It was in the middle of winter, snowflakes were falling like fluff from the sky, and the queen was sitting
window - its frame was made of ebony - and the queen sewed. She was sewing and looking at
on the snow and pricked her finger with a needle, and three drops of blood fell on the snow. And red on white
the snow looked so beautiful that she thought to herself:

“If I had a child, white as this snow and ruddy as blood,
and black-haired, like wood on a window frame!”

And the queen soon gave birth to a daughter, and she was as white as snow, as red as blood, and
so black-haired, like ebony, and that’s why they called her Snow White. And when
the child was born, the queen died.

A year later the king took another wife. That was beautiful woman, but proud and
arrogant, and she could not stand it when anyone surpassed her in beauty. It was
she had a magic mirror, and when she stood in front of it and looked into it, then
asked:

And the mirror answered:

You, queen, are the most beautiful in the country.

And she was pleased, because she knew that the mirror was telling the truth. Snow White for this
time she grew up and became more and more beautiful, and when she was seven years old, she was
as beautiful as a clear day, and more beautiful than the queen herself. When the queen asked
at your mirror:

Mirror, mirror on the wall,

Who is the most beautiful in the whole country?

It answered like this:

Still, Snow White is a thousand times more beautiful!

Then the queen became frightened, turned yellow and green with envy. From that hour he will see
She is Snow White - and her heart is breaking, she began to hate the girl so much. AND
envy and arrogance grew like weeds in her heart higher and higher, and
From now on she had peace neither day nor night. Then she called one of her huntsmen
and said:

- Take the child to the forest, I can’t see her anymore. You must kill her and bring her
I have her lungs and liver as proof.

The huntsman obeyed and led the girl into the forest, but when he pulled out his hunting knife and
I was about to pierce the innocent heart of Snow White, she began to cry and
ask:

- Oh, dear huntsman, if you leave me alive, I will run far into the dense forest and never
I won't return home.

And because she was beautiful, the huntsman took pity on her and said:

- So be it, run, poor girl!

And it was as if a stone had been lifted from his heart when he didn’t have to kill Snow White.
At that time, a young deer just ran up, and the huntsman killed him, took out his lungs and
liver and brought them to the queen as a sign that her order had been fulfilled. The cook was
ordered to boil them in salt water, and the evil woman ate them, thinking that they were lungs and
Snow White's liver.

And the poor girl was left in big forest alone, and she became so scared,
that she looked at all the leaves on the trees, not knowing what to do next, as I was burning
help. She started to run, and ran over sharp stones, through thorny thickets, and
jumped around her wild animals, but they didn’t touch her. She ran as fast as she could, and
It was already getting dark, she saw a small hut and went into it to rest. And in
in that hut everything was so small, but beautiful and clean, no matter what a fairy tale says,
I can't describe it with a pen.

There stood a table covered with a white tablecloth, and on it were seven small plates,
each plate has a spoon, and seven more small knives and forks and seven small
cups. There were seven small beds standing against the wall, one next to the other, and they were covered
snow-white bedspreads. Snow White wanted to eat and drink, and she took from
each plate a little bit of vegetables and bread and drank a drop from each cup
wine - she didn’t want to drink everything from one. And since she was very tired, then
tried to go to bed, but none of them were suitable for her: one was
too long, the other too short, but the seventh one turned out to fit her, she lay in
her and, surrendering to the mercy of the Lord, fell asleep.

When it was already completely dark, the owners of the hut came, and there were seven dwarfs,
who mined ore in the mountains. They lit their seven lamps, and when in the hut
it became light, they noticed that they had someone, because not everything turned out to be the same
in the order it was before. And the first dwarf said:

-Who was that sitting on my chair?

- Who ate from my plate?

- Who took a piece of my bread?

Fourth:

- Who ate my vegetables?

- Who took my fork?

- Who cut with my knife?

The seventh asked:

- Who drank from my little cup?

And he was the first to look around and saw that there was a small fold on his bed, and
asked:

-Who was that lying on my bed?

Then the others came running and began to say:

“And there was someone in mine too.”

The seventh gnome looked at his bed and saw Snow White lying in it and sleeping. Called
he then the rest, they came running, began to shout in surprise, brought seven of their
light bulbs and illuminated Snow White.

- Oh, my God! Oh, my God! - they exclaimed. - What a beautiful one, though.
child! “They were so happy that they didn’t wake her up and left her to sleep in
bed And the seventh dwarf slept with each of his comrades for an hour, and so
the night has passed.

Morning has come. Snow White woke up, saw seven dwarfs and got scared. But there were
They were kind to her and asked:

- What is your name?

“My name is Snow White,” she answered.

- How did you get into our hut?

And she told them that her stepmother wanted to kill her, but the huntsman took pity on her,
and that she ran all day until she finally found their hut. The dwarves asked:

- Do you want to run our household, cook, make beds, wash, sew and knit?
keep everything clean and in order - if you agree to this, you can stay with us, and
You will have plenty of everything.

“Okay,” said Snow White, “with great pleasure.”

And she stayed with them. She kept the hut in order, in the morning the gnomes went to the mountains
look for ore and gold, and in the evening they returned home, and she had to
cook food for them. The girl remained alone all day, and therefore the good gnomes
warned and said:

- Beware of your stepmother: she will soon find out that you are here, be careful not to let anyone in
to the house.

And the queen, having eaten Snow White's lungs and liver, again began to believe that she was the most
the first and most beautiful of all women in the country. She went to the mirror and
asked:

Mirror, mirror on the wall,

Who is the most beautiful in the whole country?

And the mirror answered:

You, queen, are beautiful,

But Snow White is there, just over the mountains,

At the seven dwarfs behind the walls

Then the queen was frightened - she knew that the mirror was telling the truth, and she understood
that the huntsman deceived her and that Snow White is still alive. And she began to think again, yes
figure out how to kill her; She had no peace of envy, because she was not the most
the first beauty in the country. And then, finally, she thought of something: she painted her face,
she dressed up as an old merchant, so it was impossible to recognize her. She headed through
seven mountains to seven dwarves, knocked on the door and said:

Snow White looked out the window and said:

- Hello, kind woman, what are you selling?

