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Magic mirror on the wall, who is the
fairest of them all? Snow Wkite, of
course! Tkis lively retelling o f Walt
Disney^s first full-lengtk animated
feature captures all tke warmtk and
ckarm of tke kind, fair princess and
tke seven lovakle dwarfs. But tkere^s
suspense and drama as well, for
Snow Wkite^s evil stepmotker, tke
queen, wants to ke tke fairest in tke
land....
Snow Wkite must flee into tke
forest wken ske learns tkat tke jeal¬
ous queen is trying to kave ker killed.
Led ky tke friendly forest animals.
Snow Wkite reackes tke cottage of
tke seven dwarfs, wkere ske finds
safety, friendskip, and seven very
different personalities: tkere^s Doc,
Dopey, sleepy, Baskful, Sneezy,
Happy, and Grumpy. But wkile tke
men go off to work. Snow Wkite
stays at kome, unaware tkat tke old
peddler at tke door is none otker
tkan tke queen in disguise — witk a
deadly treat in store for tke princess.
Witk keautiful watercolors and an
elegant design, tkis kandsome edi¬
tion kased on Walt Disney* s vision of
tke Grimm fairy tale will ke a trea¬
sure for young and old alike.
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J Grimm, Jacob, 1785-1863.

398 [ Snow White]
.21 Walt Disney’s Snow White and the seven dwarfs /
0943 adapted from the film by Jim Razzi ; illustrated by
Grimm Fernando Guell and Fred Marvin. — New York : Disney
Press, cl993.
92 p. : ill.

06851274 LC:92053430 ISBN: 1562823639 (lib. bdg.)

I. Grimm, Wilhelm, 1786-1859. II. Razzi, Jim. III.

Guell, Fernando. IV. Marvin, Fred. V. Walt Disney
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ILLUSTRATED BY

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 CHAPTER ONE

n a little kingdom graced witk rolling kills, spar¬

kling rivers, and kountiful forests, tkere once
lived a lovely young princess named Snow Wkite.
Snow Wkite was not only kind kut keautiful as
well. Her kair was tke deepest ekony, ker com¬
plexion tke purest ivory.
Snow Wkite^s fatker, tke king, was dead, and so ske lived
in tke palace witk ker stepmotker, tke queen. And altkougk
tke queen was also very keautiful, ker keauty was only skin
deep. Inside ske was cold and keartless and as evil as an ugly
o Id witcli.
TLe queen was very jealous of Snow Wkite^s keauty. So
muck so tkat ske forced tke little princess to dress in tattered
rags and made ker work long kours as a scullery maid.
Tke queen tkougkt tkat, disguised in tkis way. Snow
WkiteT keauty could never rival ker own. Still, tkat wasn t
enougk to satisfy ker vanity.
In a dark and forekoding part of tke castle, tke queen
kept a magic mirror. And every day she would stand kefore
tke ornate mirror and ckant, "Magic mirror on tke wall, wko
is tke fairest of tkem all?"

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a dark whirlpool, and a grim face would appear, as if rising
from the depths.
“You are the fairest one of a 11/' tke face would answer.
Tke queen would smile and nod and he content.
As time went on, however. Snow whitens keauty h ecame
more and more apparent in spite of the queen^s efforts to hide
it. So it was that on one bright and sunny day, when the queen
ashed the mirror her usual question, it replied in its deep,
somher voice:

Pamed is thy beauty, Majesty,

hut hold—a lovely maid I see—
rags cannot hide her gentle grace.
Alas, she is more fair than thee.

Th e queen stiffened in shocked surprise. Then she lowered

her eyebrows and said, ^^Alas for her. Reveal her name.^^
And the face in the mirror answered:

Lips red as a rose, hair black as ebony,

skin w kite as snow . . .

^^Snow white! the queen hissed.

At the very moment the queen was consulting her magic mirror.
Snow white was husy scrubbing the stone steps of the courtyard
below. Tke work was hard, hut Snow White performed the
task in good spirits. And now she sang prettily as a flock of
white doves fluttered around her, cooing and bo kk ing.

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wli en ske turned to draw water from a nearty well, Snow

Wkite peered down at ker reflection and was quite startled to
see anotker face next to kers.
ske cried. Looking up, ske saw a kandsome man
in tke fine dress of a prince standing rigkt keside ker.
''Ok!" ske cried again, tacking away.
"Did I f rigkten you? I didn't mean to," tke prince said
witk concern. "It's just tkat I keard suck a lovely song as I
was riding ky."
Snow Wkite was so flustered ske couldn't speak. Finally,
ske kolted toward tke castle door, scattering tke doves in ker wake.
"Wait! Please don't go," cried tke prince. "I'd like to
talk to you some more.' ' But Snow Wkite was already running
up tke castle's winding stone steps to a small kalcony tkat
overlooked tke courtyard. Wken ske reacked tke kalcony, ske
peeked past tke keavy curtains and looked down.
Tke prince was still tkere, gazing up at tke castle. He
looked so kandsome and seemed so kind tkat Snow Wkite felt
drawn to kim.
Timidly at first and tken more koldly, ske stepped closer
to tke kalcony's edge.
wk en tke prince saw ker, ke couldn't kelp kut smile. ske
was tke most keautiful girl ke kad ever seen.
"Please come kack," ke urged. "I must get to know you."
Snow Wkite smiled, too, kut still did not move from tke
kalcony.
As tke prince continued to entreat ker to return, a dove
flew up onto Snow Wkite's k an d. On impulse, ske kissed tke

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gently fluttered down to tke prince and kissed kim in return.
Tke prince klusked and cried, skall never forget you!^^
And witk tkat, Snow Wkite witkdrew into tke dark castle.

Unknown to eitker Snow Wkite or tke prince, tke queen

kad keen watcking tkis tender scene, wkick filled ker witk even
more anger and jealousy.
Now tke ruler nodded as if ske kad made up ker mind to
carry out an evil plan. And in fact, ske kad. Ske called ker
ckief kuntsman to ker tkrone.
Wken tke kuntsman arrived, tke queen commanded kim
in a firm voice, ^^Take Snow Wkite far into tke forest. Find
some secluded glade wkere ske can pick wildflowers.^^
^^Yes, Your Majesty, answered tke kuntsman.
^^And tkere, my faitkful kuntsman, you will kill ker!^^
Altk ougk tke kuntsman was a kardened man, ke gasped
and stared up at kis queen.
^^But Your Majesty,ke cried, ^Tke little princess!
Silence! snapped tke queen. ^^You k now tke penalty if
you fail.^^
Tke kuntsman kowed kis kead.
^^Yes, Your Majesty, ke said solemnly.
Tk en tke queen paused an dkelJ out an ornate red kox.
Its clasp was formed ky a jeweled dagger piercing a golden keart.
^^But to make doukly sure you do not fail,^^ tke queen
continued, ^Tring kack ker heart in tkis.^^
Tke kuntsman took tke kox and slowly nodded kis kead.
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now Wliite was soon wandering ckeerfully

