Once upon a time, in a kingdom far away, there lived a kind princess named Eliza. She lived a happy life in the castle, but there was one problem. She didn’t have any friends.
One day, she was walking in the woods, when she saw a patch of ice on a tree. It was the middle of summer, and so she was curious. Eliza went farther and farther into the woods until she was in a winter wonderland. Then she saw a cottage. She hid behind a tree.
“I’m not supposed to be here. I’m probably trespassing,” she whispered to herself.
Suddenly the door opened and a woman came out. She had creamy colored hair and a beautiful white skirt. She carried a black cauldron. It must be a witch!
Eliza clapped her hand over her mouth to stop herself from screaming. It must be the evil Snow Queen! Her father had said that he had had a fight with her many years before. He had banished her from the kingdom, but she must have been sneaking in the woods.
Eliza crept back out of the forest, but near the entrance of the winter wonderland, a little fairy fluttered down from the trees.
“I’m Katie,” the fairy said. “You should not be here. That’s the Snow Queen over there.” Katie gestured toward the Snow Queen.
“That’s what I thought,” said Eliza. “I thought my father banished her.”
“This is a part of the kingdom,” said Katie. “She must have come when no one was looking. You should get out.”
“I know,” Eliza said.
She hurried home to the castle. That night, Eliza could not sleep. She was thinking about the Snow Queen. What would happen? The Snow Queen had unusual powers. She could make ice and snow come out of her hands and feet. It freezes people in their tracks. Eliza feel asleep thinking about the problem.
The next morning, Eliza ate her breakfast fast. She slipped back into the woods. Once Eliza arrived at the cottage, she saw an entire booby trap in the path. Katie flew up beside her.
“I thought no one saw me yesterday!” Eliza exclaimed.
“She must have seen you,” Katie said. “That’s why this trap is here.”
There were little thorns. Eliza had heard of them in books. Once you step on one, you will die in an hour from the poison that is inside it. There was a huge sticky spider web too, which would keep you stuck forever. Eliza had heard of that in books too. Two owls, one on each tree, must have been there to alarm the Queen if someone came trespassing.
“Hello, little girl,” a voice said.
Eliza jumped a foot in the air. The witch was just behind her.
“I’m sorry. I didn’t see you. Is this your cottage?” Eliza said nervously.
“It is,” said the witch. “And you are far away from your home. I am the Snow Queen.”
“OK, then, I’ll go home,” said Eliza calmly.
“Me too!” said Katie.
The Queen stopped them. “How about you stay and have a drink of juice?”
When they got to the traps, the Snow Queen exclaimed, “Bob Stoppers!” and all the booby traps disappeared.
In the cottage, the Snow Queen offered them some of the drink to Eliza and Katie. Katie whispered, “I think that is poison.”
“I think so too!” whispered Eliza. Aloud, she said, “Oh I’m not so thirsty, thank you.”
“I’m not that thirsty either,” said Katie.
“You must,“ insisted the Snow Queen.
“We know you are the Snow Queen, and you are not nice,” said Eliza crossly.
“Oh, I forgot about my wings,” said Katie. “Let’s go!”
Eliza grabbed onto Katie’s little hand and they flew upward magically out of the cottage.
“Hey, you got the poison!” Eliza noticed. It was poking out of Katie’s pocket.
“You need to give it to the Snow Queen, but you might need my wand.” Katie handed a pink sparkly wand to Eliza.
When they landed out of the forest, Eliza noticed a dark figure darting through the trees.
“Excuse me!” Eliza yelled and the dark figured stopped. “Who are you?”
The dark figure pulled off his cloak. “I’m sorry to have hidden from you. I am Arnold, the Royal Prince from the nearby kingdom. I’m here to help you with the evil Snow Queen. That’s my fairy, Katie.”
“Katie, you didn’t tell me all this,” Eliza said to the little fairy.
“I was too shy to explain,” Katie said.
“I have an idea,” Arnold said.
“I know what this is going to be!” said Katie. Arnold grab Katie’s hand, and Eliza grabbed the other.
They flew right over the cottage, which had no roof. The Queen was angry and stomping about.
“Let’s pour it on her,” Arnold said. “We might need to get lower.”
Katie swooped down a little lower. When the Snow Queen saw them, she was about to freeze them with her hands. Eliza pointed the wand and said, “A-micky-a!” She knew how to do that from books. The Snow Queen froze with her hand up and her mouth gaping in anger.
Arnold handed Eliza the potion and she aimed well, pouring it right into the Snow Queen’s mouth.
The Snow Queen started melting and began talking again.
“You!!” she said coughing. “You have killed me! I am done for!”
“We don’t want you to take over the kingdom and be the ruler of the world!” Katie yelled. “So we got you! I’ve been spying on you!”
When Katie, Arnold, and Eliza landed in the courtyard, Eliza and Arnold finally had time to play together.
After a few years, Eliza and Arnold got married. Eliza was glad she now had friends.
The End