Chapter 3: Snow-white and the Queen
Once upon a time in the middle of winter, when the flakes of snow were falling like feathers from the sky, a royal mistress sat at a window plucking the petals of a rose, and the frame of the window was made of black ebony. And whilst she was plucking and looking out of the window at the snow, she began to watch the petals fall upon the snow. And the red looked pretty upon the white snow, and she thought to herself, "Would that I had a child as white as snow, as red as a rose, and as black as the wood of the window-frame."
Soon after that thought, her king walked in and told her to return to bed. She obeyed, with a word and as he was releasing his desire into her womb, which he does quite often to his mistresses, she took no provisions to prevent becoming pregnant. The King, feeling satisfied, left as she was lying in
bed with dreams of her daughter.
Nine months later, she had two little daughters, both of whom were as white as snow, and as red as blood, and her hair was as black as ebony; and she was therefore called Snow-white and Rose-red. And when the children were born, the King gave them noble titles.
Not long after they were born the Queen who was a beautiful woman, but proud and haughty, and she could not bear that anyone else should surpass her in beauty or her husband mistresses and their children and there were a lot of them.
The Queen had a magical mirror, and when she stood in front of it and looked at herself in it, and said---
"Mirror, Mirror, on the wall, who is the fairest of all?"
the mirror answered---
"Thou, O Queen, art the fairest of all!"
Then she was satisfied, for she knew that the mirror spoke the truth.
But Snow-white and Rose-red was growing up, and grew more and more beautiful; and when they were thirteen years old she was as beautiful as the day, and more beautiful than the Queen herself. And once when the Queen asked her mirror --
"Mirror, Mirror, on the wall, who is the fairest of all?"
it answered---
"Thou art fairer than all who are here, Lady Queen." But more beautiful still is Snow-white and Rose-red, as I ween."
Then the Queen was shocked, and turned yellow and green with envy. From that hour, whenever she looked at Snow-white and Rose-red, her heart heaved in her breast, she hated the girls so much.
And envy and pride grew higher and higher in her heart like a weed, so that she had no peace day or night. She called a huntsman, and said, "Take the children away into the forest; I will no longer have them in my sight. Kill them, and bring me back their hearts as a token and I shall give you a reward." The huntsman
obeyed, and took them away; but when he had drawn his knife, and was about to pierce Snow-white and Rose-red's innocent heart, Snow-white began to weep, and said, "Oh, dear huntsman, leave us our hearts! We will run away into the forest, and never come home again."
But he wasn't fazed, until Rose-red said, "Oh, dear huntsman, leave us our hearts! Snow-white will run away into the forest, and never come home again and I will be your obedient slave to do with as you wish."
The huntsman licked his lips and said, "Run away, you poor child." He cut out the hearts of two young boars just then came running, took it to the Queen as proof that the children were dead, she rewarded him with sinful pleasures, and returned to his cabin for some more sinful pleasure. The Queen had the chief cook them and add to salt to them, and the wicked Queen ate it, and thought she had eaten the heart of Snow-white and Rose-red.
But now the poor child was all alone in the great forest, and so terrified that she looked at every leaf of every tree, and did not know what to do. Then she began to run, and ran over sharp stones and through thorns, and the wild beasts ran past her, but did her no harm.
She ran as long as her feet would go until it was almost evening; then she saw a little cottage and went into it to rest herself. Everything in the cottage was small, but neater and cleaner than can be told. There was a table on which was a white cover, and seven little plates, and on each plate a little spoon; moreover, there were seven little knives and forks, and seven little mugs. Against the wall stood seven little beds side by side, and covered with snow-white counterpanes.
Snow-white was so hungry and thirsty that she ate some vegetables and bread from each plate and drank a drop of wine out of each mug, for she did not wish to take all from one only. Then, as she was so tired, she laid herself down on one of the little beds, but none of them suited her; one was too long, another too short, but at last she found that the seventh one was right, and so she remained in it, said a prayer and went to sleep.
When it was quite dark the owners of the cottage came back; they were seven dwarfs who dug and delved in the mountains for ore. They lit their seven candles, and as it was now light within the cottage they saw that someone had been there, for everything was not in the same order in which they had left it.
The first said, "Who has been sitting on my chair?"
The second, "Who has been eating off my plate?"
The third, "Who has been taking some of my bread?"
The fourth, "Who has been eating my vegetables?"
The fifth, "Who has been using my fork?"
The sixth, "Who has been cutting with my knife?"
The seventh, "Who has been drinking out of my mug?"
Then the first looked round and saw that there was a little hole on his bed, and he said, "Who has been getting into my bed?" The others came up and each called out, "Somebody has been lying in my bed too." But the seventh when he looked at his bed saw little Snow-white, who was lying asleep therein. And he called the others, who came running up, and they cried out with astonishment, and brought their seven little candles and let the light fall on little Snow-white. "Oh, heavens! oh, heavens!" cried they, "what a lovely child!" and they were so glad that they did not wake her up, but let her sleep on in the bed. And the seventh dwarf slept with his companions, one hour with each, and so got through the night.
