English Original
Once upon a time, a Queen sat by her window, gazing at a world blanketed in white. Snow covered the garden, the hills, the lane, and the trees.
The Queen was sewing a coat for a child. "I wish my child to be as white as this cloth, as white as the snow," she said. "I shall call her Snow-white."
Soon after, the Queen gave birth to a daughter, white as snow, and named her Snow-white. Sadly, the Queen fell ill and died. Snow-white grew into a happy and beautiful child.
A year later, the King married a new Queen. She was beautiful but cruel. A wizard had given her a magic mirror that could speak, hanging on her wall. Each day, she would ask, "Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?" And the mirror would reply, "You, my Queen, are the fairest of them all."
Years passed. Snow-white grew into a lovely girl. One day, when the Queen asked her question, the mirror answered, "Snow-white is the fairest of them all."
Furious, the Queen cried, "Snow-white is not more beautiful than I! No one is!" After weeping, she summoned a servant. "Take Snow-white into the forest and kill her," she commanded.
The servant took Snow-white to the forest but could not harm her. "I will not kill you," he said. "But do not return to the castle, for the Queen is angry and will have you killed. Wait here; friends will help you." Then he left.
Poor Snow-white sat under a tree and cried. As night fell, she decided to find shelter. "I must not cry. I need to find a house for the night. I cannot stay here; bears might eat me."
She ventured deep into the forest and found a tiny hut. Inside, she saw seven little beds, a table with seven little loaves of bread, and seven little glasses. Hungry and thirsty, she ate one loaf and drank from one glass, then fell asleep on one of the beds.
The hut belonged to seven Little Men. Returning home at night, each with a big beard and a little blue coat, they lit their lamps and sat down to eat.
"Someone has eaten my little loaf!" cried one.
"Someone has drunk from my little glass!" said another.
They went to their beds, and one exclaimed, "Someone is sleeping in my little bed!"
All seven gathered to look at the sleeping girl. "She is very beautiful," they whispered.
中文翻译
从前,一位王后坐在窗边,凝视着银装素裹的世界。白雪覆盖了花园、山丘、小路和树木。
王后正在为一个孩子缝制外套。"我希望我的孩子能像这块布一样白,像雪一样白,"她说。"我要叫她白雪。"
不久后,王后生下了一个女儿,肌肤如雪,便为她取名白雪。不幸的是,王后病重去世了。白雪公主成长为一个快乐又美丽的孩子。
一年后,国王娶了一位新王后。她美丽但残忍。一位巫师给了她一面会说话的魔镜,挂在墙上。每天,她都会问:"魔镜,魔镜,告诉我,谁是世界上最美丽的人?"魔镜总是回答:"您,我的王后,是世界上最美丽的人。"
多年过去,白雪公主出落成一位可爱的少女。一天,当王后再次询问时,魔镜答道:"白雪公主是世界上最美丽的人。"
王后勃然大怒,哭喊道:"白雪公主不可能比我美!没有人比我更美!"哭泣之后,她召来一个仆人命令道:"把白雪公主带到森林里去杀了她。"
仆人把白雪公主带到森林,却不忍心伤害她。"我不会杀你,"他说。"但不要回城堡,因为王后很生气,会派人杀你。在这里等着,会有朋友来帮你的。"说完他便离开了。
可怜的白雪公主坐在树下哭泣。夜幕降临,她决定寻找栖身之所。"我不能哭了。我得找个房子过夜。不能待在这里,熊会吃掉我的。"
她深入森林,发现了一座小木屋。屋里,她看到七张小床,一张桌子上摆着七个小面包和七个小杯子。她又饿又渴,便吃了一个面包,喝了一杯水,然后在一张小床上睡着了。
这小屋是七个小矮人的家。晚上,他们回来了,每个人都留着大胡子,穿着蓝色小外套。他们点亮小灯,坐下准备吃饭。
"有人吃了我的小面包!"一个小矮人叫道。
"有人喝了我小杯子里的水!"另一个说。
他们走向自己的床,一个小矮人惊呼:"有人睡在我的小床上!"
七个小矮人都围过来看着熟睡的女孩。"她真美啊,"他们低声说道。