As they were about to leave, the Snow Queen appeared and attempted to stop them. However, Gerda made her way to the Snow Queen's Palace and broke the Snow Queen's spell. The Snow Queen then took him to her palace, intending to keep his heart cold and for him to stay with her forever. Two shards pierced Kay's eye and heart, turning him evil. Angrily, the Snow Queen smashed her mirror and sent its shards flying toward the village. In the 1957 Soviet animated film (though the English version came out in 1959) directed by the late Lev Atamanov, the Snow Queen saw Kay through her mirror, saying that if she came in, he would put her on a hot stove and melt her. 1.9 Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales For Every Child.
