The fairy tale tells the story of a Grouch Queen (portrayed by Grundgetta), who is the Grouchiest Grouch in all the land. She knows this because she asks her magic mirror the same question every morning: "Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who's the grouchiest of them all?". The Magic Mirror (voiced by Richard Hunt) always responds with "You are Queen. You're the Grouchiest Grouch in all the land". The Grouch Queen's daughter, Snow Grouch, with every single passing year, got grouchier and grouchier. The morning after Snow Grouch's 18th birthday, the Queen asks the usual question, but this time the Mirror responded with, "The Grouchiest one in all the land is Snow Grouch".