“Good goods, wonderful goods,” she answered, “the laces are multi-colored.” - AND
The queen took out one of the laces, showed it, and it was woven from colorful silk.

“This honest woman can be allowed into the house,” thought Snow White,
I opened the door bolt and bought myself a beautiful cord.

“How suits you, girl,” said the old woman, “let me lace you up like
follows.

Snow White, not expecting anything bad, stood in front of her and let her pull on her
new laces, and the old woman began to lace, so quickly and so tightly that Snow White
suffocated and fell dead to the ground.

“You were the most beautiful,” said the queen and quickly disappeared.

Soon after, towards evening, the seven dwarves returned home, and how frightened they were,
when they saw that their dear Snow White was lying on the ground, not moving, not stirring,
definitely dead! They picked it up and saw that it was laced tightly, then
They cut the laces, and she began to breathe little by little and gradually came to her senses. When
The dwarves heard what had happened, they said:

- The old merchant was actually evil queen, beware, don’t let him in
no one when we are not at home.

And the evil woman returned home, went to the mirror and asked:

Mirror, mirror on the wall,

Who is the most beautiful in the whole country?

And the mirror answered her, as before:

You, queen, are beautiful,

But Snow White is there, just over the mountains,

At the seven dwarfs behind the walls

A thousand times more beautiful!

When she heard such an answer, all the blood rushed to her heart, so she
frightened - she realized that Snow White had come to life again.

“Well, now,” she said, “I’ll come up with something that will surely destroy you.” —
Knowing the witch's witchcraft, she prepared a poisonous comb. Then she changed her clothes and
turned into another old woman. And she went over the seven mountains to the seven dwarfs, knocked on
door and says:

- I sell good goods! Selling!

Snow White looked out the window and said:

“Perhaps we can take a look,” said the old woman, took out a poisonous comb and,
raising it up, she showed it to Snow White.

The girl liked him so much that she let herself be deceived and opened the door. They got along
in price, and the old woman said: “Well, now let me give you a good
I’ll comb my hair.”

Poor Snow White, suspecting nothing, allowed the old woman to comb her hair, but only she
touched her hair with a comb, the poison immediately began to act, and the girl fell without
feelings to the ground.

“You, beautiful beauty,” said the evil woman, “now the end has come for you.”
- Having said this, she left.

But, fortunately, it was late in the evening, and the seven dwarves soon returned home. Noticing
that Snow White was lying dead on the ground, they immediately suspected her stepmother and began
to find out what was the matter, and found a poisonous comb; and as soon as they pulled him out,
Snow White came to her senses again and told them everything that had happened. And once again
the dwarves told her to be on her guard and not open the door to anyone.

And the queen returned home, sat down in front of the mirror and said:

Mirror, mirror on the wall,

Who is the most beautiful in the whole country?

And the mirror answered, as before:

You, queen, are beautiful,

But Snow White is there, just over the mountains,

At the seven dwarfs behind the walls

A thousand times more beautiful!

She heard what the mirror was saying, and she began to tremble and tremble all over with anger.

“Snow White must die,” she shouted, “even if it costs me
life!

And she went into the secret room, where no one had ever entered, and prepared
There's a poisonous apple there. It was very beautiful on the outside, white and ruddy, and
anyone who saw it would want to eat it, but whoever ate even a piece of it,
he would certainly have died. When the apple was ready, she painted her face,
dressed as a peasant and set off on a journey, across the seven mountains to the seven dwarfs. She
knocked, Snow White stuck her head out the window and said:

- Let no one in, the seven dwarves forbade me to do so.

“Yes, that’s good,” answered the peasant woman, “but where will I put my apples?” Want,
Shall I give you one of them?

“No,” said Snow White, “I was not ordered to take anything.”

- What is it, are you afraid of poison? - asked the old woman. - Look, I'll cut the apple into
two halves, you will eat the brown one, and I will eat the white one.

And the apple was made so cunningly that only its rosy half was
poisoned. Snow White wanted to taste the beautiful apple, and when she saw it,
that the peasant woman was eating it, she couldn’t resist, stuck her hand out of the window and took it
poisoned half. As soon as she took a bite, she immediately fell dead to the ground.
The queen looked at her with her evil eyes and, laughing loudly, said:

- White as snow, blush like blood, black hair like ebony! Now yours
the gnomes will never wake you up.

She returned home and began asking the mirror:

Mirror, mirror on the wall,

Who is the most beautiful in the whole country?

And the mirror finally answered:

You, queen, are the most beautiful in the whole country.

And then her envious heart calmed down, as far as such a heart can find
peace for yourself.

The dwarves, returning home in the evening, found Snow White lying on the ground, lifeless and
dead. They picked her up and began to look for poison: they unlaced her, combed her hair,
They washed her with water and wine, but nothing helped - the dear girl was both dead and
dead and remained. They laid her in a coffin, all seven sat down around her and began to
mourn, and they cried like that for three whole days. Then they decided to bury her, but
she looked as if she were alive - her cheeks were beautiful and rosy.

And they said:

- How can she be like that? damp earth bury?

And they ordered to make a glass coffin for her so that she could be seen from everyone
sides, and laid her in that coffin, and wrote her name on it in gold letters, and that
she was the king's daughter. And they carried that coffin to the mountain, and always one of them
remained with her on guard. And the birds also came to mourn Snow White: first
an owl, then a raven and finally a dove.

And for a long, long time Snow White lay in her coffin, and it seemed that she was sleeping,
she was as white as snow, red as blood, and black-haired as ebony. But
It happened that one day the king's son drove into that forest, and he ended up in the house of the gnomes, so that he could
there to spend the night. He saw a coffin on the mountain, and in it the beautiful Snow White, and read,
what was written on it in letters of gold. And then he said to the dwarves:

- Give me this coffin, and I will give you whatever you want for it.