When it was morning little Snow-white awoke, and was frightened when she saw the seven dwarfs. But they were friendly and asked her what her name was.
"My name is Snow-white," she answered.
"How have you come to our house?" said the dwarfs. Then she told them that her step-mother had wished to have her and her sister killed, but that the huntsman had spared her life, and that she had run for the whole day, until at last she had found their dwelling. The dwarfs said, "You can stay with us and you shall want for nothing, if you will take care of our house, cook, make the beds, wash, sew, and knit, and if you will keep everything neat, clean, and..."
"And?"
The first said, "Suck my cock."
The second, "Please me with that ass."
The third, "Let me fuck that cunt."
The fourth, "Wrap those tits around my dick"
The fifth, "Stroke my dick."
The sixth, "What number five said."
The seventh, "Don't my me I just want to watch."
"Why of course." said Snow-white, "with all my heart," and she stayed with them.
Snow kept the house in order for them; in the mornings they went to the mountains and looked for copper and gold, in the evenings they came back, and then their supper had to be ready. Once they came back, the orgy began with her, naked, on her knees and bent over and ended with her on the floor filled and cover with cum, but she was alone the rest of the day, so the good dwarfs warned her and said, "Beware of your step-mother, she will soon know that you are here; be sure to let no one come in."
But the Queen, believing that she had eaten Snow-white's heart, could not but think that she was again the first and most beautiful of all;
and she went to her mirror and said---
"Mirror, Mirror, on the wall, who is the fairest of all?"
and the Mirror answered --
"Oh, Queen, thou art fairest of all I see, But over the hills, where the seven dwarfs dwell, Snow-white is still alive and well, and same for Rose-red in a distant cabin,
And none is so fair as they."
Then she was astounded, for she knew that the mirror never spoke falsely, and she knew that the huntsman had betrayed her, and that little Snow-white and Rose-red was still alive.
And so she thought and thought again how she might kill them, for so long as she was not the fairest in the whole land, envy let her have no rest. She decided to go after Snow-white first and when she had at last thought of something to do, she painted her face, and dressed herself like an old peddler-woman, and no one could have known her. In this disguise she went over the seven mountains to the seven dwarfs, and knocked at the door and cried, "Pretty things to sell, very cheap, very cheap."
Snow-white looked out of the window and called out, "Good-day my good woman, what have you to sell?"
"Good things, pretty things," she answered; "stay-laces of all colors," and she pulled out one which was woven of bright-colored silk.
"I may let the worthy old woman in," thought Snow-white, and she unbolted the door and bought the pretty laces. "Child," said the old woman, "what a fright you look; come, I will lace you properly for once." Snow-white had no suspicion, but stood before her, and let herself be laced with the new laces. But the old woman laced so quickly and so tightly that Snow-white lost her breath and fell down as if dead. "Now I am the second most beautiful," said the Queen to herself, and ran away.
Not long afterwards, in the evening, the seven dwarfs came home, but how shocked they were when they saw their dear little Snow-white lying on the ground, and that she neither stirred nor moved, and seemed to be dead. They lifted her up, and, as they saw that she was laced too tightly, they cut the laces; then she began to breathe a little, and after a while came to life again. When the dwarfs heard what had happened they said, "The old peddler-woman was no one else than the wicked Queen; take care and let no one come in when we are not with you."
But the wicked woman when she had reached home went in front of the Mirror and asked---
"Mirror, Mirror, on the wall, who is the second fairest of all?"
and it answered as before---
"Oh, Queen, thou art fairest of all I see, But over the hills, where the seven dwarfs dwell, Snow-white is still alive and well,
And none is so fair as she and her sister."
When she heard that, all her blood rushed to her heart with fear, for she saw plainly that little Snow-white was again alive. "But now," she said, "I will think of something that shall put an end to you," and by the help of witchcraft, which she understood, she made a poisonous comb. Then she disguised herself and took the shape of another old woman. So she went over the seven mountains to the seven dwarfs, knocked at the door, and cried, "Good things to sell, cheap, cheap!"
Snow-white looked out and said, "Go away; I cannot let any one come in."
"I suppose you can look," said the old woman, and pulled the poisonous comb out and held it up. It pleased the girl so well that she let herself be beguiled, and opened the door. When they had made a bargain the old woman said, "Now I will comb you properly for once." Poor little Snow-white had no suspicion, and let the old woman do as she pleased, but hardly had she put the comb in her hair than the poison in it took effect, and the girl fell down senseless. "You paragon of beauty," said the wicked woman, "you are done for now," and she went away.
But fortunately it was almost evening, when the seven dwarfs came home. When they saw Snow-white lying as if dead upon the ground they at once suspected the step-mother, and they looked and found the poisoned comb. Scarcely had they taken it out when Snow-white came to herself, and told them what had happened. Then they warned her once more to be upon her guard and to open the door to no one.
