“Then little Gerda said the Lord s Prayer the cold was so intense that she could see her own breath it came out of her mouth like smoke. Her breath became thicker and thicker and took the form of little angels who grew larger and larger as soon as they touched the ground. ” "The Snow Queen" (Danish Snedronningen) is an original fairy tale by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. The story centres on the struggle between good and evil as experienced by Gerda and her friend Kai.