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| Snow White and Rose Red Illustration by Herman Vogel. Source. |
A poor widow lives in a cottage with her two daughters gentle Snow-White and playful Rose-Red. In front of the house is one white rose bush and one red rose bush.
One evening the two girls were playing and would have an off a cliff if there were not distracted by a beautiful boy in a shining white attire.
Later, one winter evening, a bear shows up at the door and asks to be warmed by the fire. The mother lets him in and the two girls brush the snow out of his fur. The girls like to play with the bear and the bear scolds them when they play too roughly. When the ground thaws, the bear must leave and protect his treasures from greedy dwarfs who were before blocked by the cold hard ground. Snow White thinks she catches a glimpse of gold on the bear.
The long-bearded dwarf is stuck by a tree by his beard trapped. Snow White cuts cut beard free, which only makes the Dwarf angry because he loves his beard. A similar event happens when the dwarf is fishing, only for the fish to be too strong and for his beard to be tangled with the fishing line. The third time with a bird, the girls notice the dwarf has precious jewels.
The fourth time they see the dwarf, their friend the Bear kills him and transforms into a handsome golden prince. Snow White marries the golden prince, and Rose Red marries his brother.
Retelling Ideas:
Shouldn't the girls have been more curious about how their friend the bear has treasures? Wouldn't they think that the mean dwarf they met is one of the evil ones, especially when they see the dwarf has jewels?
What is the beautiful boy who was the second prince?
What if girls keep the dwarf trapped, with Rose Red staying with the dwarf and Snow-white seeing if she can find the bear to tell him about the dwarf?
What if the second prince had more of a story. Either as a cursed animal or as a human who asks the girls to help him find his brother?
I've been calling Snow White and Rose Red girls the whole time so it feels weird that they got married. Maybe age them up or no marriage at all? Maybe they get royal rewards of education?
Hi Rebekah, I was looking through your posts to see what I could comment on (because I've already commented on your introduction) and I'm glad i stumbled upon your reading notes. Seeing others' notes always gives me inspiration for improving my own. I really like that you include retelling ideas in your notes when the story is still fresh in your mind. I wish I could try it out but sadly, it's the last week of class. It looks like it's really helpful for the brainstorming process!
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