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Many years have passed as the Queen watched Snow White grow into a beautiful girl. She was not happy about it. As Snow White grew older, she became more and more beautiful. The Queen was very jealous, because she feared that the Princess would become prettier than her.

One day, when she asked her mirror:

 
“Mirror, Mirror, on the wall,
Who is the fairest one of all?”
 

The mirror answered:

 
“O Queen, you are fair,
But Snow White is the fairest one of all.”
 

The Queen was mad with jealousy. She had to do something to remain the most beautiful woman of all. And there was only one solution. Snow White had to die. She could not allow Snow White to become more beautiful than herself!

She decided to get rid of her. She would have Snow White killed!

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The Queen summoned a hunter and said to him, “I want you to take Snow White deep into the forest and kill her. Bring back her heart to prove that you really killed her. You are to tell no one about this.”

The hunter was shocked and sad to hear such cruel orders. He, like everyone in the royal household, loved the little princess. He did not want her to die, and he did not want to be the one to kill her. He would have to figure out how to save her. However, he bowed before the Queen and promised to complete the task.

There was a very large forest not far from the palace. Usually Snow White was allowed visit a certain parts of it, where there were many birds, rabbits and deer.

One morning, the Queen called Snow White and said “Snow White, go to the forest with the hunter. I know that you love it there, and you usually play with the birds and animals. Today is such a wonderful day! Go and enjoy yourself.”

“Oh, thank you, Mother!” said Snow White happily, because she really loved the forest. She loved the birds singing the rabbits with their fluffy tails hopping in and out of holes and the gentle deer with their beautiful eyes frolicking about. They loved her too, and always came to play with her whenever she visited them.

So Snow White went with the hunter, singing and skipping as she went along. The sun was shining, the sky was blue and white clouds were drifting about. It was a wonderful day. The forest creatures welcomed her and ran along with her. She played with them for many hours. They were having a wonderful time.