Is Frozen based on The Snow Queen?

Disney's Frozen (2013) is credited as inspired by Andersen's The Snow Queen, but its story and characters are new. Andersen's tale is about Gerda, a girl who travels north to rescue her friend Kai from the Snow Queen's palace.

What is the moral of The Snow Queen?

Love, loyalty and a kind heart can overcome coldness and cruelty. The wise woman says Gerda's power lies in her own heart, and it is her tears, not magic, that free Kai.

Who wrote The Snow Queen?

Hans Christian Andersen, the Danish author of The Little Mermaid and The Ugly Duckling, published The Snow Queen in 1844. It is one of his longest fairy tales.

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The Snow Queen

A splinter of a troll's mirror freezes Kai's heart and the Snow Queen carries him north. Brave Gerda walks to the end of the world to bring him home.

Narrator

Gerda

Kai

Grandmother

The Snow Queen

The Crow

The Robber Girl

The Reindeer

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The Snow Queen is a fairy tale by the Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen, published in 1844 and told in seven short stories. A splinter of a troll's magic mirror freezes Kai's heart, the Snow Queen carries him off to her palace in the far north, and his friend Gerda sets out alone to find him, helped by a crow, a robber girl and a reindeer. This bedtime version keeps Andersen's main journey and lets the robbers simply take the golden coach, so it stays gentle for young listeners.

故事告诉我们

Love and loyalty are stronger than any magic. Gerda has no spells and no sword, only a warm heart that refuses to give up on her friend, and that is enough to melt the ice.

适合

Ages 4–9

讲给孩子听的小贴士

Make the Snow Queen calm and cool rather than shouty; still voices feel colder.
Count Gerda's helpers on your fingers: the crow, the prince and princess, the robber girl, the reindeer and the wise woman.
Ask your child what a mirror splinter might make them see, and what Gerda's tears washed away.

常见问题

Is Frozen based on The Snow Queen?: Disney's Frozen (2013) is credited as inspired by Andersen's The Snow Queen, but its story and characters are new. Andersen's tale is about Gerda, a girl who travels north to rescue her friend Kai from the Snow Queen's palace.
What is the moral of The Snow Queen?: Love, loyalty and a kind heart can overcome coldness and cruelty. The wise woman says Gerda's power lies in her own heart, and it is her tears, not magic, that free Kai.
Who wrote The Snow Queen?: Hans Christian Andersen, the Danish author of The Little Mermaid and The Ugly Duckling, published The Snow Queen in 1844. It is one of his longest fairy tales.