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00:00Snow White
00:01A version of the tale by TheFableCottage.com
00:07Once upon a time, in a kingdom very far away, there lived a king and a queen.
00:16The king was handsome and kind. Everybody loved him.
00:21But the real ruler of the kingdom was his wife, the queen.
00:26Before she became queen, she worked in the castle kitchen.
00:30She was very poor.
00:33But she was also very beautiful and funny and very good at scrabble.
00:38So the king fell in love with her and married her.
00:43The king loved the queen very much.
00:46But the queen was always afraid that the king would meet someone more beautiful.
00:53Luckily, the queen had a magic mirror.
00:56The mirror saw everything and knew everything.
01:00Every day, the queen looked at herself in the mirror and asked,
01:05Magic mirror on the wall, who is the most beautiful of all?
01:09And the mirror replied,
01:11You are my queen.
01:12You are the most beautiful woman in the whole world.
01:16The queen was happy.
01:18The queen was happy.
01:19She knew there was nobody in the world as beautiful as her.
01:22But one day, everything changed.
01:26The queen stood in front of the mirror and asked her usual question.
01:31Magic mirror on the wall, who is the most beautiful of all?
01:35And the mirror replied,
01:38You are very beautiful, my queen.
01:40But the most beautiful woman in the world is Snow White.
01:45The queen was shocked.
01:48Who is this Snow White?
01:50She asked the mirror.
01:52Snow White works in the castle kitchen.
01:55She has hair black as night, lips as red as roses, and skin as white as snow.
02:00As of eight a.m. this morning, she is a wee bitty bit more beautiful than you.
02:09Ah! yelled the queen.
02:13She stomped her feet.
02:14She pulled her hair.
02:16Then she sat down and sobbed.
02:20I will lose everything.
02:22The queen was afraid, and that fear turned her heart cold and hard.
02:28She called a trusted hunter to her room.
02:32Find the girl, Snow White, she ordered.
02:36Take her far, far away.
02:39Take her deep into the woods.
02:42And then the queen looked deep into the hunter's eyes.
02:44She must never come back.
02:50The hunter found Snow White and took her into the forest.
02:54When they reached the deepest, darkest part of the forest, the hunter stopped.
03:00Go, he whispered.
03:02Run fast and far and don't ever go home.
03:06Snow White watched the hunter disappear.
03:09Well, I can't go home now, she muttered.
03:12She looked around at the dark and silent forest.
03:16It started to rain.
03:19But I can't stay here either.
03:21Okay, feet, let's go.
03:24Snow White ran and ran.
03:26She ran across a stream, up a hill, and down into a dark valley.
03:32She ran all morning.
03:34By midday, her pale skin and rosy cheeks were covered in mud and scratches.
03:39By early afternoon, her long black hair was full of sticks and leaves.
03:46By night, she was not beautiful anymore.
03:50She was tired, hungry, and shivering with cold.
03:54But then, Snow White smelled wood smoke in the air.
03:58She followed the smell and found a cottage in the woods.
04:01There was a warm, golden glow from the windows.
04:07She knocked on the door.
04:09Hello?
04:10She called out.
04:11Is anyone home?
04:14There was no answer.
04:16She pushed the door open and went inside.
04:20Inside the cottage were seven tiny beds, seven tiny chairs, and a roaring fire.
04:27A big table was covered with dirty dishes.
04:32Snow White was very hungry and thirsty.
04:35She found some bread and ate the whole loaf.
04:38She found some milk and drank the whole bottle.
04:42Then she sat in front of the fire to get warm.
04:46And just like that, she fell asleep.
04:48When she woke up, there were seven dwarfs standing around her.
04:55Snow White rubbed her eyes.
04:57Who are you?
04:59She said.
05:01This is our house, said one dwarf angrily.
05:05Who are you?
05:08Shh!
05:08You'll scare her, said another.
05:12She's a giant.
05:14She scares me, said yet another.
05:17Can I stay with you?
05:20Asked Snow White.
05:21It seems I can't go home.
05:24The dwarfs whispered amongst themselves.
05:27Okay, they agreed.
05:30But only if you help us wash the dishes.
05:33We hate washing dishes.
05:37It's a deal, said Snow White.
05:40And so Snow White found a new home with the seven dwarfs.
05:45Every morning she washed the dishes.
05:47And every morning, as the dwarfs left for work, they said,
05:51Be careful.
05:52Don't open the door for anyone.
05:55And thank you for washing the dishes.
05:57We really hate washing dishes.
06:02Back at the castle, the queen was feeling better.
06:05She thought Snow White was gone forever.
