There was once a pretty little girl who lived with her mother and father in a cottage near a great wild forest. One day, a messenger brought her a present from her Grandmother who lived on the other side of the forest.
Long, long ago in a far off land, a young Queen gave birth to a pretty dark-haired daughter. The King and Queen named her Snow White, because she was born on a beautiful wintry day. However, when Snow White was still a little girl her mother died-and the King was very lonely.