故事簡介
白雪公主 Snow White
最初使用白雪公主這個詞的地方是德國著名童話集《格林童話》之中的《白雪公主》。原文講述了一個可愛美麗的公主因為後母嫉妒其美貌而被迫逃到森林，偶遇善良的七個小矮人。最後在他們幫助下，剋服了後母的詛咒，找到真愛的王子的故事。
迪斯尼於20世紀初推出的動畫長片，也是歷史上第一個動畫長片，改編於格林童話的原著。從此，白雪公主的形象有了迪斯尼的烙印。
由19世紀德國民間文學研究者格林兄弟編寫的童話《白雪公主》在美國迪士尼公司的推廣下名揚全球。許多小朋友看後都想知道，究竟白雪公主是否真有其人？魔鏡是真是假？小矮人又來自何方？這些問題現在都有答案了。
故事梗概
(1) 白雪公主--中文版
在遙遠的一個國度裏，住着一個國王和王後，他們渴望有一個孩子。於是很誠意的嚮上蒼祈禱。
“上帝啊！我們都是好國王好王後，請您賜給我們一個孩子吧！”
不久以後，王後果然生下了一個可愛的小公主，這個女孩的皮膚白得像雪一般，雙頰紅得有如蘋果，頭髮烏黑柔順，因此，國王和王後就把她取名為“白雪公主”。
全國的人民都為白雪公主深深祝福。
白雪公主在國王和王後的寵愛之下，逐漸長大了，終於成了一個人見人愛的美少女。白雪公主非常善良、有愛心、她經常和動物一起玩耍。森林的動物，像小鹿、小兔子、鬆鼠、小鳥都喜歡白雪公主，因為白雪公主會給它們吃食物，還會講故事給它們聽。 個性善良猶如天使般的白雪公主，過着幸福快樂的生活。
可是，好景不長，白雪公主的母親生病去世了。
國王為了白雪公主就迎娶了一位新王後，可是，這位新王後卻是個精通法術的女巫。她雖然很美麗，但是個性很驕傲、暴躁。尤其她最恨別人比她美麗。
“這是你新母後！”
當國王嚮白雪公主介紹新王後時，她還正為死去的母後感到悲傷呢。
新王後有一面很奇特的鏡子，從鏡子裏可以得到一切你想知道的答案。
所以，王後經常對着鏡子問：“魔鏡、魔鏡，誰是世界上最美麗的女人？”
“全世界最美的女人就是你，王後。”
可是，有一天，當王後再問魔鏡同樣的問題時，魔鏡卻回答說：
“現在白雪公主比你美麗。”
新王後聽了非常生氣。
“可惡，怎麽可以有人比我更美麗，我一定要把她除去。”
於是，她就命令宮廷的武士說：
“我不想再看到白雪公主了，你找個藉口，把她帶到森林裏偷偷殺掉。殺了以後，把她的心和舌頭帶回來，做為你殺死她的證據。聽到沒有？不可以有差錯……”
“是的，王後……”
武士聽了這話之後，就真的把白雪公主帶到森林裏去了。 當武士抽出刀來殺公主的時候，他看到正在采花的公主，純潔，善良，猶如天使一般，武士不忍心殺她，就嚮白雪公主說：
“皇后命令我殺掉公主你，可是我實在狠不下心，所以你還是往森林裏逃走吧！”
說完武士見到一頭豬，就跑過去宰了它，並取下心和舌頭以作為證據。
之後，武士便回皇宮去了。
聽到貓頭鷹叫聲的白雪公主，越走越覺得森林好可怕。
突然，眼前有一棟小木屋，於是便又驚又喜的叫着：
“啊，是小木屋！”
白雪公主急忙嚮前敲敲門，可是屋子裏沒有人來開門。
她就自作主張的把門打開。進入小木屋後，裏面竟然整齊排列着七張小小的床。 白雪公主在森林裏跑了一天，覺得非常疲倦，就在那七張小小的床上躺了下來，不知不覺的睡着了。
傍晚，當七個小矮人扛着鋤頭回來時，發現自己的傢有人在，而且是睡在自己的床上，大傢都很奇怪的問：
“這個漂亮的女孩子是誰啊？”
“她睡得好香哪！”
“這個小姑娘長得真美麗。”
小矮人們紛紛議論的聲音吵醒了白雪公主。
小矮人們很生氣的說：
“你為什麽闖進我們的房子呢？”
“各位先生，真是對不起，因為我在森林中迷路了，走了一整天的路，實在是又餓又纍，看見這棟小屋，我就走進來休息了。”
白雪公主又把事情的經過，一五一十地告訴小矮人。小矮人們聽了非常同情白雪公主的遭遇，就把她留下來。
“你就在這裏住下來吧！”
白雪公主聽到小矮人願意留下她，很高興的說：
“真是太感謝了，我願意在這裏為你們做飯、鋪床、洗衣服、打掃，我什麽都願意為你們做。”
“歡迎你，從此這裏就是你的傢了。”
白雪公主每天都把這個小木屋打掃得非常清潔。七個小矮人從森林裏回來後，就有可口的晚餐等着他們。就這樣日復一日，白雪公主和小矮人過着快樂的生活。
新王後以為白雪公主已經死了，有一天她又問魔鏡說：
“魔鏡、魔鏡，誰是世界上最美麗的人呢？”魔鏡回答王後說：
“王後，你很美麗，可是白雪公主比你更美麗，她現在在森林中和七個小矮人過着快樂幸福的生活。”
王後聽了這個回答之後，纔知道白雪公主並沒有死，她感到很憤怒。
“真是可惡極了，一定要讓白雪公主從世界上消失”
壞心腸的王後想到了一個辦法，她在鮮紅的蘋果外面，塗上了她調配的毒藥，準備去毒死白雪公主。
“嘿！嘿！白雪公主衹要吃一口這個有毒的蘋果，就一定會死去。到那個時候，我就是世界上最美麗的女人了。” 然後，王後就打扮成老太婆的模樣，提着一籃蘋果到森林裏去了。 壞王後提着一籃蘋果來到了小矮人的小木屋前。
“可愛的小姑娘，你要不要買一個又紅又香的蘋果呀！我送一個給你吃吧，相信你一定會喜歡的。”
本來就很喜歡吃蘋果的白雪公主，看到又紅又大的蘋果，便高興地說：
“哇！這紅紅的蘋果多麽的可愛呀！一定很好吃的。”
於是白雪公主就伸手接過那個蘋果。
結果，白雪公主纔咬了一口，就馬上倒在地上，昏死過去了。
壞心的王後看到她倒在地上，大笑着說： “哈！哈！白雪公主從此以後就從這個世界上消失了。”
小矮人傍晚回傢的時後，看到白雪公主躺在地上像死了一樣，他們馬上把她擡到床上，盡力的施救，可是白雪公主仍然沒有醒過來。
小矮人們哭哭啼啼的把白雪公主，放在一個裝滿鮮花的玻璃棺材內，準備舉行盛大的葬禮。
這時，鄰國的王子正好路過森林，看到了玻璃棺材裏美麗可愛的公主，還有在旁哀悼的小矮人和小動物們。
王子知道事情的經過之後，含着淚水悲傷地的註視白雪公主說：
“可憐的公主，如果你能復活的話，該有多好呀！” 王子嚮白雪公主獻上了花束，含情脈脈的地凝視着她說：
“她的皮膚雪白，臉頰紅潤，好像睡着一般，根本不像死去的人。” 最後，王子情不自禁地俯身吻了她。
