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Of all the Grimm brothers' horror stories, this one is perhaps the creepiest. In a fit of pique, a narcissistic queen demands Snow White's lungs and liver (in this version), then eagerly devours the organs she believes belong to her stepdaughter. Given a reprieve by her would-be killer, Ms. White disappears into a dark and scary forest only to discover a small cottage where she makes herself at home, then falls asleep. Later, she awakens to find herself surrounded by small men. They allow her to stay, and take care of the housework. It's good ole Snow is a looker, cause she's dumber than a bag of corn cobs, falling for her stepmom's tricks not once, not twice, but THREE TIMES! Then, when it appears Snowy has given up the ghost, the dwarfs put her in a glass casket so that they can "gaze upon" her loveliness (this was before internet porn, remember!)And, then there's the whole necrophilia thing with the kiss, AND everyone eats wedding cake as the stepmother dances herself to death in red-hot shoes.Yikes!This is a story that disturbs in, oh, so many ways . . . and yet, we keep reading it to our children. (And most of them seem to turn out okay anyway.)Here, this tale of mental illness, suffering, and bloody vengeance is made palatable by the addition of Trina Schart Hyman's ethereally lovely artwork.Enjoy!
