Fairytale Forest

Snow White

There was once a queen who had a baby with skin as white as snow. She named her Snow White. When the queen died, the king married a vain woman. A jealous queen who looked in her magic mirror every day.

She asked: Mirror, mirror on the wall, Who’s the fairest of them all? And the mirror always replied, Majesty, as fair as you are there is not one, you are the fairest of everyone. Snow White grew up to be a wonderful princess.

When the queen once again stood before the magic mirror, it sounded: My queen, as handsome as you are, Snow White is the most beautiful by far. The queen was furious! She was so jealous that she asked the huntsman to kill Snow White in the forest. But the huntsman took pity on the princess and said: 'Run away, quickly, girl. Good luck!’

Desperate, Snow White wandered around until she discovered a tiny house. When no one answered the door, she stepped inside. There she counted seven little chairs around a table. And seven tiny beds next to each other. Exhausted, Snow White laid down across the beds and immediately fell asleep. 'Heigh-ho, heigh-ho, it’s home from work we go…'

Seven friendly dwarves came home after a long day's work in the mountains. When they saw Snow White, they were very surprised, but fortunately they allowed her to stay with them. Snow White kept the cottage clean and cooked for them. She was happy.

When the wicked queen discovered that Snow White was still alive, she disguised herself as an apple seller. She went to the cottage and gave Snow White a taste of a red, poisonous apple. The girl immediately fell lifeless to the ground... The dwarves were inconsolable and put Snow White in a glass case on the moss.

Until a young prince rode by...

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