tkrougli a lusli green meadow, witk tlie kunts-
man following close tek ind. Ske kad keen told
tkat tke queen wanted some wildflowers for ker
takle, and ske was glad of tke ckance to go out
into tke surrounding countryside.
Ske was reacking to pick from a cluster o fk rigkt daisies
wken ske spied a kaky kird on tke ground keside a large rock.
^^Wky, kello tkere,^ ' Snow Wkite said.
Tke tiny creature skook its klue speckled wings and
ckirped a kello in response. Snow Wkite kent d own to pick
up tke kird and suddenly noticed a large, dark skadow creeping
up tke rock. Ske wkirled around in frigkt and tken cringed in
terror as ske saw tke kuntsman looming over ker, a skarp knife
in kis kan d. ske pressed kerself against tke rock and put ker
kands up to skield ker face.
Tke kuntsman came at ker grimly, kis knife poised to
strike. But at tke last moment, kis kand skook and kis face
fell in dismay.
^T can^t do it,^^ ke cried as ke dropped to kis knees.
^^Forgive me. I keg of Your Higkness, forgive me.^^
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frigliteneJ princess.
^^Ske^s mad, jealous of you,^^ tke kuntsman sai d. ''Skell
stop at notking.^^
Snow Wkite stared at tke kuntsman for a moment in
skock and confusion. ^^But wko?^^ ske gasped.
^^Tke queen!answered tke kuntsman.
^^Tke queen?^^ eckoed Snow Wkite, k er face grooving pale.
"Yes," said tke kuntsman. ^^Now quick, ckild. Run. Run
away and kide!^^
^^But . . . wkere skall I go?^^ asked Snow Wkite in a trem-
kling voice.
^^Into tke woods—anywkere,^^ said tke kuntsman, ges¬
turing wildly at tke tkick forest just keyond tke meadow. ^^Now
go! Run and don^t come kack.^^
W itkout anotker word. Snow Wkite wkirled and fled into
tke dark forest. Ske could kear tke kuntsman urging ker on
as ske stumkled klindly tkrougk dense trees and krusk. And
as ske ran, tke tkings in tke forest took on skapes and forms
ske kad never kefore imagined. Tke kranckes of trees sprang
to life around ker, tkeir claw likek ands reacking out to grak
ker. Rocks kecame kuncked wild animals ready to rear up at
a moment^s notice.
Snow Wkite ran across a killy kog, and all at once tke
spongy ground gave way undemeatk ker and ske fell into a
dark pool full of kalf-rotted logs. As ske frantically struggled
to free kerself from tke murky waters, tke floating logs were
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transformed into terrifying crocodiles, snapping at lier witli

wide jaws.
Ske finally stumkled out o ftke pool and ran again, deeper
and deeper into tke forest until ske saw ker patk klocked ky
an enormous klack tree. Its gnarled trunk skowed a grotesque
and frigktening face, and its tkick kranckes reacked out as if
to grak and crusk ker. Snow Wkite screamed and stumkled
into a nearky clearing. Tkere ske fell to tke mossy eartk, sokking
in terror until ske was so exkausted tkat ske fell fast asleep
wkere ske lay.
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le next morning, as tke rays of tke rising sun

^ 1^1 streamed down into tke woods, curious eyes
out from tke surrounding trees and
^^Cjkuskes and stared at tke sleeping girl.
Tkree fawns kokked tkeir keads and tken
cautiously picked tkeir way forwar d. Tkey were joined ky a
group of ckattering ckipmunks and kusky-tailed squirrels zig¬
zagging tkeir way across tke clearing. A rakkit family kopped
out of its kiding place kekind an old tree, followed ky two
klack-eyed raccoons and a small flock of quail.
As a kalf d ozen kluekirds fluttered down from tke trees
to join tke otker animals, one frisky little rakkit, kolder tkan
tke rest, kopped rigkt up to Snow Wkite. Witk a twitcking
pink nose it sniffed ker kair. Tke princess stirred and raised
ker kead. ske cried.
Tke rakkit seemed as startled as Snow Wkite, and it
kounded away wkile tke otker creatures also scurried for cover.
Snow Wkite looked around and said, ^^Please don^t run
away. I won^t kurt you.^^
As if tkey understood ker, tke forest animals reappeared.
Snow Wkite smiled at tkem.

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frigliten you all. But you don^t know wkat Fve keen tkrougk!^^
Tke gentle creatures now came out and surrounded ker.
A kaky tluekird percked on Snow Wkite^s kand, and ske was
keartened ky its trust.
really feel quite kappy now," ske said. ^^Fm sure rU
get along somehow.”
The animals all nodded in agreement.
^^But I do need a place to sleep/^ Snow Wkite said.
^^Mayke you know wkere I can stay?^^ ske asked tke animals
kindly.
A group of kluekirds ckirped and twittered in response.
'Tou do?" Snow Wkite cried as she rose to her feet.
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Will you tak:e me th eref
In answer, tke k irds took Snow Wkite^ s cape witk tkeir
small keaks and urged ker to follow tkem. Soon a small parade
of animals was following Snow Wkite and tke kirds as tk ey
ma de tkeir way through the tangled woods.
The kirds led Snow Wkite to a snug little kouse nestled
deep in tke forest.
As soon as ske saw tke cottage, Snow Wkite's spirits rose.
It was a tiny kouse witk wkite walls and a krown tkatcked roof,
A small wooden kenck stood outside as if to wel come a weary
traveler.
"Ok, it's adorakle," Snow Wkite murmured, "Just like
a dollkouse. I like it kere already," ske said as ske inspected
tke kouse from close up. ''
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in tlie grimy glass. ^^It^s so dark inside/^ ske said. don^t
tkink tkere^s anyone kome.^^
Nevertkeless, ske went kack to tke doorway, wkick was
framed ky leafy vines on eitker side, and politely knocked on
tke tkick wooden door. No one answere d.
ske turned to tke animals. guess tkere^s no one kome,^^
ske said.
Skek nocked again and waited, kut tkere was no answer.
Tken ske noticed tkat tke door kad opened a crack. Witk
krisk steps ske entered tke tiny kouse and called, ^^Hello! May
I come in?^^
No one answered.
Snow while ventured further into the house .And wken
ske did, ske stared around in wonder. Everytking was so smalh
^^Wkat a cute little ckair!^^ ske exclaimed.
Tken sk saw tk ere were seven littlee ck
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^^Wky, tkere must ke seven little ckildren living k ere,
)now Wkite said to k er anima1 friends.
And as ske looked around, ske also realized tkat tke wkol e
cottage was full of dust an d dirt. Tke sink was d witk
unwasked diskes, tkere were dirty clotkes everywkere, and tke
fireplace looked as if it kadn't keen swept out in years!
"Wky, tkeyVe never swept tkis room," Snow Wkite said.
"You^d tkink tk eir motk(er wou Id.
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"Mayke tkey kave no motker," ske said.
Tke animals nodded tkeir keads in sad agreement.

