<p>Harrison reads a translation of Hans Christian Andersen's 1861 story <a title="The Snow Man" href= "https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/5615/pg5615-images.html#link2H_4_0009" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"The Snow Man,"</a> as it appears in <a title="The Pink Fairy Book" href= "https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5615" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">"The Pink Fairy Book"</a> by Andrew Lang (1897). Disney's "Frozen" is based on "The Snow Queen" (another Andersen tale), but this interesting little dialogue between a snow man and a dog might be the inspiration for the character of Olaf.</p> <p>Stay warm, friends!</p>

A Weird Relationship With Earthworms

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