The Gluttonous Snow Queen
Cast
The Queen: Sasuga Chisa
Servant: Yanagiba Panda
Servant: Kathrina Griebel
Servant: Ōtori Kokona
Act One -
Once upon a time, there was a gluttonous Snow Queen.
The Snow Queen would freeze all the various dishes the servants prepared using ice magic.
Fruits, vegetables, and even warm soup and roasted meat...
She froze everything in sight and tossed it into her mouth.
The servants, always at the mercy of such a Snow Queen, were constantly busy.
One day, when the Snow Queen woke up, she noticed all the servants had disappeared from the castle.
They had all returned together to the village at the foot of the mountain.
And the Snow Queen found a note they left behind.
Act Two -
"Please don't freeze our food too..."
At this moment, the Snow Queen finally realised...that she had been freezing the servants' food as well.
The Snow Queen's food quickly ran out, she lost energy, and even her ice magic power weakened.
Before she knew it, only milk and sugar remaind in the castle, and the hungry Snow Queen, squeezing out her last bit of strength, tried to use ice magic on them to eat.
Then, a food she had never seen before was created.
Act Three -
A refreshing texture and smooth sweetness melted in her mouth.
The Snow Queen had created ice cream, and was moved by its deliciousness.
"What an incredible flavour...I must share this with everyone."
The Snow Queen rushed out of the castle with the freshly made ice cream, descended the mountain at night, and headed to the village at the foot.
The Snow Queen tried to serve ice cream to the servants who had left the castle.
But the ice cream melted while descending the mountain.
Witnessing this, the Snow Queen becomes terribly dejected.
She wanted to have the servants eat this ice cream, and then apologise for everything until now.
Because she wanted to live together with the servants again...
"To go so far for our sake..."
The Snow Queen's feelings had surely reached the servants.
Act Four -
"Please raise your head, Your Majesty."
Before she knew it, the servants had gathered around the Snow Queen.
"I'm sorry for freezing everyone's meals too. Only after you were gone did I understand how precious you all are."
The Snow Queen apologised and expressed her gratitude to all the servants for everything until now.
"I'll stop freezing and eating everything. So please come back."
Upon hearing those words, the servants' expressions gradually brighten, and in the end they nodded and smiled.
From then on, the Snow Queen who returned to the castle made many cold sweets.
The servants also prepared many ingredients, rejoiced at the new sweets the Snow Queen created, and the castle overflowed with warm smiles.
"Now then, everyone. Enjoy today's cold sweets as well."
Aftertalk -
Sasuga Chisa
Hey everyone, listen.
Yanagiba Panda
What is it?
Sasuga Chisa
Don't you think what should be created with ice magic isn't ice cream but somen?
Yanagiba Panda
No.
Sasuga Chisa
Huh?
Ootori Kokona
Me neither...
Sasuga Chisa
Why? How come?
Yanagiba Panda
It's obvious. Ice magic creating ice cream makes your heart go "kyun". If somen was created instead, it'd be more like "ugh", wouldn't it?
Kathrina Griebel
Besides, we just ate somen yesterday. I don't want to think about somen for the time being.
Ootori Kokona
Somen is best eaten once in a while. If you eat it all the time, you get a bit tired of it.
Sasuga Chisa
To be told all that...I'm sad.
Yanagiba Panda
Ah. I mean, um...maybe "ugh" was too strong. Maybe it'd make my heart go "kyun" a little.
Kathrina Griebel
R-Right. I might have gone too far too.
Ootori Kokona
Sorry. We didn't consider your feelings, Sasuga-chan...
Sasuga Chisa
Then can we have somen for dinner today too?
Ootori Kokona
That I might not like...