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"Tken they're orphans,” Snow White said. ^^That^ s too

tad/^
She gazed around at the untidy little house for a long
moment, then suddenly announced, ‘^1 know w hat we^ll do!^^
The animals all waited expectantly for Snow white to
continue.
''We'll clean up and surprise them!" Snow white clapped
her hands in satisfaction.
"Then when they see how helpful I can he, mayhe they'll
let me stay," she said.
Again the animals nodded as if they understood Snow
white's intentions.
"Well, let's not just all stand here," she said with a good-
natured laugh. "Let's get husy!"
And in no time at all they did.
The squirrels scurried cheerfully around the cottage,
sweeping the floor and dusting off the furniture wi th th eir
hushy tails.
The raccoons helped Snow white wash the clothes hy
nihhing the garments together between their paws to get them
sparkling clean.
1 he h irds eagerly flew up to every nook and cranny in the
ceiling, pulling down cohwehs and halls of dust with their strong
heaks.
The deer and the rahhits pushed and pulled tables and
chairs into their proper places.
Even the tiny chipmunks gladly helped, carrying dirty
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cups, dishes, and silverware in their paws and mouths and

depositing them in a wooden sink to he washed.
With everyone doing their sh are, the work went smoothly
throughout the afternoon as the sun slowly lowered to the west.

while all this was going on, the people who lived in the cottage
were in the hills not far away, digging for jewels in a deep, dark
mine. There were seven men in all, and they were dwarfs. And
in spite of their different personalities, the dwarfs got along
quite well together and worked side hy side in perfect harmony.
As they swung their picks and shovels, they sang a work song
that echoed hack to them throughout the caverns and tunnels
o ftke mine.
Just as they started to sing another chorus, a clock in the
mine struck five. One of the dwarfs looked up and cried,
^^Heigh-ho!^^ The others quickly collected their tools and
marched out of the mine in sing le hie. They traveled along a
well-worn path that wound through woods and over roc ky kills
and small ravines. And all the while, they whistled and sang,
content to he heading home after a good day^s work.

Back at the cottage. Snow white and the animals looked

around with pride at the sparkling-clean room. ^^Now let^ s see
what^s upstairs, she said.
Snow white led the way up the small wooden steps as
the animals followed behind. She saw that there was a bedroom
with seven little beds in it. On each wooden bed hoard, a name
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^^Wkat funny names for ckildren/^ ske said. ^^Doc,
Happy, Sneezy, Dopey . .
Snow Wkite 1 augked as ske continued reading, Grumpy,
Baskful, sleepy . .
Just tken ske yawned.
^^Fm a little sleepy myself, ske murmured.
Snow Wkite lay across tnree of the little heas and sighed.
The animals gently pulled a skeet up to cover ker and tken,
one ky one, found cozy spots of tkeir own. Snow Wkite^ s eyes
closed, and soon ske and tke forest creatures were fast asleep.

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 CHAPTER FOUR

- s Snow Wliite and her friends slept in the little

j cottage, the low sound of singing echoed through
‘i the forest. It woke the animals instantly. With
j tails twitching and noses quivering, they listened
t as the singing grew louder. It was the dwarfs
making their way home from work!
With startled leaps an dt ounds, the deer, squirrels, rahhits,
and chipmunks scampered out of the house and hack into the
woods, leaving Snow white still sleeping peacefully on the tiny
heds.
As the dwarfs approached the house. Doc pointed and
said, ^^Looki Our house— the lit^s light—I mean, the light^s
lit!"
The dwarfs immediately took cover tek ind a grove of thick.
pines.
"Jiminy crickets!" they all cried at once.
"DoorT open, chimney^s smoking," said Doc. "Some¬
thing's in there!"
"It . . .it may he a ghost," stammered Happy.
"Ora gohlin," whispered Bashful.

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^4t miglit te a—a-achoo—dragon/^ said Sneezy, kis nose

tickled Ly tke scent of tke pines.
Tke otk er dwarfs glared at kim and motioned kim to ke
quiet.
Grumpy scowled and said^ ^^Mark my words, tkere^s trou-
kle a-krewing. Felt it coming a 11 day. My corns kurt.^^
Tke d warfs all looked at eack otker in concern.
^^Wkatdl we do?^^ ask ed sleepy. too sleepy to tkink.^^
^^Let^s sneak up on it,^^ Happy exclaimed.
'Tes! Huk?" Doc answered, suddenly aware of wkat
Happy was proposing. Tk en ke stood up straigkter and ad¬
dressed tke otkers. ''We'll squeak up—uk, I mean, sneak up
on it. Come on, ken—uk, men. Follow me!"
Tke dwarfs slowly and cautiously crept up to tke kouse,
one kekind tke otker. Wken tkey got to tke door, tkey filed
in, quiet as mice, witk Dopey in tke rear. Tkey were so close
to eack otker tkey looked glued togetker. Suddenly Dopey
slammed tke door skut.
Tke dwarfs screamed and kuddled against eack otker,
expecting tke worst. Wken tkey realized it was just Dopey,
tkey put tkeir fingers to tkeir lips and sai d, ''Shlahhl''
Dopey nodded. Tken ke turned to tke door, put kis finger
to kis lips, and repeated, '^Shhhh/'
As tke d warfs crept tkrougk tke kouse, tkey noticed tkat
tkings didn't seem quite tke same as tkey kad left tkem tkat
mominj
"Look. Tke floor's keen swept," said Doc.
Grumpy rukked a finger along tke top of a ckair.

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"Huk. Cli air^s keen Justed/^ ke said in disgust.

^^And our window^s keen wasked/^ cried Happy as ke
looked out at tke forest keyond.
^^Wky, tke wkole place is clean/^ Doc finally announced.
^^Tkere^s dirty work afoot!growled Grumpy.
Just tken Happy spied tkeir kig klack kettle ku kkling in
tke fireplace and sniffed.
^^Sometking^s cookinV^ ke said. ^^And it smells goodl^^
Happy grakked a spoon and was akout to dip it into tke
kettle wken Grumpy snatcked it away and yelled, ^^Don^t touck
it, ya fool, it migkt ke poison!
Glancing nervously around tke room, tke dwarfs felt sure
tkat some sort of unknown and terrikle creature kad invaded
tkeir kome.
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hile tke dwarfs were creeping akout kelow, some

kirds were kiding in tke rafters akove. Nodding
! and winking at eack otker, tkey knew wko tke
o I unexpected visitor was. Suddenly tkey tapped
tkeir keaks against tke rafters, and tke dwarfs
kuddled togetker fearfully.
^^Hear tkat?^^ wkispered Grumpy. ^^Wkatever it is, it^s in
tkis room, rigkt now!^^
Tke kirds couldn^t kelp twittering to tkemselves in mis-
ckievous deligkt. Sudd enly tkey let out a kigk-pitcked skriek,
an dike awarfs tumkled all over tkemselves in panic and frigkt.
wk en tkey kna lly settled d own once more. Doc pointed
upstairs.
"It's . . . it's up tkere," ke said in a low voice.
"Yeak, in tke kedroom," agreed Baskful.
Doc nodded solemnly.
"One of us kas got to go down and ckase it up—uk, I
mean, go up and ckase it down," ke said.
Tke dwa rfs all nodded in agreement. Dopey nodded ea¬
gerly—even after everyone else kad stopped. Finally, ke noticed
tkat tke otker dwarfs were all staring in kis direction. He turned

