ReadOasis Step 2
(Part 1)

Illustration by Franz Jüttne

A long time ago, a Queen sat near a window in her castle. It was the middle of winter. Snow was falling like feathers from the clouds. The window had a black frame, and the Queen sat in front if it, sewing her husband?s shirts.

The Queen looked out the window. When she did, she hurt her finger with the needle. Three drops of blood fell on the snow. The red looked ver...