 In the land of " Andalasia " , a drawn cartoon fairy tale world , in which there are talking animals and " happy endings " , the evil Queen Narissa fears that her stepson Prince Edward will soon find his true love , which means that her position on the throne would be taken over . In the forest in a cottage , a girl named Giselle and her animal friends are making a statue of a prince she dreamed about . Meanwhile , Edward and Nathaniel ( Queen Narissa 's henchman ) successfully capture a troll , ( which is a way to prevent Edward from meeting a girl ) but Edward hears Giselle singing " true love " and rides off to find her . Knowing Narissa 's wishes , Nathaniel sets the troll free to get rid of Giselle , but Edward saves her just in time . When they meet , they instantly fall in love and plan to get married the following day . 
