The Snow Queen · chapter 6 of 6
Warm Tears
热热的眼泪
In the palace of ice, Gerda finds a cold, forgetful Kai. Can a girl's warm tears reach a frozen heart?
Read what you hear
- Kai 这块，那块……我要找一个字。
Zhè kuài, nà kuài… Wǒ yào zhǎo yí gè zì.
This piece, that piece... I have to find a word.
- Kai 女王说，找到它，我就可以走了。
Nǚwáng shuō, zhǎodào tā, wǒ jiù kěyǐ zǒu le.
The Queen said if I find it, I can go.
- Kai 可是我不冷，也不饿。我什么都不想。
Kěshì wǒ bù lěng, yě bú è. Wǒ shénme dōu bù xiǎng.
But I'm not cold or hungry. I don't feel anything.
Chapter 6 is part of SayMei Stories Unlimited ($2.99 a month) and SayMei Premium. Chapters 1 and 2 of The Snow Queen are free, and The Second Cup of Tea, The Great Race: The Twelve Animals, The Kitchen God, Little Red Riding Hood, The Ugly Duckling, Chang'e and the Moon, Alice in Wonderland and Judge Dee's Cases are free from start to finish.
- Kai 女王去很远的地方了。这里只有我。
Nǚwáng qù hěn yuǎn de dìfang le. Zhèlǐ zhǐyǒu wǒ.
The Queen went far away. There is only me here.
- Gerda 凯！凯！
Kǎi! Kǎi!
Kai! Kai!
- Gerda 凯！我找到你了！
Kǎi! Wǒ zhǎodào nǐ le!
Kai! I found you!
- Kai 你是谁？走开。我很忙。
Nǐ shì shéi? Zǒu kāi. Wǒ hěn máng.
Who are you? Go away. I'm busy.
- Gerda 我是格尔达！你不认识我了吗？
Wǒ shì Gé'ěrdá! Nǐ bú rènshi wǒ le ma?
I'm Gerda! Don't you know me anymore?
- Kai 不认识。……这些冰很好看。
Bú rènshi. … Zhèxiē bīng hěn hǎokàn.
No. ...This ice is pretty.
- Gerda 凯……你不记得红玫瑰了吗？
Kǎi… nǐ bú jìde hóng méigui le ma?
Kai... don't you remember the red roses?
- Gerda 凯，你的手好冷。你的脸也是冷的。
Kǎi, nǐ de shǒu hǎo lěng. Nǐ de liǎn yě shì lěng de.
Kai, your hands are so cold. Your face is cold too.
- Gerda 回家吧！奶奶在等你。玫瑰开花了！
Huíjiā ba! Nǎinai zài děng nǐ. Méigui kāihuā le!
Come home! Grandma is waiting for you. The roses are blooming!
- Gerda 我的眼泪，掉在你身上了……
Wǒ de yǎnlèi, diào zài nǐ shēn shàng le…
My tears are falling on you...
- Kai 啊！我的心……又热，又疼！
Ā! Wǒ de xīn… yòu rè, yòu téng!
Ah! My heart... it's warm and it hurts!
- Kai 格尔达？是你！我想起来了！
Gé'ěrdá? Shì nǐ! Wǒ xiǎng qǐlái le!
Gerda? It's you! I remember!
- Kai 我的眼睛……有东西出来了！是眼泪！
Wǒ de yǎnjing… yǒu dōngxi chūlái le! Shì yǎnlèi!
My eye... something is coming out! It's tears!
- Kai 对不起。我说了很坏的话。
Duìbuqǐ. Wǒ shuō le hěn huài de huà.
I'm sorry. I said such terrible things.
- Gerda 没关系！你回来了，这就好！
Méi guānxi! Nǐ huílái le, zhè jiù hǎo!
It's okay! You're back, and that's what matters!
- Kai 看！冰在跳舞！
Kàn! Bīng zài tiàowǔ!
Look! The ice is dancing!
- Gerda 它们自己站好了！那是女王要的字！
Tāmen zìjǐ zhàn hǎo le! Nà shì nǚwáng yào de zì!
They lined up by themselves! That's the word the Queen wanted!
- Kai 我可以走了！格尔达，我们回家！
Wǒ kěyǐ zǒu le! Gé'ěrdá, wǒmen huíjiā!
I can go! Gerda, let's go home!
- Narrator 夏天到了。他们回到了家。
Xiàtiān dào le. Tāmen huí dào le jiā.
Summer came. They were home at last.
- Grandmother 凯！格尔达！真的是你们吗？
Kǎi! Gé'ěrdá! Zhēn de shì nǐmen ma?
Kai! Gerda! Is it really you?
- Kai 奶奶！我们回来了！
Nǎinai! Wǒmen huílái le!
Grandma! We're back!
- Grandmother 你们长大了，可是你们的心还是小孩的心。
Nǐmen zhǎng dà le, kěshì nǐmen de xīn háishi xiǎohái de xīn.
You've grown up, but your hearts are still children's hearts.
- Kai 格尔达，你的红鞋呢？
Gé'ěrdá, nǐ de hóng xié ne?
Gerda, where are your red shoes?
- Gerda 在河里！它们没告诉我凯在哪儿！
Zài hé lǐ! Tāmen méi gàosu wǒ Kǎi zài nǎr!
In the river! They never told me where Kai was!
- Kai 玫瑰还是红红的。我们回家了。
Méigui háishi hónghóng de. Wǒmen huíjiā le.
The roses are still so red. We're home.
- Gerda 对，回家了！我们一直在一起！
Duì, huíjiā le! Wǒmen yìzhí zài yìqǐ!
Yes, we're home! We'll always be together!
Hear the chapter
What changed in the story?
- What is Kai doing in the ice palace?
“这块，那块……我要找一个字。”
- How does Kai treat Gerda when she finds him?
“你是谁？走开。我很忙。”
- What melts the splinter in Kai's heart?
“我的眼泪，掉在你身上了……”……“又热，又疼！”
- What do the ice pieces do when Kai and Gerda are free?
“冰在跳舞！”……“它们自己站好了！”
- What does Gerda say about her red shoes?
“在河里！它们没告诉我凯在哪儿！”