindeer . ` One can jump about there in the great sparkling valleys . There the Snow-queen has her summer palace , but her best palace is up by the North Pole , on the island called Spitzbergen . ' ' O Kay , my little Kay ! ' sobbed Gerda . ` You must lie still , ' said the little robber-girl , ` or else I shall stick my knife into you ! ' In the morning Gerda told her all that the wood-pigeons had said . She nodded . ` Do you know where Lapland is ? ' she asked the reindeer . ` Who should know better than I ? ' said the beast , and his eyes sparkled . ' I was born and bred there on the snow-fields . ' ` Listen ! ' said the robber-girl to Gerda ; ` you see that all the robbers have gone ; only my mother is left , and she will fall asleep in the afternoon -- then I will do something for you ! ' When her mother had fallen asleep , the robber-girl went up to the reindeer and said , ' I am going to set you free so that you can run to Lapland .
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