Scene iii.  A Room in the House of the Seven Dwarfs.

     Scene iv.  The Reception to Snow White as Queen, on the grounds
       near the young King’s Palace.

The beautiful character of Snow White; the glimpse of Dwarf life—­the kindly little men with their unique tasks and their novel way of living; the beauty and cheer of Snow White which her housekeeping brought into their home; their devotion to her; the adventure in the wood; the faithful Huntsman; the magic mirror; the wicked Queen; and the Prince seeking the Princess—­all contribute to the charm of the tale.  The songs written for the play may be learned by the children, who will love to work them into their simple play:  Snow White, as fair as a lily, as sweet as a rose; the song of the forest fairies, Welcome, Snow White; and their second song which they sing as they troop about Snow White lying asleep on the Dwarf’s bed, Here you’ll find a happy home, softly sleep! or the song of Snow White to the Dwarfs, I can brew, I can bake.

The Little Lamb and the Little Fish

Once upon a time there lived a sister and a brother who loved each other very much.  They were named Gretchen and Peterkin.  One day their father who was King of the country, left them and brought home with him a new Queen who was not kind to the children.  She banished them from the castle and told the King bad tales about them.  So they made friends with the Cook and ate in the kitchen.  Peterkin would bring water and Gretchen could carry plates and cups and saucers.

One beautiful spring day when all the children were out-of-doors playing games, Gretchen and Peterkin went to play with them, by the pond, on the meadow, beyond the castle wall.  Around this pond the children would run, joining hands and singing:—­

     “Eneke, Beneke, let me live,
     And I to you my bird will give;
     The bird shall fetch of straw a bunch,
     And that the cow shall have to munch;
     The cow shall give me milk so sweet,
     And that I’ll to the baker take,
     Who with it shall a small cake bake;
     The cake the cat shall have to eat,
     And for it catch a mouse for me,
       * * * * *
     “And this is the end of the tale.”

Round and round the pond the children ran singing; and as the word “tale” fell on Peterkin he had to run away over the meadow and all the rest ran after to catch him.

But just then the wicked Queen from her window in the castle spied the happy children.  She did not look pleased and she muttered words which you may be sure were not very pleasant words.

The children had been racing across the meadow after Peterkin.  Now one called, “Where is Peterkin?  I saw him near that tree, but now I cannot see him.  Gretchen, can you see Peterkin?—­Why, where’s Gretchen?”

Peterkin and Gretchen were nowhere to be seen.  Suddenly a little boy said, “Where did that lamb come from over there?  It must have been behind the linden tree!”