Snow White And Seven Dwarfs

A long time ago,and far away there lived a King and a Queen.They were very happy,except for one thing --they both longed for a child.

One winter day,there were snow outside in the garden,on the hill,in the lane,on the huts and on the trees. All the things were white with snow. The queen sat by the window.There was a piece of cloth and a needle in her hand. The cloth was as white as snow. The Queen was making a coat for a little child. Suddenly she pricked her finger. A drop of blood fell on the snow by the window.

“Oh,I wish I had a daughter with skin as white as snow,hair as black as ebony and red,red lips,”she said. Happily the Queen’s wish came true.

In the autumn that year a baby girl was born. The child was white as snow and was called Snow White. But the Queen was very ill. After some days,she died. Snow White lived and she grew to be a lovely and kind-hearted girl. Everybody liked her. And the forest animals liked her,too.

She often played with the animals in the forest. She often brought food to them and told them lovely stories. All the animals,such as the deer,the rabbits,the squirrels,the blue birds,liked Snow White very much.

After many years the King married again. His new wife was beautiful. But she was cold-blooded and liked to use magic.She hated anyone who was more beautiful than her.

Snow White’s father,the King died later.So she had to live with her stepmother,the evil Queen.

Years went by. Snow White grew up and became a lovely little girl.The Queen was very jealous of Snow white’s beauty.She made Snow White dress poor and work hard every day.She thought that would keep the little princess ugly.

The Queen kept a magic mirror in her castle.She could get all answers in the mirror.Every day she would stand before the mirror and chant, “Mirror, mirror on the wall,who is the fairest of them all?”Every time the mirror would answer, “You,Queen,are the fairest of the land!” Hearing it,the Queen would be very proud and content.

However,as time went on,Snow White grew up and became a beautiful woman.

One day the Queen asked the mirror the usual question.But she got a different answer:

“You,Queen,are fair,but the fairest of all is Snow White!”The Queen was shocked.She was full of jealousy and hatred towards Snow White.

“There was no one who is more beautiful than I am.”She said as she plotted and schemed to kill Snow White.

At that time,Snow White was busy working.The work was hard.But Snow White did it happily.Now she was singing softly beside the well.Suddenly,she saw a stranger's face in the water.It was a handsome young prince.He was attracted by Snow White's lovely song.

Snow White was flustered and fled into the castle.She hid herself behind the curtain of the balcony.

“Please come back,”the Prince urged. “I must get to know you.”

Snow White kissed one dove and bade it fly down to the prince.The dove kissed the prince in return.

“I will never forget you,”said the Prince fondly.

Snow White blushed and withdrew into the castle.The Queen saw this tender scene behind the curtain.She became more furious and jealous.One day,she send one of her huntsmen and said to him, “I want you to take Snow White into the forest and kill her.”

“But your Majesty,the little princess...” said the huntsman.

“Silence!”the Queen interrupted him and gave him a box.

“Bring back her heart to prove she is dead.”The Queen said coldly.

The huntsman told Snow White that the Queen wanted her to pick some wildflowers for her. Snow White was glad to have the chance to go outside into the forest. The huntsman followed her to find a chance to kill her.

Snow White was picking wildflowers beside a large rock when she saw a shadow upon the rock. She turned around in fright and saw the huntsman with a sharp knife. She was very frightened. She pressed herself against the big rock and hold out her hands to cover her face.

The huntsman was about to strike Snow White but he dropped the knife at last. Snow White was so beautiful and pure like an angel. How could he kill anangel? He knelt down in front of her,asking for her forgiveness.

He told Snow White that it was the Queen who ordered him to kill her. Snow White was frightened and didn't know what to do.

“Beware of your stepmother,”the huntsman said, “She wants you killed. Those were my orders. But I shall not kill you. Do not go back to the King's house. If the Queen sees you,She will make some other man kill you. Go deeper into the forest and wait for some friends to help you. But be careful. She may find out that you're alive.”

The huntsman then killed a small deer and took its heart back to the Queen.

The Queen was very happy.She was now the fairest on the land.

Meanwhile,heart-broken and helpless,Snow White fled into the deep forest. The trees and rocks around her took on shapes and forms she had never imagined. Suddenly she fell into a pool.She struggled hard to free herself out of the pool. At last she did it. She run again into the deep forest until she saw a large black tree in front of her.The tree showed a frightening monster to catch her. Snow White was so frightened that she fell to the ground. She kept crying until she was tired. Then she fell asleep on the mossy ground.

The next morning,Snow White was woken by little creatures in the forest. “Oh!”She cried in surprise when she saw a rabbit in front of her. The forest animals were also startled by her and went away.

“Please don't run away.I won't hurt you.”Snow White said to them.The creatures seemed to understand what she said and came back to surround her. She told them what had happened to her and she needed a place to sleep.

In answer,some birds took Snow White's cape and urged her to follow them. And all the forest animals were following them through the woods.

They stopped in front of a tiny house deep in the forest.The house had white walls and a brown roof. Snow White liked the house very much.She knocked at the wooden door politely but no one answered. Then she noticed that the door had opened a crack.She pushed the door and entered the house.

