An old childless couple creates a daughter out of snow who comes to life. They name her Snegurochka and she is kind but pale and shy. In the summer heat, Snegurochka plays with friends in the forest but melts away when she jumps over a fire, as she is made of snow.

2. An old man and his wife haven’t got
any children. They very sad
about this. “Let’s make a child out of
snow”, says the man.

3. They make a pretty snow-girl.

4. “Look!” says the woman. “Her lips
red and her eyes open!” The snow-girl
alive!

6. The old couple very happy. They
call their new daughter Snegurochka.

7. She kind and polite. But she
pale and shy.

8. Now it summer. Snegurochka
not well. “Go
out to play,” her parents say.
They are worried.

9. Snegurochka
in the forest
with her
friends. But it
very hot and
Snegurochka
happy…

10. “Let’s jump over a fire,” the girls say.
Snegurochka jumps – and melts. She is
gone forever.

11. The END.

12. Answer the questions
• Why were an old man and his wife sad?
• Whom do they make out of snow?
• What name do the old man and his wife give
to their daughter?
• What is Snegurochka like?
• What does Snegurochka look like?
• Why is Snegurochka unhappy?
• Why does Snegurochka melt?