Long, long ago, in the winter-time, when the snowflakes were falling like little white feathers from the sky, a beautiful Queen sat beside her window, which was framed in black ebony, and stitched.

• 很久很久以前的一个冬天，当雪花象白色羽毛一样从天空慢慢飘落时，美丽的女王正坐在黑檀木框窗旁做针线活。