Princess Snow White is a character loved by children all over the world. The popular fairy tale Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was collected by the Brothers Grimm around 1812, and many films and cartoons have been based on it. Some of the most famous symbols of the fairy tale are the enchanted mirror, the poisoned apple, the girdle. The queen symbolizes the evil that is constantly fighting to defeat the good, and the forest can symbolize the world in which every man must find his way. In addition to the stories, the Brothers Grimm also contributed to the formation of the German language, especially thanks to a 33-volume dictionary of the language.
Once upon a time, there was a queen who injured her finger while she was sewing. The dripping blood made her wish for a little girl with white skin, blood-red lips and ebony-black hair. And her dream came true, so she named her daughter Snow White. But the queen soon died and the king took another wife. She wanted to be the most beautiful in the world. When she asked her magic mirror who was the most beautiful in the world, the mirror answered that Snow White was much more beautiful than her.
Angry, the queen ordered a hunter to take the girl to the forest and kill her, but he was a good man and let the girl escape. Remaining in the forest, Snow White arrived at the house of the seven dwarfs. They invited her to stay with them forever.
But the queen found out that Snow White did not die and she set out to kill her.
Dressed as a seller she offered her a poisoned apple with which the girl choked and fell to the ground. Sad, the dwarves placed her in a glass box. An emperor’s son passed by there one day and noticed the beauty of the girl. He took her with him to the palace. One of the dwarves carrying the glass box tripped. The coffin shook, the piece of poisoned apple jumped out of the girl’s throat, and she stood up as beautiful as before. Happy, the emperor’s son asked her to marry him and she accepted. The evil queen died of anger.
Retelling of the original story by Charles Perrault
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