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So he killed a young boar and took its heart back to
the wicked Queen, who rrwardrd him richly.
But Snow White was not dead. She ran on and on
into the forest, unharmed by anything but the thorns
and the sharp stones, untll as evening drew in she came
to a little cottage and went inside to rest and shelter.
Everything in the cottage was small, but neater and
cleaner than can be told. The table was laid with a white
cloth and seven little plates, and on each plate a little
spoon. There werr also seven little knives and forks,
and seven little mugs. Against the wall stood seven
little beds, each covered with a spotless counterpane.
Thrre was nobody in the cottage, and Snow White
was so hungry and thirsty that she felt she must help
herself. So she took a little from each plate and a sip
from each mug, and then tried each bed in turn untll
she reached the seventh. This one suited her exactly,
so she said her prayers and went offto sleep.
When it was quite dark the owners of the cottage
came home. They were seven dwarfs who worked all
day in the mines under the mountain nearby. They lit
theft seven candles —and saw at once that things were
not as they had left them.
‘Who has been sitting on my chair?’ said the first
dwarf.
‘Who has been eating off my plate?’ said the second ‘Who has been eanng my vegetables?’ said the fourth
dwarf.
‘Who has been breaking my bread?’ said the third
dwarf.
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‘Who has been using my fork?’ said the fifth dwarf.
‘Who has been cutting with my knife?’ said the sixth
dwarf.
‘Who has been drinking out of my mug?’ said the
seventh dwarf.
Then they turned to their beds: ‘Somebody has been
lying on my bed!’ exclaimed the first dwarf. And each
ofthem said the same thing until it came to the seventh
dwarfwho called excitedly to the rest. As they crowded
round with their candles and saw Snow Whtte they a!!
exclaimed: ‘Oh heavens! Oh heavens! What a lovely
chlld!’ And they were so happy at the sight of her that
they did not wake her, but let her sleep on in the bed,
while the seventh dwarf shared with his companions.
In the morning, Snow White woke up; and she was
a little frightened when she first saw the dwarfs. But
when she told them her story they begged her to stay:
‘You can take care of our house, and clean and mend
and cook for us,’ they said. ‘And living here you will be
quite safe from your wicked step-mother.’
Snow White was delighted at this. And so she lived
happily in the little cottage by the mountain, and cooked
and scrubbed and cleaned while the dwarfs were out
digging for copper and gold. And every evening she
had a lovely supper waiting for them.
She was alone in the cottage all day, and each morning
the dwarfs warned her:
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