Белоснежка

           Thedwarfssaid,"Ifyouwilltakecareofourhouse,cook,makethebeds,wash,sew,andknit,andifyouwillkeepeverythingneatandclean,youcanstaywithusandyoushallwantfornothing.""Yes,"saidSnow-white,"withallmyheart,"andshestayedwiththem. Shekeptthehouseinorderforthem;inthemorningstheywenttothemountainsandlookedforcopperandgold,intheeveningstheycameback,andthentheirsupperhadtobeready. Thegirlwasalonethewholeday,sothegooddwarfswarnedherandsaid,"Bewareofyourstep-mother,shewillsoonknowthatyouarehere;besuretoletnoonecomein." 

           ButtheQueen,believingthatshehadeatenSnow-white’sheart,couldnotbutthinkthatshewasagainthefirstandmostbeautifulofall;andshewenttoherlooking-glassandsaid— 

           "Looking-glass,Looking-glass,onthewall,Whointhislandisthefairestofall?" 

           andtheglassanswered— 

           "Oh,Queen,thouartfairestofallIsee,Butoverthehills,wherethesevendwarfsdwell,Snow-whiteisstillaliveandwell, 

           Andnoneissofairasshe." 

           Thenshewasastounded,forsheknewthatthelooking-glassneverspokefalsely,andsheknewthatthehuntsmanhadbetrayedher,andthatlittleSnow-whitewasstillalive. 

           Andsoshethoughtandthoughtagainhowshemightkillher,forsolongasshewasnotthefairestinthewholeland,envyletherhavenorest. Andwhenshehadatlastthoughtofsomethingtodo,shepaintedherface,anddressedherselflikeanoldpedler-woman,andnoonecouldhaveknownher.