“Hello!May I come in?”she called but got no answer.

Snow White went further into the tiny house and found that everything was so small.

There were seven of everything:seven chairs,seven beds,seven cups,seven plates,seven knives,seven forks. She thought there must be seven children in the family. The whole cottage was full of dust and dirt. The dishes in the sink were unwashed. There were dirty clothes everywhere in the house.

“What a mess! Then they're orphans,”Snow White said sadly. “That's too bad.”

“We'll clean up and surprise them!”She thought for a while and then announced. “Then when they see how helpful I can be,maybe they'll let me stay.”

So Snow White and all the animals began to clean the house together. The squirrels sweep the floor and dusted off the furniture with their bushy tails. The raccoons wahsed the clothes with their paws. The birds pulled down cobwebs and balls of dust with their beaks. The deer and the rabbits put the tables and chairs properly. And the tiny chipmunks carried dirty cups and dishes in the sink to be washed.

Snow White and the forest animals worked happlily in the tiny house. The owners of the house were working hard,too.

They were seven men,all dwarf. They worked in the nearby hills and they were digging jewels in the mine. Although the work was very tough,they did it happily and harmoniously.

Then the clock in the mine struck five. All the seven dwarfs cheered and collected their tools. They headed home with happy songs and whistles. They wanted to have a good rest after a good day’s work.

Snow White and the animals finished cleaning. They decided to go upstairs to see what was there. Snow White led the animals upstairs. There were seven little beds. A name was carved on each wooden bed board. They were Doc,Happy,Sneezy,Dopey,Grumpy,Bashful and Sleepy.

Now Snow White was very tired. She lay down on the three of the little beds and soon fell fast asleep. The animals were also very tired themselves. They found comfortable places separately and fell asleep,too.

Now the seven dwarfs were closer to their home. Their sound of singing woke the animals. They were startled and fled out of the tiny house and back into the woods. But Snow White was too tired to wake up. She was still sleeping on the little beds. As the dwarfs approached their home,they found something unusal with their house. The light was lit. The door was open. The chimney was smoking. They thought there must be something in the house and they decided to find it out.

They walked one by one quietly into the house. Inside the house,they also found something different.

The floor has been swept. The chairs have been dusted. The dirty windows were now shining. The cooking was on the oven and the table was laid. Now they were sure some creatures must have been invaded their home. Since they found no one downstairs,they went upstairs to have a look. And there,to their surprise,they found their unexpected visitor—a beautiful young girl. All the dwarfs were attracted by Snow White. Now Snow White woke up. To their surprise,she saw seven little men standing by the beds. Each little man had a big beard.

The owners of the house were not seven children but seven dwarfs. She guessed their names one by one. Then she talked with them in a friendly way. She told them who she was and what happened to her. All the dwarfs felt sympathy towards Snow White and hatred to her evil queen.

“Welcome,here is your new home!”said the seven dwarfs.

“Thank you,you’re so kind.”said Snow White. “I can cook,wash clothes,make beds and do some cleaning. I’ll do everything I can to pay you.”

Snow white was very happy in the forest. The dwarfs were delighted to look after her. For many days only six dwarfs went to work. One would stay behind with Snow White. But after a while Snow White convinced them that she would be all right.

Back in the castle,the Queen was consulting the magic mirror again. To her great surprise,the mirror said, “You,queen,are fair,but Snow White is the fairest of all.”The mirror showed a picture of Snow White deep in the forest,with the seven dwarfs.

The Queen was furious. She knew she was tricked by the huntsman. What he brought back was not Snow White’s heart but that of an animal. Snow White was still alive! The Queen decided to kill Snow White by herself.

The Queen went down into her deep and black dungeon to consult her book of black magic. In the book she found what she wanted. She decided to disguise as a peddler. She used some mummy dust to make her look old. To age her voice,she used a drop of crow’s blood. When she finished mixing the liquid,she swallowedit.

As soon as she drank the liquid,something mysterious happened. The Queen’s black hair turned dingy white,her smooth face folded into wrinkles,her beautiful robe became a shabby rag. A perfect disguise! The Queen laughed with an evil expression on her face. Then she dressed herself in peasant clothes and made her way to the forest.

When the witch reached the cottage,she called out: “Combs for sale!Combs and ribbons for sale!”

“Oh,they’re lovely,”said Snow White. “May I see your combs?”

“Come out and have a look!”,said the peasant woman.

“I can’t,I promised the dwarfs,”said Snow White. “Can I look at them over the window-sill?”

“Of course,”said the old woman.

“Here’s a pretty one. It will suit your lovely dark hair.”

“I have no mirror,”said Snow White. “Can you put it for me?”

“Of course,”said the old woman. “Turn around.”

Snow White turned. The wicked Queen pushed the comb hard into Snow White’s hair. It was poisoned and Snow White fell to the floor.

The dwarfs returned home early that night to find Snow White on the floor. She looked quite dead. They rushed to her and pulled her upright. Fortunately,the comb had been dislodged and the poison no longer worked. Snows White woke up. She found herself surrounded by the dwarfs.

“You must be very careful,”they said to her. “This is the work of wicked Queen.”