But the dwarves answered:

“We won’t give it up even for all the gold in the world.”

Then he said:

- So give it to me. I can't live without seeing Snow White.

When he said this, the good gnomes took pity on him and gave him the coffin.

And the king's son ordered his servants to carry him on their shoulders. But it happened that
they stumbled over some bush, and from the shock a piece of a poisonous apple fell out of
Snow White's throat. Then she opened her eyes, lifted the lid of the coffin, and then stood up and
herself.

- Oh, Lord, where am I? - she exclaimed.

The prince, filled with joy, replied:

“I have you,” and he told her everything that happened, and said:

“You are dearer to me than anything in the world, let’s go with me to my father’s castle, and
you will be my wife.

Snow White agreed, and they celebrated a magnificent and magnificent wedding.

But the queen, Snow White’s stepmother, was also invited to the celebration. She dressed up in
beautiful dress, went to the mirror and said:

Mirror, mirror on the wall,

Who is the most beautiful in the whole country?

And the mirror answered:

You, Madam Queen, are beautiful,

But the young queen is a thousand times more beautiful!

And then the evil woman uttered her curse, and she became so afraid, so
It’s scary that she didn’t know how to cope with herself. At first she decided not to
go to the wedding, but she had no peace - she wanted to go and look at the young
the queen. And she entered the palace, and recognized Snow White, and stood in fear and horror,
so she froze in place.

But iron shoes had already been placed on the burning coals for her, and they were brought,
holding it with tongs, and placed it in front of her. And she had to step her feet into the red-hot
hot shoes and danced in them until she finally fell dead
to the ground.

A fairy tale about how a stepmother was jealous of her stepdaughter Snow White. The girl was more beautiful, so the evil woman wanted to destroy her in the forest. But there Snow White saw a house with gnomes, where she began to live. The heroine was saved from the evil tricks of her stepmother by a handsome prince.

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It was in the middle of winter, snowflakes were falling like fluff from the sky, and the queen was sitting at the window - its frame was made of ebony - and the queen was sewing. She was sewing, looked at the snow and pricked her finger with a needle, and three drops of blood fell onto the snow. And the red on the white snow looked so beautiful that she thought to herself:

“If only I had a child, white as this snow, and ruddy as blood, and black-haired, like the wood on the window frame!”

And the queen soon gave birth to a daughter, and she was as white as snow, as red as blood, and as black-haired as ebony, and therefore they called her Snow White. And when the child was born, the queen died.

A year later the king took another wife. She was a beautiful woman, but proud and arrogant, and she could not stand it when anyone surpassed her in beauty. She had a magic mirror, and when she stood in front of it and looked into it, she asked:

And the mirror answered:

You, queen, are the most beautiful in the country.

And she was pleased, because she knew that the mirror was telling the truth. During this time, Snow White grew up and became more and more beautiful, and when she was seven years old, she was as beautiful as a clear day, and more beautiful than the queen herself. When the queen asked her mirror:

Mirror, mirror on the wall,

Who is the most beautiful in the whole country?

It answered like this:

Still, Snow White is a thousand times more beautiful!

Then the queen became frightened, turned yellow and green with envy. From that hour she saw Snow White - and her heart broke, so she began to hate the girl. Both envy and arrogance grew like weeds in her heart, higher and higher, and from now on she had no peace, day or night. Then she called one of her huntsmen and said:

Take the child to the forest, I can’t see her anymore. You must kill her and bring me her lungs and liver as proof.

The huntsman obeyed and led the girl into the forest, but when he pulled out his hunting knife and was about to pierce Snow White’s innocent heart, she began to cry and ask:

Oh, dear huntsman, if you leave me alive, I will run far into the dense forest and never return home.

And because she was beautiful, the huntsman took pity on her and said:

So be it, run, poor girl!

And it was as if a stone had been lifted from his heart when he didn’t have to kill Snow White. At that time, a young deer just ran up, and the huntsman killed it, took out its lungs and liver and brought them to the queen as a sign that her order had been fulfilled. The cook was ordered to boil them in salt water, and the evil woman ate them, thinking they were Snow White's lungs and liver.

And the poor girl was left alone in the big forest, and she became so scared that she looked at all the leaves on the trees, not knowing what to do next, how to help her. She started to run, and ran over sharp stones, through thorny thickets, and wild animals jumped around her, but they did not touch her. She ran as long as she could, and then it was already getting dark, she saw a small hut and went into it to rest. And in that hut everything was so small, but beautiful and clean, that you could not tell it in a fairy tale or describe it with a pen.

There stood a table covered with a white tablecloth, and on it were seven small plates, each plate had a spoon, and also seven small knives and forks and seven small goblets. There were seven small beds standing against the wall, one next to the other, and they were covered with snow-white blankets. Snow White wanted to eat and drink, and she took a little bit of vegetables and bread from each plate and drank a drop of wine from each goblet - she did not want to drink everything from one. And since she was very tired, she tried to lie down in bed, but none of them were suitable for her: one was too long, the other was too short, but the seventh turned out to be just right for her, she lay down in it and, surrendering to the mercy of the Lord, fell asleep .

When it was already completely dark, the owners of the hut came, and there were seven gnomes who were mining ore in the mountains. They lit their seven lamps, and when it became light in the hut, they noticed that someone was with them, because not everything was in the same order as it was before. And the first dwarf said:

Who was that sitting on my chair?

Who ate from my plate?

Who took a piece of my bread?

Fourth:

Who ate my vegetables?

Who took my fork?

Who cut with my knife?

The seventh asked:

Who was it that drank from my little cup?

And the first one looked around and saw that there was a small fold on his bed, and asked:

Who was that lying on my bed?

Then the others came running and began to say:

And there was someone in mine too.

The seventh gnome looked at his bed and saw Snow White lying in it and sleeping. Then he called the others, they came running, began to scream in surprise, brought seven of their light bulbs and illuminated Snow White.

Oh, my God! Oh, my God! - they exclaimed. - Which one, however? beautiful baby! “They were so happy that they didn’t wake her up and left her sleeping in bed.” And the seventh dwarf slept with each of his comrades for an hour, and so the night passed.

