Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Once upon a time, there was a kingdom. Its king and the queen ruled it justly and kindly. The royal couple soon gave birth to a beautiful and much longed-for baby girl. Their daughter’s hair was black as a raven, her lips were red as blood, and her skin was white as snow. This is why they named her Snow White. However, the queen tragically died right after the princess was born.

Years passed, and the king found himself a new wife. There was a lavish royal wedding. The new queen was very beautiful, but also arrogant and deceitful. No one saw her for the mean witch she truly was.

The queen’s most prized possession was a magic mirror. She had secretly brought it to her chamber in the palace and would often talk to it.

Every night before going to bed, she would ask, “Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest one of all?” And the mirror would always answer truthfully.

“You, my queen, are the fairest in the land.”

One day the king fell ill and soon the disease won over him. A great sorrow spread across the whole kingdom and everyone mourned for their beloved king. His wife, the queen, became a ruthless ruler.

From that day on, Snow White lived alone in the palace with the evil witch. When the girl turned eighteen, the queen in her own chamber sat in front of the magic mirror as usual, and started brushing her hair with a golden brush. “Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest one of all?”, she asked as she would always do.

“You are very beautiful, my queen,” the mirror said. “But Snow White is the fairest in the land.”

The queen’s anger flared up. She flung her…