The Queen, at home, went in front of the mirror and said---
"Mirror, Mirror, on the wall, who is the second fairest of all?"
then it answered as before---
"Oh, Queen, thou art fairest of all I see, But over the hills, where the seven dwarfs dwell, Snow-white is still alive and well and her sister in a distant cabin,
And none is so fair as they."
When she heard the mirror speak thus she trembled and shook with rage. "that bitch shall die," she cried, "even if it costs me my life!"
Thereupon she went into a quite secret, lonely room, where no one ever came, and there she made a very poisonous apple. Outside it looked pretty, white with a red cheek, so that everyone who saw it longed for it; but whoever ate a piece of it must surely die.
When the apple was ready she painted her face, and dressed herself up as a country-woman, and so she went over the seven mountains to the seven dwarfs. She knocked at the door. Snow-white put her head out of the window and said, "I cannot let any one in; the seven dwarfs have forbidden me."
"It is all the same to me," answered the woman, "I shall soon get rid of my apples. There, I will give you one."
"No," said Snow-white, "I dare not take anything."
"Are you afraid of poison?" said the old woman; "look, I will cut the apple in two pieces; you eat the red cheek, and I will eat the white." The apple was so cunningly made that only the red cheek was poisoned. Snow-white longed for the fine apple, and when she saw that the woman ate part of it she could resist no longer, and stretched out her hand and took the poisonous half. But hardly had she a bit of it in her mouth than she fell down dead. Then the Queen looked at her with a dreadful look, and laughed aloud and said, "White as snow, red as a rose, black as ebony-wood! This time the dwarfs cannot wake you up again."
And when she asked of the Mirror at home---
"Mirror, Mirror, on the wall, who is the second fairest of all?"
it answered at last --
"Oh, Queen, thou art second fairest of all."
Then her envious heart had rest, so far as an envious heart can have rest and started plotting Rose-reds murder.
The dwarfs, when they came home in the evening, found Snow-white lying upon the ground; she breathed no longer and was dead. They lifted her up, looked to see whether they could find anything poisonous, unlaced her, combed her hair, washed her with water and wine, but it was all of no use; the poor child was dead, and remained dead. They laid her upon a bier, and all seven of them sat round it and wept for her, and wept three days long.
Then they were going to bury her, but she still looked as if she were living, and still had her pretty red cheeks and they didn't want to go back to having blue balls again, though it wasn't the same. They said, "We could not bury her in the dark ground," and they had a transparent house of glass made, so that she could be seen from all sides, and they laid her in it, and wrote her name upon it in golden letters, and that she was a king's daughter. Then they put the house out upon the mountain, and one of them always stayed by her, watched her, and fucked.
And now Snow-white lay a a short time in the house, and she did not change, but looked as if she were asleep; for she was as white as snow, as red as a rose, and her hair was as black as ebony.
It happened, however, that a king's son came into the forest, and went to the dwarfs' house to spend the night. He saw the house on the mountain, and a dwarfs all round and screwing the beautiful Snow-white within it, and read what was written upon it in golden letters. Then he said to the dwarfs, "Let me have the house, I will give you whatever you want for it."
But the dwarfs answered, "We will not part with it for all the gold in the world."
Then he took out his sword and said," Let me have it as a gift, for you cannot live without me seeing Snow-white. I will honor and prize her as my dearest possession and you may keep you life" As he spoke in this way the good dwarfs took pity upon him, and gave him the house.
And now the King's son had it carried away by his servants on their shoulders. And it happened that they stumbled over a tree-stump, and with the shock the poisonous piece of apple which Snow-white had bitten off came out of her throat. And before long she opened her eyes, lifted up the lid of the house, sat up, and was once more alive. "Oh, heavens, where am I?" she cried.
The King's son, full of joy, said, "You are with me," and told her what had happened, and said, "I love you more than everything in the world; come with me to my father's palace, you shall be my wife."
And Snow-white was willing, and went with him, and their wedding was held with great show and splendour. But Snow-white's wicked step-mother was also bidden to the feast and delayed her plan. When she had arrayed herself in gorgeous clothes she went before the mirror, and said---
"Mirror, Mirror, on the wall, who is the second fairest of all?"
the mirror answered---
"Oh, Queen, of all here the second fairest art thou, but the young Queen is fairer by far as I trow."
Then the wicked woman uttered a curse, and was so wretched, so utterly wretched, that she knew not what to do. At first she would not go to the wedding at all, but she had no peace, and must go to see the young
Queen. And when she went in she knew Snow-white; and she stood still with rage and fear, and could not stir. But the guards surrounded her and brought her to the dwarves' house as a gift from Snow-white to be their replacement for their needs. And as she is forcibly raped repeatedly and works like a slave, the newly-weds have a passion night of love and the former queen's husband marries his mistress, Snow's mother.