06:07But she was still a little afraid.
06:09Come and play Scrabble with me, my love, shouted the king from the bottom of the stairs.
06:16You can go first.
06:20Maybe later, dearest, replied the queen.
06:23She stood in front of her magic mirror.
06:26Magic mirror on the wall.
06:28Who is the most beautiful of all?
06:30The mirror replied.
06:32You are very beautiful, my queen.
06:35But the girl Snow White is the most beautiful woman in the world.
06:42Snow White is alive, shouted the queen.
06:45She is loving with the seven dwarfs in the forest, said the mirror.
06:51Last night, she was not very beautiful.
06:53But as of 1pm today, she is more beautiful than you.
06:58Rats, shouted the queen.
07:02She went to her closet and got her old coat and old boots.
07:07I'll have to kill her myself.
07:10She ran out of the palace, jumped into her fastest carriage, and sped off towards the forest.
07:18Snow White was reading beside the fire when there was a knock on the door.
07:24Knock, knock.
07:26She peeked through the window.
07:28There was a woman holding a basket of fruit.
07:32The woman had a beautiful face, but she was wearing an old dress and old boots.
07:38Fruit! Fresh fruit!
07:41Apples and bananas and pears and oranges!
07:44Oh, I want some fruit, thought Snow White.
07:48The woman saw Snow White through the window.
07:52Hello, dear, said the woman.
07:54Do you want some fruit?
07:56I have delicious apples today.
07:59I love apples, said Snow White.
08:02But I'm not supposed to open the door for anyone.
08:05Those apples might be poisoned.
08:08Oh, how silly, said the woman.
08:11She cut an apple in half.
08:14Here, you can taste half, and I will eat the other half.
08:18That way you know it's not poisoned.
08:22Snow White opened the door.
08:27The woman gave one half of the apple to Snow White and ate the other half.
08:31When Snow White saw the woman eating the juicy apple, her mouth watered.
08:38She couldn't stop herself.
08:40She took a big bite of the apple.
08:43Almost immediately, Snow White fell to the ground.
08:47The apple was poisoned, but only on one half.
08:51The queen sighed with relief.
08:54Quickly, she got back into her carriage and rode back to the castle.
08:59When the dwarfs arrived home, they found Snow White lying on the floor.
09:05They yelled in her ears.
09:08They tickled her feet.
09:09They poured cold water on her face.
09:12But she didn't wake up.
09:13Is she dead?
09:17Asked one dwarf.
09:19She doesn't seem to be alive.
09:24Said a second.
09:26And so the dwarfs made a glass coffin for their beloved friend.
09:30They set it on a table in a beautiful part of the forest, surrounded by flowers.
09:37Snow White lay there for over a year, through spring, summer, autumn, and winter.
09:44One day, a prince from a different kingdom was walking through the forest with his dog.
09:50He saw Snow White's strange glass coffin.
09:54He brushed off the leaves and saw Snow White inside.
09:58Just then, he tripped over his dog and knocked the coffin off the table.
10:03Snow White rolled out of the coffin and onto the grass.
10:06Oh no, oh dear, oh fiddlesticks, the prince shouted.
10:11But then an amazing thing happened.
10:15The piece of poisoned apple that was stuck in Snow White's throat fell out, and she began to cough.
10:21The prince rushed to help her.
10:25Apples.
10:25That night, the queen stood in front of the magic mirror and asked her question.
10:44Magic mirror on the wall?
10:46Who is the most beautiful of all?
10:48And to her surprise, the mirror said,
10:52You are very beautiful, my queen, but Snow White is again the most beautiful woman in the world.
11:02What?
11:03Screamed the queen, and in her anger, she picked up a shoe and threw it at the mirror.
11:11The mirror smashed into a thousand pieces, and the magic inside it was released.
11:17No!
11:18Screamed the queen.
11:21She collapsed on the floor and fell into a deep sleep.
11:27While she slept, the queen had a strange dream.
11:31In her dream, she was dancing in hot iron shoes.
11:36Her feet burned and burned, but she couldn't stop dancing.
11:41When the queen woke up from this terrible dream, it was morning.
11:48The sun was shining, and the queen felt...different.
11:53The magic mirror's spell was broken, so she didn't feel anxious or jealous anymore.
11:59She felt...free.
12:03She went downstairs to find her husband.
12:06She really wanted to play Scrabble.
12:09And what happened to Snow White?
12:12The dwarves were very happy to see Snow White alive.
12:16They invited the prince for dinner.
12:19When the prince learned that nobody liked washing dishes,
12:22he bought them a dishwasher.
12:26Everybody lived happily ever after.