"O.K.," Rusty says, setting down her fork. "Once upon a time, there was a king and a queen, and they had a little daughter with black hair and pale skin, and they called her Snow White. Then the queen died and the king remarried, and Snow White's stepmother was an evil, vain kind of lady. She had this magic mirror she'd talk to--Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who's the fairest one of all?--and the mirror always told her she was the prettiest woman in all the land. Well, Snow White's pop died, too, and she was left alone with her wicked stepmother.
"Everything was O.K. at first. Not great, because the wicked queen hated Snow White and made her wear rags and clean the castle like a servant, but at least Snow White was alive. But one day, the queen asks the mirror her question, who's the fairest one of all, and the mirror tells her that Snow White's prettier than her. And the queen doesn't like that, because she needs to be the prettiest in the kingdom. So she gets the royal huntsman to take Snow White out into the woods and kill her, and tells him to bring her back Snow White's heart as proof.
"Well, Snow White's a nice girl, and the huntsman's kind of soft-hearted, so he doesn't kill Snow White, just tells her to run away and never come back. And he takes a pig's heart to the queen. Snow White goes running through the forest, but she's never been alone in the woods before, so she doesn't know what to do. Eventually she finds this little house and peeks in. It's empty, and there are all these little beds, and she's exhausted. So she decides to take a nap, and when she wakes up, there are seven dwarfs looking at her like they never saw a girl before in their lives.
"They let her stay with them, and she cooks and cleans for them while they mine for gold and jewels. It's a nice setup, because even if she's still kind of a servant, she's alive. It's all O.K. until the queen talks to her magic mirror again. Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who's the fairest one of all? And the mirror says Snow White, even though the queen thinks she's dead. Well, the queen figures out that Snow White's alive and makes the mirror show her where she is. Then she uses magic to make herself look like an old hag--warts, liver spots, wrinkles, everything. And she goes to the dwarfs' house and finds Snow White and says she's selling apples.
"Snow White thinks this is just a nice old lady offering her an apple to try, so she takes a bite of the one the queen gives her. But it's poisoned, and she dies. The queen's satisfied with that and leaves, and the dwarfs find her. They're all heartbroken, because they've become friends and all, and they decide to build a glass coffin to put Snow White in, where anyone who comes by in the forest can see how beautiful and good Snow White was.
"So one day, a prince comes by from the next kingdom over, and he sees Snow White. She's still the most beautiful woman in the land, even if he's dead, and the prince thinks she's swell. He kisses her, and because it's true love's kiss, she comes back alive. And they ride off together on the prince's horse and live happily ever after."
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Date: 2012-06-02 04:45 pm (UTC)"Everything was O.K. at first. Not great, because the wicked queen hated Snow White and made her wear rags and clean the castle like a servant, but at least Snow White was alive. But one day, the queen asks the mirror her question, who's the fairest one of all, and the mirror tells her that Snow White's prettier than her. And the queen doesn't like that, because she needs to be the prettiest in the kingdom. So she gets the royal huntsman to take Snow White out into the woods and kill her, and tells him to bring her back Snow White's heart as proof.
"Well, Snow White's a nice girl, and the huntsman's kind of soft-hearted, so he doesn't kill Snow White, just tells her to run away and never come back. And he takes a pig's heart to the queen. Snow White goes running through the forest, but she's never been alone in the woods before, so she doesn't know what to do. Eventually she finds this little house and peeks in. It's empty, and there are all these little beds, and she's exhausted. So she decides to take a nap, and when she wakes up, there are seven dwarfs looking at her like they never saw a girl before in their lives.
"They let her stay with them, and she cooks and cleans for them while they mine for gold and jewels. It's a nice setup, because even if she's still kind of a servant, she's alive. It's all O.K. until the queen talks to her magic mirror again. Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who's the fairest one of all? And the mirror says Snow White, even though the queen thinks she's dead. Well, the queen figures out that Snow White's alive and makes the mirror show her where she is. Then she uses magic to make herself look like an old hag--warts, liver spots, wrinkles, everything. And she goes to the dwarfs' house and finds Snow White and says she's selling apples.
"Snow White thinks this is just a nice old lady offering her an apple to try, so she takes a bite of the one the queen gives her. But it's poisoned, and she dies. The queen's satisfied with that and leaves, and the dwarfs find her. They're all heartbroken, because they've become friends and all, and they decide to build a glass coffin to put Snow White in, where anyone who comes by in the forest can see how beautiful and good Snow White was.
"So one day, a prince comes by from the next kingdom over, and he sees Snow White. She's still the most beautiful woman in the land, even if he's dead, and the prince thinks she's swell. He kisses her, and because it's true love's kiss, she comes back alive. And they ride off together on the prince's horse and live happily ever after."