Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Автор книги Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
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Once upon a time, a princess named Snow White lived in a castle with her father, the king, and her stepmother, the queen. Her father, had always said to his daughter that she must be fair to everyone at court. That she must be fair to everyone at court. Said he. People come here to the castle when they have a problem.
They
need
the
ruler
to
make
a
fair
decision.
Nothing
is
more
important
than
to
be
fair.
The
queen,
Snow
White's
stepmother,
knew
how
much
this
meant
to
her
husband.
At
the
first
chance,
she
rushed
to
her
magic
mirror.
Mirror,
mirror,
mirror
on
the
wall,
said
the
queen,
who
is
the
fairest
of
them
all?
Snow White is the fairest of them all, said the Magic Mirror. What? Yelled the queen. No one is more fair than I. The queen must have the best of everything.
Everyone knows that. What could be more fair? Snow White is the fairest of them all, repeated the Magic Mirror. What do you know? You're a mirror.
Roared the queen, and she stormed off. Still, the queen was bothered. So bothered was she that the queen decided to be rid of the girl once and for all. I cannot wait another day. She declared.
The queen called for her servant, a huntsman. Find a reason to take Snow White deep into the woods, she said, pointing her long finger at the servant. Then kill her. The huntsman was shocked. But she was the queen, and what could he do?
The
next
day,
he
took
Snow
White
into
the
woods.
As
he
drew
his
knife
to
slay
her,
Snow
White
turned
around.
Look.
She
said,
taking
something
out
of
her
pocket.
You
have
always
been
good
to
me.
She held in front of him six perfect arrowheads that she had carefully shaped. Do you like them? She said. They are for you, Snow White, said the huntsman. I cannot do this.
Of course you can. Take these. Said Snow White. That's not what I meant, said the servant. He dropped to his knees.
How can I say this to you, the queen, your step mother ordered me to kill you, he said, but I cannot. She did what? Snow White called out with alarm. You must run away, said the huntsman. Far into the woods now and never come back to the castle.
Snow White turned and ran into the woods as fast as she could. Deeper and deeper she ran. It was getting dark, and the wolves were starting to howl. She tripped, and her skirt was torn. Tall tree branches seemed to reach down to the very ground to grab her.
She was scratched, bleeding and scared. Yet she ran on and on. Then, all of a sudden, far away, there was a light. Who was living so deep in the woods? She stepped up closer.
It
was
a
cottage.
Yet
no
sound
came
from
the
cottage,
only
light
from
the
windows.
Hello,
she
said,
knocking
softly
on
the
door.
Hello?
No
answer.
The door was a little bit open. She opened it some more and stepped in. Hello? Is anyone home? She looked around.
What a mess. She had never seen a messier living room. This cottage may be the biggest mess I ever saw, she thought. But it's a roof over my head for tonight. Maybe if I clean up around here, I can earn my sleep.
As
she
cleaned,
she
thought
of
someone
she
already
missed.
Before
her
father
had
remarried,
she
and
a
prince
who
lived
in
the
next
kingdom
were
getting
to
know
each
other.
They
would
take
long
walks
in
the
royal
garden
and
tell
each
other
stories
and
laugh.
After
the
queen
had
moved
into
the
castle,
her
stepmother
had
made
a
new
rule
no
more
visitors.
Now
the
prince
had
to
slip
over
the
palace
gate
in
secret.
He would call out to her from under her window and they could talk a bit that way. It wasn't as good as the long walks, but it was the best they could manage. Now that she had to run away from home, would she ever see him again? After Snow White cleaned up the living room, she went upstairs. On the second floor there were seven little beds lined up in a row.
As if for children tired from cleaning, snow White yawned and lay across all seven of the beds. Soon she fell fast asleep. In the meantime, the seven dwarves were heading home from a long day of working in the jewel mines when they opened the door. You can imagine their surprise when they saw their cottage all cleaned up. What kind of magic is this?
Said one of the dwarves, whose name was Doc. I wouldn't mind more magic like this, said another of the dwarves with a smile. His name was Dopey. We better check upstairs, said another dwarf, whose name was Grumpy. Something is fishy around here, that's for sure.
There,
lying
across
all
their
beds,
was
a
young
lady,
fast
asleep.
Who
are
you?
Said
all
the
Dwarfs.
At
once.
Snow
white
bolted
awake.
The seven dwarves could tell she was as surprised as they were. Soon they all relaxed and shared their stories. Snow White learned their names bashful, Doc, Dopey, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy and Sneezy. She told them all about her step mother, that her stepmother had tried to get the huntsman to kill her, that the huntsman had set her free in the woods and that she could never go back home again. Stay here with us, said Bashful.
That's sweet, said Snow White. But if I were to stay here at your home, I would have to do something for all of you. You already cleaned up our place, said Sneezy. Keeping the house clean will be easy, said Snow White. As long as we all pitch in, I will let everyone know what part they can do.
And I will do my share too, of course. That's fair. Said happy. But there must be something else I can do for you, said Snow White. The seven dwarves shrugged.
Do
you
know
how
to
read?
Said
Doc.
We
have
these
books
filled
with
wonderful
tales
and
would
love
to
be
able
to
read
them.
And
so
it
was
agreed
that
Snow
White
would
teach
them
how
to
read
them.
And
so
it
was
agreed
that
Snow
White
would
teach
them
how
to
read.
To celebrate their new friendship, Snow White and the seven dwarves sang and danced the night away. The next morning, before they left for work, the seven dwarves warned Snow White she must not open the door to anyone. After all, who knows what evil her stepmother might do? The princess nodded in agreement, and the dwarves left the house. The princess prepared her first reading lesson.
She also prepared a good hot meal for the seven dwarves when they returned home that night. And so the days passed. Back at the castle, the queen marched up to her. Mirror, mirror, mirror on the wall, she demanded, who is the fairest of them all? Snow White is the fairest