Once upon a time, long ago there lived a King and a Queen. They had everything except for a child. The Queen sat sewing one winter's day when she suddenly pricked her finger. A drop of blood fell on the snow. "Oh, I wish, I had a daughter with skin as white as snow, hair as black as ebony wood, and lips as red as a rose", she said. In autumn the Queen's wish came true as she was blessed with a beautiful daughter. Sadly the Queen died soon after.

The little princess was called Snow White. After many years the king remarried. The new Queen was beautiful and proud she liked to use magic and had a magic mirror. She would ask: "Magic mirror on the wall, Who is the fairest of them all ?" "You O Queen, are the fairest of them all" The Queen would smile with pride.

One day the queen spoke to the mirror as usual but the answer was different this time. "You Queen, are fair, but Snow White is the fairest of them all". The Queen stamped her foot. She plotted to kill Snow White and stormed right out of the room. One morning the Queen sent for the huntsman and ordered to take Snow White into the forest to kill her and bring back her heart to prove that she was dead.

The huntsman was horrified. He loved the little princess and did not want to kill her. He took her deeper into the forest, then he spoke to her, "Beware of your stepmother, she wants you killed. But I can't kill you. Run away into the forest." The huntsman left poor Snow White alone and then killed a small deer and took its heart back to the queen. The Queen was very happy.

Meanwhile, Snow White ran as far as she could until she came to a cottage hidden deep in the forest. She knocked at the door but there was no answer. She then pushed the door open. She wondered who could live in such a tiny house. She looked around--everything was so small. She was surprised to find that there was seven of everything: seven dirty cups, seven plates, seven knives, seven forks, seven messy beds and seven chairs. Quickly, she dusted the house and then had some bread and cheese by now she was very tired, so she went off to sleep

When nighttime came, the masters of the house returned from work, they couldn't believe their eyes. Their home was spotless, "who could have done this?" they asked. They looked around. Dinner was cooking in the oven and the table was laid. Then they crept into the bedroom. There they saw the beautiful princess. Snow White woke up to find seven dwarfs standing by the bed. "Don't be scared," they told her, "How did you find this place? They asked her. Snow White told her story. The dwarfs were horrified. "You must stay here with us," They said Snow White was very happy and the dwarfs were delighted to look after her. They all loved her and she was so happy that she soon forgot all about the wicked Queen.

The Queen had been very pleased but one day she thought should just make sure. When she whispered the special words, the magic mirror replied. "Snow white, who dwells with the seven little men, is as fair as you". When she heard this, the Queen went pale, for she knew that the huntsman had tricked her. But this time she didn't want to take any chance. She tried her magic spell and became an old beggar-woman. She went into the forest. And as the seven dwarfs went out for work, she knocked at the door. Snow White opened and saw an old beggar-woman standing on the step. She was holding a basket full of apples. "Try my apples, they are magic wishing apples: one bite and your dreams will come true. Snow White thought about the handsome Prince of her dreams and took the apple. She bit into it and fell to the floor. The old beggar woman turned back into the wicked Queen, "Nothing but a kiss from your true love can save you now," laughed the Queen. "Good bye!" When the seven dwarfs returned they saw a shadowy figure near the cottage. They chased her through the forest, towards the mountains. That figure was of the Queen.

The Queen ran on but she slipped on a ledge and fell down the side of the mountain into a deep hole between the rocks. She was never seen again. The dwarfs came back to the cottage. They tried everything to wake Snow White but it was no good. They would have buried her but then she still looked as if she were alive. So they made a coffin of crystal glass and laid her in the coffin. For a long time Snow White lay in the coffin looking as if she was asleep She was still as white as snow hair as black as ebony wood and lips as red as a rose. One day a prince came riding from a nearby kingdom. He saw her and fell in love with her. "How beautiful she is!". He said kneeling down to kiss her. It was the kiss of true love- the one thing in the world that could break the spell! Snow white sat up and looked around. She knew that this was the prince of her dreams. "Will you marry me?" he asked Snow White. She smiled and said that she would. The dwarfs were too happy for her. And so Snow White married the prince and they lived happily ever after.