突然，白雪公主從口中吐出了吃進去的蘋果。原來是王子對公主的愛，使毒蘋果失去了效力，公主也逐漸恢復了體溫，睜開明亮的雙眼。
白雪公主蘇醒了過來，好像是從長睡中醒來一般，她的臉頰和唇依舊是那麽的紅潤。
“哇！你們看到了吧！白雪公主活過來了！白雪公主復活了！”
小矮人們都雀躍不已，興奮地叫着。王子更是滿心歡喜地說：
“真是太好了！白雪公主重生了，上帝真的不會讓我失望啊！”
連在旁的動物們也吱吱喳喳談論不休。 王子嚮白雪公主說明了他的來歷之後，就握着公主的雙手，溫柔的說：
“公主，你願意和我一起回皇宮，做我的王妃嗎？”
白雪公主羞怯地點頭答應了。
小矮人和森林的動物們，有的手舞足蹈，有的歡聲歌唱，為王子和白雪公主歌頌慶賀。
“祝願王子和公主，永遠幸福快樂！”
王子帶着白雪公主，騎着白馬嚮小矮人和森林裏的動物們告別，他們一直回頭嚮小矮人們揮手說再見：
“小矮人們，感謝你們對我的照顧，我會永遠記得你們的。” “祝你們幸福，再見！”
他們離開森林，回到鄰國之後，馬上受到全國人民的歡迎。在人民的心目中，他們真是天生一對。
壞心的王後自從毒害了白雪公主之後，就以為白雪公主必死無疑，所以非常高興。
有一天，她滿懷自信地的問魔鏡：
“魔鏡、魔鏡，現在世界上最美麗的人應該是我了吧！”
魔鏡回答說：
“除了白雪公主以外，你是最美麗的人，但是，在鄰國生活的白雪公主比你漂亮千萬倍。”
王後聽了覺得很奇怪，她想白雪公主不是被她害死了嗎？ 可是又想到白雪公主運氣一嚮很好，
“簡直是氣死人了，我就不相信不能殺掉白雪公主！”
王後原本就是個女巫，於是她騎着魔掃帚，帶着魔劍，飛往鄰國，準備去除掉她的眼中釘。 當她飛到鄰國的上空時，突然一道閃電朝壞王後打來。
“劈！叭！”
一陣響聲把女巫王後從掃帚上打下來。
女巫王後終於受到上帝的處罰，結束了作惡多端的生命。
此時，王子的國傢卻舉國歡騰，因為美麗的白雪公主答應了王子的求婚，正在舉行盛大的婚禮。
小矮人和森林的動物們也被邀請來參加婚禮，在全國人民的祝福聲中，王子和白雪公主將永遠快樂的生活在一起。
（2） LITTLE SNOW WHITE -- 英文版
Long, long ago, in the winter-time, when the snowflakes were falling like little white feathers from the sky, a beautiful Queen sat beside her window, which was framed in black ebony, and stitched. As she worked, she looked sometimes at the falling snow, and so it happened that she pricked her finger with her needle, so that three drops of blood fell upon the snow. How pretty the red blood looked upon the dazzling white! The Queen said to herself as she saw it, "Ah me! If only I had a dear little child as white as the snow, as rosy as the blood, and with hair as black as the ebony window-frame."
Soon afterwards a little daughter came to her, who was white as snow, rosy as the blood, and whose hair was as black as ebony--so she was called "Little Snow-White."
But alas! When the little one came, the good Queen dies.
A year passed away, and the King took another wife. She was very beautiful, but so proud and haughty that she could not bear to be surpassed in beauty by anyone. She possessed a wonderful mirror which could answer her when she stood before it and said-
"Mirror, mirror upon the wall, Who is the fairest of all?"
The mirror answered-
"Thou, O Queen, art the fairest of all,"
and the Queen was contented, because she knew the mirror could speak nothing but the truth.
But as time passed on, Little Snow-White grew more and more beautiful, until when she was seven years old, she was as lovely as the bright day, and still more lovely than the Queen herself, so that when the lady one day asked her mirror-
"Mirror, mirror upon the wall, Who is the fairest fair of all?"
it answered-