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to loo kU in dk im, Lut tkere was no one tliere. Tkey were

staring at him. Tliey wanted kim to lead tke way!
Dopey tried to run, kut tke d warfs grakked kim. Doc
kanded kim a candle.
^^H-kere, take it,^^ said Doc, skaking. ^^D-d on^t ke ner¬
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Tke dwarfs pusked Dopey akead of tkem, up tke stairs.
^^Don^t ke afraid,^^ saic Doc. ^^Weke rigkt kekirid you.^^
^^Yeak, ri gkt kek ind you,^^ eckoed tke otkers from a good
distance.
Dopey took a deep gulp, climked tke darkened stairs to
tke kedroom, and slowly opened tke door. A long, low moan
emanated from tke darkness, and in tke flick ering ligkt o ftke
candle. Dopey saw sometking moving undemeatk tke skeets
across tkree of tke keds.
Suddenly tke candle went out, and witk a yelp. Dopey
kurst out of tke kedroom and started to pound down tke dark
stairs.
^^It^s tke creature! tke otker dwarfs cried as tkey pro¬
ceeded to fall all over eack otker, trying to get out of tke way.
Tkey yelled and screamed and ran out of tke cottage, slamming
tke door kekind tkem. Once outside tke kouse, tkey kid kekind
tke pine trees and waited.
Meanwkile, Dopey tkougkt tke creature was rigkt kekind
him, and in kis frantic kaste to escape ke crasked into a cup-
koard, causing pots and pans to come tumkling out. One large
soup pot fell over kis kead, and as ke kl indly stumkled akout,
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tkis way and that, he finally groped his way out of the cottage
and headed toward the other dwarfs.
^^Here it conies! yelled Happy as he saw the strange figure
with the metal head clanking and clumping toward them.
^^Now* s our only chance, men!^^ said Doc. ^^We mustn^t
he spared—er, I mean, scared.
The d warfs bravely jumped on the creature as it passed
hy them.
^^Tie it up!^^ yelled Grumpy.
^^Yeah, don^t let it get away!^^ cried Doc.
As the dwarfs struggled to hold the creature, its metal
hea i feU off an d hit the ground with a thump, and in its place
was a head they recognized immediately—it was Dopey!
^‘Aw, fuss and fiddlesticks,^^ grumhled Grumpy. ''All that
trouble fer nothin'!"
when the d warfs finally calmed down and helped Dopey
to his feet, they showered him with questions. "Did you see
the creature? How big was it? Was it a dragon? Was it breathing
fire? what was it doing?"
Dopey quickly gestured that the creature was sleeping!
"He says it's a monster!" Doc cried. "A-asleep in our
beds!"
"Let's attach!" growled Grumpy. "While it's still sleep¬
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Doc agree d. "Hurry, men," he shouted. "It' s now or
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never!
So the dwarfs marched bravely hack into the house, th IS
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quietly into tke tedroom and riglit up to tke teds wtere Snow
Wtite lay sleeping peacefully under tke skeets.
Tkey surrounded tke keds, kolding up picks and cluks as
weapons. Doc slowly and skakily pulled Lack tke covers.
Tked warfs were just akout to strike wken tkey saw Snow
Wkite. As one, tkey lowered tkeir weapons and stood mo¬
tionless.
Doc was tke first to recover.
^^Well . . . ak . . . ak,^^ ke stammered.
^^Wkat is it?" asked Happy, gazing at tke sleeping prin¬
cess.
^^Wky, I, it—it^s,^^ stuttered Doc, ^^it^s a girl!^^
Sneezy and Baskful kotk smiled.
"Ske' s migkty purty,^^ said Sneezy.
^^Ske^s heautiful/’ said Baskful, klusking. ^7^st like an
an gel."
All tke dwarfs were ca ptivated ky Snow Wkite. All kut
Grumpy, tkat is. "Angel, k uk!" ke said sourly. "Ske's a fe-
male. And all females is poison. TkeyVe fulla wicked wiles."
"Wkat^re wicked wi es?" asked Baskful.
"I dunno," answered Grumpy. "But Fm against tkem!"
Doc told Grumpy not to speak so loudly or tke lovely
young girl migkt wake up.
"Aw, let ker wake up," replied Grumpy. "Ske don^t ke-
long kere nokow."
At tkat. Snow Wkite^ s eyelids fluttered.
"Ske' s waking up!" wkispered Happy.
Tke dwarfs quickly kid at tke foot of tke keds.

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Snow Wliite yawned and opened ker eyes. Ske sat up and
looked around, rememkering wkere ske was.
''Ok dear," ske said to kerself. "I wonder if tke ckildren
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are-
Just tken ske saw tke dwarfs peeking over tke edge of tke
ked koards.
"Ok!" cried Snow Wkite as ske pulled tke covers up
around ker. But tken ske sat up straigkter and stared in sur¬
prise.
"Wky, you're not ckildren at all," ske said. "You're little
ft
men!
Snow Wkite smiled prettily and said, "How do you do."
"How do you do wkat?" answered Grumpy witk a frown.
But Snow Wkite was not ruffled ky Grumpy's rudeness,
and ske just continued gaily, "Ok, you can talk. I'm so glad."
Snow Wkite 1 ooked from one dwarf to tke otker and
smiled. "Let me try to guess your names," ske said, pointing
first at Doc.
"You must ke Doc."
"Yes," answered Doc politely.
Tken ske pointed at Sleepy, wko was kusy yawning.
"I know you're sleepy," Snow Wkite said.
sleepy answered witk a kok of kis kead.
Snow Wkite 1 ooked at Dopey, wko was gazing at ker witk
large klue eyes.
"You must ke Dopey," ske said.
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^^And youVe got to ke Happy, Snow Wkite said.
Happy ckuckled in glee. ^^Wky, tkat^ s ri gk!" k cried.
^^How did you guess?
Tken ske leaned forward to look at Baskful, wko was
trying to kide kekind tke otkers.
^^You^re Baskful, ske said.
''Uk, yup. I mean—gulp!" Baskful answered, kis face
turning a krigkt pink.
Just tken Sneezy piped up. ^^Can you guess—a-a-
chooo!—wko I am?^^
Snow Wkite giggled. "1 would say you were Sneezy! ske
answered.
Sneezy held a finger under kis nose and said in a muffled
voice, ^^Tka-tka-tkat^s rigkt. A-choooo!"
Wken Snow Wkite k nally came to Grumpy, ske looked
at kis folded arms and stem expression and took tke same pose.
^^And you must ke Gmmpy,^^ ske said in a deep voice.
But Gmmpy just turned to Doc and sai d, “We h now wko
we are. Ask ker wko she is and wkat ske^s doing in our kouse!^^
And so tke dwarfs asked. Snow Wkite told tkem wko ske
was and all akout ker terrikle fligkt tk rougk tke forest.
Wken tke dwarfs learned tkat ske was tke princess Snow
Wkite, tkey were konored to kave ker as a guest in tkeir tiny
forest kome. All except Gmmpy. He insisted tkat ske skould
ke made to leave.
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skedl kill me!^^
^^Wko?^^ tkey asked.
And so Snow Wkite told tke dwarfs all akout ker evil
stepmotker, tke queen.
Wken ske was finisked, tke dwarfs all clucked tkeir
tongues in sympatky.
^^Ske^s wicked,said Baskful.
^^Ske^s kad,^^ said Happy.
''Ske' s an old wHchl" said Grumpy. "And I'm warning
ya, if tke queen finds Snow Wkite kere, ske'll sweep down and
wreak ker vengeance on all of us!"
"But ske doesn't know wkere I am," said Snow Wkite.
"Ske doesn 't? Hell!" answered Grumpy. "Ske knows
everytking!
"Ske's full of klack magic," ke continued. "Ske can make
kerself invisikle. Wky, ske mi ght even ke in tkis room ri gk
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now.
Tlie otker dwarfs looked around tke room uneasi ly. But
Snow Wkite sat up straigkter.
"Ok, ske'll never find me kere," ske said krig ktly. "And
if you let me stay, I can kelp witk tke ckores. I'm a good cook,
too."
"A good cook!" cried tke dwarfs, suddenly rememkering
tkeir own kunger and tke aroma coming from tke kettle.
"Ske stays!" skouted tke dwarfs in spite of Grumpy's
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'; now Wkite went downstairs, followed Ly seven

