Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    The Snow Queen's Life and Times
    The Snow Queen's Life and Times
    The Snow Queen's Life and Times
    Ebook63 pages1 hour

    The Snow Queen's Life and Times

    By JG Hampton

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    Hans Christian Anderson's book "The Snow Queen" left more questions than answers when it was written for children and adults long ago. How did the Snow Queen become so coldhearted and powerful? What was her childhood like? Did she once have loving parents? Why would she seek isolation in the cold snowy northern lands? Was she lonely with only her word games and wolves to keep her company? Aurora Borealis was a queen like no other. Could the love of two children break the ancient spell cast over her? Read this chilling book and find out about The Snow Queen's Life and Times.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJG Hampton
    Release dateNov 19, 2013
    ISBN9781310690839
    The Snow Queen's Life and Times
    Author

    JG Hampton

    J. G. Hampton is a full time author/illustrator who graduated magna cum laude from the University of Utah as an educator who thanks to recertification requirements has accumulated enough hours for a master’s degree from Utah State University. A survivor of both a wicked mother-in-law and a wicked stepmother who stole her inheritance, she’s trying to live happily ever after despite a few evil spells during her life. Being left handed in a right handed world, she has yet to master Leonardo Da Vinci’s mirror handwriting technique, but she has mastered being a reverse image identical mirror twin who not only survived her birth as the runt of the litter, but the birthing of three daughters and over twenty literary magnum opuses in several genres. While constantly rooting for the underdogs of the world, she looks at crystal goblets and life as being half full rather than half empty. A firm believer that one must create their own magic if one is to enjoy life. She enjoys happy endings in her fiction and nonfiction musings. Enjoy her work on Smashwords

    Read more from Jg Hampton

    Related to The Snow Queen's Life and Times

    Related ebooks

    Children's Fairy Tales & Folklore For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      The Firm Falters

      Dec 23, 2022

      The Firm Falters
      6 min read

    • Article

      Princess Margaret And Me

      Nov 6, 2019

      Princess Margaret And Me
      11 min read

    • Article

      Princess Margaret And Me

      Oct 30, 2019

      Princess Margaret And Me
      11 min read

    • Article

      As He Publishes His Platinum Jubilee Picture Book sir Michael Morpurgo the Best-selling ‘War Horse’ Author Tells Us Why The Queen’s Reign Is A True Fairytale

      May 9, 2022

      As He Publishes His Platinum Jubilee Picture Book sir Michael Morpurgo the Best-selling ‘War Horse’ Author Tells Us Why The Queen’s Reign Is A True Fairytale
      6 min read

    • Article

      And Then She Was Gone

      Feb 2, 2024

      And Then She Was Gone
      7 min read

    • Article

      Speaking To Us From Highclere Castle Lord And Lady Carnarvon On How Their Magnificent Estate Opened Its Doors To Young Wartime Evacuees And Future Plans To Mark V.e. Day

      May 11, 2020

      It is one of Britain’s most distinguished stately homes, visited by royalty – including the Queen – throughout history and the magnificent setting for the hit drama Downton Abbey . But during the Second World War, Highclere Castle near Newbury, Hamps

      4 min read

    • Article

      Elizabeth The Extraordinary

      Sep 16, 2022

      Elizabeth The Extraordinary
      9 min read

    • Article

      A Proud Father

      Apr 12, 2021

      A Proud Father
      5 min read

    • Article

      Been There, Done That

      May 8, 2020

      Been There, Done That
      4 min read

    • Article

      Royal Insider

      Sep 7, 2022

      As we go to press the Cambridge family is spending holiday time with the Queen in Balmoral. Kate, Charlotte and Louis actually flew to Scotland on a scheduled flight in economy class, causing delight among their surprised fellow passengers. The Scott

      4 min read

    • Article

      Dynamic Duo In Public, Perfect Partners In Private Charles And Camilla how The Strength Of Their Relationship Will Be At The Heart Of A Successful Reign

      May 8, 2023

      Dynamic Duo In Public, Perfect Partners In Private Charles And Camilla how The Strength Of Their Relationship Will Be At The Heart Of A Successful Reign
      4 min read

    • Article

      Royal Insider

      Sep 7, 2022

      As we go to press the Cambridge family is spending holiday time with the Queen in Balmoral. Kate, Charlotte and Louis actually flew to Scotland on a scheduled flight in economy class, causing delight among their surprised fellow passengers. The Scott

      4 min read

    • Article

      The Crown Returns A Behind The Scenes Look

      Nov 6, 2019

      As the relatively newly minted Duke and Duchess of Sussex fight for their right to privacy, Harry’s grandmother may well be steeling herself for another 10 episodes of The Crown. It would be at best flattering and at worst downright annoying to see y

      4 min read

    • Article

      The Doting Grandpa

      May 1, 2023

      The Doting Grandpa
      6 min read

    • Article

      The Golden Lion

      Apr 1, 2024

      The Golden Lion
      5 min read

    • Article

      The Crown Returns A Behind The Scenes Look

      Oct 30, 2019

      As the relatively newly minted Duke and Duchess of Sussex fight for their right to privacy, Harry’s grandmother may well be steeling herself for another 10 episodes of The Crown. It would be at best flattering and at worst downright annoying to see y

