The Apple

"In a little kingdom graced with rolling hills, sparkling rivers, and bountiful forests, there once lived a lovely young princess named Snow White.

The queen was very jealous of Snow White's beauty.  So much so that she forced the little princess to dress in tattered rags and made her work long hours as a scullery maid.

The work was hard but Snow White performed the task in good spirits."  

 The queen hatched an evil plan to get rid of Snow White but the kind Huntsman could not bring himself to cause Snow White any harm.

"'Where shall I go?' asked Snow White in a trembling voice?  'Into the woods- anywhere,' said the huntsman, gesturing wildly at the thick forest just beyond the meadow.

Without another word Snow White whirled around and fled into the dark forest."

 Snow White happened upon a small cottage inhabited by the Seven Dwarfs.  She was a welcome addition to their lively home.  

"Back at the castle, the queen realized she had been tricked and Snow White was still alive."  

She transformed herself into a haggard old woman and created a poison apple, 

"One taste of the poisoned apple and the victim's eyes will close forever in the sleeping death."

What she told Snow White about the apple, was quite different than the truth... "This is no ordinary apple.  It's a magic wishing apple.  One bite and all your dreams will come true."

"Snow White held the ruby red apple up and took a bite.  As soon as she had done so, she tottered on her feet... she sank to the ground and lay still.  The apple fell to the ground."

Since watching Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs a couple of weeks ago, Snow White has been Emma's absolute favorite princess. She loved the movie, though there were a few parts we fast forwarded through.  I can't count the number of times she has worn her snow white dress.  On one day in particular, she wanted to act out certain parts of the story and asked me to take pictures of her...
We played different scenarios, some involving the queen, the prince, or a dwarf... But they all seemed to revolve around the apple.

*Text from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs adapted by Jim Razzi