"SNOW WHITE & THE SEVEN DWARFS"
versioned tale
In a faraway kingdom, there lives a beautiful princess named Snow White. Snow White has fair skin, rosy cheeks, and lips as red as cherries. Her hair is as black as ebony, and she's loved by everyone in the kingdom, including the animals.
In a grand castle, Snow White lives with her stepmother, the Queen. The Queen is very beautiful but terribly vain. She has got a magic mirror, and every day she asks, "Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?" And the mirror always replies, "You, my Queen, are the fairest of them all."
One day, to the Queen's dismay, the magic mirror declares that Snow White is now the fairest in the land. The Queen becomes jealous and angry. She orders her huntsman to take Snow White deep into the forest and to bring back her heart as proof of her demise.
The huntsman, however, cannot bring himself to harm Snow White. He tells her to run away and hide in the forest, far from the Queen's reach. Snow White obeys and ventures into the forest, feeling scared but determined to survive.
As Snow White wanders deeper into the woods, she comes across a small cottage. She decides to enter and finds that it belongs to seven dwarfs named Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy, Bashful, Sneezy, Dopey, and Doc. The dwarfs agree to let Snow White stay with them and keep their house tidy while they work in the mines.
Meanwhile, back at the castle, the Queen discovers that Snow White is still alive. Consumed by rage, she concocts a plan to get rid of Snow White once and for all. She disguises herself as an old peddler woman and crafts a poisoned apple.
The Queen arrives at the cottage and offers the poisoned apple to Snow White, who innocently takes a bite and falls into a deep slumber. The dwarfs return home to find Snow White unconscious. They place her in a glass coffin and mourn her apparent death.
Days pass, and a handsome prince hears of Snow White's story. He travels to the forest, finds Snow White, and is captivated by her beauty. Moved by his love, he kisses her gently, breaking the curse of the poisoned apple. Snow White awakens, and the dwarfs rejoice!
The prince and Snow White return to the kingdom, where they confront the jealous Queen. In a fit of fury, the Queen tries to harm Snow White once more but fails. She is banished from the kingdom forever, and Snow White and the prince live happily ever after.
From that day forward, Snow White learns that true beauty comes from kindness, love, and inner strength, and she reigns as a beloved queen, spreading joy and happiness throughout the land. And as for the seven dwarfs, they remain Snow White's loyal friends, always by her side in times of need.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1) Who is the main character of the story?
2) Where does Snow White live?
3) What is the Queen's most prized possession?
4) How does the mirror respond to the Queen's question about who is the fairest of them all?
5) What task does the Queen assign to the huntsman?
6) Who are the seven characters Snow White encounters in the forest?
7) What do the dwarfs do for a living?
8) How does the Queen attempt to harm Snow White?
9) What happens to Snow White after she eats the poisoned apple?
10) How does Snow White awaken from her deep slumber?
11) Who banishes the jealous Queen from the kingdom?
12) What lesson does Snow White learn throughout her journey?
13) What does Snow White do after she becomes queen?
14) Who are Snow White's loyal friends?
15) How does the story end?
