As he thus spoke, the good dwarves felt pity for him and gave
him the coffin. The prince had his servants carry it away on their
shoulders. But then it happened that one of them stumbled on some brush, and this dislodged
from Snow White's throat the piece of poisoned apple that she had bitten off.
Not long afterward she opened her eyes, lifted the lid from her coffin, sat up,
and was alive again.
"Good heavens, where am I?" she cried out.
The prince said joyfully, "You are with me." He told
her what had happened, and then said, "I love you more than anything else
in the world. Come with me to my father's castle. You shall become my
wife." Snow White loved him, and she went with him. Their wedding was
planned with great splendor and majesty.
Snow White's wicked step-mother was invited to the feast, and
when she had arrayed herself in her most beautiful garments, she stood before
her mirror, and said:
Mirror, mirror, on the wall,
Who in this land is fairest of all?
The mirror answered:
You, my queen, are fair; it is true.
But the young queen is a thousand times fairer than you.
Not knowing that this new queen was indeed her stepdaughter,
she arrived at the wedding, and her heart filled with the deepest of dread when
she realized the truth - the evil queen was banished from the land forever and the
prince and Snow White lived happily ever after.
As he thus spoke, the good dwarves felt pity for him and gave
him the coffin. The prince had his servants carry it away on their
shoulders. But then it happened that one of them stumbled on some brush, and this dislodged
from Snow White's throat the piece of poisoned apple that she had bitten off.
Not long afterward she opened her eyes, lifted the lid from her coffin, sat up,
and was alive again.