Now, the stepmother of these poor children was a wicked witch.She had seen the children go away, and, following them cautiously like a snake, had bewitched all the springs and streams in the forest.

此时，这两个可怜孩子的继母是个邪恶的女巫，她已经发现孩子们离家出走了，并且，她像蛇一样谨慎的跟着他们，还对这个树林里的所有小溪和小河施了魔法。

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Said a farmer in the cold of winter to see a snake frozen, that it is very poor, so it picked up, the carefully goes to arms, warm with the warmth of its body.

说一个农夫在寒冷的冬天里看见一条蛇冻僵了，觉得它很可怜，就把它拾起来，小心翼翼地揣进怀里，用暖热的身体温暖着它。

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