Snow White: Fairy tale version published by the Brothers Grimm
Snow White is a fairy tale about a young princess who meets a group of dwarfs after running away from her evil stepmother who is jealous of her beauty.
| "Snow White" | |
|---|---|
 Snow White by Franz Jüttner | |
| Author | Brothers Grimm |
| Original title | Schneewittchen |
| Other titles | Snow White Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs |
| Translator | Various |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
| Characters | Snow White Queen Huntsman Seven Dwarfs Prince |
| Genre(s) | Fairy tale |
| Published in | Children's and Household Tales |
| Publication type | Fairy tale and folk tale collection |
| Media type | |
| Publication date | 1812 |
| Notable adaptations | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Disney animated movie, 1937) |
Story
A Queen gives birth to a daughter. She names her Snow White. The queen dies. Snow White's father, the King marries an evil woman. This new Evil Queen has a Magic Mirror that tells her she is the fairest (most beautiful) in the land. One day the mirror says Snow White is the fairest. The queen is jealous. She decides to kill Snow White. The queen's huntsman takes the child into the woods to kill her. The huntsman is too kind to kill her so he lets her escape.
Snow White comes to a cottage in the forest. It belongs to seven dwarfs. They allow her to live with them. She does the housework. The evil queen learns Snow White is still alive. She decides to kill Snow White herself. She disguises herself as an old woman. She tries to kill Snow White first with a bodice lace and then with a poisoned comb. She fails. Snow White lives. At last the queen gives Snow White a poisoned apple. The child falls down as if dead.
The dwarfs place her in a glass coffin on a mountain top. One day a prince rides by. He falls in love with her. The dwarfs give him permission to take the coffin to his castle. The prince's friends lift the coffin. The bit of poisoned apple in Snow White's throat is loosened. She wakes up. The prince is happy. He marries Snow White. At the wedding, the evil queen is forced to dance in red-hot iron shoes until she dies. Snow White and the Prince then live happily ever after.
History
Early printed versions are found in Giambattista Basile's Pentamerone (1634) and in J. K. Musäus's German Folktales (1782).
The Brothers Grimm wrote about a version called "Little Snow White" (German: Schneewittchen) in 1812 in their Children's and Household Tales. The Grimms' story is the best-known version of "Snow White" today.
Adaptations
"Snow White" has been adapted many times to plays, movies, and television programs. Walt Disney adapted the Grimms version to an animated movie in 1937 called Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
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