The Elf of the Ring said to Snow White: “Now that you have the Flying Feather, you can fly in the sky. Next, you need to make a magic wand—you can’t learn magic without one!”
Snow White replied, “The most powerful magic book says that to make the most powerful wand, the materials are all in the Magic Castle.”
“That’s right. To open the door to the Magic Castle, you need the key, which is in the hands of the fairy on Glass Mountain. So, we must first go to Glass Mountain!”
Snow White turned the magic ring on her finger, and in an instant, they arrived at the foot of Glass Mountain.
It turned out that Glass Mountain was really made of glass—so smooth that as soon as you stepped on it, you would slide down. It was impossible to climb.
A few mischievous children tried to run up the mountain, but they quickly slid back down.
The Elf of the Ring said, “This won’t stop me. Turn the ring on your hand, and we’ll be at the top in no time.”
Snow White turned the ring again, and sure enough, they instantly reached the mountaintop.
But in the blink of an eye, they slid back down to the bottom.
The elf sighed, “I should have realized—the top is made of glass too. Even if we get up there, we won’t be able to stand. What should we do?”
Snow White said, “I have an idea. We can fly up with the Flying Feather and hover in the air so we won’t slide down.”
So they used the Flying Feather and flew toward the mountaintop.
But before they were halfway up, a strong gust of wind blew them back down to the bottom.
“What now?” Snow White asked.
Absentmindedly, she took two steps up the mountain—and to her surprise, she didn’t slide down.
She took two more steps and still didn’t slide.
The elf remarked, “This is strange. Others can’t climb the mountain, but you can…”
The elf flew onto Snow White’s shoulder, and she started walking up the mountain.
She had expected it to take a long time and be tiring, but instead, she felt light on her feet and reached the top in no time.
A beautiful fairy stood at the top, looking at them with both surprise and curiosity.
“No one has ever been able to climb Glass Mountain,” she said, “yet you made it. Why have you come?”
“We’ve come for the key to the Magic Castle.”
The fairy sneered, “I built the Magic Castle myself, and the key is with me. So many people have tried to get it to open the castle—greedy ones, hoping for riches or treasures. Just a while ago, Queen Liss was here. She’s a powerful sorceress, but even she had to roll down Glass Mountain in defeat!”
The elf whispered to Snow White, “I didn’t expect the queen would try to get the key too. Luckily, she didn’t get it. But this fairy seems tricky. I doubt we’ll be able to get it either…”
Before he could finish, the fairy handed a key to Snow White.
“You came for the key to the Magic Castle, didn’t you? Here, take it.”
The Elf of the Ring could hardly believe his eyes. “How… how are you giving it to us so easily? Don’t stories like this usually have some kind of test?”
“Glass Mountain is impossible to climb. No amount of magic can help. Only someone with a truly pure and kind heart can walk step by step to the top. Since Snow White could do it, it shows she is such a person. The magic wand she creates will be beneficial to the world, not harmful. I have no reason to stop her.”
And so, Snow White obtained the key to the Magic Castle. She and the elf thanked the fairy and immediately set off for the castle.
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