Little Snow-white
One snowy winter day, a queen gave birth to a child at the cost of her own life. The child was called little snow-white from her appearance.
A year after, the king married a new and beautiful woman, who was proud and haughty. Thus, she couldn't bear when the looking-glass said that the snow-white was more beautiful than her. She tried to kill the snow-white with a huntsman, a race and a poisonous comb, but they all failed.
At last, the snow-white died by eating a poisonous apple, but thanks to king's son, she awoke again. He wanted to marry her, so he took her to his father's palace. However, she had a painful experience there.
This original story was far from romantic but the battle between snow-white and new queen was interesting.
- dwarf: 小人 ebony: コクタン
- prick: ~をチクリと刺す haughty: 高慢な
- token: 証拠 looking-glass: 鏡
- beast: 獣 devour: ~をむさぼり食う
- boar: イノシシ thorn: とげ
- counterpane: 掛け布団 delve: 精査する
- ore: 鉱石 copper: 銅
- supper: 夕食 beguile: ~をだます
- astound: ~をびっくり仰天させる senseless: 無駄な、意識を失った
- rage: 激怒 cunningly: ずるく
- bier: 棺台 coffin: 棺
- stump: 根 splendor: 豪華(さ)
- utter: ~を言う wretched: 哀れな
- utterly: 完全に
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