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Snow White
A jealous queen, a mirror that never lies, seven dwarfs and one rosy apple. A gentle bedtime retelling of the Grimms' Snow White, with a softer ending.
Narrator
Snow White
The Queen
The Magic Mirror
The Huntsman
The Seven Dwarfs
The PrinceOther languages · 2 languages
About this story
Snow White is a German fairy tale published by the Brothers Grimm in their Children's and Household Tales in 1812. This bedtime version keeps the Grimms' mirror, the seven dwarfs, the queen's three visits and the glass case, and, as in the Grimms, Snow White wakes when the apple is jolted loose, not with a kiss. The harsher parts are softened: the apple sends her into an enchanted sleep, and instead of the Grimms' punishment at the wedding, the queen simply storms off and is never seen again.
What it teaches
Jealousy makes people miserable, however beautiful they are, while kindness wins friends wherever you go. It is also a gentle reminder not to take treats from strangers.
Suits
Ages 4–9
Tips for telling it
- Say the mirror question together each time; children love joining in.
- Count the seven plates, cups and beds on your fingers.
- Afterwards, ask what Snow White should have done when the old woman knocked.
Questions people ask
- Who wrote Snow White?
- Snow White is a German folk tale. The Brothers Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm, published it in 1812 in their Children's and Household Tales and revised it in later editions.
- Why is Snow White called Snow White?
- Her mother, sewing at an ebony window in winter, wished for a child as white as snow, as red as blood and as black as the window frame. The baby was born with snow-white skin, red cheeks and black hair.
- How does Snow White wake up in the original story?
- Not with a kiss. In the Grimms' version the prince's servants stumble while carrying her glass coffin, and the jolt shakes the piece of poisoned apple loose, so she wakes up.
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