"O Lady Queen, though fair ye be, Snow-White is fairer far to see."
The Queen was horrified, and from that moment envy and pride grew in her heart like rank weeds, until one day she called a huntsman and said "Take the child away into the woods and kill her, for I can no longer bear the sight of her. And when you return bring with you her heart, that I may know you have obeyed my will."
The huntsman dared not disobey, so he led Snow-White out into the woods and placed an arrow in his bow to pierce her innocent heart, but the little maid begged him to spare her life, and the child's beauty touched his heart with pity, so that he bade her run away.
Then as a young wild boar came rushing by, he killed it, took out its heart, and carried it home to the Queen.
Poor little Snow-White was now all alone in the wild wood, and so frightened was she that she trembled at every leaf that rustled. So she began to run, and ran on and on until she came to a little house, where she went in to rest.
In the little house everything she saw was tiny, but more dainty and clean than words can tell.
Upon a white-covered table stood seven little plates and upon each plate lay a little spoon, besides which there were seven knives and forks and seven little goblets. Against the wall, and side by side, stood seven little beds covered with snow-white sheets.
Snow-White was so hungry and thirsty that she took a little food from each of the seven plates, and drank a few drops of wine from each goblet, for she did not wish to take everything away from one. Then, because she was so tired, she crept into one bed after the other, seeking for rest, but one was too long, another too short, and so on, until she came to the seventh, which suited her exactly; so she said her prayers and soon fell fast asleep.
When night fell the masters of the little house came home. They were seven dwarfs, who worked with a pick-axe and spade, searching for cooper and gold in the heart of the mountains.
They lit their seven candles and then saw that someone had been to visit them. The first said, "Who has been sitting on my chair?"
The second said, "Who has been eating from my plate?"
The third, "Who has taken a piece of my bread?"
The fourth, "Who has taken some of 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 goblet?"
The first looked round and saw that his bed was rumpled, so he said, "Who has been getting into my bed?"
Then the others looked round and each one cried, "Someone has been on my bed too?"
