“A Comforting Library in a Lonely Castle” from Snowflake in the Sea

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Anna was miserable alone in the castle. Most of the servants were too focused on doing their job to even share small talk with her, and the family of ducks that lived in the royal garden had no interest in the breadcrumbs she would offer them. She wanted more than just the portrait hall paintings as companions, she wanted someone whom she could explore with, someone she could talk to.

Elsa might not have responded whenever Anna had tried to talk to her through the door, but Anna assumed that she at least was always listening. Anna wanted to feel happy that her sister was being given an opportunity to leave her bedroom and go on some sort of adventure, but it made her sad that she couldn't share the experience with Elsa.

One day, coincidentally on the fateful day that the storm hit her family's ship, Anna decided to visit the only place where she could escape her lonely life in the castle and experience adventure: the royal library.

If I can't go on an adventure at sea, then the least I can do is read about one…

The first book that caught Anna’s attention was a classic tale written by some Danish author. Her father even stated that it was his favorite book when he was her age. Anna had lost count of how many times Elsa would read it to her when they were little. Elsa might as well have had the story memorized with the number of times Anna would ask her to read it to her. Anna felt that reading the book she was holding would be like ing Elsa on her adventure.

Missing her sister but unaware of her current state, Anna sat down and started reading The Little Mermaid.

Author’s Notes: I hope that this short and sweet filler of an excerpt chapter is not too short to enjoy. This part was written so that Anna would not be completely left out of my story’s adventure. Personally, I think that this chapter could be a nice standalone one shot.

Fun Facts:

~ Frozen and the Little Mermaid are both coincidentally based on fairytales that were written by Hans Christian Andersen.

~ If you watch Frozen II and pay close attention to the book that we see young Agnarr (Anna & Elsa’s father and the king of Arendelle) sharing with Iduna (Anna & Elsa’s mother) in a flashback from Ahtohallen, it has the image of a mermaid on the cover.

Just in case you are curious about the original Little Mermaid fairytale:

~ Daughter of the Air: A Look at the Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen

~ The Original Fairytale Found on AzaleasDolls

~ The Original Fairytale Found on The Literature Network

~ The Original Fairytale Found on Storyberries

~ ‘The Little Mermaid’ Was Way More Subversive Than You Realized

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