It’s about a woman finding a man, Edward, secluded in a castle with scissors for hands. She takes him home and Edward falls in love with the woman’s daughter. Edward attempts to fit in with the people around him, turning out to be quite the hairstylist, while the girls boyfriend tricks him into getting arrested. Edward uses his hands to make snow for the girl, who had always wished to see it, and they finally are together.

Through various flashbacks we learn that Edward is really a robot created by the man who used to live in the castle, who always wanted a son.

The epilogue reveals that the old women who was telling the story is the girl, and that Edward is back up in the castle, making snow for all the citizens of the town.