But the seventh saw little Snow-White lying asleep in his bed, and called the others to come and look at her; and they cried aloud with surprise, and fetched their seven little candles, so that they might see her the better, and they were so pleased with her beauty that they let her sleep on all night.
When the sun rose Snow-White awoke, and, oh! How frightened she was when she saw the seven little dwarfs. But they were very friendly, and asked what her name was. "My name is Snow-White," she answered.
"And how did you come to get into our house?" questioned the dwarfs.
Then she told them how her cruel step-mother had intended her to be killed, but how the huntsman had spared her life and she had run on until she reached the little house. And the dwarfs said, "If you will take care of our house, cook for us, and make the beds, wash, mend, and knit, and keep everything neat and clean, then you may stay with us altogether and you shall want for nothing."
"With all my heart," answered Snow-White; and so she stayed.
She kept the house neat and clean for the dwarfs, who went off early in the morning to search for copper and gold in the mountains, and who expected their meal to be standing ready for them when they returned at night.
All day long Snow-White was alone, and the good little dwarfs warned her to be careful to let no one into the house. "For," said they, "your step-mother will soon discover that you are living here."
The Queen, believing, of course, that Snow-White was dead, and that therefore she was again the most beautiful lady in the land, went to her mirror, and said-
"Mirror, mirror upon the wall, Who is the fairest fair of all?"
Then the mirror answered-
"O Lady Queen, though fair ye be, Snow-White is fairer far to see. Over the hills and far away, She dwells with seven dwarfs to-day."
How angry she was, for she knew that the mirror spoke the truth, and that the huntsman must have deceived her. She thought and thought how she might kill Snow-White, for she knew she would have neither rest nor peace until she really was the most beautiful lady in the land. At length she decided what to do. She painted her face and dressed herself like an old pedlar-woman, so that no one could recognize her, and in this disguise she climbed the seven mountains that lay between her and the dwarfs' house, and knocked at their door and cried, "Good wares to sell-very cheap to-day!"
Snow-White peeped from the window and said, "Good day, good-wife, and what are your wares?"
"All sorts of pretty things, my dear," answered the woman. "Silken laces of every colour," and she held up a bright-coloured one, made of plaited silks.
"Surely I might let this honest old woman come in?" thought Snow-White, and unbolted the door and bought the pretty lace.
"Dear, dear, what a figure you are, child," said the old woman; "come, let me lace you properly for once."
Snow-White had no suspicious thoughts, so she placed herself in front of the old woman that she might fasten her dress with the new silk lace. But in less than no time the wicked creature had laced her so tightly that she could not breathe, but fell down upon the ground as though she were dead. "Now," said the Queen, "I am once more the most beautiful lady in the land," and she went away.
When the dwarfs came home they were very grieved to find their dear little Snow-White lying upon the ground as though she were dead. They lifted her gently and, seeing that she was too tightly laced, they cut the silken cord, when she drew a long breath and then gradually came back to life.
When the dwarfs heard all that had happened they said, "The pedlar-woman was certainly the wicked Queen. Now, take care in future that you open the door to none when we are not with you."
The wicked Queen had no sooner reached home than she went to her mirror, and said-
"Mirror, mirror upon the wall, Who is the fairest fair of all?"
And the mirror answered as before-
"O Lady Queen, though fair ye be, Snow-White is fairer far to see. Over the hills and far away, She dwells with seven dwarfs to-day."
The blood rushed to her face as she heard these words, for she knew that Snow-White must have come to life again.
"But I will manage to put an end to her yet," she said, and then, by means of her magic, she made a poisonous comb.
Again she disguised herself, climbed the seven mountains, and knocked at the door of the seven dwarfs' cottage, crying, "Good wares to sell-very cheap today!"
Snow-White looked out of the window and said, "Go away, good woman, for I dare not let you in."
Surely you can look at my goods," answered the woman, and held up the poisonous comb, which pleased Snow-White so well that she opened the door and bought it.
"Come, let me comb your hair in the newest way," said the woman, and the poor unsuspicious child let her have her way, but no sooner did the comb touch her hair than the poison began to work, and she fell fainting to the ground.
"There, you model of beauty," said the wicked woman, as she went away, "you are done for at last!"
But fortunately it was almost time for the dwarfs to come home, and as soon as they came in and found Snow-White lying upon the ground they guessed that her wicked step-mother had been there again, and set to work to find out what was wrong.
They soon saw the poisonous comb, and drew it out, and almost immediately Snow-White began to recover, and told them what had happened.
Once more they warned her to be on her guard, and to open the door to no one.
When the Queen reached home, she went straight to the mirror and said--
"Mirror, mirror on the wall, Who is the fairest fair of all?"
