The Ice Castle Clock

High on a snowy mountain, a castle built entirely of ice is home to Princess Elsa, who wears a silver tiara and an ice blue gown trimmed with tiny snowflakes. In its great hall hangs a clock as tall as a doorway, its pendulum a long icicle that tells the temperature rather than the time and chimes softly for Elsa each morning. With her are Olaf, a small snowman with twig arms and a carrot nose who loves warm hugs, and Bruni, a little reindeer with a blue ribbon who sniffs out every draft.

One morning the clock's hands climb and its glowing numbers rise, and Elsa realizes the castle is growing warm. Instead of panicking, she thinks and draws a plan in the snow: open the chilly windows, pile snow against the sunny walls, and check the clock often. Olaf rolls snowballs and Bruni pulls a tiny sled as the three work steadily together. This gentle tale by Yavuz DEMİRKIRAN can be read on Online Masal and offers young readers a quiet lesson in patience, planning and teamwork.