Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Chapter 12

The Queen's jealousy would not let her rest as long as she knew that anyone was more beautiful than she was. She determined to find snow white and kill her herself.

But how could she do this? She knew that she must not let Snow White recognize her. Finally, she decided to disguise herself as and old pedlar-woman who called at her people's houses, selling things from her basket. She dressed herself in old clothes and changed her face. No one could possibly recognize the beautiful Queen.

She then travelled through the forest until she came to the dwarfs' cottage by the mountain. She knocked on the door and shouted, "Laces and ribbons for sale! Pretty laces and ribbons!"

Snow White looked out of the window and thought to herself, "What harm can this poor old woman do to me?"