%' hungry dwarfs. She went over to the kettle,
k dipped a spoon in, and tasted the contents. The
dwarfs sniffed the air.
___ ^^It^s soup—hooray!^^ they cried as they
made a rush for the d ining table.
Snow white put up h er hand.
^7ust a minute,'' she said. "Supper's not quite ready.
You'll just h ave time to wash."
"Wash! " crie d Doc.
"Wash?' ' said Bashful.
"Wash!" yelped Happy.
Grumpy threw down the spoon he had just picked up.
"Heh, I k now'd there he a catch to it!" he said.
"Why wash?" said Bashful. "We ain't going nowhere."
"Yeah," Doc chimed in. "And 'tain't New Year's or

an yth ing."
Snow white put her hands on her hips and raised her
eyebrows. She loo ked at the d warfs.
"Oh, perhaps you have washed already," she said with a
knowing smile. "Recently?
 Doc nocUed and said, ^^Yes, thal^s riglit. Perhaps we, er,
yes, perhaps we have/^
^^When 1" ashed Snow Wliite.
"Er, like you said, er, recently," answered Doc.
Tk e other dwarfs murmured happily in agreement.
^^Ohhhh,^^ said Snow White with a suspicious look. ‘‘Re-
cen tly. Th en let me see your Lands," ske said in a firm voice.
Tke d warfs lined up and, one hy one, hesitantly showed
Snow white their hands. Each pair was dirtier th an tke last.
"Ok, k ow shocking!said Snow white. Worse th an I
thought.
she shook her head slowly from side to side.
don^t think that will do,^^ she said to the shamefaced men.
Then she pointed at the door.
^^March straight outside and wash, or youdl not get a kite
to eat,^^ she said with conviction.
The dwarfs turned and slowly walked out of the house,
moaning and groaning to themselves. All except Grumpy. He
stood with his arms folded and a sour expression on his face.
^^Well, what about you?^^ as ked Snow White. ^^Ar enT
you going to wash?^^
Instead of answering. Grumpy just sulked.
''What's the matter?" said Snow White teasingly. "Cat
got your tongue?"
At that. Grumpy stuck out his tongue and headed out
of the house in a huff.
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tuh in the yard.
Courage, men, courage,^ ' Doc urged.
^^But the water^s wet!^^ moaned Happy.
^^Cold, too!^^ complained Sneezy. ^^We ain^t gonna rea//^
do it, are we?^^
"Well, er/' said Doc, struggling for a good reason. "It'll
please the princess."
Happy beamed at that.
"Ohay, then," he said, looking at the water doubtfully.
"I'll take a chance for her."
"Me, too," agreed the rest all together.
Grumpy sat on a barrel close by, listening to the others.
"You see?" he said. "Her wiles are heginnin' to work."
Th en he pointed at the dwarfs and lectured.
"I'm a-warning ya. Ya give 'em an inch an d they'll walk
all over ya!"
Doc looked sternly at Grumpy and told the other dwarfs
not to listen to him. And with that, the men bravely started
to scrub their faces, was h their h ands, brush their teeth, and
comb their hair.
when they were through, they looked at each other in
awe. They h ardly recognized themselves.
"Hah," cried Grumpy, still sitting on the barrel. "Bunch
of old nanny goats. Ya make me sick! Next thing ya know,
she'll he tyin' your beards up in pink ribbons and smellin' ya
up with that stuff called, er, perfumy. Hah! What a fine hunch
of water lilies!"
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I Ill'll tlu'V all luidtlod.
'\u't IXic suddenly cried.
rlie dwarls pinmced on Grumpy and carried kim over to
tlie lul\
ley, lemme loose, ya fools!^^ Grumpy yelled as ke
snuirmed lo live liimself.
Hut tlie dwarls paid no attention. Instead tkey dumped
^u'luiipv ri^ 111 into ll le tuli of soapy water and started to scruk
liim ^Oiul.
"Now send) kard, men Doc urged. ^^It can^t ke denied,
lie 11 look- miglily cute as soon as ke^s dried.
^uiuiipy (limed and fussed.
‘ D oudl pay lor tkis!^^ ke cried as ke continued to struggle
tv' get out ol tke tul). Suddenly tkey keard a loud clang as
Snow W Kite 1 langed a spoon on tke kettle.
"Supper!^^ slie called out.
"Supper!^^ tlie men skouted.
rliev all let go ol Grumpy at once, and ke dropped kack
into tl le till), sputtering and Klowing KukKles as ke gulped a
uioutlilul ol soapsuds.
Muttering and complaining. Grumpy finally got out of
tlie till) and lieadetl k)r ilio kouse. Witk a ^^Hmpk!^^ k e joined
tlie otker dwarls now seated at tke takle, eagerly awaiting tkeir
supper.
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ack at tke castle, tke queen was once again con¬

sulting ker magic mirror. But as ske waited
calmly for tke expected reply, it said instead.

Over the seven jeweled hills,

Beyond the seventh fall,
In the cottage of the seven dwarfs
Dwells Snow White,
Fairest one ofj.

Skocked and outraged, tke evil queen realized tkat ske

kad keen tricked. Snow Wkite was still alive! Tke kuntsman
kad not krougkt kack Snow Wkite^s keart in tke box kut tkat
of a forest animal!
Tke queen immediately kegan to plot a way to put an end
to Snow Wkite on ker own.
^ddl go to tke dwarfs^ cottage myself,ske muttered, ^^in
a disguise so complete, no one will ever suspect it^s me.^^
ske swept down a flight of stone steps into ker deep, dark
dungeon. As tke queen made ker way across tke d ingy ckamker,
scurrying rats squealed and ran for cover. Spiders, beetles, and
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evil queen. Tke only creature ikat didn^t move was tke queen^s
pet raven, wko watcked ker approack witk unklinking eyes and
an evil expression to matck ker own.
But tke queen took no notice of tkese tkings. Ske went
straigkt to ker kook of klack magic and flipped tkrougk its
pages until ske found wkat ske wanted.
''Ak," ske murmured. peddler^s disguise. Perfect!
ske went over to a takle cluttered witk vials and keakers
filled witk all sorts of kukkling, smoking liquids. Ske selected
one keaker and poured a steaming green liquid into a large
goklet.
^Tirst, some mummy dust to make me old,^^ ske said as
ske sprinkled a fine gray powder into tke glass. ^^To skroud
my clotkes, tke klack of nigkt.^^ Ske added a drop of klack
liqui l "To age my voice, a drop of crowds kloo d.^^ Tken a
ruky red drop was added to the hrew.
The queen continued mixing ker potion until ske was
satisfied tkat ske kad done everytking exactly rig kt. Wken ske
was knisked, ske keld tke goklet kefore ker. Tke krew ku hhled
and kissed and spilled over tke rim of tke glass. She smiled
grimly, and tken witk one quick motion ske swallowed tke foul
liquid.
As soon as ske kad done so, tke queen clutcked ker tkroat
as if ske were ckoking. Tke dungeon seemed to spin crazily
around ker, and a powerful wind sprang up, rustling ker rokes
and kair as if ske were in tke midst of a kurricane.
Tke queen moaned as ske skook violently and tken crum-

