The Snow Mountain

What is the Snow Mountain?

The Snow Mountain is a mountain that only exists in the dark. One night, the frost on Vela’s window grew and grew, into a mountain with a white path winding up it.

What is it like?

The snow on the mountain glows a soft, sleepy blue all by itself, as if it had swallowed the moonlight. Icicles hang like organ pipes, and they hum in the wind.

Near the top is an ice cave. It breathes in and out, as if the whole mountain is asleep. That is where the Snow Dragon lives.

When can you visit?

The Snow Mountain is only open from four o’clock to five o’clock in the night, the coldest hour of all. And the mountain does not wait for anyone.

Why must the light be kept low?

A bright lantern would fade the snow’s glow, and the mountain with it. And if the Snow Dragon ever breathed out her fire, the whole mountain would melt. So here, everyone keeps their light low.

Try this tonight

Pretend you are climbing the Snow Mountain. Take slow, quiet steps, and breathe in and out, like the mountain does when it sleeps.