Onceuponatime,aqueenwasdoingneedleworkwhilestaringoutsideherwindowatthebeautifulsnow.Itwasbecauseofherdistractedstatethatsheprickedherfingeronherneedleandadropofbloodfellonsomesnowthathadfallenonherwindowsill.Asshelookedatthebloodonthesnowshesaidtoherself,"Oh,howIwishthatIhadadaughterthathadskinwhiteassnow,lipsredasblood,andhairblackasebony."Soonafterthat,thequeengavebirthtoababygirlwhohadskinwhiteassnow,lipsredasblood,andhairblackasebony.TheynamedherPrincessSnowWhite,butsadly,thequeendiedaftergivingbirthtoSnowWhite.Soonafter,thekingtookanewwifewhowasbeautiful,butveryproudandpossessedevilpowers.Shealsopossessedamagicmirror,towhomshewouldoftenask,"Mirror,mirroronthewall,who'sthefairestofthemall?"andtowhichthemirrorwouldalwaysreply,"Youare."ButafterSnowWhitebecameseven(whichistheofficialagethatagirlbecomesamaiden)whensheaskedhermirror,itresponded,"Queen,you'rethefairestwhereyouare,butSnowWhiteismorebeautifulbyfar."

　　TheQueenwasjealous,andorderedahuntsmantotakeSnowWhiteintothewoodstobekilled.ShedemandedthatthehuntsmanreturnwithSnowWhite'slungsandliverasproof.ThehuntsmantookSnowWhiteintotheforest,butfoundhimselfunabletokillthegirl.Instead,helethergo,andbroughtthequeenthelungsandliverofawildboar.(IntheDisneymovie,thelungsandliverarereplacedbyaheart.)

　　SnowWhitediscoveredatinycottageintheforest,belongingtosevendwarfs,wheresherested.Meanwhile,theQueenaskedhermirroronceagain,"Who'sthefairestofthemall?",andwashorrifiedwhenthemirrortoldherthatSnowWhite,whowasaliveandwellandlivingwiththedwarfs,wasstillthefairestofthemall.

　　IllustrationtoSchneewittchen,FranzJ眉ttnerThreetimestheQueendisguisedherselfandvisitedthedwarfs'cottagetryingtokillSnowWhite.First,disguisedasapeddler,theQueenofferedcolorfulstay-lacesandlacedSnowWhiteupsotightthatshefainted,andtheQueentookherfordead.SnowWhitewasrevivedbythedwarfswhentheyloosenedthelaces.Next,theQueendressedasadifferentoldwomanandcombedSnowWhite'shairwithapoisonedcomb.SnowWhiteagaincollapsed,andagainthedwarfssavedher.LastlytheQueenmadeapoisonapple,andinthedisguiseofacountrywomanofferedittoSnowWhite.Shewashesitant,sotheQueencuttheappleinhalf,atethewhitepart鈥whichhadnopoison鈥andgavethepoisonedredparttoSnowWhite.Sheatetheappleeagerlyandimmediatelyfellintoadeep,magicalsleep.Whenthedwarfsfoundher,theycouldnotreviveher,sotheyplacedherinaglasscoffin,thinkingthatshehaddied.(TheDisneyversiononlyadoptsthepoisonappleplot,andthequeenmeetsherdemiseassheischasedbythedwarfs.)

　　IllustrationtoSchneewittchen,FranzJ眉ttnerTimepassed,andaprincetravellingthroughthelandsawSnowWhiteinhercoffin.Theprincewasenchantedbyherbeautyandinstantlyfellinlovewithher.Hebeggedthedwarfstolethimhavethecoffin.Theprinceandhismencarriedthecoffinaway,butastheywenttheystumbled.ThecoffinjerkedandthepieceofpoisonappleflewoutofSnowWhite'smouth,awakeningher.Theprincethendeclaredhisloveandsoonaweddingwasplanned.(IntheDisneyversion,thecureforthisdeepsleepwaslove'sfirstkiss.ThePrincetakesarevivedSnowWhiteaway,andthefilmends.)

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