Sometime later the brother who was at the helm pointed at the palace which was in between the land in front of them. “That is the palace that you will live in."
This time too the sister did not hear what the brother had said and she asked the stepmother for guidance. The stepmother proved her cunning again. “He says that you must throw Little Snow into the sea.”
The sister’s heart was broken when she heard the words of the stepmother. She debated with herself on whether to carry out her brother's instruction because Little Snow was one of the closest things to her in her life.
But this time too the sister convinced herself that this was the right thing to do and she threw her dog into the ocean.
The brother kept piloting the ship towards the island and he could see the king come out of the palace.
“The king is coming to see you little sister.” The brother told the sister pointing at the palace again.
This time too the sister did not hear the words of the brother and the stepmother convinced the sister to throw herself into the ocean.
The sister did this too.
Finally when the ship landed on the island the king was aghast to find such an ugly girl in front of him. However the wedding preparations had already been made.
Angrily the king sent the brother to the snake pits.
But decided to go through with the wedding with the ugly girl because the preparations for the wedding were already made.
Adapted from Norwegian Folktales
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