houseborgia:FAIRY TALES MEME » THE SNOW QUEEN by Hans Christian Andersen
houseborgia:FAIRY TALES MEME » THE SNOW QUEEN by Hans Christian AndersenONCE UPON A TIME, there lived a wicked goblin who built a magic mirror. Anything that was beautiful or good was reflected in it as ugly and bad. One day, the mirror broke and all its pieces fell all over the earth. A few pieces also fell in a small town where two friends named Kay and Gerda lived … The Snow Queen’s palace was made out of ice. It was cold and dark, and no one except the Snow Queen lived in it. One day, she challenged Kay to spell the word “Eternity” from assorted alphabets, all made of ice, and promised him his freedom in return… Just then Gerda arrived and seeing her long-lost friend she cried out in joy and embraced him. Just as her warm tears fell on his hard cheeks Kay felt his cold heart begin melting. He recognized Gerda and wept aloud. Suddenly, a teardrop fell on the alphabets and they spelt out the word “Eternity.” (Full Summary Here) -- source link