A Long, Long Time Ago in Japan, there was an extremely cold winter. In a deep mountain covered with snow, there lived a Snow Woman. The Snow Woman had fair skin, as crystal - clear as ice and snow. Her eyes were as shiny as stars, and she had long black hair flowing down her back.
The Snow Woman usually wandered alone in the mountains. She created all kinds of beautiful scenes with ice and snow, such as ice castles and ice - flower trees. But in her heart, she was very lonely because she had no friends or relatives.
One day, a young mortal man got lost in the mountains and accidentally entered the place where the Snow Woman was. He was cold and hungry, and his body kept trembling. When the Snow Woman saw this man, she felt a sensation she had never had before. Instead of driving him away with ice and snow as she did to other intruders, she walked towards him.
The man was so astonished by the Snow Woman's beauty that he couldn't speak. The Snow Woman waved her hand gently, and the surrounding ice and snow turned into a warm bonfire and delicious food. The man was very grateful to the Snow Woman. He told the Snow Woman his story. He was a kind and brave man and had accidentally got lost while looking for precious herbs.
From that day on, the Snow Woman and the man met every day. They walked together in the snow. The Snow Woman taught the man how to make interesting little things with ice and snow, and the man told the Snow Woman about the outside world, those bustling markets, warm houses and people's happy laughter.
As time passed, the Snow Woman and the man fell in love. Their love was like the spring sunshine, slowly melting the ice in the Snow Woman's heart. The Snow Woman was no longer as cold and lonely as before, and her face was always filled with a happy smile. The man also loved the Snow Woman deeply. He didn't care about the Snow Woman's identity and only hoped to be with her forever.
However, their love faced a huge challenge. The Snow Woman was the incarnation of ice and snow. She couldn't stay away from cold places for a long time, while the man was a mortal and belonged to the warm world outside the mountains.
Winter was coming to an end and the weather was getting warmer. The Snow Woman knew that she could no longer stay by the man's side. Her body was getting weaker and weaker. The man was very sad when he saw the Snow Woman in pain. He wanted to take the Snow Woman away and find a place that was suitable for the Snow Woman to survive and where they could be together.
But the Snow Woman knew it was impossible. With tears in her eyes, she told the man that they had to part. The man was unwilling to accept this fact. He held the Snow Woman tightly, not wanting her to leave.
Finally, the Snow Woman hardened her heart and broke free from the man's embrace. She walked slowly into the snow. As she got farther and farther away, the ice and snow covered the places she had walked through again. The man looked in the direction where the Snow Woman disappeared and was reluctant to leave for a long time.
Although the Snow Woman and the man were separated, their love remained forever in that deep mountain. Whenever winter came, people seemed to still be able to see the Snow Woman wandering in the mountains, and her heart was still filled with deep longing for the man.
