Monthly Fable:
Snow White
“Mirror, Mirror, on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all?” We all recognize the mantra from the famous tale, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. However, the most recognized version of Snow White from Disney is actually edited to be water-down and “fancier” version of the uncomfortable historical events. Snow White was first published in 1812 as part of the collection of the tales from the Grimm Brothers. Many rumors say that Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs existed ever since the Middle Age. It has been passed down for centuries and in 1937, Disney reached out and created their own version of Snow White. That version has since been made popularize around the world because of its romance and happy ending. But, the truth behind the actual Snow White story is darker than what you think it is.
As most of us know from the Disney version, the evil step-mom hated how her step-daughter is prettier than her; so, she tells one of her huntsman to kill her in the woods and bring back her heart as proof. He couldn’t follow through, so he tells her to run away and never return. Snow White escaped, and she falls in with seven friendly dwarves. The step-mom finds out and sneaks her a poison apple. Snow White goes into a coma until a handsome prince kisses her and wakes her up and they live happily ever after. Also, the Evil Queen dies by falling off a cliff. That’s the pretty version that most of us remembered. It’s nothing on the Grimm’s version, though, where the step-mother accepts a crueler fate. The queen was invited to Snow White and her prince’s wedding and when the queen arrived, she was tortured by being forced to wear a hot iron shoe and was made to dance to death in front of the wedding party.