LiteratureThe Little Snow-White (Grimm's Tales)

And whilst she was sewing and looking out of the window at the snow, she pricked her finger with the needle, and three drops of blood fell upon the snow.

She was a beautiful woman, but proud and haughty, and she could not bear that anyone else chould surpass her in beauty.

She was a beautiful woman, but proud and haughty, and she could not bear that anyone else chould surpass her in beauty.

She had a wonderful looking-glass, and when she stood in front of it and looked at herself in it, and said, looking-glass, looking-glass, on the wall, who in this land is the fairest of all.

Then she was satisfied, for she knew that the looking-glass spoke the truth.

Then the queen was shocked, and turned yellow and green with envy.

The huntsman obeyed, and took her away but when he had drawn his knife, and was about to pierce snow-white's innocent heart, she began to weep, and said, ah dear huntsman, leave me my life.

The huntsman obeyed, and took her away but when he had drawn his knife, and was about to pierce snow-white's innocent heart, she began to weep, and said, ah dear huntsman, leave me my life.

And as she was so beautiful the huntsman had pity on her and said, run away, then, you poor child.

The wild beasts will soon have devoured you, thought he, and yet it seemed as if a stone had been rolled from his heart since it was no longer needful for him to kill her.

The cook had to salt them, and the wicked queen ate them, and thought she had eaten the lung and liver of snow-white.

But now the poor child was all alone in the great forest, and so terrified that she looked at all the leaves on the trees, and did not know what to do.

Then, as she was so tired, she laid herself down on one of the little beds, but none of them suited her, one was too long, another too short, but at last she found that the seventh one was right, and so she remained in it, said a prayer and went to sleep.

They were seven dwarfs who dug and delved in the mountains for ore.

Then the first looked round and saw that there was a little hollow on his bed, and he said, who has been getting into my bed.

And they were so glad that they did not wake her up, but let her sleep on in the bed.

And the seventh dwarf slept with his companions, one hour with each, and so passed the night.

Then she told them that her step-mother had wished to have her killed, but that the huntsman had spared her life, and that she had run for the whole day, until at last she had found their dwelling.

The dwarfs said, if you will take care of our house, cook, make the beds, wash, sew and knit, and if you will keep everything neat and clean you can stay with us and you shall want for nothing.

The girl was alone the whole day, so the good dwarfs warned her and said, beware of your step-mother, she will soon know that you are here, be sure to let no one come in.

And the glass answered, oh, queen, thou art fairest of all I see, but over the hills, where the seven dwarfs dwell, snow-white is still alive and well, and none is so fair as she.

Then she was astounded, for she knew that the looking-glass never spoke falsely, and she knew that the huntsman had betrayed her, and that little snow-white was still alive.

Then she was astounded, for she knew that the looking-glass never spoke falsely, and she knew that the huntsman had betrayed her, and that little snow-white was still alive.

In this disguise she went over the seven mountains to the seven dwarfs, and knocked at the door and cried, pretty things to sell, very cheap, very cheap.

Good things, pretty things, she answered, stay-laces of all colors, and she pulled out one which was woven of bright-colored silk.

Snow-white had no suspicion, but stood before her, and let herself be laced with the new laces.

And by the help of witchcraft, which she understood, she made a poisonous comb.

Then she disguised herself and took the shape of another old woman.

It pleased the girl so well that she let herself be beguiled, and opened the door.

When they had made a bargain the old woman said, now I will comb you properly for once.

Poor little snow-white had no suspicion, and let the old woman do as she pleased, but hardly had she put the comb in her hair than the poison in it took effect, and the girl fell down senseless.

Poor little snow-white had no suspicion, and let the old woman do as she pleased, but hardly had she put the comb in her hair than the poison in it took effect, and the girl fell down senseless.

You paragon of beauty, said the wicked woman, you are done for now, and she went away.

When they saw snow-white lying as if dead upon the ground they at once suspected the step-mother, and they looked and found the poisoned comb.

Scarcely had they taken it out when snow-white came to herself, and told them what had happened.

Then they warned her once more to be upon her guard and to open the door to no one.

When she heard the glass speak thus she trembled and shook with rage.

When she heard the glass speak thus she trembled and shook with rage.

Snow-white put her head out of the window and said, I cannot let anyone in, the seven dwarfs have forbidden me.

Snow-white longed for the fine apple, and when she saw that the woman ate part of it she could resist no longer, and stretched out her hand and took the poisonous half.

Snow-white longed for the fine apple, and when she saw that the woman ate part of it she could resist no longer, and stretched out her hand and took the poisonous half.

Then the queen looked at her with a dreadful look, and laughed aloud and said, white as snow, red as blood, black as ebony-wood, this time the dwarfs cannot wake you up again.

Then her envious heart had rest, so far as an envious heart can have rest.

They said, we could not bury her in the dark ground, and they had a transparent coffin of glass made, so that she could be seen from all sides, and they laid her in it, and wrote her name upon it in golden letters, and that she was a king's daughter.

I will honor and prize her as my dearest possession.

I will honor and prize her as my dearest possession.

And now the king's son had it carried away by his servants on their shoulders.

And it happened that they stumbled over a tree-stump, and with the shock the poisonous piece of apple which snow-white had bitten off came out of her throat.

And snow-white was willing, and went with him, and their wedding was held with great show and splendor.

When she had arrayed herself in beautiful clothes she went before the looking-glass, and said, looking-glass, looking-glass, on the wall, who in this land is the fairest of all.

Then the wicked woman uttered a curse, and was so wretched, so utterly wretched that she knew not what to do.

Then the wicked woman uttered a curse, and was so wretched, so utterly wretched that she knew not what to do.

Then the wicked woman uttered a curse, and was so wretched, so utterly wretched that she knew not what to do.

Then the wicked woman uttered a curse, and was so wretched, so utterly wretched that she knew not what to do.

And when she went in she recognized snow-white, and she stood still with rage and fear, and could not stir.