The Snow Queen
By Hans Christian Andersen
Retold by Rosemary Border
It's one of Andersen's most beautiful stories.
At the very top of the tallest houses lived two children named Kay and Gerda. They were the closest of neighbors and the best friends. Once the boy Kay leaves Gerda to go far north with the evil, cold-hearted Snow Queen. Gerda goes in search of Kay, encountering many adventures, but eventually finds the boy and melts the ice in his heart with her tears.