Though Anna could barely move, she lifted her head to see Kristoff coming toward her. But nearby, in the other direction, she suddenly caught sight of something else — something she could hardly believe. Was that her sister? Could Elsa also be out on the ice? Anna tried to focus.
Then she realized that Hans was standing over Elsa, who knelt on the ice, her face buried in her hands. Horrified, Anna watched as Hans drew his sword and raised it over her sister’s head. He was taking his time, almost smiling with anticipation .
Anna knew that kissing Kristoff was her last hope for survival, but she couldn’t bear to see Elsa in danger. With great difficulty, she turned away from Kristoff and moved toward her sister.
“Elsa!” she cried. With a final surge of energy, Anna lunged, using every remaining ounce of her strength. She threw herself in front of Elsa to block Hans’s blow. “NO!” she shouted.
In that instant, Anna’s entire body froze, turning into solid ice. Hans’s sword came down at full strength on her body. The sword shattered ! Hans reacted in angry astonishment as jagged pieces of steel fell into the snow.
At the sound of the sword, Elsa turned... and saw Anna’s frozen body, one arm raised to shield her sister.
“Anna!” Elsa cried. She jumped up and threw her arms around her unseeing sister. “Oh, Anna,” she said, weeping. “No, please, no!” Elsa sobbed, hugging the frozen figure.
Behind her, Hans was fuming. He quickly picked up his broken sword and started to swing it at Elsa, but Kristoff ran at him just in time. He hit Hans right on the jaw and knocked him down. There would be no second blows for Hans.
Olaf ventured forward, looking up at the sisters. He was shocked to see Anna so still, without movement or life. “Anna?” he asked sadly. He stepped back as Elsa hugged her sister and cried.
Kristoff, Sven, and Olaf all bowed their heads.
So did the dignitaries and citizens of Arendelle, watching from the shore. A somber silence fell over the kingdom.
Suddenly, as Elsa hugged her sister, drops of water began to form at the tips of Anna’s fingers. Then her arm began to bend. Anna was beginning to thaw!
“Anna!” Elsa exclaimed.
“Elsa... ,” Anna murmured. She opened her eyes and smiled lovingly at her sister. Elsa laughed with joy.
“You sacrificed yourself for me?” Elsa asked in wonder.
Still weak, Anna replied simply, “I love you.”
Olaf gasped. “An act of true love will thaw a frozen heart,” he said. Anna’s sacrifice had saved her own life!
Elsa found herself turning Olaf’s words over in her mind as she slowly realized their full meaning. “Love will thaw... Love. Of course!” she said. She hugged Anna again and laughed.
“Of course what?” Olaf asked. Elsa took a step back and raised her hands above her head, and the snow drifted back up to the sky! Next, the ground began to shake and move. The ice and snow began to melt. The fjord waters thawed and a boat rose, lifting Elsa and the others onto its deck. Soon all the boats in the fjord were returned to their upright positions. Elsa waved her arms one more time and revealed a sunny sky! The warmth of a summer’s day spread across the kingdom in one joyous moment.
All of Arendelle cheered!
“Hands down, this is the best day of my life!” Olaf exclaimed. But the snowman was again starting to melt. “And,” he added, “quite possibly the last.”
Elsa looked over at the dripping, sagging snowman. “Oh, Olaf,” she said kindly. “Hang on, little guy.” She waved a hand over Olaf and surrounded him with a swirl of cold air. Olaf quickly refroze and looked like himself again. Best of all, he now had a permanent little snow cloud above his head, to keep him from melting ever again.
“Ha!” he exclaimed. “How are we doing this?” Hans climbed to his feet, still dazed from Kristoff’s punch, and turned to Anna. “B-but she froze your heart,” he stammered. He thought Anna had frozen to death back in the library.
“The only frozen heart around here is yours,” Anna replied fiercely. Then, with all her might, she punched him in the face. Hans fell backward into the water.
Anna grinned. She was feeling warmer already. She caught sight of Kristoff and grinned. Then she hugged Elsa again. The sisters held each other tight. Neither one wanted to let go.