Morning has come. Snow White woke up, saw seven dwarfs and got scared. But they were kind to her and asked:

What is your name?

“My name is Snow White,” she answered.

How did you get into our hut?

And she told them that her stepmother wanted to kill her, but the huntsman took pity on her, and that she ran all day until she finally found their hut. The dwarves asked:

If you want to run our household, cook, make beds, wash, sew and knit, keep everything clean and in order - if you agree to this, you can stay with us, and you will have plenty of everything.

“Okay,” said Snow White, “with great pleasure.”

And she stayed with them. She kept the hut in order, in the morning the gnomes went to the mountains to look for ore and gold, and in the evening they returned home, and she had to prepare food for them when they arrived. The girl remained alone all day, and therefore the good gnomes warned her and said:

Beware of your stepmother: she will soon find out that you are here, be careful not to let anyone into the house.

And the queen, having eaten Snow White’s lungs and liver, again began to believe that she was the first and most beautiful of all the women in the country. She went to the mirror and asked:

Mirror, mirror on the wall,

Who is the most beautiful in the whole country?

And the mirror answered:

You, queen, are beautiful,

But Snow White is there, just over the mountains,

At the seven dwarfs behind the walls

Then the queen was frightened - she knew that the mirror was telling the truth, and she realized that the huntsman had deceived her and that Snow White was still alive. And she began to think again and come up with ways to kill her; She had no peace of envy because she was not the most beautiful woman in the country. And then, finally, she thought of something: she painted her face, dressed as an old merchant, so that it was impossible to recognize her. She went through the seven mountains to the seven dwarfs, knocked on the door and said:

Snow White looked out the window and said:

Hello, kind woman, what are you selling?

“Good goods, wonderful goods,” she answered, “the laces are multi-colored.” - And the queen took out one of the laces, showed it, and it was woven from colorful silk.

“We can let this honest woman into the house,” thought Snow White, opened the door bolt and bought herself a beautiful cord.

How it suits you, girl,” said the old woman, “let me lace you up properly.”

Snow White, not expecting anything bad, stood in front of her and let her tighten the new laces, and the old woman began to lace, so quickly and so tightly that Snow White suffocated and fell dead to the ground.

“You were the most beautiful,” the queen said and quickly disappeared.

Soon after, in the evening, the seven dwarves returned home, and how frightened they were when they saw that their dear Snow White was lying on the ground, not moving, not moving, as if dead! They lifted her and saw that she was laced tightly, then they cut the laces, and she began to breathe little by little and gradually came to her senses. When the dwarves heard what had happened, they said:

The old merchant was really an evil queen, beware, don’t let anyone in when we’re not at home.

And the evil woman returned home, went to the mirror and asked:

Mirror, mirror on the wall,

Who is the most beautiful in the whole country?

And the mirror answered her, as before:

You, queen, are beautiful,

But Snow White is there, just over the mountains,

At the seven dwarfs behind the walls

A thousand times more beautiful!

When she heard such an answer, all the blood rushed to her heart, she was so frightened - she realized that Snow White had come to life again.

Well, now,” she said, “I’ll come up with something that will surely destroy you.” “Knowing the witch’s witchcraft, she prepared a poisonous comb. Then she changed her clothes and turned into another old woman. And she went over the seven mountains to the seven dwarves, knocked on the door and said:

I sell good goods! Selling!

Snow White looked out the window and said:

Perhaps we can take a look,” said the old woman, took out a poisonous comb and, lifting it up, showed it to Snow White.

The girl liked him so much that she let herself be deceived and opened the door. They agreed on a price, and the old woman said: “Well, now let me comb your hair properly.”

Poor Snow White, not suspecting anything, allowed the old woman to comb her hair, but as soon as she touched her hair with the comb, the poison immediately began to take effect, and the girl fell unconscious to the ground.

“You, beautiful woman,” said the evil woman, “now the end has come for you.” - Having said this, she left.

But, fortunately, it was late in the evening, and the seven dwarves soon returned home. Noticing that Snow White was lying dead on the ground, they immediately suspected her stepmother, began to find out what was the matter, and found a poisonous comb; and as soon as they got him out, Snow White came to her senses again and told them all that had happened. And once again the dwarves told her to be on her guard and not open the door to anyone.

And the queen returned home, sat down in front of the mirror and said:

Mirror, mirror on the wall,

Who is the most beautiful in the whole country?

And the mirror answered, as before:

You, queen, are beautiful,

But Snow White is there, just over the mountains,

At the seven dwarfs behind the walls

A thousand times more beautiful!

She heard what the mirror was saying, and she began to tremble and tremble all over with anger.

“Snow White must die,” she shouted, “even if it costs me my life!”

And she went to a secret room, where no one had ever entered, and prepared a poisonous apple there. It was very beautiful on the outside, white and ruddy, and anyone who saw it would want to eat it, but whoever ate even a piece of it would certainly die. When the apple was ready, she painted her face, dressed as a peasant and set off on her journey, across the seven mountains to the seven dwarfs. She knocked, Snow White stuck her head out the window and said:

No one is allowed in, the seven dwarves forbade me to do so.

Yes, that’s good,” answered the peasant woman, “but where will I put my apples?” Would you like me to give you one of these?

No, said Snow White, I was not ordered to take anything.

What is it, are you afraid of poison? - asked the old woman. - Look, I’ll cut the apple into two halves, you’ll eat the brown one, and I’ll eat the white one.

And the apple was made so cunningly that only its rosy half was poisoned. Snow White wanted to taste the beautiful apple, and when she saw that the peasant woman was eating it, she, too, could not resist, stuck her hand out of the window and took the poisoned half. As soon as she took a bite, she immediately fell dead to the ground. The queen looked at her with her evil eyes and, laughing loudly, said:

White as snow, blush like blood, black hair like ebony! Now your gnomes will never wake you up.

She returned home and began asking the mirror:

Mirror, mirror on the wall,

Who is the most beautiful in the whole country?

