*about the story*

The story is about a girl who came out of the dew. She suggested to her suitors that they have a race. The finish line would be the place where a golden apple was put. But, there was one condition: the winner would marry the girl, but if she was faster than them, they would be all dead…

                                                                                       The girl faster than the horse

Once there was a girl without parents. She was made of snow and looked after by fairies. The girl was given life by wind, fed with dew, dressed with leaves and beautified with the flowers from the meadow. She was whiter than snow, redder than the rose, shinier than the sun. To say in other words, she was unique.

One day the girl announced the time and the place of the race. She also said that she would marry the winner of the race. There were thousands of suitors with their horses ready to compete .Among them there was a prince himself. The girl was also ready for the race to run on her bare feet, without a horse. All of them stood on the line waiting for the race to start. The girl said: “I put the golden apple there, at the end of the path. One who first finishes the race and takes the apple will marry me. On the other hand, if am the winner of the race, all of you will be dead. Be careful!”

The young men looked each other and they all believed in themselves. One of them said: ”We all know that she can’t win the race without a horse. One of us will! The God will decide who will be the winner.”

When the girl clapped her hands, everyone rushed. At the half of the race, the girl spread her wings. But the horsemen rushed on their horses even more and outrun the girl. When she saw that, she tore out one hair from her head, threw it on the ground, and the big forest appeared. The suitors were confused, and the girl passed them again. But the horses were faster and the girl was passed, too. Then, one tear dropped from her eye on the ground and the river appeared. The men almost got drowned. Only one young man continued the race. It was the prince. When he saw that the girl was far and almost finished the race, he said three times: “In the name of the God, stop!” She heard the curse and stopped. The prince grabbed her, put her on the horse. They crossed the river and the highest mountain, but when the prince turned around, he realized that the girl disappeared.