LittleSnow-White 　　Germany,JacobandWilhelmGrimm 　　Onceuponatimeinmidwinter,whenthesnowflakeswerefallinglikefeathersfromheaven,abeautifulqueensatsewingatherwindow,whichhadaframeofblackebonywood.Asshesewed,shelookedupatthesnowandprickedherfingerwithherneedle.Threedropsofbloodfellintothesnow.Theredonthewhitelookedsobeautiful,thatshethought,"IfonlyIhadachildaswhiteassnow,asredasblood,andasblackasthisframe."Soonafterwardshehadalittledaughterthatwasaswhiteassnow,asredasblood,andasblackasebonywood,andthereforetheycalledherLittleSnow-White. 　　Nowthequeenwasthemostbeautifulwomaninalltheland,andveryproudofherbeauty.Shehadamirror,whichshestoodinfrontofeverymorning,andasked: 　　Mirror,mirror,onthewall, 　　Whointhislandisfairestofall? 　　Andthemirroralwayssaid: 　　You,myqueen,arefairestofall. 　　Andthensheknewforcertainthatnooneintheworldwasmorebeautifulthanshe. 　　NowSnow-Whitegrewup,andwhenshewassevenyearsold,shewassobeautiful,thatshesurpassedeventhequeenherself.Nowwhenthequeenaskedhermirror: 　　Mirror,mirror,onthewall, 　　Whointhislandisfairestofall? 　　Themirrorsaid: 　　You,myqueen,arefair;itistrue. 　　ButLittleSnow-Whiteisstill 　　Athousandtimesfairerthanyou. 　　Whenthequeenheardthemirrorsaythis,shebecamepalewithenvy,andfromthathouron,shehatedSnow-White.Whenevershelookedather,shethoughtthatSnow-Whitewastoblamethatshewasnolongerthemostbeautifulwomanintheworld.Thisturnedherheartaround.Herjealousygavehernopeace.Finallyshesummonedahuntsmanandsaidtohim,"TakeSnow-Whiteoutintothewoodstoaremotespot,andstabhertodeath.Asproofthatsheisdeadbringherlungsandherliverbacktome.Ishallcookthemwithsaltandeatthem." 　　ThehuntsmantookSnow-Whiteintothewoods.Whenhetookouthishuntingknifetostabher,shebegantocry,andbeggedferventlythathemightspareherlife,promisingtorunawayintothewoodsandneverreturn.Thehuntsmantookpityonherbecauseshewassobeautiful,andhethought,"Thewildanimalswillsoondevourheranyway.I'mgladthatIdon'thavetokillher."Justthenayoungboarcamerunningby.Hekilledit,cutoutitslungsandliver,andtookthembacktothequeenasproofofSnow-White'sdeath.Shecookedthemwithsaltandatethem,supposingthatshehadeatenSnow-White'slungsandliver. 　　Snow-Whitewasnowallaloneinthegreatforest.Shewasterriblyafraid,andbegantorun.Sheranoversharpstonesandthroughthornstheentireday.Finally,justasthesunwasabouttoset,shecametoalittlehouse.Thehousebelongedtosevendwarfs.Theywereworkinginamine,andnotathome.Snow-Whitewentinsideandfoundeverythingtobesmall,butneatandorderly.Therewasalittletablewithsevenlittleplates,sevenlittlespoons,sevenlittleknivesandforks,sevenlittlemugs,andagainstthewallthereweresevenlittlebeds,allfreshlymade. 　　Snow-Whitewashungryandthirsty,sosheateafewvegetablesandalittlebreadfromeachlittleplate,andfromeachlittleglassshedrankadropofwine.Becauseshewassotired,shewantedtoliedownandgotosleep.Shetriedeachofthesevenlittlebeds,oneaftertheother,butnonefeltrightuntilshecametothesevent