格列佛游记

The queen came back to the palace and stood before the mirror to ask her usual question. This time she expected to hear happy news from the mirror.

　　But the answer was:

　　"Queen, you are very beautiful, but Snow White living with the seven dwarfs is much more beautiful."

　　As soon as she heard that, she became red with anger. "I will kill her even if I lose my life," she cried. And then she went to a secret room and made a poisoned apple. It was a red and white apple, and appeared delicious.

　　The queen painted her face and disguised herself as a peasant woman. She went across the mountains to the house where Snow White lived with the seven dwarfs. When she knocked on the door, Snow White put her head out of the window and said,

　　"I won't let anyone in. The seven dwarfs told me not to."

　　"All right," answered the woman. "I will give you one of my apples."

　　"No," answered Snow White.

　　"Are you afraid of poison?" said the woman. "Look here; I will cut the apple in two pieces. Take the red side, and I will eat the white side."

　　Snow White wanted to eat it, and as she saw the woman eating half of it, she held out her hand and took the red half. When she took a bite of it, she fell down dead. All the poison was in the rosy half of the apple.

　　The wicked queen laughed and cried, "This time the dwarfs won't be able to bring you to life again."

　　When she went back to the palace, she ran to the mirror and asked,

　　"Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who is the fairest of us all?"

　　At last it answered,

　　"You are the most beautiful in the world now."

　　The queen was very satisfied with the answer from the mirror and enjoyed peace of mind.

　　皇后回到皇宫，站在魔镜前问她同样的老问题。这一次她预期从魔镜那里听到好消息。

　　但魔镜却回答：

　　『皇后，妳固然美，但和七矮人住在一起的白雪公主比妳更美。』

　　她一听到这话，气得涨红了脸。她大叫道：『即使失去性命我也要杀了她。』于是她进到一间密室去做了一只毒苹果。那是只半红半白的苹果，外表看起来很可口。

　　皇后在脸上化妆，把自己装扮成一名农妇。她翻山越岭后，来到白雪公主和七矮人住的地方。当皇后敲门时，白雪公主从窗子探出头来说：

　　『我不让任何人进来。因为七矮人说不可以。』

　　妇人回答：『好吧，那我给你一只苹果。』

　　白雪公主回答：『不要。』

　　妇人说：『你是怕会有毒吗？看这里；我把苹果切成两半。你拿红的这一半，而我吃白的这一半。』

　　白雪公主很想吃，而当她看到妇人吃了一半后，便伸出手来拿红色的那一半。她咬了一口后，马上倒地而死。原来毒药是在红色的那一半苹果里。

　　邪恶的皇后大笑道：『这一次七矮人再也救不了你了。』

　　回到皇宫后，皇后马上跑到魔镜前问：

　　『魔镜，魔镜，谁是世上最美的女人？』

　　魔镜终于回答：

　　『现在你是世上最美的女人了。』

　　皇后非常满意魔镜的回答，享受这一刻的平静心情。