Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Chapter 19

"I dare not to take it," replied Snow White, shaking her head.

The farmer's wife laughed pleasantly. "Are you afraid that it's poisoned?" she joked. "Look, I'll cut it in two and we shall each eat half." This she did, holding out the rosy half of the apple to Snow White and biting into the green half herself.

Snow White longed to eat the rosy half of the apple, which looked so tempting. When she saw the woman happily eating one half of the apple, she thought there could be no harm in eating the other half herself. So she took the rosy half of the apple and bit into it. No sooner had she done so than she fell down dead.

The Queen laughed in a horrible laugh and cried, "This time the dwarfs won't waken you!"