And the mirror answered-
"O Lady Queen, though fair ye be, Snow-White is fairer far to see. Over the hills and far away, She dwells with seven dwarfs to-day."
When the Queen heard these words she shook with rage. "Snow-White shall die," she cried, "even if it costs me my own life to manage it."
She went into a secret chamber, where no one else ever entered, and there she made a poisonous apple, and then she painted her face and disguised herself as a peasant woman, and climbed the seven mountains and went to the dwarfs' house.
She knocked at the door. Snow-White put her head out of the window, and said, "I must not let anyone in; the seven dwarfs have forbidden me to do so."
"It's all the same to me," answered the peasant woman; "I shall soon get rid of these fine apples. But before I go I'll make you a present of one."
"Oh! No," said Snow-White, "for I must not take it."
"Surely you are not afraid of poison?" said the woman. "See, I will cut one in two: the rosy cheek you shall take, and the white cheek I will eat myself."
Now, the apple had been so cleverly made that only the rose-cheeked side contained the poison. Snow-White longed for the delicious-looking fruit, and when she saw that the woman ate half of it, she thought there could be no danger, and stretched out her hand and took the other part. But no sooner had she tasted it than she fell down dead.
The wicked Queen laughed aloud with joy as she gazed at her. "White as snow, red as blood, black as ebony," she said, "this time the dwarfs cannot awaken you."
And she went straight home and asked her mirror--
"Mirror, mirror upon the wall, Who is the fairest fair of all?"
And at length it answered--
"Thou, O Queen, art fairest of all!"
So her envious heart had peace-at least, so much peace as an envious heart can have.
When the little dwarfs came home at night they found Snow-White lying upon the ground. No breath came from her parted lips, for she was dead. They lifted her tenderly and sought for some poisonous object which might have caused the mischief, unlaced her frock, combed her hair, and washed her with wine and water, but all in vain-dead she was and dead she remained. They laid her upon a bier, and all seven of them sat round about it, and wept as though their hearts would break, for three whole days.
When the time came that she should be laid in the ground they could not bear to part from her. Her pretty cheeks were still rosy red, and she looked just as though she were still living.
"We cannot hide her away in the dark earth," said the dwarfs, and so they made a transparent coffin of shining glass, and laid her in it, and wrote her name upon it in letters of gold; also they wrote that she was a King's daughter. Then they placed the coffin upon the mountain-top, and took it in turns to watch beside it. And all the animals came and wept for Snow-White, first an owl, then a raven, and then a little dove.
For a long, long time little Snow-White lay in the coffin, but her form did not wither; she only looked as though she slept, for she was still as white as snow, as red as blood, and as black as ebony.
It chanced that a King's son came into the wood, and went to the dwarfs' house, meaning to spend the night there. He saw the coffin upon the mountain-top, with little Snow-White lying within it, and he read the words that were written upon it in letters of gold.
And he said to the dwarfs, "If you will but let me have the coffin, you may ask of me what you will, and I will give it to you."
But the dwarfs answered, "We would not sell it for all the gold in the world."
Then said the Prince, "Let me have it as a gift, I pray you, for I cannot live without seeing little Snow-White, and I will prize your gift as the dearest of my possessions."
The good little dwarfs pitied him when they heard these words, and so gave him the coffin. The King's son then bade his servants place it upon their shoulders and carry it away, but as they went they stumbled over the stump of a tree, and the violent shaking shook the piece of poisonous apple which had lodged in Snow-White's throat out again, so that she opened her eyes, raised the lid of the coffin, and sat up, alive once more.
"Where am I?" she cried, and the happy Prince answered, "Thou art with me, dearest."
Then he told her all that had happened, and how he loved her better than the whole world, and begged her to go with him to his father's palace and be his wife. Snow-White consented, and went with him, and the wedding was celebrated with great splendour and magnificence.
Little Snow-White's wicked step-mother was bidden to the feast, and when she had arrayed herself in her most beautiful garments, she stood before her mirror, and said--
"Mirror, mirror upon the wall, Who is the fairest fair of all?"
And the mirror answered--
"O Lady Queen, though fair ye be, The young Queen is fairer to see."
Oh! How angry the wicked woman was then, and so terrified, too, that she scarcely knew what to do. At first she thought she would not go to the wedding at all, but then she felt that she could not rest until she had seen the young Queen. No sooner did she enter the palace than she recognized little Snow-White, and could not move for terror.
Then a pair of red-hot iron shoes was brought into the room with tongs and set before her, and these she was forced to put on and to dance in them until she could dance no longer, but fell down dead, and that was the end of her.