Snow White · Three Sisters

Author: (German) Green Chen Xiaoyao Scenic Graphic Design Studio
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: Snow White is a world-famous fairy tale. Its authors are a pair of siblings from Germany, Jacob Grimm as the older brother and Wilhelm Grimm as the younger brother. Snow White tells the story of a beautiful princess born on a snowy night. The king saw the child's skin as white as snow and named her Snow White. Unfortunately, the princess did not live long after birth, and her mother fell ill and passed away. The people in the palace were deeply saddened. How could she grow up happily without a mother? Soon after, the king took another queen, who was very beautiful but extremely proud. Whenever she saw the lovely Snow White, she felt uneasy. The queen had a magic mirror, and every time she asked, "Who is the most beautiful in the world?" the mirror would reply, "The queen is the most beautiful." Days passed. One day, the mirror answered, "Snow White is the most beautiful." How could the queen tolerate anyone being more beautiful than her? So, she secretly ordered a warrior to take Snow White into the forest to be killed. The warrior could not bear to do so but dared not defy the queen's command. Snow White was taken to the forest, thinking it was just an outing, so she was very happy. The warrior, believing the princess would surely be lost and run off alone. As night fell, Snow White could not find her way home. She was hungry, tired, and desperate. Then, she came to a house with no one inside. Snow White entered, "Ah, what a strange house." There were seven small tables, seven small chairs, seven delicious meals, and seven small beds. Snow White first ate her fill and then lay down on one of the beds, falling asleep. When Snow White woke up, she found seven dwarfs in the room, all staring at her with wide eyes. Snow White quickly told them about getting lost in the forest. The dwarfs felt sorry for her and asked her to stay with them. From then on, the dwarfs went out to work, and Snow White cleaned the room and cooked meals. They lived happily together. The queen believed herself to be the most beautiful woman in the world. One day, she asked the magic mirror again, "Mirror, mirror, who is the most beautiful now?" "Of course, it is Snow White," the mirror replied. Seeing that Snow White was still alive, the queen was furious. She prepared a poison and spread it on a large, red apple. Disguised as an old woman selling apples, the queen came to Snow White's cottage and called out, "Fresh and crispy red apples, little girl, try one." Snow White could not resist and took a bite, falling unconscious immediately. In the evening, the dwarfs returned home and found Snow White lying on the ground, holding a red apple in her hand, but they could not wake her. "Snow White is dead!" they said in sorrow. The dwarfs placed Snow White in a crystal coffin and guarded her day and night. Animals from the forest also came, all her friends, wanting to stay with her every day. A prince riding a horse passed by. He asked, "Why are you crying so sadly?" "The princess was killed by an apple," the prince replied. Seeing the beautiful princess with a rosy face, the prince could not resist opening the crystal coffin. Just as he lifted the princess, her eyes opened. "Who are you?" "I am a prince from far away," she said. The dwarfs were overjoyed to see Snow White miraculously revived. The love-at-first-sight prince wanted to take her back to his country. Snow White hesitated, truly not wanting to leave the dwarfs. "If the prince truly loves the princess, she will be happy, and so will we," the dwarfs said. The prince rode his horse, taking his beloved princess, to bid farewell to the dwarfs and the animals in the forest. They traveled over mountains and valleys, finally returning to his own country and marrying Snow White. The cruel queen received an invitation from the neighboring country. After dressing up, she stood before the magic mirror, "Who is the most beautiful?" she asked. This time, the mirror replied, "The bride of the neighboring prince is the most beautiful." Hearing this, the queen snatched a sharp sword, mounted a broom, and rushed to the neighboring country. All along the way, she bit her teeth and muttered, "I will never allow anyone to be more beautiful than me! I will kill you!" When the queen arrived in the neighboring country, she never imagined that the bride was none other than Snow White! Filled with rage, she fainted from blood loss. Snow White and the handsome prince lived a happy life together.