The Snow Queen

Act two

Gerda sets out in search of Kay and meets the Old Woman.
In the Old Woman’s garden, Gerda learns from the flowers that Kay is alive, and so she continues on her search.
The forest crow tells her the story that a clever princess searched for and finally found a man at her side who was equally clever. Gerda immediately believes that this man is Kay and sets out for the castle. 
On arriving, they are greeted by the castle crow, who lets them into the castle. When Gerda encounters the prince and the princess, she realizes that she was wrong. But the two want to help her find Kay.

Act three

Gerda and the crows join the prince and princess in their carriage in order to find Kay together. But they are ambushed in a forest by robbers, and all except Gerda are killed. From now on, Gerda continues her
journey with a reindeer, setting out for the cold north.
The reindeer tells the Finn woman of Gerda’s captivity and that she learned there from sad doves that Kay is living with the Snow Queen. The Finn woman then tells the reindeer the story of Kay's absence and explains that Gerda does not need any special powers. She has everything she needs in order to free Kay. She asks the reindeer to take Gerda to the Snow Queen.
Encountering the guards of the Snow Queen’s palace, the reindeer leaves Gerda and kisses her on the mouth. The guards want to frighten away Gerda, who is suffering from the cold, but protecting angels emerge from Gerda’s breath.
The Snow Queen asks Kay to make the perfect word out of pieces of ice and dashes off to the warm south. As Kay puzzles over the solution, Gerda finds him at last. They embrace and cry, during which one splinter of the mirror is washed out of his eye and the other melts in his heart.
The ice crystals combine to form the word “Eternity”. Back with the grandmother, it becomes clear that Kay and Gerda have grown up, but have remained children in their hearts. Together they look at the roses in the garden and enjoy the warm and blessed summer.

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