第22章
盡管安娜幾乎動(dòng)不了了,她還是竭力抬起頭來,看見克斯托夫正向她奔來。但就在附近,在另一邊,她突然看到了什么——她覺得難以置信的場(chǎng)景。那是她的姐姐嗎?艾莎也在冰上?安娜盡力集中注意看清眼前的景象。
這時(shí)她才發(fā)現(xiàn)漢斯站在艾莎邊上,艾莎跪在冰面上,雙手捂著臉。安娜心頭一驚,她看到漢斯拔出劍,舉過她姐姐的頭部。漢斯顯得從容不迫,臉上還露出得意的笑容,仿佛一切盡在掌握之中。
安娜知道親吻克斯托夫是她活下來最后的希望,但她不能眼睜睜看著艾莎處于危險(xiǎn)中。她用盡最后的力氣,回頭看了一眼克斯托夫,然后向姐姐那邊挪去。
“艾莎!”安娜喊道。她用盡了最后一點(diǎn)力氣,沖到了艾莎身前,擋住了漢斯的劍。“不!”她大喊。
一瞬間,安娜全身被凍住了,化成了一座堅(jiān)硬的冰雕。漢斯的劍重重地砍在了安娜的身上。他的劍碎成了幾段!漢斯又怒又驚,眼看著鋼鐵碎片掉落在了雪地上。
聽到劍碎裂的聲音,艾莎回過頭來,卻看到安娜被凍住的身體,一只手臂高高抬起擋住了劍,用身體保護(hù)了自己。
“安娜!”艾莎大叫著。她立刻站了起來,用手臂抱住了已經(jīng)看不見她的安娜。“天哪,安娜,不……!”艾莎抱著化作冰雕的安娜,泣不成聲。
漢斯在她身后怒火中燒,很快拿起破碎的劍,向艾莎揮去。但克斯托夫及時(shí)沖到了他面前,一拳打中他的下巴,將漢斯打倒在地。無力還手。
雪寶試著走上前,抬頭看著姐妹倆。他瞪大眼睛看著安娜一動(dòng)不動(dòng),沒有了生命的跡象。“安娜?”他悲傷地呼喚她。艾莎抱著妹妹絕望地哭了,他退到了一邊。
克斯托夫、斯特和雪寶都低下了頭。
岸邊旁觀的貴族和艾倫戴爾的人民也都低下了頭,靜謐的悲傷籠罩著整個(gè)王國。
突然,就在艾莎抱著妹妹的時(shí)候,一顆顆水珠從安娜的指尖滑落了下來。接著她的手臂開始彎曲,安娜開始融化了!
“安娜!”艾莎激動(dòng)地喊著。
“艾莎……”安娜低聲說。她睜開了眼睛,對(duì)姐姐露出了溫暖的笑容。艾莎開心地笑了。
“你為了救我,犧牲了你自己?”艾莎不解地問。
安娜還很虛弱,簡單地回答了一句:“因?yàn)槲覑勰恪?rdquo;
雪寶激動(dòng)地說:“出自真愛的行動(dòng),可以融化冰凍的心。”安娜的犧牲挽救了自己的生命!
艾莎在腦海里重復(fù)著雪寶的話,慢慢意識(shí)到了其真正的意義。“愛可以融化……是愛啊,我怎么沒想到!”她再次擁抱了安娜,開心地笑了。
“是什么?”雪寶問。艾莎后退了一步,揚(yáng)起手,冰雪重新飄回到了天空里!然后,大地開始震動(dòng),冰雪開始融化。峽灣里的冰塊融化了,一艘船冒了出來,艾莎和其他人正好就在甲板上。很快峽灣里的所有船都解凍了,回到了它們正常的位置。艾莎再一揮手,瞬間晴空萬里!夏日的溫暖包圍了整個(gè)王國,夏天回來了。
整個(gè)艾倫戴爾都?xì)g呼雀躍!
“這絕對(duì)是我一生中最美好的一天!”雪寶歡呼道。但是雪寶也開始融化了。“而且,”他補(bǔ)充道,“很有可能也是最后一天。”
艾莎看著正在滴水融化的雪寶。“哦,雪寶,”她溫柔地說,“小家伙,堅(jiān)持住。”她在雪寶頭上揮了揮手,一小團(tuán)冷空氣籠罩在他上方。雪寶立刻又凍住了,恢復(fù)了原來的樣子。更好的是,這下他頭上一直都會(huì)有一朵小雪云,他再也不會(huì)融化了。
“啊!”漢斯喊道,“我們?cè)趺丛谶@里?”他爬了起來,被克斯托夫那拳打得還有些暈頭轉(zhuǎn)向。他走到安娜面前。“她,她不是用冰雪凍住了你的心臟嗎?”漢斯結(jié)結(jié)巴巴地問,他以為安娜已經(jīng)在圖書館里凍死了。
“這兒唯一內(nèi)心冰冷的人就是你。”安娜憤怒地說。她用盡力氣,一拳打在漢斯的臉上,漢斯一頭栽進(jìn)了水里。
安娜滿臉笑容。她已經(jīng)感覺溫暖多了,和克斯托夫看著彼此,笑了。她又深情地?fù)肀ё“?,姐妹倆緊緊地抱在一起,不愿分離。
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