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pled over as it a powerful kand were squeezing tke youtk from

ker kody.
And as ske quivered in tke grips oftLe magic potion, ker
lustrous klack kair kegan turning a dingy wkite, and ker smootk
face started to fold into kideous wrinkles. Her 1 ong keautiful
fingers twisted into clawlike talons, and ker elegant roke
ckanged color and skape until it was no more tkan a faded
klack rag.
Suddenly a flask of krilliant green ligkt filled tke dungeon,
and wken it was gone, a kaggard old witck stood in place of
tke once-keautiful queen! Ske skrieked in kotk triumpk and
agony as tke awful transformation reacked its final stage.
Tke witck glanced in a mirror and cackled.
'^Yes, a perfect disguise, ske croaked, and kokkled over
to ker kook of spells once more.
^^And now,^^ ske kissed, must plan a special sort of
deatk for one so fair. Wkat skall it ke?^^
Tke queen flipped tkroug h the pages until ske stopped
and cried, “Ah, yes! Perfect. A poisoned apple!”
She read tke spell aloud as ker gnarled fingers traced tke
words.
^^One taste of tke poisoned apple and tke victim ^s eyes
will close forever in tke sleeping deatk.
Tke old kag tkrew kack ker kead and laugked long and
loud, tke sound eckoing tkrougkout tke deep, dark dungeon
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s darkness settled over tke forest, music rang out

from inside tke dwarfs' cottage wkile tkey en-
i; tertained tkeir new guest. Doc played tke kass;
i Happy, Dopey, and Sneezy yodeled and danced;
5 sleepy played tke kom, lazily keeping time witk
kis foot; and Baskful played tke accordion and sang. Even
Grumpy grudgingly joined in. He played tke organ and yodeled
in a low, growling voice. Snow Wkite danced and sang along
witk tkem all.
Wken tke song was over. Snow Wkite sank into a ckair
and sigked contentedly.
''Tkat was fun!" ske said, ker face flusked witk color.
“You were all so marvelous."
“Now you do sometkin'," said Happy.
“Well, wkat skall I do?" asked Snow Wkite.
“Tell us a story," piped up Sleepy.
All tke dwarfs nodded in agreement.
“Yes, tell us a story," tkey cried.
“A true story," added Happy.
"A looove story," said Baskful witk a klusk.
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Snow Wkite looked at tkeir eager faces and gatkered tkem

around ker.
''Well/' ske ke gan. "Once tkere was a princess—"
"Was tke princess you?" Doc interrupted.
Snow wkite nodded gently as ske continued.
"And ske fell in love witk a prince," ske said.
"Was it—a-chooo!—kard to do?" asked Sneezy.
Snow wkite sk ook ker kead and laugked.
"It wasn't kard at aU.It was very easy. Anyone could see
tkat tke prince was as good as ke was ckarming."
Tken Snow wkite looked away for a moment and sigked.
"I knew ke was tke only one for me."
Tked warfs skowered ker witk questions.
"Was ke kig and tall?"
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"Did ke say ke loved
ovea ya!
va?
"Did ke steal a kiss?"
"No, kut ke was romantic," answered Snow Wkite. "I
couldn't kelp keing drawn to kim. i kad always known tkat
someday I would meet someone I could love, and I did."
Tken Snow wkite smiled and started to sing in a soft,
pleasant voice. And tk roug hthe song, ske poured out all tke
secret longings of ker young keart.
Just as tke song was ending, tke clock struck tke kour.
"Ok my goodness," cried Snow Wkite. "It's past ked-
time. Go rigkt upstairs, all of you," Snow wkite said, playfully
skooing tke dwarfs out of tke room.
"Hold on tkere, men,' ' Doc cried. "Tke princess will sleep
upstairs in our keds."
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wnere will you sleep?^^
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Si Wkite.
"Wk y, er," answere d Doc , ^Vedl ke as tug as a snug in
a rug—I mean, as snug as a Lug in a rug down Lere/^
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In a pig^s eye/' snapped Grumpy.
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Yep, in a pigsty—I mean, a pig^s eye," ecLoed Doc.
Tten te realized Le Lad agreed witL Grumpy^s sour remark,
and Le sLook Lis Lead in dismay.
"We'll Le comfortaLle, won't we, men?" Le said to tke
dwarfs, looking especially at Grumpy.
"OL yes," tkey answered, not sure wLetLer tkey meant
it or not.
Doc turned Lack to Snow WLite and said, "Go rigkt up
now, uL, my dear."
"Well, if you insist," answered Snow WLite.
Tken sLe smiled sweetly at tkem and said good nigkt.
Snow WLite knelt Leside tke Leds and murmured low,
"Bless tke seven little men wLo Lave keen so kind to me,
and . . . and may my dreams come true."
SLe started to rise, Lut quickly knelt down again.
"Ok yes," sLe added. "And please make Gmmpy like me."
And witL tkat, sLe crept into tke Leds and pulled up tke
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oon tke wkole kouse was still, witk on ly the

snoring of tke seven dwarfs downstairs to kreak
tke silence. Outside, tke forest, too, was quiet,
i its creatures kaving settled down for tke nigkt.
But tkere was someone wko was wide awake
and kusily concocting a deadly present—tke evil queen!
Tke old kag keld a large apple on a string over a steaming
cauldron.
^^Dip tke apple in tke krew,^^ tke queen-witck intoned.
^^Let tke sleeping deatL seep tnrougn."
Tke apple disappeared into tke kukkling liquid, and wken
tke witck pulled it out again a few seconds later, tke krew
dripped down tke applets sides, leaving tke skape of a skull on
its skin.
sigked tke witck. ^^On tke skin, tke symkol of
w kat 1 ies witkin. Now turn red,^^ ske commanded, ^To tempt
Snow Wkite, to make ker kunger for a kite.^^
At tkat, tke apple turned a keautiful ruky red.
Tke witck keld tke apple in ker kand and tkrust it at ker
pet raven.
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Tke t ird skuddered and Lacked away from tke poisoned
treat.
Tke witck laugked in misckievous glee.
^Tt^s not for you, anyway,ske cried in a raspy voice.
^Tt^s for Snow Wkite! Wken ske kreaks tke tender peel to
taste tke apple in my kand,^^ tke kag went on, ^^ker kreatk will
still, ker klood congeal. Tken Til ke fairest in tke land!^^
Tken tke witck paused and frowned.
^^Wait,^^ ske said to tke raven. ^^Tkere may ke an antidote.
Notking must ke overlooked.
sk e scurried over to ker kook of spells and flipped tkrougk
it once again. Suddenly ker kony fingers stopped at one of tke
pages.
''Ak, I was rigkt. Here it is,^^ ske said.
Tke witck started to read.
^^Tke victim o f tke sleeping deatk can ke revived only ky
lovers first kiss.
Lovers first kiss!^^ ske kissed. ^^Bak, no fear of that. Tke
dwarfs will tk ink ske^s dead, and tkeydl kury ker aJivel
^^Buried alive!ske screecked over and over as ske grakked
a kasketful of otker apples and gently placed tke poisoned one
among tkem.
Witk tke kasket of apples under one arm, tke witck left
tke dungeon and descended tke stone steps leading to tke river
tkat streamed keneatk tke castle. Ske got into a small koat
and started to row away into tke ni gkt. A pale moon kung
overkead, and skadows fell over ker craggy features, making
ker face look like a gkastly w kite skull.
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lie next morning, Snow Wkite rose to see a kriglit

