In the Brothers Grimm’s “Snow White,” a beautiful princess is targeted by her jealous stepmother, a vain and wicked queen who uses a magic mirror to confirm her beauty. The queen orders a huntsman to kill Snow White, but he spares her. Snow White finds refuge with seven dwarfs, and the queen, disguised, eventually poisons her with a poisoned apple. Snow White falls into a death-like sleep, but is revived by a prince who falls in love with her. The evil queen, invited to their wedding, is forced to dance in red-hot iron shoes until she dies.
Jacob Grimm (born 1785) and Wilhelm Grimm (born 1786) were German scholars and folklorists. They became known for their collection of folk tales and fairy tales.View all by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
