The snow-image, and other twice-told tales

"The Snow-Image: A Childish Miracle and Other Twice-Told Tales" by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a set of stories that likely came out in the 1800s. The stories talk about being innocent, imagining things, and the tricky line between what's real and what's not, showing off Hawthorne's Romantic way of writing. In "The Snow-Image," we get to know Violet and Peony, two sweet kids who make a snowman they think is real. The story begins with Violet and Peony having fun in the snow, which is a cozy picture, and the big difference between their mom, who is very loving, and their dad, who is very logical, which then leads to a magical story. The kids use their big imaginations to build a snow-girl they think of like a sister. Their mom sees how much they believe the snow figure is alive, which makes some sweet but sad things happen and makes us think about how kids can believe in anything and how adults see the world. The story shows that sometimes the things kids believe clash the hard facts of the world, hinting that it's not good to be so practical that you can't imagine things.