Білосніжка

           Inthisdisguiseshewentoverthesevenmountainstothesevendwarfs,andknockedatthedoorandcried, "Prettythingstosell,verycheap,verycheap." LittleSnow-whitelookedoutofthewindowandcalledout, "Good-daymygoodwoman,whathaveyoutosell?" "Goodthings,prettythings,"sheanswered; "stay-lacesofallcolours,"andshepulledoutonewhichwaswovenofbright-colouredsilk. "Imaylettheworthyoldwomanin,"thoughtSnow-white,andsheunboltedthedoorandboughttheprettylaces. "Child,"saidtheoldwoman,"whatafrightyoulook; come,Iwilllaceyouproperlyforonce. "Snow-whitehadnosuspicion,butstoodbeforeher,andletherselfbelacedwiththenewlaces. ButtheoldwomanlacedsoquicklyandsotightlythatSnow-whitelostherbreathandfelldownasifdead. "NowIamthemostbeautiful,"saidtheQueentoherself,andranaway. 

           Notlongafterwards,intheevening,thesevendwarfscamehome,buthowshockedtheywerewhentheysawtheirdearlittleSnow-whitelyingontheground,andthatsheneitherstirrednormoved,andseemedtobedead. Theyliftedherup,and,astheysawthatshewaslacedtootightly,theycutthelaces;thenshebegantobreathealittle,andafterawhilecametolifeagain. Whenthedwarfsheardwhathadhappenedtheysaid, "Theoldpedler-womanwasnooneelsethanthewickedQueen;takecareandletnoonecomeinwhenwearenotwithyou."