      4 min read

    • Article

      Camilla The Down To Earth Duchess

      Jul 13, 2022

      Camilla The Down To Earth Duchess
      14 min read

    • Article

      Escaping The Chrysanthemum Cage

      Dec 29, 2021

      Escaping The Chrysanthemum Cage
      9 min read

    • Article

      Join The Weekly CONVERSATION

      Jan 22, 2023

      Who can forget the memory of Princess Diana, William and Harry enjoying water rides – the fun, the laughter, the love? Such a contrast from previous photos of the royal family and no doubt far removed from the childhood of Prince Charles. Then the co

      4 min read

    • Article

      Thank you, Your Majesty

      Jun 15, 2022

      Thank you, Your Majesty
      5 min read

    • Article

      Escaping The Chrysanthemum Cage

      Dec 29, 2021

      Escaping The Chrysanthemum Cage
      9 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for The Snow Queen's Life and Times

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      The Snow Queen's Life and Times - JG Hampton

      The Snow Queen's Life and Times by J.G. Hampton The Snow Queen's Life and Times by J.G. Hampton Smashwords edition 2013 License statement - Please respect the hard work and time of the author by paying for this e-book before downloading at smashwords.com. It is intended for your enjoyment. E-books make great gifts if you want to share with a friend, but please don't pirate the e-book; return to Smashwords.com and pay for it. Other works by this author: Charlotte and the Humongous Bat, Charlotte and the Ice Cream Factory, Charlotte and the Easter Rabbit, Confessions of a Former Fairy Godmother, The Secret in the Garden, The Bog Queen's Mile High Pie Fly, Pinkalotta Pipsqueak in Bullies for You, The Bedtime Game, Thomas Edison Reinvents Himself, Diary of a Wimpy Czarovitch, Abraham Lincoln and his Sons, Cloudy with a Chance of Raining Frogs and Toads, Three Ornery Blind Mice and the historical novel: Polygamy, was it Worth Dying For?

      Dedication: To the master wordsmith who created this character as well as other scintillating chillers and fairytales, the ultimate ugly duckling, Hans Christian Anderson.

      Chapter One – The Birth of the Snow Queen

      Once upon a time, King Alexander Wyncyxixesxesla XV of Wynslyxvania, a small kingdom in upper Poland, heard the glad tidings: His wife, Queen Aurora XIII, was finally expecting a child. By the way, the king’s surname was rather hard to pronounce by most non Polish speaking people, whose tongues usually become tied in a rather large knot when they try, so don’t fret much if you weren’t able to spit it out properly. Perhaps it has something to do with heredity, in the same way that some people can shape their tongue into a V while others can only form a weak U. Some people can roll their R’s rapidly while others can’t; it’s a gift which is a god thing.

      They’d been married over fifteen years and the happy couple had given up all hope of ever having an heir to their throne, let alone an heir and a spare. Perhaps it wasn’t meant to be. Needless to say, the king was elated, no, that’s too mild a word to describe his joy; he was euphoric. His royal feet never touched the ground for several weeks after he heard the good news. Floating around the palace halls, he was so happy, he jumped for joy, which was rather life threatening because of his weight and size. You see, he was overly fond of crumpets with cream cheese, tea cakes, fine wines, and he never turned his mouth away from a lavish banquet. Resembling an over inflated beach ball more than a fine figure of a man, floating and jumping were hard to do, but put him on a hunting steed and his skill with a bow and arrow was apparent.

      Jumping jehosophat! yelled the king. Our luck is changing. We’re pregnant! Light the bonfires! Dancing is legal this week! We’ve something to celebrate! Rosin up your bows and tune the fiddles! Merriment and mirth are in order."

      The next week, he forgave twenty debtors their debts; personally danced at several weddings; and cured five peasants of scrofula by touching their nasty sores with his bare hands. Something he hadn’t done in ages, while sponsoring three orphans to attend the university in Prague in order to become poets so that they could laud their good fortune in future verse.

      Obviously, his joy knew no bounds. He wanted everyone to be as happy as he was. Sharing added to his pleasures. Not wanting to shut anyone out from his new found bubble which happily enclosed him and his wife. He drew others into their joy. Would the bubble finally burst?

      King’s crusties! I feel like a young stud. My oats have finally been sown and planted in fertile ground. A thoroughbred is about to be born . Will a mare or a stallion result? His courtiers and diplomats and the household held began placing their bets.

      During the next six months the king kept his fingers crossed and the queen kept her knees crossed while they awaited the birth of their child. As the due date approached, his grin broadened as did the girth of the queen. Few could say which was broader. Would the queen really grant him his heart’s desire? They’d been so disappointed, no less than five times by miscarriages in the past.

      Some palace necromancers said that Queen Aurora the XIII was unlucky and had brought bad luck to the house of Wyncixexysxesla. Gossipers raised their eyebrows and parlayed the rumors about as if they were tennis balls.

      Saints shrouds! What a bunch of poppy cock and nonsense! We’re the luckiest couple in the entire world. said the king. My elegant queen has only brought me and my house good luck. Obviously, quality, not quantity is what we’re after." exclaimed the king proudly when he announced the news of

      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1