And the mirror finally answered:

You, queen, are the most beautiful in the whole country.

And then her envious heart calmed down, as far as such a heart can find peace for itself.

The dwarves, returning home in the evening, found Snow White lying on the ground, lifeless and dead. They picked her up and began to look for poison: they unlaced her, combed her hair, washed her with water and wine, but nothing helped - the dear girl was dead and remained dead. They put her in a coffin, all seven of them sat around her and began to mourn her, and they cried like that for three whole days. Then they decided to bury her, but she looked exactly alive - her cheeks were beautiful and rosy.

And they said:

How can you bury it like that in damp ground?

And they ordered a glass coffin to be made for her, so that she could be seen from all sides, and they laid her in that coffin, and wrote her name on it in gold letters, and that she was the king's daughter. And they carried that coffin to the mountain, and one of them always remained with it on guard. And the birds also came to mourn Snow White: first the owl, then the raven, and finally the dove.

And for a long, long time Snow White lay in her coffin, and it seemed that she was sleeping - she was white as snow, blush like blood, and black-haired like ebony. But it happened that one day the king’s son drove into that forest, and he ended up in the house of the gnomes to spend the night there. He saw a coffin on the mountain, and in it the beautiful Snow White, and read what was written on it in golden letters. And then he said to the dwarves:

Give me this coffin, and I will give you whatever you want for it.

But the dwarves answered:

We won't give it up even for all the gold in the world.

Then he said:

So give it to me. I can't live without seeing Snow White.

When he said this, the good gnomes took pity on him and gave him the coffin.

And the king's son ordered his servants to carry him on their shoulders. But it so happened that they tripped over some bush, and the shock caused a piece of a poisonous apple to fall out of Snow White’s throat. Then she opened her eyes, lifted the lid of the coffin, and then stood up herself.

Oh, Lord, where am I? - she exclaimed.

The prince, filled with joy, replied:

“You are with me,” and he told her everything that happened, and said:

You are dearer to me than anything in the world, let’s go with me to my father’s castle, and you will be my wife.

Snow White agreed, and they celebrated a magnificent and magnificent wedding.

But the queen, Snow White’s stepmother, was also invited to the celebration. She dressed up in a beautiful dress, walked up to the mirror and said:

Mirror, mirror on the wall,

Who is the most beautiful in the whole country?

And the mirror answered:

You, Madam Queen, are beautiful,

But the young queen is a thousand times more beautiful!

And then the evil woman uttered her curse, and she became so scared, so scared that she didn’t know how to cope with herself. At first she decided not to go to the wedding at all, but she had no peace - she wanted to go and look at the young queen. And she entered the palace, and recognized Snow White, and from fear and horror, as she stood, she froze in place.

But iron shoes had already been placed on the burning coals for her, and they were brought, holding them with tongs, and placed in front of her. And she had to step her feet into the red-hot shoes and dance in them until she finally fell dead to the ground.

Illustration (1852) for the Icelandic version of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs". Photo: Wikimedia Commons

"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" is one of the most famous fairy tales in the world, it was first published in 1812 by the Brothers Grimm in their book of old European folk tales. However, this tale was passed on from mouth to mouth even earlier, for centuries. Released in 1937 animated film Walt Disney made this story popular all over the world, and since then it has been considered as a work of art. fiction. However, recent research shows that famous fairy tale not that fictitious. /website/

Summary

The fairy tale tells of a beautiful princess who was born with very white skin, so her mother named her Snow White. After the queen's death, the girl's father married a woman who was narcissistic and evil. She had magic mirror, she often asked him: “Who in the world is the sweetest, the most ruddy and the whitest?” The mirror always answered: “My queen, you are the fairest of all.” But one day the mirror said that Snow White is now the most beautiful woman all over the earth. The stepmother was very angry.

Snow White's stepmother speaks to the magic mirror. Photo: Wikipedia

Snow White's evil stepmother called the hunter and told him to take Snow White into the forest and kill her. But the hunter took pity on the girl and let her go. Snow White came across a small house in the forest; she could barely stand on her feet from fatigue, so she lay down on one of the beds and fell fast asleep. When she woke up, she saw seven dwarves looking at her in surprise. They told Snow White that if she kept things clean and cooked for them, she could stay with them.

Snow White and the dwarves lived in contentment and harmony until the magic mirror told the queen that Snow White was alive and still the most beautiful of all. The queen disguised herself as an old woman and came to Snow White with a poisoned apple. After taking a small bite from the apple, the girl fell unconscious. The dwarves decided that she had died, so they built a glass coffin and placed her inside.

One day a handsome prince passed by and saw Snow White in a coffin. He immediately fell in love with her and convinced the dwarves to let him take the coffin in order to bury the girl with dignity. While he and his friends were carrying the coffin, they tripped over tree roots, causing the coffin to nearly fall to the ground. A piece of the poisoned apple fell from Snow White's throat and she woke up. The prince confessed his love to her, they soon got married, and, as they say in all fairy tales, they lived happily ever after.

The prince awakens Snow White. Photo: Wikipedia

Snow White - Margaret von Waldeck?

In 1994, German historian Eckhard Sander published the article Schneewittchen: Marchen Oder Wahrheit? ("Is Snow White a Fairytale?"), revealing that he had discovered a historical account that may have inspired the Brothers Grimm to write the tale of Snow White.

According to Sander, the tale of Snow White was based on the life of Margarethe von Waldeck, a German countess, daughter of Philip IV, born in 1533. At the age of 16, Margaret was forced to leave for Brussels, her stepmother Katharina forced her to do this. There Margaret fell in love with Prince Philip, who later became King of Spain.

Margaret's father and stepmother disapproved of the relationship as it was "politically inconvenient". Margaret died mysteriously at the age of 21, apparently by poisoning. Historians speculate that the King of Spain, who was also against their affair, may have sent Spanish agents to kill Margaret.