'| yellow sun and klue sky peeking tkrougk tke
kranckes of tke trees overkead.
Ske kad just enougk time to give tke men
a kearty kreakfast kefore tkey went off to work
e mine.
As tke dwarfs were leaving, Doc said, ^^Now, don^t forgit,
my dear. Tke old queen^s a fly—er, I mean, a sly one.^^
He wagged a finger at tke princess.
"Ske' s fulla witckcraft," ke continued. "So keware of
strangers."
"Don't worry," answered Snow Wkite. "I'll ke all rigkt."
One ky one ske kissed tke dwarfs on tke forekead and
said good-kye. And one ky one tkey warned ker to ke alert.
Grumpy was tke last to leave, and just kefore ke joined tke
otkers, ke cleared kis tkroat and sai d, "Now, r m warnin' ya.
Don't let nokody or notkin' in tke kouse."
Snow Wkite looked down at kim and smiled.
"Ok, Grumpy, you Jo like me after all!" ske cried.
And witk tkat, ske kent down and planted a kiss on kis
forekead.
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Hey, stop that mushy stuff, scowled Grumpy as he

broke away from Snow White's hug and stomped off. But after
a few steps, he turned around and gazed at Snow White with
an adoring expression. Snow W^hite hlew him a kiss. Grumpy
held his smile for a few seconds more until he suddenly realized
what he was doing. He immediately scowled again and hurried
off to join tLe otLers.

Not far from the cottage, the wicked witch was making her
way through the forest.
"The little men will he off," she cackled to herself. "And
she U he alone. Alone, with a harmless old peddler woman!"
she laughed long and loud, and two vultures in a nearhy tree
flapped away in alarm. But she quickly grew silent as she saw
the cottage of the seven dwarfs come into view.

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> ^. s soon as tke cl warfs liaJ left, Snow Wkite tusieJ

lierself preparing food for tkat evening. Ske felt
h it was t east ske could do to repay tke dwarfs
for tkeir kindness.
After cutting up some carrots and potatoes,
Snow W^kite decided to kake some goosekerry pies for dessert,
ske was near tk e window and just putting tke finisking touckes
on one of tkem wken a dark skadow passed over ker cutting
koard.
Snow Wkite 1 ooked up in surprise and saw an old woman
peering into tke kouse from tke window.
^^All alone, my pet?^^ asked tke old woman.
"Wky . . . wky, yes, I am, kut . . . answered Snow
Wkite, a little frigkt ened of tke strange woman.
^'Tke little men are not kere?'' cut in tke old woman.
^^No, tkey^re not,^^ said Snow Wkite.
Tke old woman smiled.
“Hmmm,” slie said. “Matin' pies?"
"Yes, goosekerry pies,^^ answered Snow Wkite, more at
ease. After all, tkis was only a karmless peddler woman.
Tte old woman smiled tootklessly.
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saiid.
Tken ske took tke deep red apple from ker kasket and
keld it up. ^^Pies made from apples like tkese/^ said tke old
woman.
^^Ok, tkey do look delicious/^ said Snow white.
"Yes," murmured tke old peddler, ^^kut wait until you
taste one, dearie.
Tken ske keld tke poisoned apple out to Snow Wkite.
^^Like to try one, kmmm?^^ tke old woman asked.
Snow Wkite stepped kack from tke window a kit, not
sure of wkat to do. Her animal friends fretted and paced anx¬
iously in tke woods nearky. Tke kirds kad twittered in alarm
at tke sigkt o f the old peddler, and now tkey flapped tkeir
wings in kelpless frustration as tkey watcked Snow Wkite akout
to take tke tempting treat.
But just as Snow Wkite reacked for tke apple, tke kirds
swooped down and knocked it from tke old woman^s kand.
Tken tkey fluttered around ker, pecking at ker kead and
kody.
Tke witck waved ker feekle arms around and crie I "Oh,
go away! Leave me alone!
Snow Wkite ran out of tke kouse and skooed tke kirds
away.
^^Stop it. Stop it rigkt now,^^ Snow Wkite cried.
Tke k irds flew off kack into tke trees, wkere tkey percked
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^^Skame on you," Snow Wkite scolded. ^ ^Frightening a
poor old lady.^^
The birds hung their h eads, not knowing what to do.
Snow white went to the old woman, who hy now was on
her hands and knees recovering the apple.
The princess helped the woman to her feet, then said,
^T^m sorry, I donT know what has gotten into those birds.
They are usually so gentle and kind.^^
The old woman nodded absently, then grasped her chest
and cried convincingly, "OL, my poor heart.
Snow white held the woman up hy the arm and looked
at her with concern.
'Tlease take me into the house," the woman said. "Let
me rest a while. Perhaps I may have a glass of water?
Snow white no dded and took the old peddler into the
house.
The birds and other animals rushed to the window to peek
inside. They watched as Snow white hel ped the peddler into
a chair and then gave her a cup of water. When Snow White
turned away a moment, the old woman leered at them. The
animals hacked away and, one hy one, scampered off to find

the seven dwarfs.

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I ke animals crasked tkrougk tkic ket and krusk

as if a fire were ckasing tkem. Finally, tkey
reacked tke mine and started to pusk and prod
tke dwarfs in tke direction of tke cottage. Tke
men tkou gkt tke animals kad gone mad.
^^Wkat ails tkese crazy critters?^ ^ crie d Doc.
^^Tkey^ ve gone plum k daffy! yelled Baskful.
“Go on, git!" cried Doc as a deer kumped kim from
kekind.
Tk en ke turned to tke otker dwarfs.
“Tkese pesky critters won^t stop," ke said.
“ 'Tain't natural," cried Happy, flapping kis arms to skoo
away tke k irds.
^^Tkere^s sometkin^—a-choo!—wrong," cried Sneezy.
Even Grumpy agreed. “Tkey ain^t actin tkis way for
no tkin'," ke grumkled.
sleepy looked at everyone witk kalf-closed eyes.
“Mayke tke old queen's got Snow Wkite," ke said as ke
stifled a yawn.
"The queen!" cried Doc.
"Snow W^hite!" cried tke otkers.

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"Tke queen^ll kill lier! WeVe gotta save ker!^^ ke cried.
Tken ke kopped onto tke kack of a deer and said,
^^Giddyap!^^
One ky one tke dwarfs leapt onto deer and galloped kack
toward tkeir cottage.
Tke strange parade of running creatures kurtled tkrougk
tke forest, leaping over rocks and streams.
Faster! Doc urged tke otkers. kaven^t got a mo¬
ment to lose!^^

Meanwkile, kack at tke cottage, tke witck kad pretended to

recover ker streng tk and was now carrying on a warm conver¬
sation witk Snow Wkite.
Ske keld up tke poisoned apple once more.
Because youVe keen so good to old granny," ske said,
"F11 skare a secret witk you."
Snow Wkite leaned forward in interest.
"Tkis is no ordinary apple," tke old woman said as ske
got to ker feet. "It^s a magic wishing apple!"
"A wisking apple?" said Snow Wkite.
"Yes," answered tke witck. "One kite and all your dreams
will come true."
"Really?" said Snow Wkite.
"Yes, girlie," murmured tke peddler. "Now make a wisk
and take a kite."

Witk a crooked smile, ske keld out tke poisoned apple to

Snow Wkite.