Snow White promised them that she would be alert next time.

The Queen arrived back at her dark castle and went at once to the mirror. However,she got the answer that Snow White was the fairest one on the land. Snow White was still alive!

The Queen was very furious. She swore to kill Snow White. This time she decided to use the poisoned apple.

Then the Queen decided to poison Snow white with a poisoned apple. One bite of the poisoned apple,Snow White would close her eyes forever in the sleeping death. The Queen could not wait to put her evil project into practice. After that,she would be the most beautiful woman in the world!

In the quiet night the Queen was busy with making the poison apple. She dipped the apple in the brew to let the sleeping death seep through it.

“Now turn red,”she commanded, “to tempt Snow White,to make her hunger for a bite.”

According to the magic book,there was an antidote to the poisoned apple. The victim of sleeping death can be revived only by love’s first kiss.

The Queen laughed long and loud. She was sure the dwarfs would thought Snow White was dead and buried her alive. Snow White would have no chance to get a love’s first kiss and turn alive.

She filled the basket with other apples and gently put the poisoned one among them. Then she left the sungeon and got into a small boat and rowed away into the darkness.

The next morning,Snow White got up to make the little men a hearty breakfast. After that,the dwarfs were leaving to work in the mine. They reminded Snow White to be aware of stangers,especially the evil Queen. Snow White promised them and kissed them goodbye one by one.

At this time,the Queen was making her way through the deep woods towards the little cottage. She knew that the little men would be off to work and Snow White would be alone at home. She wouldn’t be alert of a harmless peddler.

Thinking this,the wicked witch laughed cruelly. But as soon as she saw the little cottage,she stopped laughing and became silent.

After the dwarfs left home,Snow White began to prepare supper for them. She tried to do her best to make the kind little men happy. She decided to bake some goseberry pies for desert. She stood beside the windows,making one of the pies. Suddenly,she saw an old woman outside the window. She was a little frightened by the strange old woman.

The old woman seemed very tired. She asked Snow White:”May I have a drink?”

“There’s no harm with an old poor woman.”thought Snow White. “Wait there.” She handed a glass of water to the woman.

“Would you like an apple?”asked the old woman.

“No,thank you,”said Snow white.

“They’re lovely and delicious.”said the woman. “Try one.” She cut a piece from the apple she was eating.

“It must be safe,”thought Snow White. “She’s eating the apple too.”

The queen was very clever. She poisoned just one half of the apple –the half she cut off for Snow White.

Snow White took a bite of the poisoned apple. As soon as she had done so,she sank to the ground and lay as still as death. The witch laughed long and loud.

“It’s done!”the witch cried. “Now I’ll be fairest on the land!”

The seven dwarfs returned from the mine to find Snow White lying lifeless on the floor. They did everything they could to save her but in vain. Snow White was dead.

The dwarfs were very sad about Snow White’s death. They could not bear the thought of burying Snow White in the ground. So they made a coffin of gold and glass and placed Snow White in it.They filled it with sweet-smelling flowers.

They carried the coffin to a peaceful and sunny valley in the forest. And they kept vigil over it day after day.

One day the following spring,the dwarfs were keeping their usual vigil. They were surprised to see a young handsome prince riding on a white house towards the glade. The prince had looked for Snow White for a long time. He heard of the beautiful maid in the glass coffin. So he came to see if it was the girl he loved at first sight.

The prince approached the coffin and saw Snow White. It was her!

“Poor princess,”said the prince,watching Snow White fondly, “I wish she could come alive. Her skin is white as snow,her cheek red as an apple. Snow White seemed to be sleeping rather than dead.”

The prince knelt by the coffin and bowed his head. Then he bent over to give Snow White a farewell kiss.

To his and the dwarfs’ surprise and joy,Snow White’s eyes fluttered open. Her mouth and cheek were red as before. She was alive!

The prince lifted Snow White out of the glass coffin. The dwarfs and all the forest animals yelled and cheered for Snow White’s rebirth.

“I love you. Will you marry me and be my Queen?”whispered the prince after he had introduced himself.

Snow White nodded shyly.

“May I take her with me? I promise I will look after her forever.”the prince asked the dwarfs.

The dwarfs could see that the prince really loved Snow White. They believed that the prince would take good care of Snow White so they agreed.

Snow White looked at each of the dwarfs with fond. “You have been good,kind friends,”she said in a soft voice. “and I shall never forget you.” Then she kissed them one by one and said goodbye to them.

The prince lifted Snow White onto his white horse and they rode away. They prepared to return to his kingdom.

Meanwhile,the wicked Queen was looking in her mirror. She was sure that she was the fairest on the land. Proudly,she asked the mirror the usual question,waiting for the expected answer.

“You,Queen,are fair,but Snow White with her Prince is the fairest of all.”

The mirror showed the Queen a picture of the Prince with Snow White.

This time the Queen was so angry that she rode her magic broom to the kingdom of the prince. She would never allow Snow White living in the world.

When the witch was flying over the kingdom,a sudden crack of lighting ripped across the sky and hit her. With a scream,the witch fell from her broom onto the ground. The evil witch got the punishment of God and died.