What about the seven dwarves? Margaret's father owned several copper mines that used child labor. Due to harsh conditions and slave labor, many died in early age, but those who survived had severely deformed limbs and stunted growth due to malnutrition and hard physical labor. That's why they were called poor gnomes.

As for the poison apple, Sanders believes it has to do with historical event in Germany, when an old man was arrested for giving poisoned apples to children he believed were stealing fruit from his garden.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Photo: Wikipedia

Alternate version - Maria Sophia von Erthal

According to historian Karlheinz Bartels, Snow White was based on Maria Sophia Margaretha Katharina von Erthal, born on June 15, 1729 in Lohr am Main, Bavaria. She was the daughter of Prince Philipp Christoph von Erthal and his wife, Baroness von Betendorff.

After the death of the Baroness, Philip married Claudia Elisabeth Maria von Fenningen, Countess of Reichenstein, who was said to have disliked her stepdaughter. In the castle where they lived there was a “talking mirror” (currently located in the Spessart Museum), made at the mirror manufactory in Laura in 1720.

The dwarfs in Mary's story are associated with the mining town of Biber, located west of Lor, among the seven mountains. Low and narrow tunnels were only accessible to miners short who wore bright hoods like gnomes.

The historian argues that the glass coffin may be linked to the famous glassworks in Laura, while the poisoned apple may be linked to the deadly poisonous nightshade, which grows in abundance around the town.

In the Disney film, the Seven Dwarfs are depicted with colorful hoods, like those worn by miners near the town of Lore. Photo: (Joe Penniston/Flickr)

No one will ever know how the story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs came about, as the Brothers Grimm often combined events that actually happened with fantasy and imagination. However, some historical background should have been in a famous fairy tale.

Surely everyone knows the story Snow White from stories Brothers Grimm or a Walt Disney cartoon. The evil stepmother was jealous of the beauty of her young stepdaughter and poisoned her with a poisonous apple. But kiss true love broke the spell, and then everyone lived happily ever after. But, as you know, there is some truth in every fairy tale. Some historians claim that they can tell the story of the real Snow White.

It's about about the young Countess Margarethe von Waldeck ( Margaretha von Waldeck), who lived in the 15th century in the city of Bad Wildungen. The girl really had a stepmother (but not an evil one), and rumors about her beauty went far beyond the county.

Zander believes she was poisoned, making the situation look like a mysterious illness. This is evidenced by the will that the Countess wrote shortly before her death. The handwriting shows that Margaret had a tremor, which is typical for poisoned people.

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Fairy tale Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Brothers Grimm

Fairy tale Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs summary:

The fairy tale "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" is interesting story O beautiful girl. Her stepmother was very jealous of her stepdaughter's beauty. And often the stepmother asked the magic mirror: “Mirror, mirror on the wall, Who is the most beautiful in the whole country?” But the mirror kept telling her that Snow White was a thousand times more beautiful.

The stepmother could not stand it and sent Snow White into the forest to certain death. But there Snow White met a good seven dwarves and began to live with them. No matter how hard the evil queen tried to kill Snow White, she failed. Snow White was saved by the king's son. And they got married.

This fairy tale teaches us to live honestly, without causing harm to other people, to be hardworking and to do good. Good wins and saves, removes from evil and helps in life those who are sincere and good-natured.

Fairy tale Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs read:

On a winter day, while the snow was falling in flakes, the queen sat alone and sewed under the window, which had an ebony frame. She sewed and looked at the snow, and pricked her finger with a needle until it bled.

And the queen thought to herself: “Oh, if only I had a child white as snow, ruddy as blood, and black as ebony!”

And soon her wish was definitely fulfilled: her daughter was born - white as snow, ruddy as blood, and black-haired; and was named Snow White for her whiteness.

And as soon as the daughter was born, the queen mother died. A year later, the king married someone else.

This second wife of his was a beauty, but she was also proud and arrogant, and could not tolerate that anyone could equal her in beauty.

Moreover, she had such a magic mirror, in front of which she loved to stand, admire herself and say:

Then the mirror answered her:

You, queen, are dearer than everyone here.

And she walked away from the mirror, happy and satisfied, and knew that the mirror would not tell her a lie.

Meanwhile, Snow White grew up and became more beautiful, and already in her eighth year she was as beautiful as a clear day.

All the surrounding residents marveled at her beauty and kindness as she walked and played on the lawns near the castle.

And when the queen once asked the mirror:

Mirror, mirror, say quickly,
Who is the most beautiful here, who is the cutest?

The mirror answered her:

You, queen, are beautiful;
But Snow White is still more beautiful.

The queen was horrified, turned yellow and green with envy. From the hour she used to see Snow White, her heart was ready to burst into pieces out of anger.

And envy and pride, like weeds, began to grow in her heart and grow wider and wider, so that finally she had no peace day or night.

And then one day she called her huntsman and said:

Take this girl out into the forest so that she doesn’t come into my sight again. Kill her and, as proof that my order has been carried out, bring me her lung and liver.

The huntsman obeyed, led the girl out of the palace into the forest, and as he took out his hunting knife to pierce the innocent heart of Snow White, she began to cry and ask:

Good man, do not kill me; I will run away into the dense forest and never return home.

The huntsman took pity on the pretty girl and said:

Well, go ahead. God be with you, poor girl!

And he himself thought: “Wild animals will quickly tear you to pieces in the forest,” and yet it was as if a stone had been lifted from his heart when he spared the child.

Just at this time a young deer jumped out of the bushes; the huntsman pinned him, took out his lung and liver and brought them to the queen as proof that her order had been carried out.

The cook was ordered to salt and cook them, and the evil woman ate them, imagining that she was eating Snow White’s lung and liver.

And so the poor thing found herself alone in a dense forest, and she became so scared that she examined every leaf on the trees, and did not know what to do and what to do.

And she started to run, and ran over sharp stones and thorny bushes, and the animals scurried past her back and forth, but did not cause her any harm.

When Snow White sat down to rest, the forest animals played with her cheerfully and told her which way to go next.

Everything in this hut was small, but so clean and beautiful that it was impossible to say.