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CHAPTER THIRTEEN

I lie dwarfs raced on tkrougli tke forest, koping

: to reack kome and find Snow Wkite afe. But
time was running out.
^^Tkere must ke sometking your little keart
Mj desires, murmured tke woman, still kolding tke
.lover9"
apple in ker kand. ^^Perkaps tkere is someone you Ic
^^Well, tkere is someone, answered Snow Wkite slowly,
tkougkt so,^^ answered tke woman slyly. ^^Ha, ka, old
granny knows a young girPs keart.
Tke old woman kanded tke apple to Snow Wkite and
patted ker kand. ^^Now take tke apple, dearie, and make a
wisk,^^ ske said.
Snow Wkite gazed at tke apple and said, wisk . .
^^Tkat^s it. Go on, go on,^^ tke witck urged.
. . tkat I will meet my prince again, and togetker we
will travel to kis kingdom,Snow Wkite said more tolJIy.
^^Fine,^^ smiled tke old woman. ^^Now take a kite—kurry!
Dond let tke wisk grow cold.^^
Snow Wkite keld tke ruky red apple up and took a kite.
As soon as sne naa done so, sne tottered on ker feet.
"Ok, I feel so strange! ske cried.
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ikked k er hands in satisfaction as ske
Tke old woman nil
intoned, ^^Her kreatk will still/^
cried Snow Wkite as ske put ker kand to ker
forekead.
^^Her klood congeal, kissed tke old woman.
jd Snow Wkite one final time kefore ske
"Ok," moane(
sank to tke ground and lay as still as deatk. Tke apple fell out
of ker kand and rolled away.
Tke old woman dropped all pretense now and tkrew kack
ker kead and kowled.
"It is done!" ske cried. "Now Til ke fairest in tke land!"
Tke witck turned and kurried out of tke cottage and into
tke woods. A sudden crack of ligktning ripped across tke sky,
followed ky a torrent of rain. It was as if tke keavens tkemselves
were angry at tke witck for ker wicked deed. But tke old kag
wasn^t afraid. Ske kad finally gotten rid of Snow Wkite and
could feel only joy at ker ackievement.
Ske cackled low in ker tkroat as ske kokkled tkroug hike
woo ds. anxious to return to ker castle an J ker fiormer se If. ske
started to climk toward a sma 11 cliff wken ske saw tk e seven
dwarfs coming straigkt at ker.
"Tkere ske goes!" cried Grumpy. "After ker!"
Tke dwarfs ckased tke witck as ske scramkled up tke rocky
kill.
Tke old woman cried out in frustration as ske saw tke
dwarfs in close pursuit. Now frigktened and desperate, ske
climked fartker out onto a long slak of rock overkanging a
deep ravine. Tke wind and rain lasked at ker face and clotking.
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Tke witck 1 ooked wildly around ker as ske realized ske

was cornered.
trapped/^ ske cried. ^^Wkat will I do? Tke meddling
little fools.
Tken ske picked up a kroken tree limk from tke ground,
and using it as a lever, ske started to pry loose a kuge koulder
tkat was percked on tke slak. Her magic now gave ker tke
strengtk of ten men, and tke koulder started to tester kack
and fortk.
^T^U fix you! rll fix you!^^ ske cried out to tke dwarfs,
^^rll crusk your kones!^^
^^Look out!^^ cried Grumpy. ^^Ske^s going to roll tkat
koulder rigkt over us!^^
Tke witck laugked triumpkantly as tke k oulder started to
come loose. But just as it was akout to roll down onto tke
dwarfs, a kolt o f ligk ning struck tke outcropping rock. In an
instant, it skattered and fell away, carrying tke witck and tke
koulder witk it.
Tke witck gave out a long, korrifying skriek as ske fell
all tke way to tke jagged rocks kelow.
One ky one tke dwarfs approacked tke edge of tke kroken
slak and looked down. Tkey couldn^t see tke witck, kut wken
tkey saw two vultures swoop down witk greedy eyes, tkey knew
ske was gone forever.
wken tkey fi nally reacked tkeir cottage, tkey found Snow
Wkite laying motionless on tke floor.
"Ske... sne's dead,” cried Sleepy.
Tke otkers nodded sadly. Tke queen kad won after all.
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CHAPTER FOURTEEN

lie dwarfs could not Lear to Lury tLe princess,

so tLey fasLioned a coffin of go Id and glass and
placed Snow WLite in it. TL en tLey carried tLe
coffin to a peaceful glen in tLe woods. Every day,
tLe dwarfs kept vigil at tLe cofLn and placed
flowers around it.
One day tLe following spring, tLe dwarfs were keeping
tLeir usual vigi 1. TLey Lad opened tLe glass top and placed a
Louquet of flowers in Snow WLite^s Lands. TLen tLey knelt
Lefore tLe cofLn and Lowed tLeir Leads.
TLey were surprised to see a Landsome prince ride into
tLe clearing on a wLite Lorse. He was tLe very same young
man wLo Lad Lrst met Snow WLite at tLe well. He Lad Leard
of tLe Leautiful maiden wLo slept in tLe glass cofLn and was
curious to see if it was tLe same princess Le Lad once met.
As Le approacLed tLe cofL n, tLe prince realized tLat it
was tLe same girl. Sadly, Le knelt Ly tLe cofLn and Lowed Lis
Lead. TL en Le Lent over tLe still form and gave Snow WLite
one farewell kiss. And wLen Le did, Le saw to Lis surprise and
joy tLat Snow WLite^s eyes fluttered open.
live!
SL e was alive:

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liad just woken up from a good nigkt s sleep. Wken ske saw
tke prince, ker eyes lit up in surprise, and ske keld out ker
arms to kim. Tke prince quickly took ker in kis arms and
lifted ker up.
For a moment tke dwarfs stood silent and unkelieving.
But tkey soon tkrew tkeir kats in tke air and yelled and ckeered
in deligkt.
Wken tkey kad finally calmed down again, Snow Wkite
went over and looked at eack one of tkem fondly.
^'You kave keen good, kind friends, ske said in a soft
voice. ^^And I skall never forget you.^^
One ky one tke dwarfs stood ky wkile Snow Wkite kissed
eack of tkem on tke forekead.
'^Good-kye, Princess, tkey called as tke prince lifted
Snow Wkite onto k is korse.
^^Good -tye,” ske called kack.
Tk en tke prince took tke reins of kis steed and slowly led
it away.
^^Good-kye!^^ Snow Wkite called out once more as ske
and tke prince slowly disappeared from view.
Wken Snow Wkite and tke prince kad gone, tke dwarfs
looked at eack otker and smiled. Even tkougk tkey would miss
ker, tkey knew Snow Wkite^s wisk kad finally come true. Ske
kad found ker true love, and ske would live kappily ever after.
And tkat made tkem kappy, too. Even Grumpy.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jim Razzi is tke autkor of numerous

ckildren^s kooks, including two otker
kooks for Disney Press: The Jungle
Book Mickey's Christmas Carol.
He currently lives in Brooklyn, New
York.

ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATORS

Fred Marvin is tke illustrator of
Disney Presses The Little Mermaid:
Tales from Under the Sea as well as
two Disney Press Tiny Ckanging
Pictures Books: Pinocchio and
Beauty and the Beast. He currently
lives and works in New York City,

Fernando Guell specializes in

Disney illustration kotk in tke
United States and in Europe, His
credits include Disney Presses Take
a Ride with Mickey. He currently
resides in Barcelona, Spain.

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