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princess
of noble birth, Snow White is forced into rags as a scullery maid by her
jealous stepmother, the Queen. Blessed with an innocent's indomitable
spirit, the fair maiden never loses faith that one day the wishing well
will grant her wish for a true love to come and take her away. When her
dream is answered by a serenading young prince, the evil Queen orders
Snow White killed. Faced with the girl's innocence, the huntsman assassin
can't kill her, and begs her to flee deep into the forest, never to return.
Once again her innocence saves her as the forest animals lead her to the
Seven Dwarfs' cottage, where she takes the role of their adopted mother
(even the woman-wary Grumpy can't help but warm to her eventually). The
Queen, however, will use the girl's naiveté against her as she
dons the guise of a helpless peddler hag to lure Snow White into taking
a bite from a poisoned apple. Falling into a sleeping death, Snow White
can only be awakened by love's first kiss. |