In the middle of the hut there was a table with seven small plates, and on each plate a spoon, and then seven knives and forks, and with each utensil a glass. Near the table there were seven little beds in a row, covered with snow-white bed linen.

Snow White, who was very hungry and thirsty, tasted vegetables and bread from each plate and drank a drop of wine from each glass, because she did not want to take everything away from one.

Then, tired from walking, she tried to lie down on one of the beds; but not a single one suited her; one was too long, the other was too short, and only the seventh was just right for her. She lay down in it and fell asleep.

And in this house lived kind, cheerful gnomes.

When it became completely dark, its owners came to the hut - seven gnomes who were rummaging in the mountains, mining ore.

They lit their seven candles, and when it became light in the hut, they saw that someone had visited them, because not everything was in the order in which they had left everything in their home.

The first one said:

Who was sitting on my chair?

Who ate my plate?

Who broke off a piece of my bread?

Fourth:

Who tasted my food?

Who ate my fork?

Sixth: - Who cut me with my knife?

Who drank from my glass?

Then the first one turned around and saw that there was a small fold on his bed; he immediately said:

Who touched my bed?

Everyone else ran to the beds and shouted:

Someone was lying in mine, and in mine too!

And the seventh, looking into his bed, saw Snow White lying in it sleeping. He called the others, and they came running and began to exclaim in amazement, and brought their seven candles to the crib to illuminate Snow White.

Oh, my God! - they exclaimed. - How beautiful this little one is! - and everyone was so happy about her arrival that they did not dare to wake her up, and left her alone on that bed.

And the seventh gnome decided to spend the night like this: in the crib of each of his comrades he had to sleep for one hour.

When morning came, Snow White woke up and, seeing seven dwarfs, got scared. They treated her very kindly and asked her:

What's your name?

“My name is Snow White,” she answered.

How did you get into our house? - the gnomes asked her.

Then she told them that her stepmother had ordered to kill her, but the huntsman spared her - and so she ran all day until she came across their hut.

The gnomes told her:

Would you like to look after our household chores - cook, do our laundry, make our beds, sew and knit?

And if you do all this skillfully and neatly, then you can stay with us for a long time and will not lack anything.

If you please,” answered Snow White, “with great pleasure.”

And she stayed with them to live.

She kept the dwarves' house in great order; in the morning they usually went to the mountains in search of copper and gold.

And Snow White worked at home around the house - fetching water, putting things in order, preparing food.

In the evening, after working in the mountains, the gnomes returned to their hut, and then food was always ready for them.

After dinner the dwarfs and Snow White played fun games, sang and danced.

Sometimes Snow White and the gnomes went into the forest to take a walk, have fun, pick mushrooms and berries, and play with the forest animals, with whom Snow White and the gnomes were friends.

When the dwarfs went to work in the morning, Snow White remained alone in the house all day.

That’s why the good gnomes warned her every time before leaving and said:

Beware of your stepmother! She will soon find out where you are, so don’t let anyone into the house but us.

And the queen stepmother, after she ate Snow White’s lung and liver, assumed that she was now the first beauty in the whole country, and said:

Mirror, mirror, say quickly,
Who is the most beautiful here, who is the cutest?

Then the mirror answered her:

You, queen, are beautiful,

The Queen was afraid; she knew that the mirror never lied, and she realized that the hound had deceived her and that Snow White was alive.

And she began to think about how she could get rid of her stepdaughter, because envy haunted her and she certainly wanted to be the first beauty in the whole country.

When she finally came up with something, she painted her face, dressed as an old merchant and became completely unrecognizable.

In this form, she set off on a journey beyond the seven mountains to the hut of the seven dwarfs, knocked on their door and shouted:

The goods are different, cheap, for sale!

Snow White looked out of the window and shouted to the merchant:

Hello, auntie, what are you selling?

“Good goods, of the first grade,” answered the merchant, “laces, multi-colored ribbons,” and she pulled out one lace woven from colorful silk for display.

“Well, of course, I can let this merchant in here,” thought Snow White, unlocked the door and bought herself a beautiful cord.

“Uh, child,” the old woman said to Snow White, “who do you look like!” Come here, let yourself be laced properly!

Snow White did not assume anything bad, turned her back to the old woman and let her lace herself with a new lace: she laced herself quickly and so tightly that Snow White immediately lost her breath and she fell dead to the ground.

Well, now you will no longer be the first beauty! - said evil stepmother and left hastily.

Soon after, in the evening, the seven dwarves returned home and were so frightened when they saw Snow White stretched out on the ground; Moreover, she did not move or move, she was as if dead.

They lifted her up and, seeing that she had died from lacing too tightly, they immediately cut the lace, and she began to breathe again, at first little by little, and then came to life completely.

When the dwarves heard from her what had happened to her, they said:

This old merchant was your stepmother, the godless queen; Be careful and don’t let anyone into the house in our absence.

And the evil woman, returning home, approached the mirror and asked:

Mirror, mirror, say quickly,
Who is the most beautiful here, who is the cutest?

And the mirror still answered her:

You, queen, are beautiful,
But still Snow White is behind the mountain

Lives in the house of the mountain gnomes,
Many will surpass you in beauty.

Hearing this, the evil stepmother was so frightened that all her blood rushed to her heart: she realized that Snow White had come to life again.

Well, now,” she said, “I’ll come up with something that will finish you off right away!” - and with the help of various charms in which she was skilled, she made a poisonous comb.

Then she changed clothes and took on the image of another old woman.

She went over the seven mountains to the house of the seven dwarfs, knocked on their door and began to shout:

Goods, goods for sale!

Snow White looked out of the window and said:

Come in, I don’t dare let anyone into the house.

Well, it’s probably not forbidden for you to look at the goods,” said the old woman, pulled out a poisonous comb and showed it to Snow White.

The girl liked the comb so much that she opened the door to the merchant.

When they agreed on the price, the old woman said:

Let me comb your hair properly.

