Author(s): Ladybird Books

Folktales, Fairytales, Legends

"Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?"

Snow White's wicked stepmother is overcome with jealousy when her magical mirror shows Snow White to be fairer than her and orders that she be taken into the forest and killed. The executioner, taking pity, allows Snow White to escape and takes up residence with seven dwarfs who live in the forest. The wicked stepmother is furious when she discovers Snow White is alive and, disguised an old woman, gives her a poisoned apple. The dwarfs are heartbroken when Snow White takes a bite and falls down dead and lay her body in a glass casket. All seems lost until a handsome prince rides into the forest . . .