And before long she opened her eyes, lifted up the
lid of the coffin, sat up, and was once more alive.
"Oh, heavens, where am I?" she cried. The King's son, full of joy,
said:
"You are with me," and told her what had happened, and said, "I love
you more than everything in the world; come with me to my father's
palace; you shall be my wife."
Snow-white was willing, and went with him, and their wedding was held
with great show and splendor. The wicked Queen was also bidden to the
feast. When she had put on her beautiful clothes, she went before the
Looking-glass, and said:
"Looking-glass, Looking-glass, on the wall,
Who in this land is the fairest of all?"
The Glass answered:
"O Queen, of all here the fairest art thou,
But the young Queen is fairer by far I trow."
Then the wicked woman gave a scream, and was so wretched, so utterly
wretched, that she knew not what to do. At first she would not go to
the wedding at all, but she had no peace, and must go to see the young
Queen. And when she went in she knew Snow-white; and she stood still
with rage and fear, and could not stir. But iron slippers had already
been put upon the fire, and they were brought in with tongs, and set
before her.
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