| But the seventh saw little Snow-White lying asleep in his bed, and called the others to come and look at her; and they cried aloud with surprise, and fetched their seven little candles, so that they might see her the better, and they were so pleased with her beauty that they let her sleep on all night. |
| When the sun rose Snow-White awoke, and, oh! How frightened she
was when she saw the seven little dwarfs. But they were very friendly, and asked what her
name was. "My name is Snow-White," she answered. "And how did you come to get into our house?" questioned the dwarfs. Then >she told them how her cruel step-mother had intended her to be killed, but how the huntsman had spared her life and she had run on until she reached the little house. And the dwarfs said, "If you will take care of our house, cook for us, and make the beds, wash, mend, and knit, and keep everything neat and clean, then you may stay with us altogether and you shall want for nothing." "With all my heart," answered Snow-White; and so she stayed. She kept the house neat and clean for the dwarfs, who went off early in the morning to search for copper and gold in the mountains, and who expected their meal to be standing ready for them when they returned at night. All day long Snow-White was alone, and the good little dwarfs warned her to be careful to let no one |