Nothing bad even entered Poor Snow White’s head, and she gave the old woman complete freedom to comb her hair as she pleased; but as soon as she put the comb in her hair, its poisonous properties took effect, and Snow White lost consciousness.

Come on, you perfection of beauty! - said the evil woman. “Now I’m done with you,” and she walked away.

Fortunately, this happened in the evening, when the dwarves were returning home.

When they saw that Snow White was lying dead on the ground, they immediately suspected the stepmother, began to search and found a poisonous comb in the girl’s hair, and as soon as they took it out.

Snow White came to her senses and told everything that happened to her. Then they once again warned her to be careful and not open the door to anyone.

And again the life of Snow White and the dwarves continued as before. But before leaving for work in the mountains, the gnomes began to check every time that everything was well locked. After all, no evil queen could penetrate through the locked doors of the magic gnomes' house.

Meanwhile, the queen, having returned home, stood in front of the mirror and said:

Mirror, mirror, say quickly,
Who is the most beautiful here, who is the cutest?

And the mirror answered her, as before:

You, queen, are beautiful,
But still Snow White is behind the mountain
Lives in the house of the mountain gnomes,
Many will surpass you in beauty.

When the queen heard this, she trembled with rage.

Snow White must die! - she exclaimed. - Even if I had to die with her!

Then she retired to a secret room, into which no one but her entered, and there she prepared a terrible poison.

Then I made a poisonous, poisonous apple. In appearance, the apple was wonderful, plump, with ruddy barrels, so that everyone, looking at it, wanted to taste it, but just take a bite and you will die.

When the apple was made, the queen painted her face, dressed as a peasant and went over the seven mountains to the seven dwarves.

She knocked at their house, and Snow White stuck her head out the window and said:

I don’t dare let anyone in here, the seven dwarves forbade me to do so.

What do I care about that? - answered the peasant woman. - Where can I go with my apples? Here's one thing I think I'll give you as a gift.

No,” answered Snow White, “I dare not accept anything.”

Aren't you afraid of poison? - asked the peasant woman. - So, look, I’ll cut the apple in half: you can eat the rosy half, and I’ll eat the other half myself.

And her apple was so skillfully prepared that only the rosy half of it was poisoned.

Snow White really wanted to taste this wonderful apple, and when she saw that the peasant woman was eating her half, she could no longer resist this desire, stretched out her hand from the window and took the poisoned half of the apple.

But as soon as she took a bite of it, she fell dead on the floor. Then the queen stepmother looked at her with malicious eyes, laughed loudly and said:

Here you are, white as snow, and blush as blood, and black as ebony! Well, this time the gnomes won’t be able to revive you!

And when she came home, she stood in front of the mirror and asked:

Mirror, mirror, say quickly,
Who is the most beautiful here, who is the cutest? —

The mirror finally answered her:

You, queen, are the cutest here.

Only then did her envious heart calm down, as far as an envious heart can calm down.

The dwarves, returning home in the evening, found Snow White stretched out on the floor, lifeless, dead.

They raised her, began to look for the cause of her death - they looked for poison, unlaced her dress, combed her hair, washed her with water and wine; however, nothing could help her. Snow White was dead and remained dead.

They put her in a coffin and, all seven of them sitting around her body, began to mourn and mourned for exactly three days in a row.

They were already planning to bury her, but she seemed fresh in appearance, as if alive, even her cheeks glowed with the same wonderful blush.

The dwarves said:

No, we cannot lower it into the dark depths of the earth.

And they ordered another, transparent crystal coffin for her, put Snow White in it, so that she could be seen from all sides, and on the lid they wrote her name in gold letters and that she was the king's daughter.

Then they carried the coffin to the top of the mountain, and one of the dwarves remained with it constantly on guard.

And even animals, even birds, approaching the coffin, mourned Snow White: first an owl flew in, then a raven and finally a dove.

And Snow White lay in the coffin for a long, long time and did not change, and seemed as if sleeping, and was still white as snow, blush like blood, black as ebony.

It happened one day that the king’s son drove into that forest and drove up to the dwarves’ house, intending to spend the night there. He saw the coffin on the mountain and the beautiful Snow White in the coffin and read what was written on the lid of the coffin in gold letters.

Then he said to the dwarves:

Give me the coffin, I will give you whatever you want for it.

But the little people answered:

We won't give it up for all the gold in the world.

But the prince did not retreat:

So give it to me, I can’t get enough of Snow White: it seems that life wouldn’t be nice to me without her! Give it as a gift - and I will honor and appreciate her as a dear friend!

The good gnomes took pity on hearing such a hot speech from the lips of the prince, and gave him Snow White’s coffin.

The prince ordered his servants to carry the coffin on their shoulders. They carried him and tripped over some twig, and from this shock the piece of poisoned apple that she had bitten jumped out of Snow White’s throat.

As a piece of apple jumped out, she opened her eyes, lifted the lid of the coffin, and she herself stood up in it, alive and well.

My God! Where am I? - she exclaimed.

The prince said joyfully:

Snow White agreed. The gnomes and all the forest animals had a big celebration.

Then Snow White and the prince went to the prince's castle, which was located nearby.

Their wedding was celebrated with great splendor and splendor.

Snow White's evil stepmother was also invited to this celebration. As soon as she dressed up for the wedding, she stood in front of the mirror and said:

Mirror, mirror, say quickly,
Who is the most beautiful here, who is the cutest?

But the mirror answered:

You, queen, are beautiful,
But the newlywed is still more beautiful.

The evil woman, hearing this, said terrible curse, and then suddenly she became so scared, so scared that she couldn’t control herself.

At first she didn’t want to go to the wedding at all, but she couldn’t calm down and went to see the young queen.

As soon as she crossed the threshold of the wedding chamber, she recognized the queen as Snow White. Out of anger, the heart of the cruel queen-stepmother stopped, and she died. Only no one regretted this.

Since then, Snow White and the prince lived happily and joyfully, and no one interfered with their happiness.

Sometimes Snow White and the prince, together with their children, went to visit the gnomes or invited them to their place - after all, they became such close friends.