Once upon a time, in the sunny kingdom of Arendelle, there lived two young princesses, who loved each other very much, and were as close as two sisters could be. The younger sister, Anna, was a wild child who loved to play games, while the older sister, Elsa, was calmer but loved to play with her sister regardless. She also had magic that was both beautiful and dangerous; the power to create and control ice and snow. Elsa used this power entertain her little sister, making it snow in the hall, allowing them to play winter games like building snowmen, slide down mountains of snow, and make snow angels. One day, Elsa was making hills of snow for her sister to jump on, however Anna moved too quickly for Elsa to keep up, and as she fell from one hill Elsa tried to save her, but accidentally struck her in the head with ice instead. The King and Queen were able to save her with the help of healing magic from the Trolls, leaving only a white streak of hair where the ice struck her. Elsa, fearful that she might hurt Anna again, locked herself in her room, and tried to keep her distance from her sister. One day, when it was snowing, Anna knocked on Elsa's door, and asked her "Do you want to build a snowman?" "Go away, Anna," Was Elsa's reply, despite how much she wanted to join her sister, and so Anna sadly left her be. However every day when it snowed, Anna would knock on Elsa's door, and ask her the same question, with Elsa giving the same reply every time. Anna was confused and hurt by her sister's sudden coldness, no longer having any memory of what happened to her or her sister's powers. The loneliness was hard on both sisters, and even more so when their parents died in a storm while overseas.
On the day that Elsa was to be crowned as queen, Anna met a handsome prince. She was instantly smitten with the young man, seeing a reflection of herself in him. They decided to get married. However Elsa, once being told of their engagement, refused to bless the marriage, telling her sister that she cannot marry someone she just met. A heated argument erupted between the two, causing Elsa to accidentally reveal her powers to the whole court. Terrified that her secret had finally been exposed, and fearful of what the people would think or do, Elsa fled the kingdom, seeking refuge in the Northern Mountain. Unbeknownst to her, however, the release of her fears and terror unleashed a great winter that covered the land, an eternal winter that holds it even to this day. They say that Elsa the Snow Queen is still there, high up in the Northern Mountain, in her great palace of ice, surrounded by an army of snowmen, where she lives separated from the rest of the world, forever beautiful, forever alone.
"Wait. Was that it?"
An elderly woman who was reading a book looked down at the little red headed girl with pigtails.
"Grandmama, that can't be where the story ends!" She told the old woman, "There has to be more!"
"Well, let's see, shall we?"
The grandmother inspected the end of the book intently.
"Hmmm. Nope. There doesn't seem to be any more after that!" Was her conclusion, shutting the book, "And I don't believe that there's a sequel either!"
The little girl seemed very disgruntled at this.
"Well that wasn't a very happy ending!" She protested.
"Not all stories have happy endings I'm afraid, my sweet Gerda," Grandmother sadly replied.
Gerda suddenly smiled.
"Well, at least her sister probably lived happily ever after by marrying the prince!" She said happily.
"Oh ho ho ho!" Her grandmother laughed, "I think you'll find that Elsa was right to warn Anna about marrying someone she just met! And that goes for you too! Don't you go running off with the first boy you see!"
Sitting next to Gerda was a blond-haired boy a few years older.
"I wouldn't let any boy take Gerda away!" He stated bravely, as if any boy who ever took interest in his little sister would only ever mean her harm, "And if some Snow Queen ever came her to threaten us, I'd stick her in the stove and make her melt!"
"Kai!" Gerda replied, "That's not a very nice thing to say!"
"Well neither was freezing her entire kingdom!" Kai told her, "Or being mean to her little sister like that!"
"She didn't mean to freeze her kingdom!" Gerda pointed out, "It was an accident! And she was only trying to protect her sister by staying away from her, isn't that right, Grandmama?"
"I think you're right, Gerda," Her grandmother replied, "But now it's time to go to bed."
The children protested, but their grandmother insisted, with their parents at the door, and so she tucked them in.
"It is sad though," Said Gerda sleepily, "That Elsa and Anna were so close and they never got to make up."
Suddenly she smiled.
"I've thought of a happier ending to your story, Grandmama!" Gerda said to her,
"Oh? And what's that?" She asked.
"I think-" Gerda yawned, "That her sister should go up to the Northern Mountain after her, bring her back home, where she accepts her marriage with the prince, end the winter, and they all live happily ever after."
"That would have been a better ending" her grandmother told her, as she fell asleep. The old woman sighed.
"Perhaps if Anna was brave enough," She said as she left the room, "then maybe she could have saved the Snow Queen from her frozen heart."
