Read the excerpt from "The Snow-Queen." How does Gerda react to conflict at this point in the
story?
Then the Finland woman lifted little Gerda on the
reindeer and away he sped.
She ches and does not want to go on.
She is happy to leave the reindeer behind.
O She regrets having lost her boots and gloves.
O She is determined to get to Kay despite the cold.
"Oh, I have left my gloves and boots behind!" cried
Gerda. She missed them in the piercing cold, but the
reindeer did not dare to stop. On he ran till he came to
the bush with red berries. Then he set Gerda down and
kissed her mouth, and great big tears ran down his
cheeks, and then he ran back. There stood poor Gerda
without shoes or gloves in the middle of the bitter cold
of Finland.
She ran on as fast as she could. A regiment of gigantic
snowflakes came against her, but they melted when
they touched her, and she went on with fresh courage.