Hans Christian Anderson is the author of many awesome fairy tales, including, The Snow Queen. There are tons of translations/variations of this fun fairy tale, whithe tale of Gerda and Kay, two childhood playmates who were 'window box' neighbors.
The story is set in a large city, where Gerda and Kay live next door to each other. In the summer Gerda and Kay played under the shade of roses in their connecting window boxes. And in the winter they would visit each other in their houses.
Tragedy strikes the winter (or spring, depending on your translation) Kay is pierced in the eye and in the heart by two shards of the evil magic looking glass. Everything now looks nasty and ugly to him. And his heart is slowly turned into ice. Kay now thinks that Gerda is just a baby, and starts to hang out with the other, older, boys in the town.
The winter of (or after) Kay gets pierced in the eye by the shards of glass, he joined the older boys in their, slightly reckless, activitues. One of the boys' favorite winter activitys was to tie their sleds onto the backs of one of the farmers’ big sleds, and to ride behind it through town. Just to show off Kay attaches his sled to a huge white sled that is pulled by reindeer. All was fun and games until something went wrong. The sled pulled out of the town square where the boys were playing, and headed out into the fields of cold snow and icy wind. Kay, had been taken by the Snow Queen! The rest of the story is about Gerda, and her search for her lost playmate. And with the help of some people, animals, and flowers, she finally finds her Kay.
This is a lovely child’s fairy tale. Any fan of Hans Christian Anderson, or fairy tales in general, will like it. It shows you the faith and courage of the pure and innocent Gerda, on her journey to overcome the dark and ice-cold Snow Queen, for the sake of her friend Kay.
-Rebekah
The story is set in a large city, where Gerda and Kay live next door to each other. In the summer Gerda and Kay played under the shade of roses in their connecting window boxes. And in the winter they would visit each other in their houses.
Tragedy strikes the winter (or spring, depending on your translation) Kay is pierced in the eye and in the heart by two shards of the evil magic looking glass. Everything now looks nasty and ugly to him. And his heart is slowly turned into ice. Kay now thinks that Gerda is just a baby, and starts to hang out with the other, older, boys in the town.
The winter of (or after) Kay gets pierced in the eye by the shards of glass, he joined the older boys in their, slightly reckless, activitues. One of the boys' favorite winter activitys was to tie their sleds onto the backs of one of the farmers’ big sleds, and to ride behind it through town. Just to show off Kay attaches his sled to a huge white sled that is pulled by reindeer. All was fun and games until something went wrong. The sled pulled out of the town square where the boys were playing, and headed out into the fields of cold snow and icy wind. Kay, had been taken by the Snow Queen! The rest of the story is about Gerda, and her search for her lost playmate. And with the help of some people, animals, and flowers, she finally finds her Kay.
This is a lovely child’s fairy tale. Any fan of Hans Christian Anderson, or fairy tales in general, will like it. It shows you the faith and courage of the pure and innocent Gerda, on her journey to overcome the dark and ice-cold Snow Queen, for the sake of her friend Kay.
-Rebekah
