Snow Queen's Castle (from the HC Andersen's Fairytale)

Kay was one of those who got a sharpnel of the broken mirror in his eyes and heart, and his heart turned to a lump of ice.
He no longer cared for the old games, he was now only interested in what he considered was more sensible.

One winter day, he brought a large magnifying glass and let the snowflakes fill upon it. "Just look through the glass, Gerda!" he said; and every snowflake was magnified and looked like a splendid flower or star with many points, and a most beautiful sight it was!

"Do you see how curious it is?" said Kay, "how much more interesting than real flowers? And there is not a single fault in them; they are quite perfect, if only they do not melt away!"