Snowdrops (Russian Folktale Series: 3) 俄國民間故事3：雪姑娘

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Snowdrops--Adventure Three
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The Russian version of Santa Claus is called Ded Moroz (Grandfather Frost). Unlike Santa, he is often accompanied by a young lady called Snegúrochka (= Snowmaiden [sneg = "snow" in Russian; note the stress):
Wikipedia: 雪姑娘（俄語：Снегу́рочка；拉丁字母轉寫：Snegúrochka）是俄羅斯民間傳說的一位童話角色，一說是作為斯拉夫的聖誕老人－雪老人的孫女及助手出現。她的形象不僅出現在俄羅斯民間儀式中，在俄羅斯的口頭文學創作中也以民間童話中提到的：「用雪堆造，並且復活」的形象呈現。她被描繪為冰雪（父）與春天（母）之女兒

Ded Moroz and Snegurochka (pubic domain image)

Blurb:

A warm June morning at Aunt Karina's house suddenly turns cold. Thick white snowflakes start falling down and covering the ground. Ten-year-old Alex is surprised and delighted. He senses the approach of a new adventure. Together with his nine-year-old sister Katie, they rush into the winter forest in search of a little girl Masha. She is lost in an unexpected storm. They see her footprints in the snow and follow them. The wind is picking up, whistling through tree branches, creating white flurries on the ground and erasing Masha’s footprints. Will they be able to find Masha before the wind completely hides her path?
"Alex, look, there she is!" Katie says. In the distance, a person dressed in a white sparkling coat and a silver hat is walking between the trees. Alex and Katie run as fast as they can.
"Masha!"
The person turns around. It’s not Masha. It’s a tall elderly man with a long white beard. In his right hand, he holds a staff. In his left, he carries a large sack adorned with white sparkling fur. His brows are furrowed, and his eyes look cold and unfriendly.
"Who goes here?" the elderly man bellows. "Why are you in my forest? Who invited you here?"
He opens his mouth and starts blowing cold air at the kids and at the path, sweeping away all the footprints. Alex shivers. He has never felt that cold in his life. Will he and Katie survive and make it back to Aunt Karina's house? And will they ever find Masha?